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CIF HS Games Results & Details From
Saturday, 12/8/01--(Dec. 9, 2001)

The official CIF season is underway.   As we've done in year's past, we will continue to pass along scores and game details where they are available and can be obtained either from those who send them to us or from the local papers.  If you know of a game that we missed, a score unreported, send it in along with whatever details you know about. 

44th Annual Arroyo Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Rowland 64, La Canada 55 --Vashon Pruitt had 18 points and eight rebounds for Rowland (7-1).  Rowland only managed 6 wins last season and is vastly improved.  The Raiders trailed the entire first half but used steady defensive pressure to force La Canada (4-1) into numerous second-half turnovers. They outscored the Spartans 20-10 in the third quarter. La Canada was led by junior point guard Billy Hofman who finished with a game high 23 points and senior guard Robbie Neyland who finished with 11 points.  Greg Gaudino had seven points and 10 rebounds off the bench for La Canada.  Adam Wong scored 13 for Rowland, and Larry Tieu added 12 points.

Third place

Walnut 77, Bishop Amat 74 (OT) --Yuji Kimura scored 16 points while Daniel Jones and Ricky Fischer each added 14 for Walnut (4-1). Josh Haywood scored 28 points for Bishop Amat.

Fifth place

West Covina 63, Arroyo 47 --Jabir Jinna scored 30 points and was named an all-tournament player for West Covina (5-1).

Seventh place

Monrovia 56, Los Altos 40 --Steffon Barron scored 15 points for Monrovia (2-2).

Consolation Championship (9th Place)

Keppel 60, Arcadia 58--Keppel improved to 5-1 with the win and wass led by Jeff Yamauchi with 23 points and Andrew Gomez with 21.   Arcadia (5-2) got 11 points from Aaron Anderson, 12 from Brent Dohling with 12, and Dante Owens led Arcadia with 16.

Elventh Place

Montclair 59, South El Monte 56-- Demetrius Walk scored 19 points, four assists and three steals and Juan Fregoso scored 19 points and six rebounds for Montclair (2-4) as it won the 11th place game.  Fregoso's put-back with three minutes left in regulation gave Montclair (2-4) a 57-55 lead which it increased to 59-56. Quincy Fields scored nine points and pulled down 10 rebounds for Montclair.

Beverly Hills Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Palisades 60, Peninsula 56 --Jeffrey Fahnvulleh scored 26 points and had 13 rebounds to lead Palisades (7-1) in the championship game of the Beverly Hills tournament. Tournament MVP Timothy Jackson scored 17 points for Palisades (7-1). Peninsula had 21 points from all-tournament selection Kevin Gardner, but the Panthers (6-2), did not convert several free throws in the fourth quarter. Shawn Weinstein, another all-tournament pick, had six points.

Third place

Buena 59, Daniel Murphy 56 --Buena improved to 5-3, as Chris Sullivan scored 17 points and Vince McMahon added 13.  Hylas Smith of Buena was named to the all-tournament team.

Fifth place

Hart 62, Crespi 55-- Hart (4-1) was led by Mich Paden with 14, Jeff French with 12,  and Andrew Morris with 11. Crespi was led by Rob Koslowsky's 14 points and Dino Fekaris with 11.  Casey Wong had 10.

Consolation championship

Los Angeles 65, Cleveland 63 --Nick Young scored 17 points and had 11 rebounds to lead Cleveland (2-3). Los Angeles improved to 5-3.   Cleveland was led by Allen McMillan with 12 points, and Edmond Johnson with 10.   Matt Awad had 10 points in the loss for Cleveland.

Seventh place

Beverly Hills 76, Hamilton 70 --Isaac Aftalion had 28 points and 10 rebounds, and Max Shapiro added 17 for Beverly Hills (2-2), which took seventh place in its own tournament with a victory over Hamilton. Tyson Jones led Hamilton with 15 points.

Eleventh  place

North Hollywood 64, Hollywood 44-- Jayson Quinones had 16 for the Huskis (3-2) as they beat the Shieks (1-3) in the 11th place game.   Josh Beasley had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks for North Hollywood.   Hollywood was led by Dominque Willis with 12.

Consolation

Birmingham 95, LACES 54 --Arman Shatrang had 26 points, eight assists and five steals, and Levi Henry added 12 points, six assists and four steals for Birmingham (1-2). Loren Leath scored 12 points for Birmingham.

Culver City 70, Ventura 55--Jarred Temnant scored 19 points and Austin Waggener had 17. Ventura (0-6) -- Matt Dixon hit four 3-pointers to finish with 20 points and John Davis added 10 points. Matt Salmons recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds

Canyon Country Canyon Tournament Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Chaminade 77, Antelope Valley 76 (OT) --Ollie Bradley scored 38 points, including 14 of 14 free throws, for Antelope Valley (6-3), which overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Dion Cook had 19 points and Adrian Aye-Darko added 16, including two game-winning free throws with 17 seconds left for Chaminade (4-0).  Donald Taylor had a chance to give the Antelopes the victory, but missed the shot with two seconds remaining in overtime. Chaminade (77) Dion Cook 19, Adrian Aye-Darko 16, Jon Todd 15, Link 9, Everett 8, Hiraiwa 6,Jones 2, Abichaker 2.  AV (76)--Ollie Bradley 38, Darnell Cannady 11, Williams 9, Taylor 8, Grillo 3, Clay 3, Adderly 2, Holland 2.  AV--14  10  19  26   7--76;  Chaminade--18  18  22  11  8--77.  Records:   Chaminade 4-0, AV 6-3.

Third place

Canyon 90, Quartz Hill 83 (2 OT) --Chad Eichten scored 32 points and Jeremy Haggerty added 25 for Canyon (6-2). Mychael Williams had 29 points, including six three pointers, for Quartz Hill (4-6) Andrae Johnson who finished with 18 points, hit a three with six seconds remaining in regulation to force the overtime.

Seventh place

Ribet Academy 58, Monroe 57 --Chris Booker scored 14 points for Ribet Academy (8-1), including the game-winning shot with six seconds remaining. Caleb Bassey added 20 points for Ribet (8-1). Brandon James scored 19 points and Dylan Young had 18 for Monroe (2-7). Ribet had trailed 52-43 in the fourth quarter before going on a 15-5 run.  Ribet (58)--Caleb Bassey 20, Chris Booker 14, Donald Shead 122, Thomas 4, Fields 5, Penman 3.  Monroe (57)-- Brandon Jems 19, Dyland Young 18, Lingamaen 8, Martinez 4, ZZakaryan 4, A. Dominguez 2, J. Dominguez 2.

Ninth place

Valencia (Valencia) 72, San Fernando 52-- Ryan Zike had 15 points for Valencia (3-5) and Curtis Dunwoody finished with 10.   San Fernando (2-3) was led by Victor Reyes with 20 points and Luis Valle with 17. 

Carpinteria Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Lakewood 59, Carpinteria 45-- Lakewood used a 19-5 third quarter to secure the championship victory.  Tournament MVP senior forward John Wegner scored nine of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakewood Lancers improved to 7-0.  Senior forward Esa Lemusu scored 10 points for Lakewood, which had senior guards Terrell McLaurin (9 points) and Egune Carey (8 points) selected to the all-tournament team. With the loss, Carpinteria's record drops to 2-2. The game was marred when all-tournament team selection David Horton cracked one of his ribs driving for a layup attempt in the Warriors' loss. Along with Ernie Lopez spraining his ankle, Carpinteria is missing its top two players and lost all three games in its own tournament. LAKEWOOD--Carey 8, McLaurin 9, Gabriel 8, Lemusu 12, Peterson 6, Wegner 16. Totals 27 5-13 59. CARPINTERIA--Munoz 3, Boardman 3, Dudley 8, Zemke 1, Lopez 4, Zoldos 7, Horton 11, Lamar 8. Totals 18 7-15 45.  Lakewood . . . 12 16 19 12 -- 59   Carpinteria . . . 15 14  5 11 -- 45  3-point goals--L o, C 2 (Munoz, Zoldos). Fouls--L 16, C 18. Fouled out--none. Technicals--none.

Third Place

Buchanan (Fresno) 50, Righetti 44--details not available. 

Cerritos Valley Christian Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Loara 60, Bosla Grande 56--Tournament MVP Bryce Sheldon made four three-pointers and had 29 points and Hassan Cook had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Loara (7-1), which trailed, 32-28, at halftime. Omar Amaral had 14 points and David Doan had 12 for Bolsa Grande (6-2).

Third Place

Brentwood 74, Norwalk 66--Brandon Turner scored 22 points and was named to the all-tournament team, and Nick Henry added 19 points for Brentwood (4-1).  Dwayne Murray hit 5 three-pointers for Norwalk, scoring 25 points in the losing effort for the Lancers. 

Fifth place

Mary Star 54, Rancho Alamitos 44--Mary Star used a full-court press to open things up and win the fifth-place game. Jeff Fiamengo had 12 points, eight assists and eight rebounds for the Stars (2-3), and was named to the all-tournament team. Rancho Alamitos is 0-4. Will Jackson scored 25 points for Rancho Alamitos (0-4).

Desert Cities (Palm Desert & Cathedral City) Classic (Southern Section)
Championship

Eisenhower 59, Temescal Canyon 46 --Sean Marshall and Johnny Dukes each scored 14 points for Eisenhower (5-0).

Fifth Place

Palm Desert 66, Colton 41--The Aztecs bounced back from Friday’s defeat in the Desert City Classic in Cathedral City to beat Colton. Josh Zazulia scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for Palm Desert (4-1). Donald Brady added 17 points, while Quintin Watkins scored 12.

Cathedral City 85, Redlands East Valley 78-- Cathedral City’s Thomas Shewmake scored 20 points and had 15 rebounds as the Lions won. Jared Otteson (20 points) and Brandon Gray (18) were All-Tournament selections for the Desert City Classic held on the Lions’ home court.

La Quinta 67, Paloma Valley 50--Paul St. Angelo had 27 points and Billy Mathews added 12 rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals as the Indians improved to 3-5.

El Rancho "Blue Pride" Tournament   (Southern Section)
Championship

Covina 83, Paramount 81--David Brown scored his only points of the game on a driving layup with four seconds left to lift Covina (4-0) in the championship game of the El Rancho tournament. Tournament MVP Jino La Bomme of Covina made nine three-pointers and finished with 47 points and five assists. Louis Saucedo led Paramount with 22 points.  Both Salcedo and Christopher Campbell who finished with 17 points and 7 rebounds were also named to the all-tournament team.

Third Place

Pomona 59, Chino 48--Alvaro Nunez scored 16 points and Todd Thompson added 14 points to lead Pomona (5-3). Damarian Woods added 12 points in the win for the Red Devils. Robert White scored 19 points and Pjayi Malone added 12 points in the loss for Chino (2-2).

Fifth Place

Warren 60, Wilson (HH) 58 (OT)--  J.P. Sampson found all-tournament player Ekber Djokovic for a three-point play with 4 seconds left in overtime to pace the Bears to fifth place. Dennis Moore led Warren (4-1) with 23 points. Djokovic had 14 points.

Consolation championship

Bosco Tech 48, Sierra Vista 32--Bosco Tech improved to 5-1 with the win, and was led by Joquine Espana with 13 and Damian Reyes with 10.   Sierra Vista was led by Gabriel Beltran with 11, the only player for SV who scored in double figures.

Consolation

El Monte 55, Glenn 42-- Shane Martin scored 13 points but it wasn't nearly enough as the Eagles (0-4) lost to the Lions. Shing Hang scored nine points and had 15 rebounds for El Monte

El Segundo Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Loyola 77, El Segundo 57--Loyola was led by Chris Rucker who finished with 22 points and Omar Wilkes who finished with 17 points.Jeramie Hopson led the Eagles (7-1) with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Tino Gomez added 12 points and nine rebounds. El Segundo was missing its leading scorer and rebounder Dashawn Strong who was ejected from El Segundo's semifinal win, and thus was ineligible to play;  they were also missing point guard Mike McCullogh who injured his left knee and was unavailable to play

Third place

Elsinore 68, Los Angeles Price 52-- Mack Green had 18 points to lead Elsinore (4-1).

Fifth place

Mira Costa 57, St. Monica 54 --Mira Costa's senior guard Greg Geier made four free throws in the final 40 seconds to cap a 10-point fourth-quarter rally for Mira Costa (4-4) in the fifth-place game of the El Segundo tournament. Geier finished with 21 points. Hampton Nunley led St. Monica with 21 points.   Austin Jefferson added 10 points for Mira Costa and was named to the all-tournament team.

Consolation championship (Seventh Place)

Santa Monica 47, Leuzinger 32 --Guard Khalief Parker had 13 points and his backcourt mate, Brett DeAngelis, added 12 for Santa Monica (3-1). DeAngelis was named to the all-tournament team.

Ninth Place

West Torrance 68, Pacifica 64--Senior Dewayne Hollyfield made 15 of 24 shot attempts and finished with 32 points and eight rebounds for West Torrance in the ninth-place game of the El Segundo tournament. Jon Wilson added 10 points as West (3-5) held off a late surge by Pacifica.

Eleventh Place

Torrance 58, St. Bernard 55 --Ryan Crespin scored 18 points to lead Torrance (4-4) in the 11th-place game of the El Segundo Tournament. He connected on 7-of-11 field goals, including four 3-pointers for the Tartars (4-4). Kevin Finney had seven points and 10 rebounds and Paul Davis was named to the all-tournament team. St. Bernard (2-6) had 22 points from all-tournament selection Bruce Bevans. Terell Johnson had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Rocky Hinds added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Thirteenth Place

Narbonne 71, San Pedro 55--Ryan Reed had 19 points and five assists to lead Narbonne to a 13th-place finish. Dozie Nzenwa had 15 points and nine rebounds and Ulric Pattillo added 10 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Gauchos (4-4). San Pedro (2-3) was led by Ryan Johnson's 21 points. Roko Grbic added 10 points in the loss.

Fillmore Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Santa Paula 44, Fillmore 40 -- Santa Paula (3-3) was led by Ernesto Lopez, who was chosen the tournament MVP, with 22 points in the championship game. Alex Rico and Joe Mata each made the all-tournament team as Santa Paula beat Fillmore to win the championship. Fillmore (4-2) -- Armando Ferrer led Fillmore with 19 points. Ferrer and Jordon Arroyo each made the all-tournament team.

Third Place

Nordhoff 64, LA Baptist 37--Nordoff was led by Stroupo with 15 and Swift with 12. Other scorers were Brubaker 4, Nylander 9, Cilisfi 1, Murphy 4, Beckett 4, mele 12, Mackley 1, Rothoma 2.  LAB (1-4) was led by Austin Nicholson with 19 points.  Others were Walker 2, Krycch 2, Svendson 6, Snodgrass 4, Rice 4. 

Fifth place

St. Bonaventure 69, Mojave 63--Ryan Dolinar had 18 points and Clay Hertel and Brian Ragen each had 17 points for St. Bonaventure (3-1), which defeated Mojave for fifth place in the Fillmore tournament.  Scott Cummings of St. Bonaventure was named to the all-tournament team. Jordan Swift and Garrett Stroup of Nordhoff also made all-tournament team

Seventh place

Village Christian 68, Granada Hills Hillcrest Christian 48 --Austin Lagasse had 22 points to lead Village Christian (1-3) over Hillcrest Christian (1-3) in the seventh-place game of the Fillmore tournament.

Fremont HS L.A. City Classic (LA City Section)
Championship

Fremont 92, Dorsey 82 --Geoffrey Clayton earned MVP honors for Fremont.

Consolation

Etiwanda 102, Chatsworth 50 --Jacob Johnson had 24 points and seven rebounds and D'Ornoir Flax also had 24 points and five rebounds for Etiwanda (4-1). David Carter finished with 11 points and four assists and Chris Wright with six points and seven rebounds for Etiwanda.

Fullerton Darren Oliver Tournament   (Southern Section)
Championship

Ontario 66, Fullerton 53 --Despite Brian Garcia's 22 points for Fullerton (5-1), and 13 points and 13 boards from Darren Fells, the Jaguars (4-0) won the tournament championship.   Giovanni Villalba, Chris Stevenson and Garcia were selected to the all-tournament team.

Consolation

Tustin 80, Magnolia 42-- Tustin improved to 1-3, and was led by Barrett with 13 and Hall with 13.  Magnolia only had one scoer in double figures, Garcia who had 10.

Glendora Cage Classic Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Glendora 76, Calvary Chapel Downey 58 --Tournament MVP Spencer Foster scored 32 points and had 13 rebounds to lead Glendora (5-0) to the championship of its own tournament. Larry Monroe had 19 points and Michael Mehanna scored 15 for Glendora. Senior guard Timothy Drisdom scored 16 points and senior guard Jonathan James had 15 for Calvary Chapel (3-1). Calvary Chapel hosts its own tournament on Monday and the Grizzlies are scheduled to play Stoneridge Prep at 7:30 p.m.   Glendora hosts another of its Cage Classic Tournament next week as well.   CCD--14  8  14  22--58;  Glendora--12  20  21   23--76.  CCD:  Drisdom 16, James 15, Miley 10, Fitzgerald 6, Henderson 4, Mack-Vanmderham 4, Grace 3, Johnson 2;  Glendora--Mehanna 14, Monroe 19, Foster 34, Waddell 1, Onaka 6, Roberts 2, Patapoff 2.

Third Place

Brea Olinda 104, Baldwin Park 57--Evan Moore led the Wildcats (2-2) with 22 points and 12 rebounds one day after catching four passes in the school's CIF football championship victory.  Brent Smith also 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Wildcats defeated the Braves (1-3).

Hesperia Christian Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Hesperia Christian 78, Apple Valley Christian 75--Josh Hamilton of Hesperia Christian (4-1) scored 26 points and was named the tournament MVP.   The title game was one between cross-valley rivals, and while the lead changed hands many times, AVC (4-1) managed the only significant run in the second quarter, when they managed to go ahead 43-30 on an 11 point run.  With 3:50 to play, HC tied the game at 68 apiece. Hesperia Christian took the lead for good with 21 seconds left when junior guard Jesse McDonald hit a three pointer which culminated a 7-1 run by the Patriots in the final minute.  HC point guard Trevor Wagstaffe finished with 17 points.   Warrior senior guard Josh Dillon finished with 15. Ryan Manahl led Apple Valley Christian with 21 points, and Kevin Dillon finished with 18; his brother, senior Josh Dillon had 15. HC's Nate Patterson pulled down 14 rebounds. Bryan Glass of HC was also named All-Tournament as were Nate Patterson, and Kevin and Ryan Dillon.

Third Place

Upland Christian 60, Bloomington Christian 48--Jake Garcia, named to the all-tournament team, finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Nick Roberds had 11 points and five rebounds, while Josh Hemsley had eight points and nine assists for Ontario Christian (4-2).

Consolation championship

Victor Valley Christian 68, Vasquez 58

Joshua Springs Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Desert Chapel 54, Joshua Springs 47--

Third Place

Lake Arrowhead Christian 58, Palm Valley 49

Consolation championship

Cornerstone Christian 62, West Shores 57--All-Tournament choice Chris Paul scored 12 points for Cornerstone Christian (2-3) and brother Josh Paul scored 13 points.

Fifth place

Wildomar Cornerstone Christian 61, West Shores 58

Seventh place

Owens Valley 48, Pacific Chrisitan 41

La Jolla Country Day Tournament (San Diego Section)
Consolation

Capistrano Valley Christian 53, Linfield 48--Ross Skinner led Capistrano Valley Christian with 15 points, followed by Kenny Ryan with 14 points. Capistrano Valley Christian (3-4) outscored Linfield in the fourth quarter, 20-9.

Ninth Place

St. Margaret's 74, Vincent Memorial 44 --Paul Janczyk had 26 points and Ninyus Youkhanneh added 16 for St. Margaret's (2-3).

La Quinta (Westminster)-Los Amigos Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Edison 50, Santa Ana Valley 48--John Nehrig hit a baseline jumper at the buzzer for Edison (4-1). Alex Orejel, voted to the all-tournament team,  had 21 points for Santa Ana Valley (5-1). Nehrig scored 11 points. Tournament MVP Beau Roquemore scored 16 points, including three three-pointers, for the Chargers. Edison's Billy Braun and Matt Furhiss, and Santa Ana Valley's David Werdel were selected to the all-tournament team.

Third Place

University (Irvine) 56, Huntington Beach 50-- Bobby Gomez scored 14 points as the Trojans defeated the Oilers for third place.   Huntington Beach's Nick Sellburg and University's Bobby Gomez made the all-tournament team.

Fifth Place

Buena Park 64, Los Amigos 60 -- Buena Park improved to 6-2 with the win, an dwas led by Brker with 19, and Butts with 14. Los Amigos was led by Degante with 22.

Seventh Place

Orange Lutheran 55, Calvary Chapel Santa Ana 50--Orange Lutheran was led by Tanner with 17 and klitzing with 11;  CCSA was led by Jones with 14 and Olivas with 11.

Ninth Place

Century 48, Irvine 34--Century was led by D. Sok with 12;  the leading scorer for Irvine was Hiteshi with 10.

Eleventh Place

Corona Del Mar 64, Santa Ana 55--Corona del Mar improved to 2-3 with a 64-56 victory over Santa Ana for 11th place at the La Quinta Tournament, keyed by the 1-2 punch of sophomore Pancho Seaborn and junior Kevin Mancillas, who poured in 26 and 24 points, respectively. Seaborn connected on four of six three-point attempts and was six-for-six at the line. Overall the Sea Kings missed just one of nine from the line. Mancillas nailed six of nine from the perimeter. Santa Ana fell to 2-5.   Corona del Mar 20 10 17 17 - 64 Santa Ana 11 7 14 24 - 56 Corona del Mar - Northridge 4, Seaborn 26, Mancillas 24, Glass 6, Matsen 2, Welch 2, Wald 0, Najar 0, Sherick-Odom 0. 3-pt. goals - Mancillas 6, Seaborn 4. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none. Santa Ana - Trapp 2, Favela 3, Atges 16, Silva 4, Cervantes 12, Huante 11. Note: Official book short eight points. 3-pt. goals - none. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

Thirteenth Place

Laguna Beach 37, Saddleback 32

Fifteenth Place

Estancia 82,  La Quinta (Westminster) 59 --Fernando Maldonado went eight of 10 from the field and had 18 points and Joey Lindquist had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Estancia (2-3). Dappen Lam had 20 points for La Quinta (1-4).    La Quinta 11 16 15 17 - 59 Estancia 23 15 24 20 - 82 La Quinta - Lim 9, Nguyeh 9, Jovgevelea 4, Otsuka 1, Lan 20, Gamez 1, Sa'amsusili 3, Subandhi 10, Wilson 2. 3-pt. goals - Lan 1. Fouled out - Gamez, Subandhi. Technicals - none. Estancia - Prado 4, Maldonado 18, Lindquist 17, Snell 1, Bradshaw 6, Novak 4, Cachola 16, Young 3, Valdez 6, Andersen 2, Pinto 4. 3-pt. goals - Maldonado 2. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

Los Alamitos Tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Pasadena Muir 78, Mayfair 77 (2OT) --Jamaal Hall scored 23 points and Muir (6-0) outlasted Mayfair in double overtime in the championship game of the Los Alamitos tournament. Muir's Ryan Hollins had 10 points with 16 rebounds and was named the tournament MVP. Matt McCraw had 24 points to lead Mayfair (3-1). McCraw forced double overtime after he made a shot at the buzzer at the end of the first overtime. Muir--Dickson 4, Fuller 13, Hollins 10, Duckworth 9, Hall 20, Thomas 7, Davis 5, JUackson 7.  Mayfair--Hawkins 19, McFadden 9, Thomas 10, Wright 3, McCraw 21, King 10, Childress 4.

Consolation Championship (Fifth Place)

Seventh place

Millikan 80, North Torrance 59--Junior guard Marcus Dove scored a season-high 32 points and was named to the all-tournament team as the Rams (5-3) clinched seventh place with a victory over the Saxons at Los Alamitos High. Senior forward Dominic Freeman also played his best game of the young season, scoring 14 points and pulling down 12 rebounds. Senior guard Melvyn Nicholson had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocked shots for Millikan. North couldn't hold on to a 37-34 halftime lead despite 18 points from Kesuike Yoshida. Jun Senesac had 11 points for North (1-3), which finished sixth in the tournament.

Newport Harbor Bill Reynolds Classic Tournanment (Southern Section)
Championship

Riverside ML King 64, Newport Harbor 58 --Marvin Lea had 22 points to lead King (6-0), which led, 32-26, at halftime. Tony Melum had 29 points, 13 rebounds and five assists for Newport Harbor (5-2).  Down by as many as 12 points early in the second quarter, Newport Harbor tied the game, 45-45, with 5:40 remaining in the fourth quarter on Tony Melum's steal and subsequent layup. Melum then scored on a lob pass from long distance by Erik Peterson to give Newport Harbor its first lead, 47-45, with 4:59 to play. Both baskets were part of a 14-0 scoring run for Newport, which took a 51-45 lead with 3:05 left.  King's  Leon Rosborough who finished with 19 points, six steals, four rebounds and two blocked shots, came back to take a 59-51 lead before closing out the win.  King 19 13 11 21 - 64 Newport Harbor 10 16 9 23 - 58 King - Lea 22, Rosborough 19, Hilt 2, Thomas 8, Goodman 8, Simms 2, Harris 3. 3-pt. goals - Rosborough 3, Thomas 1, Goodman 1. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none. Newport - Cameron 0, Peterson 15, Pajevic 8, Pinesett 0, Melum 29, Diefenbach 1, Melgar 0, Rorden 3, Glassic 2. 3-pt. goals - Peterson 1. Fouled out - Pinesett, Diefenbach. Technicals - Melum.

Third place

Upland 57, El Toro 52 --Freshman Darryl Best had four three-pointers and finished with 17 points and six rebounds, and Patrick Carney had 12 points for El Toro (4-2).

Pasadena Poly Tournament (Southnern Section)
Championship

Oaks Christian 59, Maranatha 47--Freshman Brandon Denham scored 12 points for Oaks Christian Lions (5-0), and Tournament MVP Aron Cline finished with 10 points and five assists.  Sean Adams had nine points and 10 rebounds for the Lions.   The Minutemen dropped to 5-4 with the loss.  This was the first tournament that Oaks Christian has ever competed in at the varsity level.

Third place

Pasadena Poly 39, Oakwood 37 --Kevin Kawachi hit a 16-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift Pasadena Poly (3-2) in the third-place game of the Pasadena Poly tournament. Kawachi finished with 18 points and Allan Fox added 11. The Gorillas (1-5)  were led by all-tournament selection Stan Musgrave, who finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds.  Musgrave also hit two free throws with 13 seconds left to tie the game. Oakwood (37)--Wilbert Jones 6, 8 rebs, Fetty 3, Stan Musgrave 13, 15 rebounds, Stewart 5, Mintz 8, Zagha 2; Poly (39)--Cox 2, Kevin Kawachi 18, Robbins 3, Allan Fox 11, Holman 5.  Oakwood --17  8  2  10--37;  Pasadena Poly--3  11  12  11--39. 

Consolation championship

La Salle 69, South Pasadena 42--Mark Kelley scored 19 points for La Salle (5-3).  Jeremiah DeLeon scored 14.  South Pasadena (2-3) was led by Anthyony Deguzman with 8 points, and while 10 players scored for South Pasadena, none were in double figures.

Consolation

San Marino 64, Faith Baptist 38--Ramsey Zahr had nine points and nine rebounds for the Contenders of Canoga Park (0-3). Mike Shia scored 15 for the Titans (1-7).

Riverside Poly-Ramona Kiwanis Tournament (Southern Section)
Fifth place

Norco 46, Arlington 38--Adam McDowell had 17 points and nine rebounds for Norco (5-1). Rafael Simon scored 14 points for Arlington (3-3).

Consolation Championship

Rancho Cucamonga 70, Ramona 50--Justian Hamilton scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Mike Hamilton added 10 points and 12 rebounds to lead Rancho Cucamonga (2-4). Eric Vasquez added 14 assists in the win for the Cougars.

Sacramento Carmichael Jesuit Tournament (Sac Joaquin Section)
Championship

Compton Centennial 64, Jesuit 57 --Sterlying Byrd and Gabriel Pruitt each scored 22 points for Compton Centennial (3-0). Byrd had 9 rebounds and was named the MVP of the tournament.  Jesuit is now 2-4 overall. Gabe Pruitt was also selected to the all-tournament team.

Seventh place

Santa Clara 56, Sparks (Nev.) 39 --Alex Minney had 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Santa Clara (4-4) to a seventh-place victory over Sparks (Nev.) in the Jesuit tournament in Sacramento.  Tim LaJoie had 11 points and keyed Santa Clara's defense that limited Sparks to 15 points in the second and third quarters.

Sanger Tournament (Central Section)
Championship

Victor Valley 82, Sanger 68--Steve Thompson scored 18 points for Victor Valley (7-1). Jared Contente had 34 points for Sanger (6-1).

Silver Valley Tournament (Southern Section)
Semifinals

Twentynine Palms 58, Big Bear 51--Ken Randle had 19 points and 15 rebounds for Twentynine Palms (2-1). Brad Jennings scored 20 points for Big Bear (1-2).

Thousand Oaks Rotary tournament (Southern Section)
Championship

Harvard-Westlake 64, Santa Barbara 52--The Wolverines outscored Santa Barbara 20-8 in the fourth quarter to win the tournament championship.   Bryce Taylor of Harvard Westlake finished with 16 points and senior Craig Weinstein, who was named tournament MVP, finished with 11 points and 10 assists as the Wolverines (8-0) won the Thousand Oaks tournament. Santiago Aguirre (6'-5" Jr. G)   led Santa Barbara (4-2) with 18 points and 13 boards, while soph Taylor Rochestie added 17 including three three-pointers. The Dons (4-2) committed 21 turnovers compared to just 10 for Harvard-Westlake (8-0).  Santa Barbara's Dante DeRose, an all-tourney choice along with Aguirre, added nine points, four assists and three steals. Michael Fisher was the only other Don to score. He contributed eight points and 11 boards.   HARVARD-WESTLAKE -- White 6, Weinstein 11, Taylor 16, Harris 2, Weinberger 8, Woolridge 4, Mathies 6, Chung 4, Carley 6. Totals 23 14-25 64. SANTA BARBARA -- Rochestie 17, DeRose 9, Fisher 8, Maloney 0, Aguirre 18, Russell 0, Clemens 0, Bogan 0, Duke 0, Heckman 0. Totals 20 9-16 52. Harvard-Westlake . . . 14 16 14 20 -- 64  Santa Barbara . . . 16 15 13 8 -- 52  3-point goals--HW 2 (Weinstein, Taylor), SB 3 (Rochestie 3). Total fouls--HW 17, SB 18. Fouled out--Aguirre. Technicals--None. Records--SB: 4-2. HW: 8-0

Third Place

Oxnard 53, Newbury Park 50--Javier Olmos' 3-pointer with 48 seconds remaining won it for the Yellowjackets (6-2). Newbury Park (7-3) was led by Chris Randall's 20 points, but his 22-foot shot at the buzzer to tie the game fell short.  Oxnard's Lee Abair scored 13 points and was named to the all-tournament team, and Jonathan Davis added 10 points and seven assists for Oxnard.  Oxnard outscored Newbury Park 15-9 in the second quarter.  Rudy Flores added 14 points for Newbury Park.  Jonathan Davis had 10 points and seven assists for Oxnard. Sophomore David McGrath had 11 rebounds and five points.

Fifth Place

Highland 70, Westlake 66 --Mike Stevenson had 23 points and Tre Peters added 20 points for Highland (7-2). Devin Entrikin scored 19 points and P.J. Isaacson added 13 points for Westlake (4-4).  Peters scored 20 of his 23 in the first half, when Highland took a 44-33 lead. Westlake, managed to cut the lead to five points at the end of three quarters but got no closer.

Ninth Place

LA Poly 2, San Marcos 0-- San Marcos (3-4) coach Chris Hantgin misread the time of his team's ninth-place game against L.A. Poly at the Thousand Oaks Tournament.

Eleventh Place

Grant 64, Burroughs Burbank 53--Gino Riney scored 32 points for Grant (2-3).

Oak Park 70, Lompoc 43--Up 12-11 at the end of the first quarter, the Eagles then outscored the Braves 24-16 in the second quarter and Lompoc never recovered. Tim Hilley scored 13 to lead Lompoc. Ryan Klein had 17 for Oak Park. Lompoc drops to 3-3, and expects Joel Smith to return to the lineup on Monday in preparation for Lompoc's game on Dec. 18 against Lompoc Cabrillo.

Utah "Ragu Classic" Tournament
@ Utah Valley State

Mercer Island (Wash) 62, Brighton (Utah) 57-- After leading by seven points in the third quarter, the Bengals forgot what made them one of the best defensive teams in the state last year. Mercer Island took advantage of the host team's lapses and beat the Bengals 62-57 to finish 2-1 in the classic, having lost a close one to Davis late Friday.  Ryan Wolff made 10 of 12 shots and finished with 24 points to lead Brighton. Steve Miller added 11. But poor offensive execution in the latter half of the third quarter, along with the shaky defense, doomed the Bengals to their second defeat.  Ed Pepple, in his 45th year as Mercer Island's coach, said his team played so poorly in the first half that he changed his lineup for the second half and it paid dividends.  Brandon Burmeister was Mercer Island's catalyst in the second half, scoring 16 points after a six-point first half. With Brighton leading 37-36 entering the fourth quarter, he scored eight straight points.  Brighton cut the lead to 56-53 with 55 seconds left when Brady Maxfield made two free throws, but Burmeister made two big free throws with 39 seconds left.  Brighton (1-2) 15 10 10 22 -- 57  Mercer Island (6-1) 13 9 14 26 -- 62  Mercer Island -- Burmeister 22, Donovan 4, Yuen 2, Biggers 8, Hammer 2, Farra 1, Tempest 17, Billbe 6. Totals 25 9-16 62.  Brighton -- Knoble 7, Neidig 2, Richardson 5, Miller 11, Maxfield 5, Wolff 24, Smart 3. Totals 20 14-24 57.   Three-Point Goals -- Mercer Island 3 (Burmeister 2, Tempest); Brighton 3 (Richardson, Miller, Maxfield). 

East Jefferson (Lousianna) 54, Pine View (Utah) 49-- Trailing by 13 points with 1:30 left, Pine View rallied to cut the lead to three with 30 seconds left. But Matt Lee made three free throws and East Jefferson of New Orleans got its first win at the Ragu Classic. Andy Palmer led Pine View with 19 points and Brad Garrett, playing with a heavily wrapped right shoulder, added 13. Adam Legg added 11 points for Pine View. Benny Lee led East Jefferson with 12 points and Jamarr Hunter added 11.  Pine View coach Chris Allred said the Panthers played well enough to win, but could not make open shots. They scored more points in the fourth quarter than the first three combined.  Pine View -- Legg 11, Garrett 13, Palmer 19, Van Valkenburg 5, Hutchinson 1. Totals 12 13-20 49  East Jefferson -- Hunter 11, Lambert 4, Bates 10, Lampton 2, Lee 12, Smith 9, Yost 6. Totals 13 13-21 54.  Three-Point Goals -- Pine View 4 (Garrett 2, Legg, Van Valkenburg); East Jefferson 5 (Lee 3, Hunter, Bates). 

Alta (Utah) 69, Cave Springs (Virginia) 61 --J.J. Redick, who has signed with Duke  got his points, but the Alta Hawks got a major win on Saturday at the Ragu Classic, beating the Knights 69-61 behind a well-balanced scoring effort.  Redick, 6-foot-4, had 26 points, but Josh Olsen led the Hawks with 15 and Alta improved to 2-2 on the season.  Alta did not have the lead until the third quarter, then made enough free throws down the stretch to get the win. The Hawks were 24-for-33 from the free-throw line.  Geoff Payne added 13 points for Alta and Brock Hansen had 12.  Cave Springs (6-2) 16 14 11 20 -- 61  Alta (2-2) 10 17 18 24 -- 69  Cave Springs -- Hagan 2, Davison 6, Kaplan 4, Payne 4, Bergreuter 10, Redick 26, Harris 9. Totals 17 22-29 61.  Alta -- Hansen 12, Olsen 15, Maurer 2, Mead 6, Reeder 3, Alvey 3, Payne 13, Pearson 5, Peterson 7, Neeley 3. Totals 19 24-33 69.   Three-Point Goals -- Cave Springs 5 (Redick 2, Harris, Davison 2); Alta 7 (Olsen 3, Mead 1, Pearson 1, Peterson 1, Neeley 1). 

North Forsyth (North Carolina) 60, Timpanogos (Utah) 50-- Andrew Young scored 10 points, but Timpanogos fell 60-50 to North Forsyth of Winston-Salem, N.C. at the Ragu Classic. Mike Drum led North Forsyth with 17 points as the visitors went 2-1 at the tourney after losing to Northridge. 

Westchester Tip-Off Tournament (LA City Section)

Championship

Westchester 86, Fairfax 84--The Comets (4-0), ranked as the No. 1 team in the country by most prep polls, managed to escape from a close game against league rival Fairfax before a standing room only crowd in the championship game of the 1st Annual Westchester Tip-Off Classic.  Westchester was led by Arizona-signee Hassan Adams with 26 points, 19 in the second half.  Fairfax was led by UCLA-commit Evan Burns who scored 25 points for the Lions (7-1).   Fairfax trailed by 13 points with a little over three and a half minutes to play but tied it up with just 30 seconds to play at 84-84 when Thomas Woods, a 6'-3" sophomore transfer from Ribet, managed a put back off a missed free throw by the Lion's Fernando Sampson, a Cal Poly SLO-signee.  The next trip down the floor, Westchester's Brandon Heath missed a three and Fairfax recovered the rebound.  Evan Burns then drove the lane but missed a 10-foot jumper. On the ensuing possession, Ashanti Cook was fouled by Fairfax point guard Kevin Bell, his 5th, and Cook, who has signed with New Mexico, sank both free throws to give the Comets their final margin of victory.

Consolation

Locke 87, Hawthorne 61--Mike Washington scored 23 points and Tyrone Flowers scored 19 in a losing effort for the Cougars, who finished eighth.

Woodcrest Christian Tournament (Southern Section)

Third Place

Riverside Sherman Indian 53, Murrieta Calvary Chapel 52-- The Warriors (3-2) came out sluggish in the first half and trailed by 11 at halftime, but mounted a comeback to pull within 1 on Ryan Evans' 3-pointer with five seconds left in the third-place game. Evans, who was named to the all-tournament team, led Calvary Chapel with 22 points and hit four 3-pointers. Luke Wilkerson, who hit two 3-pointers, added 10 points. The

Seventh Place

Webb 56, Desert Christian Bermuda Dunes 38--Arjun Rao scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Webb (2-5). Rao was named to the all-tournament team. The Gauls, who were in control for most of the game and pulled away in the second half, also received big games from Danny Smith (12 points) and Darek Baczynski (10 rebounds).

Condor League

Cornerstone Christian 34, Midland 29 --Mike Jones sank a three-point shot with three seconds remaining to snap a 29-29 tie and put Cornerstone Christian ahead to stay. Josiah Reed had 10 points and nine rebounds for Cornerstone Christian (2-3, 2-0). Alan Johnson scored 19 points for Midland.

Laguna Blanca 41, Cate 40--The Owls won their Condor League opener with the help of Eric Geeb and Jelani Hicks. The backcourt duo combined to score 38 points to help Laguna improve to 2-4. LAGUNA BLANCA--Geeb 13, Hicks 25, Nelson 3. Totals 12 15-20 41.  CATE--Banner 12, Barton 4, Altman 7, McCammack 5, Hess 7, Spagnoletti 5. Totals 16 5-10 40.  Laguna Blanca . . . 17 4 6 14 -- 41  Cate . . . 13 10 8 9 -- 40  3-point goals--LB 3 (Geeb, Hicks 2), C 3 (Banner 2, Altman). Fouls--LB 15, C 19. Fouled out--Altman, McCammack. Technicals--None.

Hi-Lo League

Trona 47, Academy for Academic Excellence 38 --Cody Corrion had 18 points for Trona (2-2, 1-0).

Calabasas 68, Desert 50 --Adam Malatesta scored 18 points for Calabasas (4-1). Jason Saunders added 13 points for the Coyotes along with five blocks.

Loma Linda Academy 73, Whittier Christian 47 --Kiff Rivinius scored 18 points for Loma Linda Academy (3-0). Tom Hogue had 10 points for Whittier Christian.

Serra 62, Rolling Hills Prep 53 --Eugene Hackett had 20 points and nine rebounds, including seven offensive boards, to lead visiting Serra (5-0). Eugene Jeter added 19 points

Sonora 54, Esperanza 43 --Mark Lovein and Michael Davis each had 12 points for Esperanza (6-1) in a nonleague loss to Sonora.

Troy 58, Valencia (Placentia) 42 --Kevin Dalafu had 18 points and five assists for Troy (2-5). Jesse Santos led Valencia with 13 points.

Western 53, Santiago 45 --Josh Winningham scored 12 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for Western (2-2). Micah Flores added 12 points, including four key three throws down the stretch. Santiago is 0-3.

Yeshiva 43, Valley Torah 36-- In a matchup of crosstown rivals, both teams got off to a jittery start as YULA built a seven point lead during the second quarter which was cut by Valley Torah to five on Yair Katz's put-back at the half-time buzzer. Yeshiva came out in the second half and opened up a double digit lead, as Adi Isaacs hit four three-pointers.   Despite a team-high 17 point effort from the Wolfpack's Yossie Goldman, Valley Torah was unable to close the gap in the fourth quarter.  Yeshiva's 6'-6" Sr. F/C Isaac Gabai sealed the win with two late layups off passes from point guard Daniel Nagel as YULA utilized its spread offense to good effect. Yeshiva--6 13 15 9 -43, Valley Torah-- 7 7 12 10--36;   Yeshiva--Isaacs17, Pollack 9, Gabai 8, Geft 3, Ryzman 4, Stieglitz 2;  Valley Torah--Katz 9, Goldman 17, Gabai 5, Adison 2, Malkin 1, Rosenfeld 2.

West Valley League v. Marine League Classic
@ Carson HS

Banning 86, Granada Hills 81 --Joey Saavedra had 38 points, including four 3-pointers to lead Banning (4-2). Manny Cortez had 23 points and six 3-pointers for Granada Hills (2-3). Hytham Abed had 21 points.

Taft 77, Gardena 65--Jeffrey Bryant scored 19 points, including three 3-pointers, and Romone Prescotte added 18 points for Gardena (2-3).

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