Bay League

Mira Costa 43, Morningside 42 --Greg Geier's layup with three seconds to play was the game-winner for Mira Costa (7-6, 1-0). Brandon Hodges scored 14 points to lead the Mira Costa. Morningside is 3-9, 0-1.

Redondo 69, Peninsula 43 --Keith Ellison had 21 points to lead host Redondo (7-5, 1-0). Peninsula is 9-5, 0-1.

Christian League

Ontario Christian 60, Linfield Christian 38 --Greg Talen scored 17 points for Ontario Christian (11-2, 1-0).  Talen, Travis Hoekstra and Chris Garcia all scored in double figures as the Knights improve to 11-2, 1-0. In addition to Talen's 17 points, Hoekstra added 13 points and Garcia finished with 10. Chuck Wilson of Linfield Christian was the game's high scorer with 19 points. Ruben Rodriguez also pulled down 10 rebounds for Linfield.  The Lions (5-5, 0-1)start three freshmen and fell at home to Ontario Christian.  An early bucket by Wilson cut the Knights lead to one, 6-5, but Ontario then opened up a double-digit lead, 20-9 with a 14-4 run. Talen started the run with a steal and a one-handed dunk.  Linfield cut the lead to eight, 25-17, at the half, but was then outscored 15-7 in the third quarter as the Knights took permanent control of the game. Ontario Christian (1-0, 12-1) -- Belko 5, Talen 17, Hoekstra 13, Velasco 1, Garcia 10, Travis 5, Vanderzee 2, Fitzhugh 4, Gabriel 2, Vandenberg 1. Linfield (0-1, 5-5) -- Wald 5, Wilson 19, Lofranco 8, Rodriguez 4, Beckman 2.  Halftime score -- Ontario 25-17. Three-point goals -- Wilson, Lofranco, Belko, Travis, Garcia. Total fouls -- Ontario Christian 13, Linfield 15. Fouled out -- none.

Woodcrest Chr. 47, Calvary Chapel 45-- Murrieta Calvary Chapel led most of the way in its Christian League opener against Woodcrest Christian on Wednesday, but in the end the Warriors came up just short, falling 47-45.  The Royals had the ball and the lead in the final half minute when the Warriors tough defense forced a backcourt violation with 10.3 seconds left, giving them one final chance. But the ensuing inbounds pass went straight to a Woodcrest player and the Royals ran out the clock.  The Warriors (8-5, 0-1 league) got off to a hot start and opened up a seven-point lead late in the first quarter, but a 3-pointer by Matt Shondeff cut the lead to four at the end of the period.  Ryan Evans hit three 3-pointers to score 13 of Calvary Chapel's 15 points in the second quarter to help maintain the lead, which was six at halftime.  But a change in strategy by both teams cooled Evans after the break. The Royals (7-5, 1-0) switched to a defense designed to shut him down.  Meanwhile, Calvary Chapel looked to others for points.  Woodcrest Christian's Cory Wells did most of the damage for the Royals, despite facing a defense stacked against him. He led the team with 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.   Ryan Evans led the Warriors with 22 points, Noah Denny pumped in 10, including two 3-pointers and Luke Wilkerson chipped in with nine. Denny and Wilkerson each pulled down 11 rebounds. Woodcrest Christian started the third quarter with a 19-7 run, then lost the lead in the fourth as Murrieta Calvary Chapel went up by four. But a clock malfunction with 3:30 left created a timeout, and Woodcrest Christian responded, holding Murrieta Calvary Chapel scoreless for the remainder of a Christian League contest. Woodcrest Chr. (5-6) -- Wells 14, Lacey 5, Rosset 2, Reyes 8, Wagner 8, Hall 5, Deering 5.  Calvary Chapel (7-4) -- Wilkerson 9, Evans 22, Elder 3, Gausepohl 4, Votah 0, Denny 7. Halftime score -- Calvary Chapel 28-22. Three-point goals -- Deering, Reyes 2, Hall, Lacey, Evans 3, Denny, Elder. Total fouls -- Woodcrest 11, Murr 11. Fouled out -- none.

De Anza League

Aquinas 68, Yucca Valley 50-- Senior 5-foot-9 forward Glenn Ohaeri scored 24 points and senior 5-7 guard Jermain Harris added 19 to help carry Aquinas (6-3, 3-0) to a 68-50 De Anza League victory over host Yucca Valley on Wednesday.  Aquinas 6-0 senior center John Noble, who scored 6 points, led the Falcons on the boards with 13 rebounds. 

Golden West League

Tustin 53, Westminster 24--Daniel Cavic scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Kyle Hall added eight points, four rebounds and four assists as the visiting Tillers (5-11, 1-0) defeated the Lions (0-1 in league).

Northern League

Arroyo Grande 62, Santa Maria 56 --Scott Buhl, a 6'-8" forward, scored 29 points for Arroyo Grande (6-9, 1-0). Sean Hoboboom added 21 points for the Eagles, including four three pointers in the first half, six in the game.  Buhl scored all but two of Arroyo Grande's last 13 points in the Eagles' win over the Saints. Santa Maria fell to 8-6. Rodney Johnson, at 6-6, is the Saints' tallest player, and Santa Maria had no one who could match Buhl inside, who also made 11 of his 15 free throws. Donnie Jones led Santa Maria with 18 points, but he missed all but one of his seven 3-point tries. Rodney Johnson, Santa Maria's leading scorer most of the year, had 11.

Lompoc 68, Righetti 65--At Righetti, Joel Smith had 36 points and 10 rebounds and Chris Lynwood scored 16 for the Braves.  Up 18-11 out of the first quarter and 38-29 at the half, the Braves led by as much as 12 a couple times in the third quarter before Righetti got back in it. Aaron Subido scored 26 points, Ben Paine 18 for the Warriors, who grabbed the lead midway in the fourth, but could not hold it. Lompoc lost Anthony English, who is averaging 15 points a game for the Braves, to fouls in the third quarter. English wound up with only 2 points. Tim Hilley, who scored 7, and Robert Adams, who had 6, picked up some of the slack for Lompoc. Righetti falls to 8-6. Lompoc is now 7-5.

Ocean League

Compton Centennial 77, South Torrance 64 --Darius Sanders scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half and Gabriel Pruitt added 14 points for Centennial (12-0, 1-0), ranked No. 2 in the most recent SoCalHoops Division III-A poll.  Centennial led 35-25 at halftime, despite committing 15 turnovers. Kevin Richie scored 15 points for South Torrance (5-7, 0-1).

El Toro North-South Challenge

This was not, strictly speaking, a "tournament" but simply multiple games played at the same location on the same day.

Game 1: El Dorado 90, Marina 59 --David Patten had 35 points, 24 in the first half, to help El Dorado take a 47-29 lead at halftime. Nick Ciaramitaro had 23 points for Marina.

Game 2: El Toro 63, Servite 53 --Patrick Carney scored 18 points, Darryl Best had 16 and Jonathan Johnson finished with 14 for host El Toro (12-4). Erik Hilde scored 12 points for Servite.

Game 3: Capistrano Valley 81, Sonora 66--Capo Valley (12-4) shook off a sluggish start and defeated Sonora, 81-66 after trailing early 6-0, on two  consecutive three-point field goals by Travis Rodgers.  Capo Valley eventually tied the game, 13-13. The Cougars grabbed a 20-18 lead at the end of the first quarter when Pete DeCasas scored at the buzzer.  After a defensive breakdown early in the second quarter Capo Valley managed to outscore Sonora, 28-9, taking a 48-27 halftime lead.  Capo Valley had three three-pointers during that quarter. DeCasas had 12 points in the quarter, and Matt Sweany added 10. In the second half Capo Valley committed five fouls in the first three minutes. Sonora (10-6) took advantage and cut the deficit to 57-42 with 35 seconds remaining in the quarter.  Rodgers had a game-high 27 points. He also converted 11 of 14 free-throw attempts.  Capo Valley built the lead back to 67-49 early in the fourth quarter but the Raiders' Terrance Johnson was fouled while hitting a three-pointer, and made the free throw, cutting the lead to 77-66 with 1:32 remaining. But that was as close as Sonora would get.

Other non-league games

Arrowhead Christian 72, Holy Martyrs 44 --Josh Cloud scored 22 points, incuding five three-pointers, to lead Arrowhead Christian (8-2), which outscored Holy Martyrs, 33-9, in the third quarter.  The ACA Eagles dominated the third quarter with a 33-point effort to hammer the visiting Armens.  Josh Breckley added 15 points and Jacob Goldtry scored 11 points for the Eagles.

Bishop Montgomery 60, Downey Calvary Chapel 53--Fred Washington scored 24 points for host Bishop Montgomery (11-4). Tim Drisdom scored 18 points for Calvary Chapel (12-3).

Buena 59, Hueneme 55 -- Buena (11-4), playing on the road, was led by Hylas Smith and Chris Sullivan who scored 12 points each and Eric Gray who scored 11 points, including a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left. Hueneme (8-7) was led by Michael Lemos and Matt Sanders who each scored 14 points, and Deshion Inniss who scored 13 points. Sanders also had 11 rebounds. Buena (59) -- Hengelller 2, Goodwin 6, Smith 12, Jacobsen 9, Gray 11, McMahon 5, Sullivan 12, Hagy 2. Hueneme (55) -- Arevalo 4, Inniss 13, Lugo 2, Lemos 14, Forbes 6, Ward 2, Sanders 14.  Buena 18 19 8 14--59 Hueneme 22 11 10 12--55 3-Point goals -- Buena 6 (Gray 3, Goodwin 2, McMahon 1), Hueneme 2 (Lemos 2). Fouled out -- None. Total fouls -- Buena 15, Hueneme 14.

Camarillo 51, Oak Park 51 (OT)--Brett Scyphers hit a 3-point shot with four seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime and the Camarillo boys' basketball team rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat Oak Park, 54-51, in a non-league game at Camarillo High on Wednesday night.  Oak Park, which outscored Camarillo 20-8 in the first quarter, had a chance to tie the game in overtime, but missed a 3-pointer as time expired.  Brad Boyer led Camarillo (12-4) with 13 points. Grant Smith, who connected on four 3-pointers, finished with 20 points for Oak Park (8-5). Nick Smith added 12 and Monte McNair had 11.  Oak Park (51) -- Smith 20, McNair 11, Winningham 1, Klein 7, Smith 12.  Camarillo (54) -- Scyphers 5, Power 3, Rasp 9, Boyer 13, Lein 4, Bundy 4, Shelton 9, Berkovich 7. Oak Park 20 14 9 4 4--51 Camarillo 8 15 9 15 7--54  3-Point goals -- Oak Park 6 (G. Smith 4, McNair 1, Klein 1). Camarillo 4 (Scyphers 1, Power 1, Rasp 1, Boyer 1). Fouled out -- None. Rebounds -- Camarillo (Shelton 5). Team records -- Oak Park 8-5, Camarillo 12-4.

Cajon 64, Rialto 40-- The Knights, fresh off their Kiwanis Tournament championship last Saturday against Upland, played more like commoners against a Cajon team led by 6-foot-3 senior guard Donovan Morris. Morris scored a game-high 22 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and had three blocked shots in leading the Cowboys to a 65-40 trouncing at Cajon.  While Morris shined, Rialto sophomore Sean Green had the worst game of his young career. The 6-2 guard, who was MVP of the Kiwanis, scored just one point on 1-of-6 free throws. He was 0-for-2 from the field and had just three rebounds, and he sat with six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.  Cajon (11-4) beat Rialto 68-48 in the Ocean View Tournament on December 15.  The Knights converted just 10-of-29 (34 percent) free throw attempts, and made just 13-of-41 (32 percent) field goals.  In the second half Cajon went on a 17-0 run over two quarters, capped by a Deandre Gasaway layup (13 points) to give the Cowboys a 61-31 lead late in the fourth. Rialto scored just eight points in the third quarter, and was held scoreless until the 2:26 mark of the fourth when junior 6-3 forward Lavelle Joyner scored a layup. The only Rialto player to score in double figures was senior 5-9 point guard Getano Johnson with 10. Johnson hit a 3-point basket in the game's opening minute to give his team a brief 3-0 lead. Cajon, which shot 46 percent from the field (27-of-59) got double figures from sophomore 6-3 forward Tony Danridge (10 points) and junior 6-2 forward Romale Porter (12). Rialto (9-5) -- Johnson 10, Autrey 6, Green 1, Robertson 6, Kennedy 3, Joyner 2, LittleJohn 2, Fuller 4, Carter 1, Hall 5.  Cajon (11-4) -- Morris 22, Danridge 10, Porter 10, Gasaway 13, Silvas 4, Llamas 4, Cooper 2.  Halftime score -- Cajon 32-23. Three-point goals -- Johnson 2, Autrey 2. Total fouls -- Rialto 11, Cajon 23. Fouled out -- none.

Downey 70, Esperanza 54 --Aaron Perz scored 21 points to lead Downey (9-6). Mark Lovein had 27 points for Esperanza (9-7).

Glendale 59, Keppel 55 --Keppel scored 23 points in the fourth quarter, including six three-pointers, to come back from a 15-point third-quarter defici. Isa Hall had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead Glendale (8-7) and Riley Van Patten added 13 points and 11 rebounds, including a free throw with two seconds remaining to seal the victory.  Glendale (8-7) led by as much as 17 in the fourth quarter and needed a Riley Van Patten free throw with two seconds remaining to preserve its fourth win in five games since starting forward Hugo Guerrero returned from injury.  He was one of three Nitros to score in double figures, tallying 12 points, grabbing seven rebounds and contributing four assists. Isa Hall led Glendale with a game-high 16 points and nine rebounds. Van Patten, another option in the Nitros' triple-threat offense, had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Andrew Gomez finished with 13 points and five assists for the Aztecs (8-7) before fouling out in the late in the fourth quarter. Jeff Yamauchi added 12 points off the bench, including eight in the fourth.  Glendale 16 14 13 16 -- 59 Mark Keppel 15 6 11 23 -- 55 GLENDALE -- Hall 16 and 9 rebounds, Van Patten 13, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, Guerrero 12, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Munoz 7, Soulat 5, Darakjian 3 and 7 rebounds, Nicolas 3 and 4 assists. Three-pointers: Munoz 2, Darakjian, Van Patten. MARK KEPPEL -- Gomez 13 and 5 assists, Yamauchi 12, Hoang 9 and 3 steals, Lai 8, K. So 8, Hya 3, Ousbel 2. Three-pointers: Yamauchi 2, Gomez, Hoang, Hya, K. So.

Hart 61, Crescenta Valley 52 --Cody Kase held Crescenta Valley's leading scorer Jimmy Goffredo, to 15 points. Four players scored in double figures for Hart (13-3), led by Kase's 13 points. Mike Gentry had 12, Jeff French 11 and Adam Rich added 10. Crescenta Valley dropped to 11-5. The Falcons were held to seven field goals in the second half. The Falcons, losers of three consecutive games and two straight at home, were rarely an offensive juggernaut against Hart (13-3). Their offense sputtered at crucial junctures throughout the second half, allowing Hart's confidence to grow each time it capitalized on a CV miscue.  CV, which split four games in the 16-team Texas Tournament, built a 30-27 halftime lead Wednesday. Then the wheels fell off as the Falcons could muster 22 second-half points. CV junior guard Jimmy Goffredo finished with a team-high 15 points, but turned the ball over several times when he drew double-team coverage. The Falcons cut Hart's lead to 48-42 with two minutes left in the fourth quarter on a pair of free throws by Goffredo. Goffredo converted on nine of his 10 free-throw attempts. Hart, expected to compete for the Foothill League title this season, sealed the victory with stellar free throw shooting in the final minute. The Indians made five of their six free-throw attempts. Hart 11 16 11 23 -- 61 CV 13 17 6 16 -- 52 HART -- Kase 15, Gentry 12 and 4 assists, French 11, Morris 10 and 4 assists, Rich 8, Hilmo 5. Three-pointers: French 3, Kase. CV -- Goffredo 15 and 5 assists, Kang 11 and 8 rebounds, Tarne 11, Rivera 8 and 8 rebounds, Couper 4, Luansing 3. Three-pointers: Goffredo 2, Luansing, Tarne.

Loara 67, Sunny Hills 57--Bryce Sheldon and Drew Howard each scored 22 points to lead the host Saxons (12-3) past the Lancers. Clay Carmody and Tony Gonzalez scored a combined 31 points for Sunny Hills (13-4).

Mater Dei 87, La Habra 45--Wesley Washington scored 21 points to lead the Monarchs (12-4) over the host Highlanders.

Monrovia 70, St. Paul 63 --Bryant Markson had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead Monrovia (8-7). Rudy Serna had 22 points and made six three-pointers for St. Paul. Steffon Barron finished with 12 for Monrovia, which led 18-6 at the end of the first quarter.

Oxnard 47, Santa Clara 38 --Jonathan Davis scored 20 points and Henry Patterson added 16 for Oxnard (12-4). Anthony Marquez scored 13 for host Santa Clara (8-6).  Oxnard outscored Santa Clara 14-7 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Alex Minney added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Santa Clara.  Oxnard (47) -- Sanchez 4, Thrower 2, Patterson 15, Davis 18, Abair 4, McGrath 4.  Santa Clara (38) -- T. Peterson 4, Paine 4, Marquez 13, Minney 10, T. LaJoie 7.  Oxnard 18 7 14 8--47  Santa Clara 10 9 7 12--38  3-Point goals -- Oxnard 2 (Davis 2). Santa Clara 2 (Minney 1, LaJoie 1). Fouled out -- None. Rebounds -- Santa Clara (Minney 10). Team records -- Oxnard 12-4. Santa Clara 8-6.

Saugus 64, Carpinteria 52-- Marc Holmquist had 19 points to lead Saugus over Carpinteria.  Carpinteria scored 11 three-pointers, but lost. Nick Zemke led Carpinteria (4-7) with four three pointers (19 points on the night) while teammates Ernie Lopez and Julian Lopez added three from behind the arc each.  Ernie Lopez finished with 13 points and Julian Lopez finished with 11.  SAUGUS--Holmquist 19, Jones 2, Buencamino 6, Valle 12, Borrelli 2, Golpashin 2, Hilton 4, Bell 2, Willkomm 15. Totals 26 11-16 64. CARPINTERIA--E. Lopez 13, Boardman 2, Dudley 3, Zemke 19, Munoz 3, J. Lopez 11, Lamar 1. Totals 19 3-5 52. Saugus . . . 19 16 14 15 -- 64 Carpinteria . . . Ê7 Ê9 16 20 -- 52 3-point goals--S 1 (Buencamino 1), C 11 (E. Lopez 3, J Lopez 3 Zemke 4, Munoz 1). Total fouls--S 12, C 13. Fouled out--none. Technicals--C 1 (Coach Carbajal)

Serra 68, Murphy 53 --Eugene Jeter scored 18 points for Serra (15-2).

Silverado 68, Serrano 59-- Brandon Price, a 6-foot-4 junior forward, enjoyed a double-double in helping lead the visiting Hawks (8-7) past the Diamondbacks (3-12) in a nonleague game. Price scored 15 points, going 6-for-6 from the field, and grabbed 10 rebounds. Teammate Jamie Lester, a 6-2 sophomore guard, was Silverado's leading scorer with 16 points. Aesh Dabbas and Virgil Wilkins also scored in double-figures, with 12 points each. Serrano's Matt Ryder was the game's leading scorer with 17 points. Jason Wells added 11 for the Diamondbacks

St. Bernard 60, Pacifica (GG) 52 --Bruce Bevans scored 23 points for St. Bernard, including seven in the fourth quarter. St. Bernard is 7-11.

Temecula Valley 73, Perris 56-- Ross Green scored 22 points, grabbed eight rebounds, six steals, five assists and blocked four shots for the Golden Bears, as Perris dropped a game at home.  Stuart Shephard contributed 20 points (including three from behind the arc) and nine rebounds for Temecula (12-5). Josh Bomar also had a strong game with seven points to complement 10 rebounds and three blocks.

Troy 65, Brea Olinda 62 --Garrett Baird scored off an assist by Travis Hardeman with five seconds remaining to help seal the victory for host Troy (8-8). Trent Hardeman (according to the Times; it was brother Trevor in the OC Register) had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Troy. Brea's Eric Geisler had a chance to tie it and send the game to overtime, but missed a three-pointer at the buzzer.  The Wildcats drop to 10-5.

No league games played.

Birmingham 58, Grant 54 --Arman Shatrang scored 20 points for Birmingham (4-5). Gino Riney scored 29 points for Grant (7-7).

Bravo Medical Magnet 60, LA Wilson 55 (OT)--Brandon Turner scored 24 points for host Bravo (4-11).

Anaheim Convention Center Tournament
No tournament games played.

 
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