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SoCalHoops High School News

CIF HS Games: Results & Details From
Monday 1/28/02--(Jan. 29, 2002)

Here's what we know about Monday's games gathered from reports sent to us from team representatives, coaches, players and parents, as well as what we've been able to gather from local newspapers and websites. If you know of a game that we missed, a score that is unreported, or some details that we're missing, send it in via e-mail.

CIF-Southern Section League Games, Monday, Jan. 28, 2002

American League

Stoneridge Prep 137, Summit View West 24 --details not available.


Arrowhead League

Hamilton 59, Ambassador Christian 53 --Hamilton   (9-9, 7-3) was led by Steve Yep who scored 17 points, all in the fourth quarter as Hamilton came back from a 30-24 halftime deficit. Hamilton  -- Estrada 6, Davis 19, Mendez 8, Minert 5, Evans 2, Yep 17, Quinonez 2.  Ambassador Christian (4-7, 7-11) -- Hardy 3, Guzman 14, Giden 10, Orozco 4, Esquivel 17, Davis 1, Martin 1, Garcia 3.   Halftime score -- Ambassador Christian 30-24. Three-point goals -- Yep 2, Garcia, Esquivel 4. Total fouls -- Hamilton 15, Ambassador Christian 24. Fouled out -- Davis, Giden, Martin. Technical fouls -- Davis.

La Sierra Academy 95, Noli Indian 29 --La Sierra improved to 11-6, 8-1 in league with the dominating win over Noli Indian (1-17, 0-12) which is winless in league.  Noli -- Morris 10, Ochoa 2, Larenzo 10, Williams 7, Hernandez 0. La Sierra Academy (8-1, 11-6) -- Paschal 0, Gutierrez 5, Moya 10, Bullon 18, Bearden 23, Makboul 4, Mendoza 6, Verde 4, Barber 12, Negroni 4, Trinidad 9.   Halftime score -- La Sierra Academy 58-23. Three-point goals -- Moya 2, Negroni, Trinidad, Morris, Larenzo, Williams. Total fouls -- Noli Indian 15, La Sierra Academy 15. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- none.


Bay League

North Torrance 90, Morningside 69--details not available.

Redondo 65, Mira Costa 42 --Redondo Union (16-5, 10-0) was led by senior point guard Keith Ellison who scored 22 points for the No. 1 ranked Seahawks  (SoCalHoops Top 20 in Division II-A Poll) in the win over the Mira Costa Mustangs (11-11, 5-5).

Santa Monica 62, Leuzinger 54 --Santa Monica (11-11, 5-5) secured the right to petition for a post-season playoff berth regardless of their league finish with the win Monday night against Leuzinger (7-15, 2-8).  Santa Monica was led by Brett DeAngelis who scored 23 points;  Leuzinger was led by Donnell Wright with 20.


Camino Real League

St. Monica 55, Bosco Tech 43 --St. Monica was led by Hampton Nunley with 17 in the win over Bosco Tech (13-7, 4-3), which was led by senior Joaquin Espana with 15 and Kyle Guillory added 15 for St. Monicas while Brandon Cruz added 15 as well.


Express League

Eastside Christian 57, Pioneer Baptist 42 --Eastside Christian (6-12, 5-2) got 26 points from Oneal Cousins while T.J. Fakehinde had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Pioneer Baptist (1-12, 0-4) was led by Byron Cierz who scored 23.


Freedom League

Rio Rancho 68, Wilson Creek 56--Rio Rancho (11-5, 4-4) was led by sophomore Kevin Tyler who scored 29 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Wilson Creek (5-11, 2-4). Wilson Creek -- Powell 14, Schoop 14, Robertson 6, Nero 4, Bodor 12, Martin 6.  Rio Rancho (12-5) -- Tyler 29, Brown 14, Skyberg 4, Spencer 14, Robinson 7. Halftime score -- Rio Rancho 31-17. Three-point goals -- Tyler, Brown, Spencer 2, Robinson, Schoop 2. Total fouls -- Wilson Creek 18, Rio Rancho 21. Fouled out -- Robinson, Nero. Technical fouls -- Schoop.


Freeway League

La Habra 88, Buena Park 48 --La Habra was led by Marcellus Roberson (6'-5" Sr. F) who scored 22 points and teammate Sean McDonough added 14 in the win over Buena Park (14-8, 2-4). La Habra also got 10 points and 11 blocks from Matt Border.

Sonora 56, Sunny Hills 44 --Visiting Sonora (14-8, 5-1) was led by LaRence Knight who scored 20 points for the Raiders in their win over Sunny Hills (18-5, 5-1).  Sunny Hills' Clay Carmody finished with eight points and teammate Tony Gonzalez scored just one point for Sunny Hills off the bench. 

Troy 62, Fullerton 27 --Troy (9-13, 1-5) was led by Travis Hardeman who scored 11 points in the win over Fullerton (13-10, 1-5).


Garden Grove League

Bolsa Grande 57, Pacifica 46 --Omar Amaral scored 26 points (per the LA Times, 27 if you read the OC Register) for Bolsa Grande (17-6, 8-1) in the win over third-place Pacifica (12-12, 7-3).  Bolsa Grande is a game behind Los Amigos in the League race, and the two teams will meet February 5 for the rematch which will likely decide the league race.

Los Amigos 62, Garden Grove 37--Hector Degante finished with 21 points as the host Los Amigos Lobos (15-9, 9-0) defeated visiting Garden Grove (3-18, 0-10)

Santiago 69, La Quinta 64--details not available.


Harbor League

New Roads 44, Lighthouse Christian 42--New Roads (5-11, 2-2) was led by point guard Danny Nario with 16 points in the win over Lighthouse Christian (6-8, 0-5)


Hi-Lo League

Academy for Academic Excellence 75, Baker Valley 54-- Visiting Academy of Academic Excellence (6-6, 2-2) defeated host Baker Vallley (0-7, 0-4) behind Dustin Mathis' 25 points and 19 rebounds. Teammates Phillip Powers and Miguel Aguilar scored 25 and 18 points respectively.   Powers connected on 5 three pointers while Agiular grabbed 16 rebounds.


Liberty League

Buckley 72, Providence 55 --In the past 6 seasons, Buckley has never lost a game at Providence, and they kept up the tradition on Monday night, as the Griffins (14-5, 8-2), led by senior shooting guard Nick Brar's 22 points on four three pointers and senior point guard David Gale who had 18 points, eight assist and six steals, defeated the  Pioneers (8-8, 4-4).  Buckley had four players in double figures, and in addition to Gale and Brar, sophomore Baron Abdul-Mansour scored 13 points and 13 rebounds, and junior Tristan Seisa had 10 points and a game-high 6 blocked shots.  The Griffins trailed just briefly at 2-0, as Providence scored the first points of the game but quickly took control, jumping out to a 13-4 lead midway through the first quarter.  Buckley took a 33-30 lead into the locker room at the half and iIn the third quarter, the Griffins took control, opening up the first two mintues with a 16-0 run.  Buckley outscored the Pioneers 26-10 in the third quarter to take a lead which never fell below 15 points the rest of the game.  This was the final game for the Griffins in the old, cramped Providence "Providome" gym.  Providence's new gym had been slated to open in time for this season, but was damaged by rains and hit by other construction delays. The new multi-million dollar facility, which was supposed to be named for former Providence Coach Paul Sutton, who died of cancer two years ago, will be available for next season's games.   Buckley (72)--David Gale 18, 8 assists, 6 steals, 4 rebounds, Nick Brar 22, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, Alex Marshall 4, 5 rebounds, Tristan Seisa 10, 6 rebounds, 6 blocks, 1 steal, Danny Broukhim 5, 6 rebounds, Baron Abdul-Mansour 13, 13 rebounds, 2 steals. Providence (55)--Edwin Carvajal 13, Harout Messrelian 18 (4 threes), Frank Catota 2, RJ Matta 2, Ian Breckenridge-Jackson 17, Boucher 3.  Buckley--16  17  26  13--72;  Providence--11  19   11  14--55. 

Holy Martyrs 53, Viewpoint 36--details not available.  


Marmonte League

Moorpark 70, Westlake 64 -- Host Moorpark (13-9, 5-4) was led by Keith Lawrence who scored a game-high 20 points, while teammate Shawn Fortman added 11 points and 12 rebounds, including a putback off a missed shot which put Moorpark up by the final six point margin.  Westlake (8-11, 2-6) was led by Robert Daniel who scored 18 points and teammate Jonathan Wiley who scored 17

Newbury Park 54, Royal 50 --Visiting Newbury Park (12-9, 5-3) was led by Chris Randall's game-high 23 points.  Teammate Randy Meru added 13.  Royal (9-13, 3-6) got 16 points and 10 rebounds from Kyle Vondrack and teammate Michael Nielson added 12 points.

Thousand Oaks 70, Simi Valley 59 --Kevin Rex scored 11 points, 15 rebounds and dished out seven assists for Thousand Oaks (20-3, 9-0) in the win over visiting Simi Valley (15-8, 5-4). Michael Grosslight scored 11 points off the bench for the Lancers and Gabriel Duarte added 14.


Metro League

Riverside Christian 64, California Lutheran 52--details not available.


Moore League

Lakewood 78, Jordan 73--Lakewood (18-3, 7-2), firmly in control of second place and challenging Poly for the title, was led by senior shooting guard Terrell McLaurin who finished with 24 points in the win over the Jordan Panthers (10-11, 4-5) who remain mired in fourth place with the loss, but are still relatively assured of a playoff spot notwithstanding the defeat.  Senior forward John Wegner added 14 points and 15 rebounds for Lakewood.

Long Beach Cabrillo 45, Long Beach Wilson 41--Fifth Place Cabrillo (10-12, 3-5), fighting for a playoff spot and seeking their 11th win of the season got a step closer with the win over Wilson (8-15, 1-7) which is currently in sixth place, one game ahead of winless Compton.  Cabrillo was led by senior forward John Friar who scored 15 points and 10 rebounds.  The Bruins were led by junior Kevin Crockett who scored 22 points.

Long Beach Poly 69, Millikan 35-- Long Beach Poly (20-2, 9-0),  currently the No. 1 ranked team in the SoCalHoops Top 20 in Division I-AA was led by senior forward Bobby Jones with 25 points, 10 rebounds 3 assists and 2 steals, and Marcedes Lewis' 11 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals.  Reggie Butler added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks for the Jackrabbits in their win over Millikan (14-8, 6-3) which had been tied with Lakewood for second place going into the game, but dropped into third with the loss;  Lakewood took control of second with their win over Jordan. Millikan led 10-9 at the end of the first quarter, but Poly outscored the Rams 21-5 in the second and never looked back, and in the third quarter went on another run, this time 10-0. Junior Marcus Dove led Millikan with 10 points and Ryan Hines added 9.


Ocean League

Compton Centennial 96, Culver City 47 --Compton Centennial (21-0, 10-0), currently ranked No. 1 in the SoCalHoops Top  20 in Division III-A, was led by senior guard Jonanthan Smith who scored 14 points, had 10 assists and 6 steals, in the win over Culver City (5-12, 2-8).  Senior forward Sterling Byrd scored 27 points and 7 rebounds.  Sophomore point guard Gabriel Pruitt scored 18 points, 5 steals and 4 assists.

El Segundo 57, Beverly Hills 55--details not available.

South 71, West 66 (OT)--details not available.

Torrance 69, Hawthorne 55--details not available.


San Joaquin League

Tarbut V'Torah 62, Acaciawood 47--Tarbut v' Torah (13-6, 7-2) was led by senior guard Geoff Keith who finished with 19 points and teammate Steve Eghbali who scored 17 in the win over Acaciawood (8-8, 4-4), which was led by Andrew Miller's 17 points. Tarbut v' Torah is currently in second place in league behind undefeated Fairmont Prep.


Suburban League

Artesia 82, Bellflower 54 --Artesia (14-6, 7-1) was led by senior forward Ryan Meilleur's 20 points for Artesia in the win over Bellflower (11-12, 4-4).

Cerritos 67, Glenn 50--Dawin Whiten and Jason Hong each scored 15 points and Jeff Brown had 14 points to lead Cerritos (11-11, 4-4). Kenny Leyvon led Glenn with 14 points.

La Mirada 54, Norwalk 49 --Michael Duarte scored 15 points for La Mirada (10-13, 5-3) in the win over Norwalk (6-16, 1-6).


Victory League

Bloomington Christian 60, Mesa Grande 44--details not available.


Westside League

Hillcrest Christian Granada Hills 67, Milken Community 43 --Hillcrest Christian (12-6, 7-2) was led by Jason Haddad's 23 points and Johnathon Oronoz' 19  in the win over Milken (10-8, 6-2), which drops a game behind Santa Clarita Christian, and a half game behind Hillcrest.

Santa Clarita Christian 79, West Valley Christian 34 --Caleb Sulham scored 17 points for Santa Clarita Christian (13-5, 7-1) in the win over West Valley (4-12, 0-8). 

CIF-Southern Section Non-League , Monday, Jan. 28, 2002

CEDU 77, Summit View 54--details not available.

Shalhavet 63, Highland Hall 59 --Shalhevet (6-7) was led by Stephan Bouskila's game-high 25 points in the win over Highland Hall (2-12, 1-9).

Thacher 71, Malibu 58--details not available.

Westview 67, Renaissance Academy 58 --Westview (13-4) was paced by Youssef Hulse's team-high 25 points in the win over Renaissance (12-3) which was led by John Feher's game-high 29.

LA City Section League  Games, Monday Jan. 28, 2002

No Games Scheduled.


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