Heritage League

L.A. Lutheran 65, Pilgrim 37 --Tony Park had 16 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Lutheran (8-4, 1-0). Pilgrim is 1-1, 0-1.   LA Lutheran--Bonilla 5, Tan 8, Toiny Park 16, 11 rebs, 8 assists, Hanstedt 8, Hirata 4, Chris Armstrong 14, Dihl 2, Duckett 2, Olson 6;  Pilgrim--Cunningham 18, Collins 14, Tom 4.  LAL--12  16  21  16--67;  Pilgrim 6  15   9  7--37.

Liberty League

Yeshiva 67, Viewpoint 49 --Mike Pollack scored 19 points and Adi Isaacs added 18 for visiting Yeshiva (8-4, 6-0).

Los Padres League

Atascadero 54, Morro Bay 41 --Mecklen Davis scored 13 points for Atascadero (8-7, 1-0). Morro Bay is 0-1 in league.

Mission League

Harvard-Westlake 72, Crespi 65 --Bryce Taylor had 26 points, eight rebounds and four steals for host Harvard Westlake (12-3, 1-1). Rob Koslowsky scored 22 points for Crespi (6-7, 1-1).  The win was payback for the Wolverines, who fell at Crespi two weeks ago. We saw the second half of the game, arriving just as the third quarter started, and H-W was leading 36-26 at the start of the quarter, and believe it or not, through the third quarter, things actually got worse for Crespi as they trailed by as many as 17 points late in the third.  The fourth quarter saw Crespi starting to make a little run, and Casey Wong hit two open three pointers from the top left-hand side of the key, and another runner, while Rob Koslowsky hit a jumper also.  Early in the fourth quarter, an incident occurred between Crespi point guard Alan Ellis and H-W's point guard Craig Weinstein, and when Ellis shove Weinstein during a deadball situation, the refs called a technical on Ellis, and Crespi coach Dornan pulled Ellis for a few minutes to cool down.  The incident alone probably didn't cost Crespi the game, but it sure didn't help not to have Ellis on the floor during that crucial quarter.  Bryce Taylor responded with a very nice one-handed dunk early (we were sort of initially surprised the refs didn't call him for hanging on the rim, but they motioned to Crespi coach Dick Dornan, who was protesting, that Taylor was waiting for the defenders to clear out before dropping to the floor, which actually in hindsight probably was the correct ruling).   Taylor's dunk put HW ahead 58-44.  Shortly thereafter, about midway through the fourth, Weinstein was called for a charge, his 5th personal, and that gave Crespi a bit more momentum again to take a run at closing the gap.  But like so many close games, this one came down to free throw shooting at the end, as Crespi was continually forced to foul; the final minute of the game probably took about 5 to actually play as the teams took turns at the line, and like the rest of the game, HW made more of their shots than Crespi did.  The Celts eventually managed to cut the HW lead to just three points with about 20 seconds remaining, and actually had a chance to tie the score, as they had the ball and time enough to make something happen.  But with the clock showing 13 seconds, and the ball in Crespi's senior point guard's hands, Crespi decided to go for the layup and the foul (or the steal on the inbounds) rather than take an open three, but came up with neither.   Ellis drove into the key from the right side of the lane, shot the layup, missed and again HW was forced to foul, sending HW's Robbie Wizenberg to the line again, and he made them both for the final 68-63 margin. Crespi got 22 points from Rob Koslowsky and 18 from Casey Wong. Senior point guard Allan Ellis finished with 11 points.

Notre Dame 72, St. Francis 47 --Freshman Beewee Vallesteros scored 22 points and Sean Djernas added 15 points for Notre Dame (5-10, 1-0). St. Francis fell to 5-6, 0-1. St. Francis shot just 30.9% and got blown out on the road. Chris Miller scored 25 points for St. Francis, and grabbed 10 rebounds, but not many others stepped up for St. Francis. Josh Reyes finished with eight points; Kevin Davies added seven. Notre Dame (5-10, 1-0 in league) blew the game open in the second quarter, outscoring St. Francis (5-6, 0-1), 23-13.  Ten of the 14 players on Notre Dame's roster scored in the game.  St. Francis was 10 of 21 from the free-throw line, with Miller making just seven of his 16 attempts. St. Francis 7 13 19 8 -- 47 Notre Dame 12 23 19 18 -- 72 ST. FRANCIS -- Miller 25 and 10 rebounds, Reyes 8, Davies 7, Menzies 3, Orlandini 2, Sartoris 2. Three-pointers: Reyes 2, Davies. NOTRE DAME -- Vallesteros 22 and 7 rebounds, Djernes 14, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Baeza 9, Calin 8, Flick 5, Sison 4, Croal 4, Welker 3, Sobel 2, Cullity 1. Three-pointers: Vallesteros 2, Baeza

Artesia 52, Montclair Prep 44 --Artesia (7-4) was led by junior guard Kejuan Johnson who scored 10 of his 16 points in the first half and Ronald Allen with 12.   Artesia will host Mayfair on Monday in the Suburban League opener.

Chaparral 72, Corona 70 --Temecula Chaparral saw a 13-point third-quarter lead shrink to two with under two minutes to play, but the Pumas hit 13 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal a non-league victory. Allen Craig hit six three-pointers and scored 30 points for Chaparral (11-6). Will Campbell added 20 points and 13 rebounds for Chaparral. Shawn Smith scored 22 points for Corona.  Chaparral (7-10) -- Scott 2, Craig 30, Campbell 20, Chodola 8, Montano 10, Zeeb 2. Corona (6-10) -- Morrow 13, S.Smith 22, Hyun 6, Dias 8, Brown 8, Almasy 3, J.Smith 9, Jasso 1.  Halftime score -- Chaparral 33-23. Three-point goals -- Craig 6, Almasy, Morrow, S.Smith 6, J.Smith 3. Total fouls -- Corona 20, Chaparral 14. Fouled out -- Campbell, Dias.

Costa Mesa 60, Orange 53 --David Conte had 18 points and nine assists, and Chad Vakili had 19 points for Costa Mesa (11-5). Quenton Parker had 26 points for Orange (13-3). Orange rallied from two 13-point deficits to tie the game in the fourth quarter, 49-49, as 6-foot-4 junior forward Quenton Parker scored 24 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, while making 12 of 15 from the floor, mostly on short jumpers in the key.   Parker, however, fouled out with 1:02 left in the game and his team trailing, 56-53. In the third quarter, Costa Mesa was outscored 18-11, and Orange cut a 29-16 halftime deficit to six points. Parker scored 14 of Orange's points in the third, hitting 7 of 9 from the field. The Panthers continued to climb back in the fourth quarter, twice pulling within one point, before tying it, 49-49, on Parker's 10-foot jumper with 2:49 remaining on the clock. Costa Mesa's Chad Vakili drained his second of 11 three-point attempts with 2:40 to go in the contest to push the hosts ahead for good, 52-49. After Orange scored to pull within one point again, Vakili scored on a layup.   Conte then hit two free throws with 1:43 left to give the Mustangs a 56-51 edge.  Orange scored again, but the Mustangs made 4 of 6 at the foul line in the final minute to close out the Panthers.  Vakili led Costa Mesa with 19 points (he was 5 of 9 on two-point shots), five rebounds and two first-quarter steals, while Conte finished with 18 points, five assists (four in the second half), four rebounds and two steals. Costa Mesa senior center Jason Millward added 11 points, a game-high nine rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot. Senior forward Carlos Jaime had six boards for the Mustangs. Orange 8 8 18 19 - 53 Costa Mesa 13 16 11 20 - 60 Orange - Smith 10, Polk 2, Collins 6, Parker 26, Reeves 3, Vega 2, Sandoval 2, Palomares 2. 3-pt. goals - Smith 1. Fouled out - Parker. Technicals - none. Costa Mesa - Conte 18, Krikorian 6, Millward 11, Jaime 4, Vakili 19, Clark 2, Ball 0, Stroman 0, Rodriguez 0. 3-pt. goals - Conte 2, Vakili 2, Krikorian 1. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

Don Bosco 44, Rosemead 35---no details available.

Jurupa Valley 55, Montclair 53-- With the Jaguars down 14-8 at the end of the first quarter, senior guard Raul Brito scored 10 points in the second quarter to help lift Jurupa Valley take the lead en route to a non-league victory over Montclair. The Jaguars led by five with 18 seconds left but gave up a late three-pointer. Jurupa Valley (7-7) -- Brito 12, West 2, Jones 2, Marcroft 4, Zucca 10, Gard 5, Frias 20.   Montclair (6-7) -- Walk 10, Fields 4, Schaar 15, Jenkins 12, Fregoso 12. Halftime score -- Jurupa Valley 32-29. Three-point goals -- Schaar 4, Jenkins 2, Guard, Frias 2, Brito 2. Total fouls -- Jurupa Valley 14, Montclair 18. Fouled out -- Fregoso, Moore (M).  

Moreno Valley 60, Rancho Cucamonga 44 --Despite shooting 30 percent, Moreno Valley rebounded its way to a non-league victory. Senior center Prince Dillon had a career-high 22 boards, Darryl Barnett and Andrew Crawford had 13 and 11 rebounds, respectively. Moreno Valley outrebounded Rancho Cucamonga 56-41. Rancho Cucamonga -- Dunagan 8, Ford 13, J. Hamilton 10, Brown 5, Washington 4, M. Hamilton 4. Moreno Valley (10-6) -- Butler 6, Bundy 15, Barnett 12, Dillon 25, Crawford 2.  Halftime score -- Moreno Valley 23-15. Three-point goals -- Dunagan, Ford 2, Butler, Bundy 3. Total fouls -- Rancho Cucamonga 14, Moreno Valley 14. Fouled out -- Crawford. Technical fouls -- Rancho Cucamonga Coach.

St. John Bosco 59, Downey 54 --The lead changed throughout the game, and it came down to St. John Bosco capitlizing at the free throw line following Downey fouls late in the fourth quarter. Eric Lane had 21 points, 11 assists and 5 rebounds  to lead Bosco (15-2) and teammate Gio St. Amont had 16 points and 13 rebounds. St. John Bosco is 15-2. Downey drops to 9-6.  Larry Cunningham led Downey with 20 points.

St. Paul 71, Cathedral 43 --Junior guard Rudy Serna scored 28 points (including four three-pointers) for St. Paul (10-8). Ralph Peneda scored 25 points for Murphy (3-10).   Junior forward Kevin Dyer also scored 16 points and senior guard Richard Rivera had 15 for St. Paul.

Windward 61, Walnut Creek Athenian 52 --Ethan Emerson scored 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and Ary Sarbaz added 15 points for visiting Windward (7-3).

Workman 64, South El Monte 46 --Anthony Silva scored 30 points for Workman (6-8). Derek Fowler added 13 points for Workman.

LA City Section Hamilton HS Tournament
Pool Play

University (LA City) 80, Huntington Park (LA City) 47 --Ruben Boykin scored 35 points for University (14-3).

Banning (LA City) 83, Hamilton (LA City) 68--details not available.