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Game Scores and Details From
Thursday 1/4/01--(Jan 5, 2001)

There were only a few games played on Thursday.  League play for most teams has already begun, and for the rest will start Friday or early next week. If you know the score or details of a game and it's not shown send it in to us either by e-mail or by posting it on the message board.

Fremont 96, Canoga Park 74-- Cecil Brown scored 37 points but it wasn't enough for the Hunters in a nonleague game at Fremont.  Walter Burch had 14 points and Donte Witherspoon added 12 for Canoga Park (6-8).

Arrowhead League

L.A. Lutheran 52, Faith Baptist 35--Andre Fortier had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Tony White added 16 points and five steals for the Lions (3-4) in a Heritage League opener at L.A. Lutheran.  Areg Ohanian scored 17 points for the Contenders (2-8).

Ribet 106, Pilgrim 34-- We didn't get complete stats for this game, nor a complete report, but Erik Miller sent us the Ribet scoring and a score by quarters recap:  Ribet--23 28 38 17--106; Pilgrim--13 12 4 5--34 Ribet scoring: Shomar Thomas- 22 pts., 6 asst., 5 reb. Caleb Bassey- 21 pts. 4 asst., 7 reb. Thomas Woods- 15 pts., 6 asst., 5 reb. Simon Schaferer- 13 pts., 3 reb. Steffen Baghorn- 12 pts., 3 reb Yancy Clark- 11 pts., 3 asst., 9 reb. Garrick Gaines- 5 pts., 2 asst., 4 reb. Whitfield Usher- 4 pts., 4 reb. Donald Shead- 3 pts., 5 asst., 10 reb.  No idea what the team records are. . .

Oakwood 60, Windward 49--Nick Mark had 26 points and nine rebounds, and the Gorillas (9-1, 2-0) outscored the Wildcats, 18-2, in the third quarter and went on for a Liberty League victory at Oakwood.  Windward scoring: Foley 12, Sarbaz 8, Benbassatt 6, Pregerson 4, Jackson 5, Yedegwan 3, Hagooli 2, Emerson 2, Wapnick 2, Forney 3;  Oakwood Mark 26, Hudock 2, Stuart 2, Howard 10, and 13 rebounds, Setty 12, Fierstein 6, and 6 assists, Noble 2 and 8 assists 6 steals.   Oakwood--12  12  18  18--60; Windward--16  9  2 22--49.

Victory League

Desert Christian 62, Bloomington Christian 57 -- Andrew Brattrud made 5-of-6 free throws down the stretch as Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian held on for a Victory League win.  BLOOMINGTON (57) -- Martin 34, Rollings 8, J. Jordan 6, Smith 5, K. Jordan 2, Eustey 2  DESERT CHRISTIAN (62) -- Brattrud 22, Smith 15, Johnson 12, Santana 7, Mangus 1, Nelson 3, Hay 2 Halftime score -- Desert Christian 34-18. Three-point goals -- Rollings, Santana. Total fouls -- Bloomington 20, Desert Christain 17. Fouled out -- Smith. Technical fouls -- Brattrud.  Records: Desert Christian 1-0, 9-3. Bloomington 0-1, 10-1

Ambassador Christian 67, Joshua Springs 53 -- John Palmer had 12 points in the third quarter as Fontana Ambassador Christian pulled away for a non-league victory. Palmer, who was 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, finished with a game-high 27 points. Brandon Giden added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Dawgs.  JOSHUA SPRINGS (53) -- Hagernan 17, Johnson 12, Rynning 14, Whitley 9, Gamboa 0  AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN (67) -- Palmer 27, J. Guzman 10, E. Guzman 7, Giden 13, Cooper 1, Peters 2 Halftime score -- Ambassador Christian 33-19. Three-point goals -- Johnson 3, Rynnings 3, Palmer 4, J. Guzman 2, E. Guzman 3. Total fouls -- Ambassador Christian 14, Joshua Springs 16. Fouled out -- Cooper. Technical fouls -- none.   Records: Ambassador Christian 1-3, 2-8.

Anaheim 68, St. Margaret's 40-- Brandon Clark and Manuel Gallardo each scored 18 pints for the Colonits and Quinn Hawking had 14 points, for Anaheim which improved to 8-8; Gallardo made four three-pointers as Anaheim led, 35-15, at halftime. Paul Janczyk had 16 points for St. Margaret's (8-7).

Arlington 62, Ramona 59 -- With :09 remaining in the fourth quarter, Shawn McAllister hit two free throws to help Riverside Arlington defeat Ramona in a non-league game. Walter Carr scored a game-high 23 points but failed to hit a tough shot that would have sent the game into overtime. Raphael Simon scored a team-high 21 points and came up with an offensive rebound to set up McAllister's game winning free throws. ARLINGTON (62) -- Simon 21, Willman 6, Holguin 3, McAllister 10, Aguirre 10, Christie 12.  RAMONA (59) -- Lewis 4, Downey 16, Carr 23, Fletcher 2, Alex 10, Diaz 4. Halftime score -- Arlington 37-34. Three-point goals -- Holguin, Aguirre. Total fouls -- Ramona 19, Arlington 17. Fouled out -- none.   Records: Ramona 8-8. Murrieta Valley 62, Diamond Bar 49

Calvary Chapel Downey 62, Buena Park 40-- The Grizzlies used a 15-6 first quarter frun and Tim Drisdom scored 13 points.  Matt Henderson had 10 as did McKenna James for CC which improved to 14-2 with the win.

Coast Union 50, North County 26--Coast Union got off to a rusty start before outscoring North County 18-8 in the second quarter. Ryan Cooksey had a dozen and Jake Aura lifted the Broncos (4-6) with 19 points in the 50-26 win. Dominic Buzzelli led the Crusaders (2-11) with eight points, while Jessie Cone tallied six points and four rebounds. David Shannon and Paul Schrerner snatched seven rebounds each.

Desert Christian 62, Bloomington Christian 57--Andrew Brattrud scored 22 points and Tim Smith scored 15 points as the Conquerors won a back-and-forth battle in the Victory League. Mike Martin led Bloomington Christian with 34 points. Desert Christian (10-3, 2-0) travels to Hemet Baptist Christian on Tuesday. B.Christ.11 7 28 19 -- 57;  D. Christ.15 19 7 21 -- 62  Bloomington Christian (57) -- Martin 34, Rollings 8, J. Jordan 6, Smith 5, Eustey 2, K. Jordan 2. Desert Christian (62) -- Brattrud 22, Smith 15, Johnson 12, Santana 7, Nelson 3, Hay 2, Mangus 1.

Downey 55, St. John Bosco 44--Downey held the Braves to just 13 onits in the first half.  Steve Popete scored 13 for the Vicigins while Giovanni St. Amant was held to 11.  SJBscoring:  St. Amant 11, Quiorz 3, Lane 12, Dyer 5, Williams 7, Reynaga 3, Taylor 3;  Downey scoring:   Craig 6, Black 6, Poepete 13, Cunningham 7, Johnson 3, Lucero 14, Zoumberakis 2, Perez 4.

Duarte 68, Montebello 54-- Montebelo scoring: Jason Ludwig 10, Eric Navar 3, Christian Saenz 12, Ian Park 24, Justin Orozco 5;  Duarte:  Randall Greene 6, Alton Preston 16, Ray Roygers 20, Hamzah El Amin 9, Alonzo Miller 17;  M--9  13  17  16--54;  D--16   17  21  14  88.  Montebello 5-9, Duarte 8-5.

Fullerton 56, Westminster 34-- Virgil Bobar scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Indians as Fullerton improved to 13-4 overall and Westminster dropped to 8-10.  Daniel Fells had nine rebounds and seven assists for the
Indians.

Kilpatrick 68, Fillmore 43-- details not available.

Los Altos 77, Nogales 64--details not available.

Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel 61, Christian Center Academy 44 -- Ahead 42-37, Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel outscored host Colton Christian Center Academy 17-9 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a non-league victory. Josh Williford scored 17 points, including seven in the fourth quarter, and pulled down 15 rebounds for Calvary Chapel. Guard Nick Sainato, who made three three-pointers and was 5-of-5 from the free throw line, finished with a game-high 20 points and had 10 assists to lead Calvary Chapel.MORENO VALLEY CALVARY CHAPEL (61) -- Sainato 20, Shear 6, Williford 17, Crain 4, Leroy 6, Jaimez 8. CHRISTIAN CENTER ACADEMY (44) -- Haase 8, Levimore 11, Mejia 9, Travis 1, Campos 2, Gutierrez 7, Valdez 6. Halftime score -- Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel 28-27. Three-point goals -- Sainato 3, Mejia. Total fouls -- Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel 6, Christian Center Academy 15. Fouled out -- None. Technical fouls -- Shear.  Records: Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel 3-2.

Murrieta Valley 62, Diamond Bar 49-- After a two-point loss to Bell Gardens on Wednesday, the Brahmas dropped their final contest before Sierra League play, losing to Murrieta Valley 62-49.  Diamond Bar lacked intensity, failed to make enough free throws and struggled through the loss of standout guard Khalif Ford, who spent much of the second half on the bench due to foul trouble. The Nighthawks (9-5) did so early, running to a 17-9 first-quarter lead, as Ford and Mark Jecmen were the only Brahmas to score in the quarter. Jecmen led Diamond Bar with 18 points.  Diamond Bar managed to stay within reach at halftime, trailing just 28-21. But the Nighthawks sank all four of their three-point attempts in the third quarter, two each by Dan Larsen and C.J. Richardson, starting the rout. The Brahmas managed just eight points in the quarter and trailed by 17 at the end of the third.   Murrieta Valley used an 18-8 third quarter run to pull away for a non-league victory. C.J. Richardson scored eight of his game-high 18 points in the third to lead the Nighthawks. MURRIETA VALLEY (62) -- Larson 14, Mejia 2, Richardson 18, Ryder 4, Linsley 9, Clugston 3, Ricks 10, Campbell 2  DIAMOND BAR (49) -- Ford 8, Haney 3, Johnson 3, Jecmen 18, Holmes 5, Garcia 6, Robinson 6  Halftime score -- Murrieta Valley 28-21. Three-point goals -- Ford,Johnson, Holmes, Larson 3, Richardson 4. Total fouls -- Diamond Bar 15, Murrieta Valley 17. Fouled out -- Brunnelle, Ford. Technical fouls -- none.   Records: Murrieta Valley 9-5.

Norte Vista 64, Santiago 56 -- Norte Vista used an 8-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to grab the non-league victory SANTIAGO (56) -- Griffin 18, Coleman 16, LeDuc 8, Johnson 4, Cliett 2, Black 8.   NORTE VISTA (64) -- Hanley 19, W. Horn 7, J. Horn 8, Rene 2, Grigsby 18, Edwards 4, Sullivan 2, Carter 4. Halftime score -- Norte Vista 32-26. Three-point goals -- Griffin 2, Coleman 2, Hanley 3, W. Horn, Grigsby 2. Total fouls -- Santiago 19, Norte Vista 12. Fouled out -- Coleman. Technical fouls -- Hanley.  Records: Norte Vista 5-11.

Rancho Verde 69, Norco 60 -- J.S. Nash scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to help Moreno Valley Rancho Verde pull away and defeat Norco in a non-league game. Rancho Verde only had five fouls called against it in the game. NORCO (60) -- Bond 6, Smith 17, Reyes 3, Burghgraef 10, Valenzuela 17, Erickson 4, Cuadra 3.  RANCHO VERDE (69) -- Baker 2, Walker 11, Nash 35, Brown 6, Winston 10, Nogueira 5. Halftime score -- Rancho Verde 33-32. Three-point goals -- Nogueira, Nash 4, Walker, Cuadra, Smith 2, Reyes. Total fouls -- Norco 16, Rancho Verde 5. Fouled out -- none.  Records: Rancho Verde 9-7. Norco 9-6.

Riverside MLK 82, Paloma Valley 43-- PALOMA VALLEY (43) -- Occhind 3, Mejia 8, Ogo 4, Schroeder 13, Hrase 2, McNulty 8, Malone 0, Hall 3  KING (82) -- Lea 20, Thomas 10, Tjaden 2, Hilt 12, Airagbye 9, Ellis 13, Doss 4, Goodman 12 Halftime score -- King 35-19. Three-point goals -- Thomas, Goodman 2, Ellis, Airagbye, Occhind, McNulty 2, Hall. Total fouls -- King 17, Paloma Valley 14. Fouled out -- Occhind. Technical fouls -- none.  Records: King 11-3, Paloma Valley 3-11

Riverside Poly 83, Jurupa Valley 77 (2OT)--details not available

Tarbut v Torah 57, South Bay Lutheran 45-- Geoff Keith led th eLions with 33 points and eight assists as TVT improved to 11-0, while SBL dropped ot 4-6 overall.  Webb led SBL with 17. Noahm Dashti had 14 points and 16 rebounds for TVT.

Templeton 73, Valley Christian Santa Maria 58--Templeton outscored Valley Christian 23-11 over the final eight minutes to pull out a 73-58 victory Templeton guard Devin Ramos was on fire from the perimeter, dropping in six three-pointers and a game-high 23 points. Jeff Kuhn continued his dominance in the center with 19 points for the Eagles.

Valley Torah 49, Montclair Prep 42-- VT scoring:  Yosi Goldman 15 7 rebounds, Dor Markush 10, Katz 8, and 7 rebounds, Goldberger 6, Gabay 6, Malkin 2, Rosenfield 2.  Montclair Prep scoring: Anderle 6, Trump 7, Monsour 6, Kaufman 23.  VT--11  9  9  20--49;  MCP--9   7  13  13--42.

Whitewater 54, Twin Pines 33 --details not available.

Yuma, Ariz. 76, Cathedral City 57-- After a 52-52 tie to start the fourth quarter, Yuma pumped in four 3-pointers and rolled to victory. Yuma (12-3) finished with 13 3-pointers as a team. The Lions (11-5) were led by Gerald DeVance with 24 points.

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