SoCalHoops High School News

CIF HS Games: Results & Details From
Wednesday, 12/26/01--(Dec. 30, 2001)

We were gone at various tournaments all week, and we will be posting a complete recap of the week, and some special summaries of the larger tournaments.  This is a late recap of what occurred this past Wednesday, specifcally the games that were played at various tournaments all over SoCal and elsewhere on Wednesday, December 26, 2001.  There were no league games played, so we have only tournament results to report.  Most of the scores and details from the action that took place is shown below, but if we're missing a score, it's either because no one sent it to us, or it wasn't reported by the local papers (the ones which happened to be available at the time) or on the various newspapers' websites.   Scores and details have been compiled from various sources including other websites (e.g., official tournament websites) and media sources.  If you have details, or a box score from a game that's not shown below, e-mail it to us. 

Atascadero Tournament

Started 12/27

Bellevue (Washington) Tournament
First Round

Glendora 85, Liberty 39 --Michael Mehanna scored 18 points to lead Glendora (9-1). The Tartans didn't seem to be affected with the travel as they easily defeated Liberty High in the opening round. Mehanna was 7-of-9 from the field.   Spencer Foster also had 15 points as Glendora's record improved to 9-1.

Bishop Tournament

Started 12/27

Brea-Olinda Tournament
Pool Play (Games listed in order of play)

Muir 99, Schurr 36 --Senior Ryan Hollins who has signed with Saint Louis University, hit 16 of 17 shots and scored 33 points for the Mustangs (12-0).  The Mustangs took control in the third quarter, outscoring Schurr 35-7 in an eight-minute span to open a 79-29 lead. Chris Torres scored 10 points to lead the Spartans, who dropped to 4-5

Bellflower 71, Murrieta Valley 48--Michael Hubbard scored 23 points for Bellflower (6-6). The Nighthawks (6-5) were without several players because of the holidays, and could not find much offense against the Buccaneers. A.J. McGregor led Murrieta with 11 points.

Monrovia 52, Claremont 51 --Steffon Barron hit a game-winning free throw with less than a second to play to boost Monrovia (5-6) over Claremont. Bryant Markson led all scorers for Monrovia with 22 points and eight rebounds in the win.

Ganesha 59, Westlake 45 --Michael Efevberha and Chris Reaves each scored 22 points for Ganesha (10-2). The Giants outscored Westlake, 16-8, in the third quarter to take a 37-28 lead. Jonathan Wiley scored 12 points for Westlake.

Brea Olinda 69, Warren 52 --Dennis Moore scored 31 to lead all scorers in the loss for Warren (9-3).

Esperanza v. Gahr--result not reported.

Bristol (Tenn) Tournament
First Round

Kingsport (Tenn) v. Dorsey (LA City)--result not reported.

Cactus Shawdows Arizona Tournament

Started 12/27/01

Cantwell Sacred Heart Tournament
Pool Play (listed in order of game play)

La Serna 60, Mountain View 29 --Matt Spain scored 24 points for La Serna (6-8). Spain hit 6 of 9 3-point attempts. Spain's two 3-pointers and 10 points in the opening quarter boosted the Lancers to a 12-4 lead, and two more 3-pointers in the second quarter gave him 16 points for the half and the Lancers a 33-9 halftime lead. Mountain View displayed impressive ball movement against La Serna's hard-working zone, but the Vikings' inability to take advantage of good looks at the basket presented them with an insurmountable task. Mountain View shot 15 percent (4-of-27), including 1-of-10 from 3-point range, in the first half.  Dusty Zuber, in his first varsity start, responded with eight points, including a 3-pointer, and a team-high nine rebounds, five off the offensive board. Brian Kepner had eight points off the bench, and five Lancers had at least five rebounds apiece. La Serna held a 45-24 edge in rebounds and shot 44 percent (23-of-52) from the field, including 64 percent (9-of-14) from 3-point range.

North Torrance 77, Don Lugo 58--Jun Senesac scored 21 points in the first-round victory for the Saxons (5-3). Jarrod Carroll had 12 points, and Tony Turner added 11. Traybon Herd grabbed 16 rebounds for North, which plays Mountain View next in pool play.  Roger Amaya and Mike Guzik both scored in double figures as the Conquistadores fell to North Torrance. Amaya scored a team-high 14 points and Guzik added 10.

Fullerton 61, Glenn 35--Jack Thompson scored 19 points to lead Fullerton to a first-round win in the Cantwell-Sacred Heart tournament. Fullerton is now 11-3.

Cantwell v. St. Paul--result not reported. 

Century "Mayor's Cup" Holiday Classic Tournament
First Round

Sunny Hills 71, Rancho Alamitos 16 --Clay Carmody scored 20 points for Sunny Hills (11-2). Rancho Alamitos is 0-12.

St. John Bosco 106, Los Amigos 43 --Eric Lane made five three-pointers and had 17 points and eight assists, Donny Quiroz had four three-pointers and had 18 points and five rebounds and Gio St. Amant had 12 points and 12 rebounds for St. John Bosco (11-2).

Santa Ana Valley v. Santa Ana--result not reported.

Dana Hills 74, Saddleback 46 --Mike Mooney had 16 points and Jeff Kaplan made five three-pointer's and had 15 points for Dana Hills (10-3).

Laguna Beach v. Century--result not reported.

El Modena v. Pacific (GG)--result not reported.

Cypress 81, Calvary Chapel 61--Matt Reid scored 21 points and Dominique Ricks added 12 with 17 rebounds for the Centurions (9-2) at Century.

Orange Lutheran v. Santiago (GG)--result not reported.

Chaminade Tournament
First Round  (Games listed in order they were played)

El Camino (LA City) 60, Oak Park 53--Rai Colston scored 23 points for El Camino (6-5). Monte McNair, a senior guard,  scored 15 points and had 3 assists for Oak Park (7-4).   Colston rebounded from a less-than-memorable first half, in which he missed four lay-ups by scoring 19 of his 21 points in the second half to lead El Camino Real (6-5) to a 60-53 victory over Oak Park in the opening game of the Chaminade tournament Wednesday.  Plagued by poor perimeter shooting and a lack of penetration by Colston, El Camino Real headed into the locker room trailing 21-18 at halftime.  Then Colston took over. He began driving the lane and when Oak Park's defense opened up, the sophomore point guard found the seams. And when Colston didn't take the shots, his penetration allowed him to dish the ball to teammates Todd Wolfson and Kiley Rodriguez. Wolfson scored 14 points and Rodriguez added six.   Colston's drive and layup with 41 seconds left gave the Conquistadores a 56-50 lead and sealed the victory in a close game that had six lead changes.  Grant Smith and Ryan Klein of Oak Park both fouled out with more than three minutes to play. 

Calabasas 58, Agoura 51 --Steve Saunders scored 25 for Calabasas (8-5), Agoura 4-6.  Adam Malatesta added 10 points for the Coyotes who outscored the Chargers (4-6) 18-9 in the first quarter in a come-from-behind victory. Kevin Cornwell led Agoura with 18 points.

Lancaster 74, Kennedy (LA City ) 72 (2 OT) --Mike Webb scored 32 points for Lancaster. Markeith Wheeler had 25 points for Kennedy.    James Smith hit the game-winning shot for Lancaster (9-4), an eight-foot jumper with 10 seconds left in the second overtime, his only points of the game.   Markeith Wheeler scored 25 points for Kennedy of Granada Hills (6-6).

Chaminade 79, Milken 43 --Dion Cook scored 19 for Chaminade (10-2). Milken is now 6-6. Jon Todd added 15 to lead the host Eagles of West Hills to the first-round victory.

Riordan (S.F.) 85, Van Nuys (LA City) 27 --Adam Hoffman scored 20 for San Francisco Riordan (9-1) who lead 38-3 at the end of the first quarter. Van Nuys is 2-6.  Anrea Anduha had 15 points for the Wolves (2-6) who were overmatched by the Crusaders of San Francisco (9-1), the top-rated team in Division III by Cal-Hi Sports.

Canyon (Canyon Country) 67, Monroe (LA City) 42 --Chad Eichten scored 17 for Canyon country Canyon (10-3). Monroe is 3-8. Jeremy Haggerty added 16 for the Cowboys.

Birmingham (LA City) 64, Leuzinger 47 --Jordan Farmer scored 25 points for Birmingham (3-2). Leuzinger is 3-6. Loren Leath
totaled 18 points and eight rebounds for Birmingham.

Valencia 64, Grant (LA City) 56 --Ryan Zike scored 18 for Valencia (6-7). Gino Riney scored 28 with four three pointers to lead Grant (4-6) in the loss.

Chino Tournament
Pool Play (Listed in order of play during the day)

West Covina 58, Workman 52--details not reported.

Hueneme 47, Lakewood 44 --Deshion Inniss scored 18 to lead Hueneme in an upset over Lakewood (8-1), ranked No. 19 by The Times. Paul McLaurin scored 14 to lead Lakewood.

Bonita 57, El Rancho 34 --Al Santa Cruz scored 11 points to secure team-high scoring honors for the Dons, but they were not enough as Bonita (6-5) rode Nik Kannan's 19-point showing to victory. Korey Johnson added seven points and nine boards for the Bearcats. Tommy Musa was Bonita's defensive leader with five steals.

Chino 79, Marshall Fundamental 43 --Robert White's 26 points and Ryan Putnam's 10 rebounds powered the Cowboys (6-5) to victory.

Chula Vista Tournament

Started 12/27/01

Clovis (Fresno) Tournament
First Round

Sunnyside (Fresno) 52, Stockdale (Bakersfield) 51-- The Stockdale High boys' basketball team held off Sunnyside's second-half surge to escape with a 52-51 victory on the first day of the Clovis Elks Tournament on Wednesday. With 2.7 seconds remaining, the Mustangs' Nick Reese made a free throw for the difference.   The Wildcats made up a 10-point second-quarter deficit by turning up the pressure on the defensive end before tying the game at 51. Reese finished with 12 points, and Matt Garnett had 17 for Stockdale. Mike Wilson led Sunnyside with 17. Stockdale (10-2) held comfortable leads for most of the game before the Wildcats (6-4) started clawing their way back into contention, eventually tying the score in the final minute. Reese, a 6-foot-6 forward, was fouled on his way to the hoop on a sidelines out-of-bounds play. He finished with 12 points, while 6-8 post player Matt Garnett led Stockdale with 16 points. Sunnyside guard Mike Wilson led the Wildcats with 17 points.

South (Bakersfield) 83, Atwater 78--Junior guard Marcus Johnson led the Rebels with 23 points in the Clovis Elks Tournament. The Rebels (8-3) advance to the tournament quarterfinals against Clovis.  Johnson also grabbed 10 rebounds, had four assists and five steals for South. Junior guard Lonnie Jackson scored 20 points, including six 3-point baskets, had four assists and three steals for the Rebels
while freshman guard James Ward scored 14 points, had five assists and four steals. Cory Fagan, a 6-foot-4 senior, also had 23 points for Atwater. Senior center Mike Seivert scored 19 points for the Falcons and teammate Lo Saechao scored 17, including three 3-pointers.

Fresno v. Foothill (Bakersfield)--result not reported.

Buchannan (Clovis) v. Carruthers--result not reported.

Carson (LA City) 56, Golden Valley 52--Carson (7-4) was trailing by four points midway through the final quarter, but came back behind Ekene Ibekwe's 22 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and 12 rebounds. Golden Valley is now 6-5. Ibekwe hit 8-of-10 free throws. Samuel Hill finished with 14 points, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Ray Reese added eight points, and Bryan Harvey scored seven for Carson. Carson (7-4) -- Marcus Washington 3, Sam Hill 14, Louis White 2, Bryan Harvey 3, Ekene Ibekwe 26, Ray Reese 8. Totals: 20 13-20 56. Golden Valley (6-6) -- Derrick Jacobs 10, Joe Gonzalez 4, David Jensen 3, Hector Lopez 4, Troy Cunha 18, Clarence Marshall 2, Doug Fister 11. Totals: 19 6-14 52.  Carson 10 11 11 24 -- 56  Golden Valley 11 13 13 15 -- 52  3-pointers -- Carson 3 (Hill), Golden Valley 8 (Cunha 6, Jensen, Jacobs). Total fouls -- Carson 16, Golden Valley 16. Fouled out - Reese.

Bakersfield 78, Bishop 32 --The Drillers were in control from the start at the Clovis Elks Tournament, leading 20-5 after the first quarter as the Broncos scored in single digits in each of the first three quarters. Bakersfield High (8-3) was led by senior guard Ryan Padilla, who posted 27 points, six rebounds and four assists. Freshman center Titus Shelton had 10 points and nine rebounds, and guard Roy Armstrong scored a dozen points. Point guard Derrick Lee dished out eight assists. Bishop was led by Calvin Taylor's eight points. The teams combined for just eight free throw attempts. Bakersfield was 4-for-5 and Bishop was 3-for-3.

East (Bakersfield) 73, Immanuel (Reedley) 69--Fred Pineda scored 10 of his season-high 27 points in the final quarter and also had six assists as the Blades (6-6) handed Immanuel (10-1) its first loss of the season in the opening round of the Clovis Elks Tournament at Clovis High  Adolf Mondaca 15 points and eight rebounds and Kevin Rhodes had nine points and nine rebounds for the Blades, who play Stockdale at Clovis High in the second round. The two teams have already played twice this season, each winning once. Jacob Wild led Immanuel with 25 points.

Clovis 93, Roosevelt (Fresno) 56-- Clovis jumped to a quick start and routed Roosevelt 93-56.  The Cougars led 31-13 after the first quarter, when they made seven 3-pointers, and 55-28 at halftime. Clovis' John Black led all scorers with 19 and Earl Warren added 14.

Covina Tournament
First Round  (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Loara 66, Charter Oak 60 --Bryce Sheldon made 8 of 11 shots and had 21 points and five assists and Drew Howard had 13 points and five assists for Loara (9-2). Sharif Elkhaldy had 20 points for Charter Oak (9-3).

Mark Keppel 70, Los Altos 54--details not reported.

Wilson (HH) 69, Northview 52--The Wildcats, paced by senior Dontay Holloway and junior Anthony Salgado, rolled to a 69-52 victory over Northview during the first round of the 48th annual Covina Christmas Tournament.   Holloway scored a game-high 27 points and Salgado had 16 to lead Wilson, which improved to 7-5 and will face top-seeded Bishop Amat in the quarterfinals.The Wildcats outscored Northview, 10-3, during a two-minute stretch and took a 25-16 advantage after three consecutive field goals by Holloway, who scored nine of his 27 during the quarter. Wilson then closed the period with an 8-2 burst for a 33-20 cushion at halftime. Northview, which received 17 points from senior Jamaal Johnson and nine from senior James Galvin, kept Wilson in reach and inched within 44-33 when senior Khary Filer dropped in 3-footer with 3:31 left in the third quarter. Wilson then all but put the issue to rest by first outscoring the Vikings, 5-2, to close the period, then opening the fourth quarter with an 8-3 run to make it 57-38 with 6:14 left. Johnson and Sal Hurtado each hit 3-pointers to get the Vikings back to within 59-48 with 4:10 left. But Wilson secured the victory by sinking 6 of 9 free throws down the stretch.

Bishop Amat 81, South Hills 49 --John Haywood scored 14 points and Paul Porter added 11 to lead Bishop Amat (10-2).

Downey 66, Diamond Bar 45 --Steve Topete scored 20 points and Larry Cunningham added 19 to lead Downey (7-4). Diamond Bar is now 5-6.

California 75, Rancho Cucamonga 70-- Senior guard Matt Amido held a hot hand and his teammates came through with clutch free-throw shooting as California High School's boys basketball team pulled out a 75-70 victory over Rancho Cucamonga in first-round action at the Covina Tournament on Wednesday night. Amido hit three 3-pointers and was 11-of-12 shooting from the free-throw line to account for much of his season-high 36 points. The Condors were 19-of-24 from the free-throw line, including going 10-of-10 during the final two minutes.  Sophomore front-liner Korey Bradbury also played a key role for California (2-9), grabbing 14 rebounds off the bench. Justin Hamilton had 19 points and Devian Ford added 18 points, but it wasn't enough as the Cougars (4-8) fell to California (2-9) which was led by Matt Amido's 36 points.

Chaffey 48, Pomona 47--details not reported.

Covina 62, Arroyo 44 --Jino La Bomme scored 18 with six assists and four steals to lead Covina (10-1).

Disney World Florida Tournament

Started 12/27/01

Eagle Rock Tournament
First Round (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Garfield (LA City) 60, Bravo Magnet (LA City) 48--details not reported.

Manual Arts (LA City) 84, University (LA City) 73 --Jeremy Lake scored 22 points for University (9-2).

Roosevelt (LA City) v. Wilson (LA City)--result not reported.

Belmont (LA City) 58, Flintridge Prep 46--Connor O' Byrne scored 23 points for Flintridge Prep (1-6). Michael James scored 18 for Belmont (2-6).

Eagle Rock v. Mar Vista (SD CIF)--result not reported.

Bell (LA City) v. Hamilton (LA City)--result not reported.

Estancia Tournament
Pool Play (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Rosemead 57, Norte Vista 56--Steve Martinez hitting a jump-shot in the final moments of the contest to lead the Panthers past the Braves. Albert Cardona led all scorers with 23 points; teammate Mario Cobian had 14.  Rosemead improved to 7-5.

South Torrance 60, Hoover (CIF-SS) 53--Tyler Graham had 24 points, nine rebounds and three steals as the Spartans (4-4) won their first-round game. Kevin Ritchie added 19 points, 12 rebounds and two steals. Scott Wilson had seven points and seven rebounds for South. The Spartans will play Mayfair next.

Riverside Notre Dame 53, La Quinta (Westminster) 41--details not reported.

Mayfair 92, Corona del Mar 33--details not reported.

Irvine 65, San Clemente 49--Nagi Heider scored 19 and Brad Kanis added 17 and blocked eight shots for the Vaqueros (5-7) at Estancia.

Estancia 68, Whittier Christian 45 --Fernando Maldonado had 35 points and seven rebounds and Lewis Bradshaw had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Estancia (8-4). Frank Sanchez had 16 points for Whittier Christian (4-8).

Rosemead 57, Estancia 56 --Albert Cardona had 23 points for Rosemead (7-5) in a first-round victory over host Estancia. Lawrence Rene had 19 points for Estancia.

Ocean View 70, Antioch 61-- Casey Ortiz' 23 points sparked the Seahawks (6-7).

Maple Ridge (BC Canada) v. Villa Park--result not reported.

Fresno Christian Eagle Challenge
First Round   (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Campbell Hall 63, Coalinga 36 --Matt Llewelyn scored 23 points for Campbell Hall (4-5). Teammate Darryl Hall had 20 points for the Vikings.

Capitol Christian (Sacramento) v. Central Valley Christian (Visalia)--result not reported.

Price 85, Valley Christian (Rincon) 69 --Derrick Williams scored 23 points for Price (10-2).

Serra 76, San Francisco University 63 --Eugene Jeter scored 23 points with 18 assists and six steals to lead Serra (11-2). Samir Hernandez added nine points, four rebounds and four steals and Eric McNeal scored nine points.

Rolling Hills Prep 90, Bakersfield Christian 44 --At the Fresno Christian tournament, sophomore point guard Curtis Allen had 19 points and
D.J. Wright added 20 to lift Rolling Hills Prep. Bakersfield Christian (3-7) trailed 36-10 at halftime and 57-22 after three quarters. Charlie Stevens had 13 points and Blake Allen scored 10 for Bakersfield Christian.

Fresno Christian v. St. Bernard (Eureka, CA)

Hoopa Valley 67, Bishop Diego 53-- Bishop's Pat Minehan scored 26 points but it wasn't enough against a team that was a state finalist in Division 5 last year. The Cardinals, 6-6, lost the first-round game in the Fresno Christian tournament and will play another strong small school, University of San Francisco in a consolation round game. Sophomore Robert Marquez, playing his first varsity game, provided a spark with nine points. HOOPA VALLEY -- Avery 5, Marshall 27, B. Bussell 10, Mitchell 5, Rivas 4, I. Bussell 5, Schmidt 7, Ruiz 4. Totals 26 7-9 67. BISHOP DIEGO -- Marquez 9, Minehan 26, Boehm 4, Aijian 6, Dunn 2, Elmerick 4, Schneider 2. Totals 19 11-23 53. Hoopa Valley...16 16 16 19 -- 67. Bishop Diego... 9 10 15 19 -- 53 3-point goals--HV 8 (Marshall 5, B. Bussell 2, Avery 1), BD 4 (Minehan 2, Marquez 2). Total fouls--HV 21, BD 13. Fouled out--Marshall. Technical foul--HV bench. Record--HV 9-2, BD 6-6.

Garces (Bakersfield) Tournament
First Round (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Shafter 53,  Liberty (Bakersfield) 40--Fabian Jimenez and Mike Watts scored 16 points apiece and the Generals erased an eight-point halftime deficit. Shafter earned the victory by outscoring the Patriots 17-3 in the final quarter. Zak Bolton led Liberty with 11 points and Brian Stanley scored 10.

Garces Memorial (Bakersfield) 79, Kerman 32--Garces blew the game open in the first quarter and coasted past the Lions (6-5). The Rams went on a 12-2 run to open the game. The highlights of the surge were a dunk by Swift with defenders hanging on him like Christmas ornaments, and a breakaway reverse jam by Ryan. Carrillo made a 30-foot basket as the first quarter ended, giving Garces a 24-7 lead. Ryan led Garces with 13 points, Esparza had 12 and Swift finished with 11 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks. Shiloh added 10 points.

El Segundo 60, San Joaquin (Fresno) Memorial 56--El Segundo trailed, 52-47, with six minutes left, but went on a 13-4 run to end the game. Dashawn Strong had 30 points and 13 rebounds for El Segundo (9-1), the 18th-ranked team in the region by The Times. Antonio Lawrence scored 27 points for San Joaquin Memorial.   Jeramie Hopson hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to give El Segundo the win. Hopson was looking to get the ball down low to Dashawn Strong, but San Joaquin Valley pressured Strong and forced him to give it back to Hopson, who drilled his lone 3-pointer as time expired on the shot clock. Hopson was 1-of-5 from 3-point range.  Hopson added 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Together, they help offset a 27-point performance from heavily recruited Antonio Lawrence of San Joaquin Valley. El Segundo (9-1) takes on Liberty and tournament host Garces in pool-play games next. In the closest matchup of the first day of the tournament, center Dashawn Strong was nearly unstoppable around the basket with 28 points and Jeramie Hopson added 16 to help El Segundo end San Joaquin Memorial's four-game win streak. Hopson, a lightning-quick guard, made a 3-point basket from near the top of the key to give El Segundo the lead for good, 59-56, with 46 seconds left. Memorial took it biggest lead of the second half, 42-37, after Antonio Lawrence made nearly identical steal-and-score plays toward the end of the third quarter. Lawrence, who is 6-foot-5, powerfully built and an explosive, led Memorial with 27 points and freshman point guard Dwain Williams sliced through the El Segundo defense with an impressive array of moves, finishing with 27 points.

Garces Memorial 75, St. Joseph 41 -- Joe Killey led St. Joseph with eight points in a first-round loss to the host school in the Garces Tournament in Bakersfield.  A balanced Garces attack fueled by eight 3-pointers and the presence of 7-foot sophomore Robert Swift led to a 75-41 victory over Santa Maria-St. Joseph in the nightcap.  Junior Anthony Esparza had a game-high 18 points and also pulled down six rebounds against St. Joseph (5-6), and Swift finished with 13 points and five blocked shots to lead the Rams (11-3).  The Rams' inside-outside game got started early. Swift scored 11 first-quarter points, and Esparza sank two 3-pointers as Garces took a 23-11 lead. Two more 3-pointers by 6-foot-7 junior Zach Ryan (11 points, six rebounds) and another by Esparza helped eventually build the Rams' lead to 40-18 in the first half.  Despite clearing its bench for much of the final quarter, and sitting its starters for long spells throughout, Garces continued to build its lead.  The Rams opened the third quarter with a 14-5 run, capped by a pair of free throws by Swift that gave the Rams a 54-24 lead with 3:10 left in the third quarter. Garces also received a strong effort from guards Kyle Shiloh, with seven points and seven assists, and Moochie Carrillo, with 10 points.

Granite Hills Holiday Tournament
Pool Play  (Games listed in order they were played during the day) [Note:   All teams are San Diego CIF, except Pacific Hills, which is CIF-SS]

Valhalla v. Sweetwater--results not reported.

Pacific Hills v. Calexico--results not reported.

Valley v. Central Union--results not reported.

Crawford v. Granite Hills--results not reported.

Hart Holiday Classic
First Round  (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Highland 73, Royal 69--Mike Stevenson scored 24 points and Tre Peters finished with 22 points for the Bulldogs of Palmdale in the first-round victory.  Robert Davis had 21 points for the Highlanders of Simi Valley. Royal trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half but saw its rally fall short.

Murphy 71, Palmdale 39 --Justin Turman had 26 points and Chuma Awaji added 23 for Murphy (9-3).  Derrick Hagan was the only Falcons player to score in double digits in the first-round loss. Hagan, a senior forward, finished with 14 points.

Cleveland (LA City) 77, Burroughs (Burbank) 52--Gabe Bernard had 17 points according to the LA Times (19 if you read the Daily News) and 10 rebounds for Cleveland (6-5). Teammate Nick Young had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Edmin Johnson finished with 12 and Casey Bednash had 10 for Cleveland. Burroughs of Burbank, which trailed by five points at halftime, got 14 points from Joey Paysinger and Peter St. Hubert added 10.

North Hollywood (LA City) 52, Glendale 47 --The Huskies received 15 points from David Durand and 12 from Jason Quinones in the first-round win. Riley Van Patten scored 12 points for the Nitros.

West (Bakersfield) 68, Sante Fe 57 --  The Vikings surged to a 36-19 halftime lead and cruised to victory over their Santa Fe Springs opponent in the Hart Holiday Classic at Hart High. West forward Vincent Harris had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead the Vikings (8-4) in both categories. Guard-forward Matt Jones added 17 points, while forward Walter Strickland chipped in 10 points and six rebounds. Jarvis Thomas had three steals. Santa Fe guard Robert Ruiz accounted for more than half of his team's scoring with 32 points, including five 3-pointers. Guard-forward Duke Rivera added 15 points as they combined for all but 10 of the team's scoring output. West will face Palmdale-Highland next.

Camarillo 69, Littlerock 45--Gary Bundy scored 21 points and Brett Scyphers had 16 as Camarillo High defeated Littlerock 69-45 in a first-round game of the Hart tournament Wednesday night. Bundy established control inside and made of 9 of his 14 shot attempts; Scyphers hit four 3-pointers for the Scorpions (9-3).  Camarillo has managed the win even though one of its top players, David Reichel, has missed the past three games with a knee injury. Littlerock (6-5) trailed by 18 points at halftime and was led by Thaddeus Robinson with 14 points. Before leaving the game with an injury to his right ankle, Mike Creel scored nine points.

Reseda (LA City) 81, Morningside 33 --Sergei Lepiashinski scored 33 points for the Regents (5-2) in the first-round victory

Hart 90, LACES Magnet (LA City) 38-- Mitch Paden had 18 points to lead Hart (9-3) to a first-round tournament victory over LACES.

Hollywood HS Sheik Classic
Pool Play   (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Beverly Hills 59, San Fernando (LA City) 46 --Issac Astalion scored 24 of his 30 points in the second half for Beverly Hills (5-4).

Verbum Dei 59, King-Drew Magnet (LA City) 35

Hollywood (LA City) 46, Foshay Magnet (LA City) 28 --Dominique Willis had 19 points for Hollywood (4-7).

Jordan (LA City) 62, Hawthorne JV 33

Joshua Springs Tournament

Started 12/27/01

Katella Tournament
Pool Play (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Narbonne 62, Norco 57 --Reggie Simms had 24 points, 16 in the fourth quarter.  Simms shot five three-pointers and had six assists. Ulric Pattillo had 12 points for Narbonne (5-5). Jeremy Black had 15 points for Norco (7-5).

Bolsa Grande 59, Sultana 44 --Omar Amaral scored 24 points, including a 12-point second quarter, and David Doan added 18 points on four three-pointers for Bolsa Grande (10-3) at Katella High. Josh Pucker scored 11 points for Sultana (3-5).

Servite 67, Savanna 48 --Erik Hilde had 17 points and Lionel Killens had 10 for Servite (4-8). Savanna is 3-8.

Buena Park 80, Katella 74 (3 OT) --Zach Barker had 28 points to lead Buena Park (9-2). Elliott Tyson had 19 points while Jeff Clement and Pat Parker had 14 points apiece for Katella (8-4)

La Quinta "Gamer Invitational" Tournament
Pool Play (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

El Toro 73, Torrance 47 --Freshman Jonathan Johnson had 18 points and seven assists and Patrick Carney had 17 points to lead El Toro (9-3) past the Tartars (4-7) at La Quinta High. Best added 14 for El Toro.  Torrance was led by May with 17.

Lincoln Academy (San Diego) 73, Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, CA) 65--Shaun Davis of Lincoln scored 23 in the win. Ponderosa's   Montgomery had 19.

Monte Vista (Danville, CA) 84, La Quinta 57--Paul St. Angelo scored 26 for La Quinta in the loss to Monte Vista. Monte Vista was led by   Mullally with 25

Mira Costa 65, Merrill West (Central Section) 37 --Rocky Ciasulli and Daniel William each had 14 points for Mira Costa (5-4).

La Salle-Temple City Tournament
First Round (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

@ La Salle

Gabrielino 61, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 50

Franklin 58, Cerritos Valley Christian 55--Rob Halma scored 28 for CVC in the loss.

St. Monica 55, Rosamond 46 --Hampton Nunley scored 21 points to lead St. Monica (3-8).

La Salle 63, Montebello 42 --Anthony Napolitano scored 18 points to go with four assists and three steals as La Salle rode an opening 16-8 run to gain control.

@ Temple City

La Canada 88, Marshall (LA City) 44 --Billy Hofman scored 17 points along with eight assists to lead La Canada (8-3). Mark Moore had 13 points and 10 rebounds as La Canada improved to 8-3 on the season.

Alhambra 58, Cathedral 34 --Erich Chung scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half for Alhambra (6-6).

Temple City 61, Whittier 56--Kevin Sweeney scored 27 for Temple City.  Temple City went on a second-quarter spree, built a comfortable lead and held off a late Whittier push to win the first-round game, 61-56.   The Rams led by just 18-17 early in the the second quarter, but some hot shooting by junior point guard Kevin Sweeney helped Temple City extend its lead. Sweeney scored seven of his team-high 27 points in the quarter and Greg Johnston and Desmond Reed each made 3-pointers to help the Rams lead, 35-23, at halftime.  Whittier junior forward Michael Hernandez, who torched the Rams for 12 of his game-high 28 points in the first quarter, was held to just two field goals in the quarter. In the third quarter, Whittier's crowd and defense turned up the intensity. Both were effective and seemed to make an impact, but Whittier (9-3) couldn't get on an extended run to effectively chip away at Temple City's lead. The teams' intensity turned into a trash-talking contest and hack-a-thon in the fourth quarter. It reached a low point late in the game when Whittier's Frank Galindo and Temple City's Theo Giannoulias were ejected after a brief shoving match. But the Rams made just enough free throws to keep the game in hand. Temple City (8-2) missed four of its first six in the quarter as Whittier drew within six. But the home team made 7-of-12 down the stretch to hold on.

St. Bernard 76, Maranatha 66 --Bruce Bevans had 26 points and five rebounds as the Vikings (6-8) won in the first round. Rocky Hinds had 23 points and seven rebounds. Kevin Ross had 13 points and four rebounds, and Yannick Koffi distributed seven assists for St. Bernard, which plays Temple City next.  John Gregorich scored 18 points for Maranatha (8-6).

La Verne Lutheran Tournanment

Started 12/27/01

Las Vegas Prep Classic
First Round (Only CIF-SS game results shown)

Riverside ML King 83, Western (Las Vegas) 71 --Marvin Lea scored 34 and Leon Rosborough added 21 to lead No. 17 ranked Riverside King (9-2). Las Vegas Western is the defending Nevada State 4-A large school champion.

Green Valley v. Granada Hills (LA City)

Trabuco Hills v. AB Miller

Durango (Las Vegas) v. Lyunwood

Arroyo Grande v. McClane (Fresno)

Peninsula 66, Clark (Las Vegas) 60--Behind 25 points from Kevin Gardner , Peninsula (7-2) won its first-round game. Kent Krekorian added nine for Peninsula, which faces Woodbridge next.

LA Baptist Tournament

Started 12/27/01

Marin Catholic Tournanment
First Round

University (CIF-SS) 76, San Mateo 60 --Jon Asnon made five three-point shots and had 19 points and Bobby Gomez finished with 17 points for University (8-4).

Sir Francis Drake (North Coast) v. Norwalk (CIF-SS)--

Modesto Christian Holiday Classic
Pool Play  (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

@ Stanislaus State

St. Mary's v. Bret Harte--score not reported.

Tokay 2, Taft (LA City) 0 (forfeit)-- Taft had transportation issues which prevented them from getting to their first game on time.

Skyline (Oakland) v. Edison (Fresno)--

Long Beach Poly 84, Turlock 39 --Poly was practically jumping out of Cal State Stanialsus' Warrior Arena Wednesday night as the Jackrabbits showed every bit of why they're among the top teams in California with an 84-39 victory over Turlock at the Modesto Holiday Hoop Classic. Turlock hung with Poly for a quarter, trailing only 16-11 after the first period. But the extremely athletic Jackrabbits controlled the rest of the game, forcing numerous Turlock turnovers and posting seven slam dunks. The Jackrabbits went on a 27-6 second-quarter streak. Poly put the game away with a 31-9 third-quarter run. Turlock's Tyler Couchman had 13 points, including all three of the Bulldogs' 3-pointers. Brian Pirtle also added 13 for Turlock.  Poly's Carlos Rivers was named player of the game after the senior scored nine points and caused seven steals. He also made three assists, one of which electrified the crowd as he used the backboard to drop an alley-oop pass to Bobby Jones for two of his game-high 17. Poly played without its team MVP, Marcedes Lewis, who was at the California/Florida Football all-star game.   Turlock -- Jesse Purwal 2, Tim Owens 4, John Daly 2, Brian Pirtle 13, Tony Olson 4, Tyler Couchman 13; Totals -- 18 1-4 39 Long Beach (7-1) -- Mike Washington 8, Richard Han 2, Isaiah Freeman 14, Carlos Rivers 9, Patrick Chu 4, Chris Fields 4, Reggie Butler 9, Mike Roche 12, Marcus Lewis 3, Bobby Jones 17, Ryan Love 4; Totals 35 13-20 84   Turlock 11 6 9 13 -- 39 Long Beach 16 27 31 10 -- 84  3-pointers -- Turlock 3 (Couchman 3), Poly 1 (Jones). Total fouls -- Turlock 15, Poly 10.

Modesto Christian 86, Campolindo 57 --The Crusaders made short work of winless Campolindo (Moraga) with an 86-57 victory at Cal State Stanislaus' Warrior Arena.  MC opened up a 13-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back as it dominated down low against the smaller Cougars. James Noel was named player of the game after the senior scored 26 points. David Paris added 21 for the Crusaders (11-3), who play Kennedy of Sacramento next. While MC controlled the inside, Campolindo (0-8) was forced to shoot from the outside. The Cougars nailed nine 3-pointers, including four from Kyle Corkill, but Campolindo didn't hit much else. MC returned from its trip to the prestigious Powerade Holiday Prep Classic in Las Vegas worn down and beat up. The Crusaders played most of the tournament with a rotation of only six players. Injuries hurt the Crusaders as Brian Donham (broken nose), Bobby Cole II (black eye) and Liam Hughes (lacerated chin) all came away banged up. Campolindo (0-8) -- Eddie Colonna 8, Billy Colonna 3, Scott Sproul 8, Sean Pfalzer 7, Kyle Corkill 21, Kaveh 2, Azimi 2, Colin Willemsen 5.  Modesto Christian (11-3) -- Richard Patterson 7, Miles Scott 2, Brian Donham 5, James Noel 26, Austin Paris 4, Bobby Cole II 8, Marshall Meyers 2, David Paris 21, Liam Hughes 10.  Campolindo 13 17 14 13 -- 57  Modesto Chr. 26 20 25 15 -- 86 3-pointers -- Campolindo 9 (Corkill 4, E. Colonna 2, B. Colonna, Pfalzer, Willemsen), MC 4 (Noel 2, Patterson, Scott). Total fouls -- Campolindo 13, MC 10.

@ Modesto Christian

Laguna Creek 56, Santa Cruz 55--details not reported.

Compton Centennial 84, Sierra 49 --Sterling Byrd scored 15 points and Saul Lankster added 13 points and six rebounds for Compton Centennial (7-0). Senior forward Derrick Shaw had 23 points, including three 3-pointers, but he was the only Timberwolves player to score more than six points in the loss to Centennial.   Centennial had six players score at least nine points, led by Sterling Byrd's 15 points. Saul Lankster and 6-2 freshman Gabriel Pruitt each added 13 pointsCentennial - Jonathan Smith 6, Arron Afflalo 11, Saul Lankster 13, Corey Burrell 11, Michael Gordon 3, Sterling Byrd 15, Gabriel Pruitt 13, Danny Lang 3, Darius Sanders 9. Totals 28 19-23 84.   Sierra - Phil Waterford 6, Daniel Pastran 4, Mike Williams 4, Matt Truscott 2, Abdiel Bosque 5, Derrick Shaw 23, Nick Richards 5. Totals 18 7-15 49. Cent. 15 20 27 22 -- 84  Sierra 15 8 8 18 -- 49 3-pointers - Centennial 8 (Pruitt 2, Smith 2, Lang, Byrd, Gordon, Burrell, Afflalo), Sierra 5 (Shaw 3, Waterford, Williams). Total fouls - Centennial 16, Sierra 19.

Kennedy 80, Canyon (Anaheim) 62 --details not avaialble.

Oakland Tech 81, East Union 45 --The East Union Lancers hung around into the third quarter, pulling within 43-31 on an Armando Mendoza 3-pointer with 6:20 to go, but the Bulldogs went on a 12-0 run after that, effectively ending any chance EU had at a comeback.  East Union had no answers for the Oakland Tech trio of Leon Powe, Kenneth Smith and Armando Surratt. The 6-foot-8 Powe, one of the top juniors in the nation, couldn't be stopped inside. He scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.  Smith, a 6-3 swingman, had 19. And Surratt, a point guard headed for Fresno State, had 17 points, including the only Oakland Tech 3-pointer.  Surratt also spearheaded the Bulldogs' frenetic full-court press, which forced almost 20 turnovers.    The Lancers' bright spot on the offensive side was junior forward Stephen Barrera, who had 26 points and six 3-pointers.  East Union - Michael Nunnally 6, Stephen Barrera 26, Brandon McFarland 2, David Shaw 5, Larry Ota 2, Armando Mendoza 3, Kris Lepitan 1. Totals 16 5-17 45.  Oakland Tech - Leon Powe 23, Kenneth Smith 19, Armando Surratt 17, Terrance Franklin 4, Quinton Thomas 10, Kevin Moore 2, Tari Johnson 2, Chase McGaffie 6. Totals 36 10-11 81.  East Union 10 15 13 7 - 45 Oakland Tech 17 22 22 22 - 81  3-pointers - East Union 8 (Barrera 6, Mendoza, Shaw), Oakland Tech 1 (Surratt). Team fouls - East Union 15, Oakland Tech 13.

Sylmar (LA City) 70, Bishop Montgomery 65 --Frank Robinson scored 20 points for Sylmar. Fred Washington had 28 points for Bishop Montgomery (6-4) and teammate Gavin Lee had 21

Mt. Carmel HS San Diego Holiday Hoops Classic
First Round (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Vista 66, Castle Park 62--Josh Feliciano and Chris Nickolei combined for 34 points to pace the Panthers. VISTA (66) ---- Underwood 7, Williams 4, Feliciano 20, Nickolei 14, Snyder 7, Lee 6, Lay 4, Romero 2, Kelley 2. FG 24. FT 10-12. CASTLE PARK (62) ----Harvey 4, Bowell 13, Harmon 3, Bradford 16, Ransom 3, Armstrong 23. FG 24. FT 6-9. Vista 20 17 11 18 ---- 66  Castle Park 8 20 15 19 ---- 62  Total fouls ---- Vista 14, Castle Park 13. Fouled out ---- Ransom (CP). Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- Underwood (V) 1, Feliciano (V) 2, Snyder (V) 1, Armstrong (CP) 7, Harmon (CP) 1.  Record: Vista 5-6.

Sonora 74, El Capitan 47--details not available

El Dorado 60, Kearny 42 --David Patten scored 26 points and Kyle Miller added 22 for El Dorado (10-1).

Mission Viejo 68, Rancho Buena Vista 47 --RANCHO BUENO VISTA (47) ---- Cross 8, Johnson 15, Esquibel 2, Serafin 4, Lawrence 14, Sipin 4. FG 19. FT 6-11. MISSION VIEJO (68) ---- Ralph 3, Ortiz 4, Niesen 17, Jake Collins 10, Engstrom 6, Curran 4, Stacey 14, Fleskoski 2, McTeigue 2, Jed Collins 6. FG 26. FT 10-15.   Total fouls ---- Rancho Buena Vista 17, Mission Viejo 19. Fouled out ---- none. Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- Ortiz (MV) 1, Jake Collins (MV) 2, Stacey (MV) 3, Johnson (RBV) 3.  Record: Rancho Buena Vista 6-5.

Rocklin 73, Cerritos 58 --details not available

Merced 63, Oceanside 57 --Merced (6-6) -- Demetrius Avie 4, Brandon Jarrett 4, Mark Uyeno 22, Nathan Wandick 5, Josh Moldenhauer 7, Chris Farmer 9, Ramiro Hurtado 12; Totals 21 15-18 63  Oceanside -- Chris Bennett 2, Johnny Harris 16, Tyrone Rollins 12, EJ Wilson 8, Zach Bruce 15, Bobby Byrd 4; Totals 22 9-20 57 Merced 17 13 13 20 -- 63  Oceanside 13 15 15 14 -- 57  3-pointers -- Merced 6 (Uyeno 4, Wandick, Farmer), Oceanside 4 (Harris 3, Rollins 1); Fouls -- Mer 18, Oceanside 13. .Record: Oceanside 4-6. 

Poway 71, Centennial Bakersfield 47 --Poway big-man Alan Wiggins had 20 points in the first half. He finished with 14 field goals and 28 points. POWAY (71) ---- Merrick 4, Heer 15, Hall 4, Wiggins 28, McGlocklin 2, Jergensen 4, Wealch 8, Soliven 2, Stock 4. FG 29. FT 13-17. CENTENNIAL (47) ---- Rios 2, Rhoades 2, Vance 8, Guey-Moch 3, Smith 3, Standiford 2, Pain 6, Allen 10, Hansen 6, Hodson 5. FG 18. FT 5-6.  Poway 22 21 11 17 ---- 71 Centennial 18 8 6 15 ---- 47 Total fouls ---- Poway 13, Centennial 12. Fouled out ---- none. Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- Vance (C) 2, Guey-Moch (C) 1, Smith (C) 1, Allen (C) 2. Record: Poway 6-5.

Mt. Carmel 60, Monte Vista 29 --The Sundevils set a school record on defense by holding Monte Vista to four points in the first half. MONTE VISTA (29) ---- Wells 13, Yousif 3, White 2, Simpson 4, Childs 3, Sykes 2, Davis 2. FG 11. FT 6-13. MT. CARMEL (60) ---- Burke 11, Mahoney 15, Magahis 3, Robles 3, Clark 9, Valencia 8, Williams 2, Eichten 1, Baldwin 8. FG 25. FT 3-7. Monte Vista 0 4 14 11 ---- 29   Mt. Carmel 22 11 19 8 ---- 60  Total fouls ---- Monte Vista 9, Mt. Carmel 11. Fouled out ---- none. Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- Burke (MC) 1, Mahoney (MC) 3, Magahis (MC) 1, Robles (MC) 1, Clark (MC) 1, Yousif (MV) 1.  Record: Mt. Carmel 5-7. Monte Vista 3-7. 

Nogales Tournament
First Round  (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Ontario 67, Damien 53--Desmond Crews scored 23 points and Marcus Mack added 16 points to lift Ontario (8-3). Marcel Mack added 10 points in the win for the Jaguars, who will continr plsy in the Nogales Tournament tonight at 7 p.m.

Paramount 72, Alta Loma 62 --Chris Campbell scored 28 points, including five three-pointers for Paramount (11-3).

Canyon Springs v. South Gate (LA City)--score not reported.

Rowland 65, La Puenta 53 --Larry Tieu scored 19 points for Shon Pruitt added 13 points for Rowland (9-3).  The Raiders outscored La Puente 10-0 in less than a minute to take a comfortable 58-45 lead with 4:11 to play.   La Puente (5-5), took control in the first half. The Warriors, who received 18 points from Cesar Rojo and 14 from Conrad Olvera, outscored Rowland, 18-7, in the second quarter and took a 29-24 edge at halftime. That held until the middle of the third quarter. Rowland, which also received 13 points from Cameron Tucker, opened the period with a 10-4 blitz and took a 34-33 lead on a layup by Pruitt with 4:58 left in the quarter.  Rowland then got back-to-back 3-pointers from Tieu and Dennis Flowers and closed the quarter with an 8-4 run for a 42-37 advantage.  La Puente wouldn't back down. Rojo drained back-to-back 3-pointers, allowing the Warriors to close within 48-45 with just more than five minutes to play.  La Puente missed its next four 3-point attempts and that allowed Rowland to take a 58-45 lead after a 3-pointer by Tieu and back-to-back layups by Pruitt and Dondrick Eskridge. Two free throws by Olvera broke the streak, but it was followed by a 3-pointer from Tieu and a fast-break layup by Pruitt for a 63-47 lead with just 2:22 left.

Diamond Ranch 80, Baldwin Park 52 --Diamond Ranch (8-2) utilized 36 Baldwin Park turnovers to cruise at Nogales. Forcing 36 turnovers from Baldwin Park and led by Drake Walker's 15 points, the Panthers improve to 8-2. Rich Coombs was the Panthers' top rebounder with eight boards, and Tyler Banta added five steals. Geary Thompson scored a game-high 20 points for the Braves.

Walnut 71, Garey 56 --Daniel Jones scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds while teammate Ricky Fischer added 19 for Walnut (8-2)

San Dimas 81, Bell Gardens 37 --Curtis Small scored 17 points to lead San Dimas (8-3). Four players scored in double digits as San Dimas easily advanced to the second round. Antouan Mesopian and Bryan Gunderson had 14 points apiece; Adrian Ferrera scored 10.

Azusa v. Nogales --score not reported.

Ontario Christian Tournament
Pool Play (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Arrowhead Christian 73, Big Bear 68 --Josh Breckley scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for Arrowhead Christian (6-0). Big Bear (2-5) pushed the Eagles with plenty of long-range shooting, connecting on 11 three-pointer field goals - eight in the second half. The Bears were pulling up and firing treys.  ACA lead 66-60 with a couple minutes left before the Bears hit back-to-back treys to tie the score. But Mark Johnson scored on a layup and Breckley added a basket, plus a free throw. ACA got a combined 20 points and 10 rebounds from one position - Johnson and Ryan Benson. The backcourt play of Josh Cloud and Alan Lewis battled through Big Bear's press. Cloud wound up with nine assists, finding the open man - mostly Breckley, Johnson and Benson. Will Britt scored all 11 of his points in the opening half.

Kilpatrick 69, Loma Linda Academy 58-- Under new coach Shon Tarver, onetime star at UCLA, the Kilpatrick Mustangs are continuing in their tradition of playing high-pressure man-to-man defense. That led to quite a few turnovers in Kilpatrick's 69-58 win, despite 21 points from Chris Purdom. Loma Linda had 25 turnovers and Kilpatrick had 18.

Tri-City Christian (SD CIF) 47, Pasadena Poly 32--details not reported.

Ontario Chrstian 75, Bloomington Christian 42--Greg Talen scored 13 points, Don VandenBerg had 12 and Robbie Velasco added 10 for the Knights (8-1), who led 19-2 at the end of the first quarter. Ontario Christian plays Escondido Calvin Christian next in pool play.

Big Bear 54, Coachella Valley 51--details not reported.

Loma Linda Academy 67, Francis Parker (SD CIF) 55-- Chris Purdom had 22 points in a 67-55 win over Frances Parker, a game in which 6-foot-11 sophomore center Michael Boone had seven blocked shots.

Orange Holiday Classic Tournament (@ Chapman University)
First Round (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Tustin 69, Placentia Valencia 38

Kennedy (CIF-SS) v. Cabrillo (Long Beach)

Kentridge (Wash.) 79, La Mirada 52 --Long Beach Cabrillo 59, La Palma Kennedy 57 (OT)

Foothill 59, Compton 55 --Brandt Bangs had 17 points, Deshaun Edwards had 13 and Francisco Flores chipped in with 12 points for Foothill (8-4).

Costa Mesa 84, Kentlake (Wash.) 62 --David Conte scored 35 points, including six three-pointers, and handed out 10 assists, and Chad Vakili added 19 points for Costa Mesa (8-4).

Corona Centennial 64, Huntington Beach 54 --J.R. Reese scored 24 points to lead Corona Centennial (9-1). James Bailey scored 19 points for Huntington Beach.

Orange 66, Aliso Niguel 45 --Marcus Smith had 19 points and Quentin Parker had 16 to lead Orange. Orange went 1-25 last season, and 5-20 the season before that, but is now 11-1 after beating Aliso Niguel, 66-45, Wednesday night in the first round of the Orange Holiday Classic. Against Aliso Niguel (2-12), Marcus Smith, a quick and physical point guard, scored 19 points and junior forward Quenton Parker added 16. Junior guard Antonio Polk contributed 11 points.  The Panthers' 16-6 run in the first quarter that put them ahead to stay.  Orange plays Tustin in a second-round game

Mater Dei 97, Anaheim 31 --Wesley Washington had 18 points and Mike Strawberry and D.J. Strawberry had 13 points apiece for Mater Dei.

San Gabriel Tournament
Pool Play  (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Arcadia 72, Duarte 63-- Senior Donte Owens scored a game-high 32 points to lead the Arcadia High School boys basketball team past Duarte, 73-64, on Wednesday in the first day of pool play in the San Gabriel Tournament.   Brent Dohling scored 22 points for the Apaches. Arcadia won the game in the second quarter as it outscored the Falcons, 23-11. Arcadia improved to 8-4.

St. Francis 51, Gladstone 32 --Chris Miller scored 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead St. Francis (4-3). Kevin Davies scored 15 points for St. Francis. St. Francis' defense essentially put the clamps on Gladstone throughout the entire game. No Gladiator managed more than seven points and Gladstone was held to just 13 points in the first half. St. Francis rode a balanced scoring attack to build a comfortable 14-point halftime lead. In the second half, Gladstone couldn't muster any offense and never got within 12 points. St. Francis (4-3) held its ground in the third quarter and extended its lead to as many as 20 points. Senior forward Chris Miller, who leads the team with a 23 points-per-game average, scored a game-high 14 before being pulled early in the fourth quarter. Kevin Davies (13) and Josh Reyes (11) also scored in double figures for the Golden Knights. The team lost four consecutive games, including two one-point defeats, in last season's San Gabriel Tournament. St. Francis finished last in the eight-team tournament. 

San Gabriel 63, El Monte 45 --Phillip Lai and Johnny Tran each scored 16 points for San Gabriel. Shing Hang had 17 points for El Monte (2-5). Martin Gutierrez scored a team-high seven points and Brandon Winfield had six for Gladstone (0-7). Gladstone plays El Monte next.

Nikiski (Alaska) 60, South Pasadena 48--details not reported.

San Gorgonio-Pacific HS Tournament
First Round  (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

@ San Bernardino Pacific

Barstow 75, Fontana 64--Despite 24 points from Ira Graham, the Steelers fell to Barstow in the first game of the San Bernardino Kiwanis Tournament. Daryl Diggins added 12 points.

Rim of the World v. Cajon--details not reported.

Silverado 73, Redlands East Valley 67--Jaimie Lester scored 18 points to lead Silverado (6-5). Redlands East Valley's unbeaten streak against Victor Valley Silverado ended Wednesday night in the opening round of the 44th annual San Bernardino Kiwanis Tournament at Pacific High School. The Wildcats lost 73-67, falling quickly into the consolation bracket and will play at 4:45 p.m against co-host Pacific.  Billy Dowdy led the Wildcats with 17 points. The Wildcats took a 19-17 lead on a three-pointer from Ted Salter to end the first quarter. But the Hawks came back to grab a 35-30 lead at halftime. The Wildcats, keyed by strong play from Nate Dyk on the boards, fought back and tied the game at 54-54 going into the final eight minutes. REV scored the first four points of the fourth quarter on two baskets from Walter Wallace to give REV a 58-54 lead. Silverado tied the score, 58-58. The Hawks went ahead in the final four and a half minutes building a 69-65 lead on a free throw from Aesh Dabbas. A basket from the Wildcat's Anthony Smith cut the lead to 69-67 with just over two minutes remaining in the game The Wildcats didn't score again as Silverado added four more to close the game out. Anthony Smith scored 13 for the Wildcats and Walter Wallace added 10. The Hawks' Jaimie Lester led all scorers with 18.

Upland 74, Pacific 66--Tyjuan Hatter scored 20 points and Todd Martin added 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead Upland (9-3). Jay Rasch had 13 points and Julias Coleman added 10 points off the bench in the win for the Highlanders, who will play Victorville Silverado next.

@ San Gorgonio

Rialto 71, San Bernardino 55 --Sean Green scored 26 points for Rialto. Walter White had 26 points for San Bernardino.Kenny Autry added 12 to lead the Knight over San Bernardino.  Green, a sophomore 6-foot-3 guard, took over with less than three minutesleft in the game and Rialto nursing a 57-51 lead.   At 2:45 he swished a 17-foot jumper from the corner to boost the Knights' lead to eight. Then, 21 seconds later, Green added a dunk as Rialto's lead grew to 10. The sophomore then sealed the victory in dramatic fashion. Timing his jump perfectly, he snuffed a three-point attempt by White, sprinted to retrieve the blocked shot, scooped up the ball and slammed it home to boost the Knights' once-precarious lead to 12 with 2:02 left. San Bernardino trailed virtually the whole game against the quick, hot-shooting Knights (6-5). But the Cardinals (4-6) closed to within 57-51 with 4:10 left on the second of two consecutive layups by junior 6-6 forward Kybree Edmonds.

Victor Valley 85, Ramona 47 --Joseph Holly scored 18 points for Victory Valley. Rodney Lewis had 19 points for Ramona.

Etiwanda 82, Kaiser 34-- Jacob Johnson scored 27 points and pulled down 12 boards for Etiwanda (9-2). Chris Davidson had seven points for Kaiser.Etiwanda led 20-6 at the end of the first quarter and 36-13 at the half. Doug Shadwick added 14 points and 10 boards in the win.

San Gorgonio 66, Redlands 30 --Jacob Daigle scored 15 points for San Gorgonio (11-2). Ryan Rogers had nine points for Redlands (4-7).Mixing a solid man-to-man defense with an occasional zone, the Spartans (11-2) dominated the inexperienced Terriers (4-7).  Junior 6-4 guard Kevin Houston added 12 and junior 5-10 guard Daryl Leach added 11 for the Spartans.

Santa Barbara Tournament
First Round (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Oxnard 76, Cabrillo (Lompoc) 30--details not reported.

East High (Salt Lake City, Utah) 66, Santa Ynez 43-- East faces Pasadena next. East High simply contained Santa Ynez' Matt McKinney who has signed with UCLA, and when no one else from Santa Ynez stepped up, East took over.   McKinney finished with 19 points, 4 below his average this season.  East constantly pressured the ball and made it hard for the Pirates to dump the ball into their 6-9 center. If the ball did get to him, several defenders were waiting and made him settle for low-percentage jump shots. On the offensive side of the ball, East was led by center Troy Randle, who matched McKinney with 19 points, and senior point gaurd Warith Saleem, who scored 14 points including four 3-pointers.  East was also helped by senior David Lowe and sophmore Jesse Stott who scored 14 and nine points, respectively. Mike Bebernes scored six points for the Pirates (4-6). EAST--Randall 19, Saleem 14, Lowe 12, Stott 9, Tolbert 6, Theodore 2, Larson 2, Sykes 2. Total 66. SANTA YNEZ--McKinney 19, Bebernes 6, Urton 4, Nelson 4, Hestehaughe 2, Lindberg 2, Richman 4, Van Leuven 2. Total 43. Santa Ynez--4 14 10 15 -- 43 East, Ut--16 6 23 21 -- 66 3-point-goals--East 8 (Saleem 4, Stott 2, Lowe 2), Santa
Ynez--none. Total Fouls- East 14 Santa Ynez 10. Record--SY 4-6.

Santa Monica 70, Saugus 57 --Brett DeAngelis scored 14 of his 27 points in the second quarter for Santa Monica (6-3). Teammate Pablo Dresie had 24 points for the Vikings, who outscored Saugus, 16-9, in the fourth quarter. Marc Holmquist led Saugus (5-7) with 20 points.

Pasadena 48, Fallbrook 36--Pasadena will play Utah East HS in the second round.  PASADENA (48) ---- Rice 8, Sweeny 10, Wilburn 10, Leonard 6, Clark 14. FG 16. FT 13-17. FALLBROOK (36) ---- Legree 7, Jorde 2, Lipovac 8, Malloy 3, Vedenoff 3, Manning 7, Howe 6. FG 14. FT 6-12. Pasadena 10 16 10 12 ---- 48   Fallbrook 10 8 9 9 ---- 36 Total fouls ---- Pasadena 13, Fallbrook 14. Fouled out ---- none. Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- Sweeny (P) 2, Rice (P) 1, Vedenoff (F) 1, Manning (F) 1. Records: Pasadena 12-3. Fallbrook 8-4.

Dos Pueblos 80, Pt. Loma (San Diego) 69--Steve Graybill playing with a heavily taped left wrist, scored 27 points to lead the Chargers to an 80-69 victory over Point Loma in an opening-round game at the Santa Barbara Holiday Classic.  Dos Pueblos plays Oxnard next.  Graybill aggravated an old injury to his wrist last week and there was concern he might be out for the season. But he and the Chargers came out firing against Point Loma and they never let up. Guard Jon Pickert added 16 points and was a consistent threat from the outside, making five 3-pointers. Two were several feet behind the arc. Pickert's play helped take some of the defensive pressure off Graybill. After a first half in which Dos Pueblos built a 47-30 lead, the game became more physical, forcing the Chargers to alter their strategy.  The Chargers received several other standout contributions. Senior forward Kevin Iden had 11 points, many of them coming from rebounds and second-chance opportunities. Senior guard Ryan Glick scored nine points and center John Ramsdell added six points.  Gordon Brown led Point Loma with 14 points and C. J. Jordan added 12. The game had extra meaning for the Chargers as Point Loma team is coached by Dos Pueblos graduate Joe Zamora. POINT LOMA--Brown 14, Jordan 12, Antl 11, Javey 11, Brown 6, Proctor 3, Hark 2. Total 69. DOS PUEBLOS -- Graybill 27, Pickert 16, Iden 11, Glick 9, Ramsdell 6, Staggs 4, Cotter 2, Friessen 2, Total 80. Point Loma --16 14 22 17 - 69 Dos Pueblos-- 22 25 16 17-- 80 3-point goals--DP 8 (Pickett 5, Graybill 2, Glick) PL 10. Total Fouls-- PL 14 DP 17.

Lincoln, Wash. 81, West Torrance 45--details not reported.

Santa Barbara 60, Santa Barbara JV 36--Fortuna (NorCal) which had been scheduled to appear, didn't make the trip.Santa Barbara will play Santa Monica in the second round.

San Marcos 73,  Desert Mountain (Ariz) 47--San Marcos next takes on Lincoln, the defending state champions of Washington state. Four Royals scored in double figures, led by Seamus McKiernan with 19 points and nine rebounds. Duane Fortune added 15 points, seven rebounds and two assists while Drew Spaventa scored 13 points -- 10 in the second half -- and Asher Kupperman added 11. San Marcos, 7-4, outscored the visitors from Scottsdale, Ariz. 25-4 in the third quarter.   SAN MARCOS -- Kupperman 11, McKiernan 19, Spaventa 13, Fortune 15, Hopkins 2, Mercer 4, Popp 2, Downing 4, Waddill 3. Totals 26 18-29 73. DESERT MOUNTAIN -- A. Leerson 3, Schade 7, R. Leerson 6, Jones 1, Guilsoil 6, Axford 2, Wilkins 4, Scott 2, Walter 10, Butterfield 6. Totals 18 8-12 47. San Marcos--15 12 25 21 -- 73 Desert Mountain--9 14 4 20 -- 47   3-point goals--SM 2 (Spaventa 2), DM 3 (R. Leerson 2, Schade 1). Fouled out--none. Record--SM
7-4.

Santa Maria VCA Tournament

Started 12/27/01

Slam Dunk to the Beach Tournament

See the official tournament website for results (that is, assuming the official website is still functioning--it was completely inoperable during the tournament, the result no doubt of poor planning by the tournament operators in choosing a host which could (or was willing) to handle the amount of traffic which resulted once the tournament started.).

St. Anthony Tournament
Pool Play (Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Millikan v. St. Margaret's --result not reported.

Gardena (LA City) 68, Long Beach Wilson 47 --Ramon Prescotte scored 27 points including four three-pointers to lead Gardena. Long Beach Wilson is now 5-7. Jeffrey Bryant added 13 points in the first-round win for the Panthers (3-5). Issac Thurman netted nine points, and Cory Evans added eight as Gardena plays St. Anthony next.

Crespi 84, Chatsworth (LA City) 57 Allan Ellis scored 21 to lead Crespi (5-6). Chatsworth is 1-5.

St. Anthony v. Salesian--result not reported.

St. Francis (Mtn. View, CA) Tournament

Started 12/27/01

St. Louis (Hawaii) Tournament

Started 12/27/01

Torrey Pines National Prep Classic
(Games listed in order they were played during the day)

Cross-Division Games (Out of Bracket Games)
@ Torrey Pines HS

Carlsbad 84, Bishop's 69 --CARLSBAD (84) ---- Stockalper 24, Sammons 3, Martinez 1, Nelson 23, McDonough 21, Brandow 2, Austin 10. FG 27. FT 26-31. BISHOP'S (69) ---- Douglas 4, Richardson 3, Hadden 2, Kandel 2, Flanagan 11, Smith 23, Nieto 16, Grimm 8. FG 26, FT 11-15. Carlsbad 16 17 22 29 ---- 84  Bishop's 10 16 23 20 ---- 69 Total fouls ---- Carlsbad 21. Bishop's 26. Fouled out ---- Flanagan (B). Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- Nelson (C) 2, Sammons (C) 1, Flanagan (B) 3, Nieto (B) 2, Smith (B) 2, Richardson (B) 1. Records: Carlsbad 11-2.

Capistrano Valley 68, El Cajon Christian 67 --Matt Sweany made two free throws with nine seconds remaining to lift Capistrano Valley (9-3) at Torrey Pines. Pete deCasas scored 30 points, including 16 in the third quarter when the Cougars gained the lead. Sweany added 16. Malaye Niang scored 22 points for El Cajon Christian (6-3).

Torrey Pines 62, La Costa 37 --LA COSTA CANYON (37) ---- O'Conner 9, Morgan 3, Delaney 2, Olson 3, Demkiw 9, Dyer 11. FG 15, FT 3-4. TORREY PINES (62) ---- Cech 6, Kramer 4, Fogel 9, Zalkin 3, Brull 18, Benson 22. FG 27. FT 7-9.   La Costa Canyon 7 11 8 11 ---- 37 Torrey Pines 14 19 16 13 ---- 62  Total fouls ---- La Costa Canyon 6, Torrey Pines 11 Fouled out ---- none. Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- Dyer (LCC) 3, Zalkin (TP 1. Records: La Costa Canyon 9-3. Torrey Pines 10-0.

@ San Dieguito Academy

Highland 66, Thousand Oaks 82-- Thousand Oaks (10-1) -- Kevin Rex had 18 points and Ben Olson added 17 in Wednesday's loss to the Arizona opponent.

Simi Valley 65, Sal Pointe (Arizona) 57 --K.C. Bellefontaine scored 27 points to lead Simi Valley (8-3).

@Rancho Bernardo HS

Escondido 79, St. Augustine 65 --Forward Julius Keeler had 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Cougars. Chris Nelson added 18 points and 11 rebounds in the win.  ESCONDIDO (79) ---- L. Keeler 20, J. Keeler 19, Nelson 18, Bell 16, G. Keeler 6. FG 30. FT 11-16.  ST. AUGUSTINE (65) ---- Marantez 30, Agnes 7, McRoskey 7, Dabenetsky 6, Kasmer 6, Silva 4, Iafe 2, Sabastino 2, Gomez 1. FG 23. FT 16-19. Escondido 23 14 18 24 ---- 79  St. Augustine 10 16 19 20 ---- 65   Total fouls ---- Escondido 11, St. Augustine 12. Fouled out ---- none. Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- C. Nelson (E) 3, J. Keeler (E) 2, Gomez (E) 1, Kasmer (SA) 2, Marentez (SA) 2, Agnes (SA) 1.  Records: Escondido 7-3.

El Camino (San Diego) 44, Moorpark 70-- Moorpark 15 18 21 16 -- 70 El Camino 7 11 13 13 -- 44 Moorpark -- Lawrence 11, Nystrom 12, Sharpe 11, Fitzwater 8, Willis 8, Ceja 6, Fortman 6, Adibzadeh 2. El Camino -- Watson 11, Armstrong 8, McCullough 8, Clark 6, Sprink 5, Pomace 3, Bullard 2, Walker 1. Records: El Camino 11-1.

National Division Bracket

@ Torrey Pines HS

Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 64, Galena (Reno) 56--details not available.

Loyola 90, Dominguez 69 --Omar Wilkes scored 21 points and Vince Oliver had 16 for Loyola (10-0). Keion Kindred had 22 points for Dominguez.

Eisenhower 82, Montclair Prep 33 --Johnny Dukes scored 25 points to lead Eisenhower (9-1), The Times' fifth-ranked team.

Santa Margarita 59, Fairfax 55-- Lenny Collins scored 15 of his 23 points in the fourth, helping the Eagles erase a four-point deficit. Smith had 17. Burns, a 6-7 senior who has committed to UCLA, had 15 points, but only two in the fourth quarter.  S. Margarita 15 15 16 9 -- 59 Fairfax 14 17 11 17 -- 55 Santa Margarita -- Collins 23, Smith 7, Rohe 10, Socci 3, Toch 3, Quisano 3. Fairfax -- Burns 15, Bell 11, Shipp 10, Bausley 6, Boykin 4, Sampson 3, Bluntt 2, Ferguson 2, Woods 2.

American Division Bracket

@Torrey Pines HS

Los Alamitos 51, Ayala 39 --Mark Lotman had 17 points to lead Los Alamitos (6-6) to a 51-39 victory over Ayala in an American Division first-round game of the Torrey Pines tournament.

Fremont (LA City) 79, Hunter (Utah) 40 --details not reported.

@ Rancho Bernardo HS

Jesuit 61, Jordan 52 --details not reported.

Sheldon 55, Dodson 52--details not reported.

Mayor's Cup Division

@ San Dieguito Academy

El Camino 88, Valley Center 68 --VALLEY CENTER (68) ---- Reilly 18, Woods 16, Ness 13, Halda 7, Stedman 14. FG 21. FT 21-26 EL CAMINO (88) ---- McCullough 12, Watson 30, Sprink 13, Walker 4, Dixon 2, Pomare 13, Bullard 6, Clark 8. FG 37. FT 10-11. Valley Center 12 23 18 15 ---- 68 El Camino 22 24 13 29 ---- 88   Total fouls ---- Valley Center 11. El Camino 18. Fouled out ---- none. Technical fouls ---- Coach Brooks (VC), Reilly (VC), Sprink (EC). 3-point goals ---- Woods (VC) 3, Stedman (VC) 1, Reilly (VC) 1, Watson (EC) 4. Records: Valley Center 4-6. El Camino 11-0.

Bonita Vista (San Diego) 75, Scripps Ranch (San Diego) 73 --details not reported.

South Tahoe 80, Canoga Park (LA City) 49 --details not reported.

Palo Verde (Las Vegas) 74, Bellarmine (San Jose) 70--details not reported.

Francis 62, Red Bluff 47--details not reported.

La Costa Canyon 79, Bullard (Fresno) 51-- LA COSTA CANYON (79) ---- Demkiw 18, Dyer 14, Delaney 12, McDonough 9, O'Connell 8, Olson 8, Jensen 4, Morgan 3, Hartman 3.  BULLARD (51) ---- Myers 10, Mitchell 9, Walker 9, Rumford 7, Grayson 6, Hines 3, Marks 3, Sellers 2, Fuller 1. La Costa Canyon 21 19 23 16 ---- 79  Bullard 16 9 16 10 ---- 51  3-points goals ---- Delaney (LCC) 2, Hartman (LCC) 1, McDonough (LCC) 1, Morgan (LCC) 1. Mitchell (B) 1, Walker (B) 1, Myers (B) 1, Rumford (B) 1. Records: La Costa Canyon 10-3.

Governor's Trophy Division

@ Rancho Bernardo HS

Dimond (Anchorage, Alaska) 78, Rancho Bernardo 52 --DIMOND (78) ---- Chihart 32, Clapper 14, Simmons 11, Joseph 9, Flakes 6, Murphy 2, Stovall 2, Jemin 1 RANCHO BERNARDO (52) ---- Gaseto 9, Kisner 9, Fletcher 8, N. Badin 7, Strong 7, Jonso 4, Olson 4, La Forgia 2, Wagner 2. Dimond 11 19 20 27 ---- 78  Rancho Bernardo 13 9 10 20 ---- 52  Total fouls ---- Dimond 9, Rancho Bernardo 8. Fouled out ---- none. Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- Chirhart (D) 6, Simmons (D) 3, Gaseto (RB 3, Kisner (RB) 1. Records: Rancho Bernardo 7-4.

Pine View (St. George, Utah) 60, Fountain Valley 45 --details not reported.

Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 73, Foothill (Henderson, Nev.) 61 --details not reported.

Bishop O'Dowd 77, Mojave 68 --details not reported.

Ventura Tournament
Pool Play (Games listed in order they were played during the day) 

Rio Mesa 76, Nordhoff 51-- Daniel Bednar scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds to lead Rio Mesa (6-5). Rio Mesa hit nine three-pointers in the win.

Santa Paula 48, Channel Islands 45 --Ernesto Lopez scored 14 points for Santa Paula and hit the game-winning three-point shot at the buzzer for the Cardinals. Eric Diaz scored nine points for Channel Islands.

Buena 73, Morro Bay 52 --Hylas Smith and Chris Sullivan each scored 15 points for Buena. Derrick Dickson had 26 points for Morro Bay.

Antelope Valley 66, Ventura 58 --Ollie Bradley scored 17 points for Antelope Valley. Matt Dixon had 23 points for Ventura (0-10).

Victor Valley Christian Tournament
First Round  (Games listed in order they were played during the day)  

Apple Valley Christian 90, Academy of Academic Excellence 28 --Josh Dillon scored 24 of his 34 points in the first half for Apple Valley Christian (8-1). Phillip Powers scored nine points for the Academy of Academic Excellence.

Victor Valley Christian JV v. Excelsior--score not reported.

Santa Clarita Christian 83, Trona 37 --Caleb Sulham scored 19 to Lead Santa Clarita Christian (5-3).

Redlands Calvary Chapel v. Victor Valley Christian--result not reported.

Village Christian Tournament
Pool Play (Games listed in order they were played during the day) 

Western Christian 68, Bell Jeff 46-- Senior forward Tim Booher made each of the six shots he took, all from behind the 3-point line, as the Lancers (6-5) rolled to a 22-point victory

St. Genevieve v. Village Christian--score and details not reported.

Whataburger Classic @ Ft. Worth, Texas

Started 12/27/01 [Crenshaw playing]

West Linn (Oregon) Tournament

Started 12/27 [Laguna Hills playing]

West Valley (Hemet) Tournament
[Note--this tournament actually began more than a week ago, and was interrupted by other tournaments--it concluded this week]

@ Hemet West Valley
Consolation Second Round

Yucaipa 62, Indio 53 -- Daniel Cruz scored 13 points and Rodney King scored 12 as the Rajahs dropped to 7-5.

Paloma Valley v. Yucca Valley--result not reported.

Championship Second round

Santiago 91, Cathedral City 75--Thomas Shewmake scored 29 points but the Lions fell to Santiago in the West Valley tournament. Jared Otteson added 13 points for the 7-4 Lions, while Brandon Brown added 11 and Brandon Gray had 10.

Riverside Poly 60, Chaparral 54 (OT) -- The Pumas had an up-and-down evening in the second-round game. They trailed by eight after one quarter, but tied the game by halftime. Chaparral then led by 13 after three quarters, but scored just four points in the fourth. Poly sent the game into overtime then outscored the Pumas 12-6 in the extra period. Allen Craig hit six 3-pointers and led the Pumas with 24 points, Will Campbell scored 13 and grabbed eight rebounds, and Brent Chodola had 12 points and six boards.

Hesperia 56, Palm Springs 44-- The Indians fell to 5-7 in spite of Anthony Claggett’s 15 points, all off 3-pointers.

Beaumont v. West Valley--result not reported.

@ Hemet HS
Consolation Second Round

Perris v. San Jacinto--result not reported.

Championship Second Round

Temescal Canyon 63, Valley View 60 --Josh Garrett scored 17 points, Matt Twamley had 13 points and six steals, and Mike Peterson added 13 points for Temescal Canyon (7-4) at Hemet High School. Moreno Valley Valley View is 6-5. The holiday break finally started to catch up with the Temescal Canyon boys basketball team Wednesday night in the fourth quarter of their West Valley tournament game against Valley View (6-5).  Luckily for the Titans, the slumber held off long enough to keep them on the winning side of the tournament bracket. Temescal (7-4) survived a late Eagles run to pull out a 63-60 win and advance into the third round today against the winner of Palm Desert and Moreno Valley. Today's game will be played at West Valley High School at 5:30 p.m.  Josh Garrett's 17 points led the Titans, who jumped out to a 27-12 edge in the first quarter and held an 11-point advantage at the break. Matt Twamley and Mike Peterson each added 13 points. Twamley also had six steals.

Palm Desert 72, Moreno Valley 48-- Quintin Watkins scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half for Palm Desert (11-2). Moreno Valley is 7-5. The Aztecs opened the game with a 21-8 first quarter. At the half the Aztecs held a commanding 41-17 lead.  Leading the way for the Aztecs was sophomore Quintin Watkins as he scored a team-high 20 points. Josh Zazulia added 12 points and 12 rebounds in the victory. Jimmy Bohm grabbed 10 rebounds and chipped in eight points. The Aztecs (11-2) play Temescal Canyon in the quarterfinals of the West Valley Tournament at Hemet High School next. The Titans defeated Palm Desert by three points in an earlier game this season.

Elsinore 60, Rubidoux 42 -- The Tigers opened up a 28-20 halftime lead, then put the game away by outscoring the Falcons 19-5 in the third quarter. Mack Green led a balanced Elsinore attack with 10 points, Kevin Allen scored nine and Travon Keahey added eight and pulled down 10 rebounds. The Tigers (10-2) continue tournament play against Hemet at Hemet High.

Twentynine Palms v. Hemet--result not reported.

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