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Game Scores & Details From Day Two
12/4/02, Wednesday--(Dec. 5, 2002)

Some random thoughts:  About that dubious record set two days ago by Stoneridge Prep, their drubbing of South Bay by a score of 151-5 (that's right, One-hundred Fifty-one points to FIVE), today's Daily News, in a story by Vincent Bonsignore,  had some further details about how the horrendous layup-drill was permitted to turn itself into some sort of a state record.  According to Stoneridge Prep's coach: 

"The score says it all pretty much," first-year coach Ron Slater said. "Basically, I came here and inherited a good team."

"Defense comes first. If we do that, the offense will come around," said Slater, who graduated from Sylmar High in 1995. "Every time I turned around, the score was going up. I took the starters out, and the bench players did the same thing.

"We didn't know anything about the record, and it wasn't our goal. Whether it's the best team in the state or the worst, we're going to go out and play hard from the tip to the final buzzer." ...

Just how bad was this game?  According to Bonsignore's account,

"South Bay was held to three points in the first half and went scoreless for more than 22 minutes before their final basket with a few minutes remaining in the game." 

"Defense comes first?"  Pressing?  Fast-breaks?  How about running a "four corners" offense, milking the clock in every possession working on those half-court sets, coach? How about we just let the frigging clock run out?  Just a thought....

Some record......


In other action around SoCal yesterday, we managed to cull the following results and brief reports from the usual sources and suspects (see below for more details):

Tournament Game Scores For Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002

Beaumont Tournament
Quarterfinals

Chaparral 72, Rim of the World 58--Dwain Williams scored 25 points and Kurt Oliver added 24 for host Chaparral.

No other results were immediately available.


BCW Tournament (Fresno)

Compton Dominguez 69, Fresno Buchanan 51--Travon Free scored 23 points for Dominguez in the win. The Buchanan Bears' Wan Omwanghe led all scorers with 24 points. He was the only Buchanan player to reach double figures.

Hanford 85, Fresno Central 79--Five players, led by Kyler Nanes' 20-point effort, reached double figures for the Bullpups at the tournament. Tyrell Cleaves added 18, while Kellen Nanes (11), Scott Mechtly (10) and Doug Belezzuoli (10) also reached double figures. The Grizzlies' Jaetee Taylor led all scorers with 28 points. Delvin Leake added 17 for Central.

Madera 59, Fresno Hoover 33--Brian Lapin scored 19 points to lead Madera over Hoover.

Bakersfield Garces 102, Bullard 42--details not available.

Modesto Christian 79, Rocklin 66--details not available.


Beverly Hills Tournament
Second round

Lynwood 74, Culver City 57--Sophomore guard Seketoure Henry buried eight 3-pointers en route to a career-high 31 points (according to the LBPress-Telegram; 30 if you read the Times) to help the Knights advance to the quarterfinals. Junior center Brian Moore scored 14 and added 10 rebounds, while junior guard Ashlee Palmer pitched in with 12 points in a game the Knights (2-0) led from start to finish. Jarrod Tennant had 17 points for Culver City (1-1).

Dorsey 52, North Hollywood 42--Jonathan Heard scored 22 points for Dorsey (2-0). DeAndre Lamar had 24 points and five steals for North Hollywood (2-1).

Price 66, Peninsula 55--Derrick Williams scored 21 points for Price (2-0). Shawn Weinstein scored 26 points for Peninsula (1-1).  Neil Fujita added 10 points for the Panthers, who had closed the lead to four points before Price put the game out of reach.

Washington 41, Beverly Hills 21--details not available.

 


Bishop Diego-Laguna Blanca Tournament
First round

Arrowhead Christian 63, San Francisco Urban 48--details not available.

Bishop Diego 53, West Valley Christian 48-- Sophomore Andy Aijian scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Cardinals won the opener of their tournament.  Bishop will play Cate at 8 p.m. in a second-round game. Cate defeated Viewpoint 63-57 in overtime. Ryan Michel, who scored 11 points, hit three free throws down the stretch to help Bishop maintain the lead against the visitors from the San Fernando Valley. Robert Marquez added 10 points, including two big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.

Cate 63, Viewpoint 57 (OT)-- Savoi Wright, a 6-7 forward, scored six points in overtime to help Cate pull out the victory. Paul Burdette led the Rams with 13 points, while Reuel Banner added 10. Cate trailed by 13 points early in the contest but battled back and tied the game at the end of regulation at 52-all.

Holy Martyrs 47, Central Valley Christian 38--Matt Kimbro scored a game-high 14 points but the Cavaliers lost to CIF-SS Holy Martyrs of the Liberty League in the opener at the Bishop Diego Tournament. Central Valley Christian continues tournament play at 3:30 p.m. today against Villanova Prep.

Laguna Blanca 51, Thousand Oaks Hillcrest Christian 31--Freshman David Eseke had an outstanding debut with 16 points as the Rams cruised to victory at home in the opening round of the Bishop Diego-Laguna Blanca Tournament. Andy Nelson, a 6-7 co-captain, added 12 points and nine rebounds. Kip Carlton also grabbed nine boards. The Owls will play host to Windward tonight at 6:30

New Roads 50, Woodland Christian 46--details not available

Western Christian 52, Villanova 41--Nate Langelier led Villanova (1-1) with 17 points.

Windward 64, Cornerstone Christian 42--Greg Newman had 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks for Windward (1-0) at Laguna Blanca.


Brethren Christian Tournament
Pool Play

Maranatha 98, San Gabriel Christian 69--Caleb Rouse scored 21 points to lead Maranatha (2-0).

Pacific Hills 52, Oxford Academy 27--details not available.


Buena Park Coyote Classic Tournament
Pool Play

Buena Park 86, Magnolia 48--Antoine Lee had 22 points and Virgil Bobar added 21 points and 13 rebounds for the host Coyotes (2-0), who outscored the Magnolia Sentinels (0-2) 42-18 in the second half.

Katella 58, Tesoro 26--Jeff Clement had 17 points and Robert Alvarez had 16 for Katella (2-0). Tesoro drops to 0-2.

Los Alamitos 53, El Modena 41--Jon Kahraman had 20 points for Los Alamitos (2-0). The El Modena Vanguards (1-1) trailed by 8 at the end of the first quarter.

Sunny Hills 82, Kennedy 49--Brandyn Toney had 24 points and six rebounds and Tony Gonzalez had 16 points for Sunny Hills (2-0), which led by 22 points at halftime. Kennedy is 1-1.  Eric Taylor scored 19 for Sunny Hills.


Burbank Tournament
First round

Agoura 57, Belmont 48--Elex Michaelson and Bobby Lyons each scored nine points to lead Agoura (1-0) over Belmont (0-1).

Burbank 60, Gabrielino 57--Kamen Lane scored 24 points to lead Burbank (1-1). Gabrielino is 0-1.

L.A. University 69, Glendale 59--Ruben Boykin scored 22 points and had 15 rebounds for University (2-0). Glendale is 0-2.


Campbell Hall "Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament
Pool Play

Campbell Hall 71, Buckley 57--Campbell Hall's Darryl Harris scored 27 points. Baron Abdul-Mansour of Buckley scored 26. Buckley led by 4 at the half, but then stalled in the third quarter after guard Tristan Seisa left the game with leg cramps, and the Vikings then began keying on Abdul-Mansour.  While Buckley managed to tie the game up early in the fourth quarter, the game was never in doubt in the last four minutes, as Buckley was forced to foul and Campbell Hall scored 12 consecutive points at the free throw line.

Rio Hondo Prep 66, Santa Clarita Christian 46--Devon Drain of Rio Hondo Prep scored 26.

Milken 65, Granada Hills Hillcrest Christian 54--details not available.


Eagle-Vaquero (Rancho Bernardo) Tournament (San Diego CIF)

Fallbrook 67, Temecula Valley 39--Tim Manning scored a game-high 32 points, including 6-for-13 from 3-point range, and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Warriors (1-0) won their season opener over Temecula Valley (1-2). Marlon Howe added 14 points and nine rebounds.  FALLBROOK (67) ---- Frederick 6, Weyls 2, Stanley 12, Manning 32, Howe 14, Robinson 1. FG 27. FT 6-13. TEMECULA VALLEY (39) ---- Menacio 4, Ross 16, David 8, Stewart 3, Jamal 2, Johnson 2, Brown 2, Anderson. FG 20. FT 0-2.  Fallbrook 16 20 15 16 -- 67Temecula Valley 15 12 6 6 -- 39 Total fouls ---- Fallbrook 10, Temecula Valley 13. Fouled out ---- none. Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- Manning (F) 6, Stanley (F) 1, Stewart (TV) 1.

Poway 48, La Jolla Country Day 44--Poway (1-0) was led by Brandon Stock with a game-high 21 points. LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY (44) ---- Zousmer 1, Golia 3, Wilson 3, Johnson 7, Schu 11, Bastine 13, Grooms 6. FG 15. FT 4-8.POWAY (48) ---- Erb 5, Stock 21, Heer 4, Merrick 11, Soliven 2, Jergenson 5. FG 19. FT 8-16. La Jolla Country Day 11 21 7 5 -- 44 Poway 14 11 12 11 -- 48 Total fouls ---- La Jolla Country Day 14, Poway 13. Fouled out ---- none. Technical fouls ---- none. 3-point goals ---- Groomes (LJCD) 2, Bastine (LJCD) 2, Schu (LJCD) 2, Johnson (LJCD) 2, Wilson (LJCD) 1, Galia (LJCD) 1, Stock (P) 2.

Mt. Carmel 83, Rancho Buena Vista 78 (OT)--Rancho Buena Vista (1-1) erased a 14-point fourth quarter deficit to foced overtime. Eric Sweeney killed the Longhorn comeback hopes, knocking down three 3-pointers in overtime to seal the Mt. Carmel (1-0) victory. MT. CARMEL (83) ---- Purmond 13, Deguzman 7, Knights 12, Sweeney 28, Bane 6, Leavitt 5, Hartegan 6, Grein 6. FG 30. FT 11-26. RANCHO BUENA VISTA (78) ---- Turner 26, Cross 28, Jordan 3, Esquibel 7, Amoaku 4, Lawerence 10. FG 29. FT 14-21. Mt. Carmel 13 19 25 11 15 ---- 83  Rancho Buena Vista 12 18 14 24 10 ---- 78 Total fouls ---- Mount Carmel 16, Rancho Buena Vista 21. Fouled out ---- Hartegan (MC). Technical fouls ---- Hartegan (MC). 3-point goals ---- Turner (RBV) 5, Jordan (RBV) 1, Sweeney (MC) 4, Knights (MC) 2, Purmond (MC) 2, Deguzman (MC) 1, Leavitt (MC) 1.


Gahr-Cerritos Tournament
Quarterfinals

Marina 73, Mayfair 66--Matt Brennan scored 23 points to lead the Vikings past the Monsoons (1-1) in a second-round game at Gahr High. Justin Hawkins led Mayfair in scoring with 23 points while Chris Childress had 16. Matt McNease had 16 for Marina (2-0).

Millikan 70, Gardena 54-- Senior forward Marcus Dove scored 20 points and Marquis Wright had 15 as the Rams (2-0) outscored the Panthers (1-1) 24-15 in the fourth quarter to come away with the win at Cerritos High.

Consolation

Hoover 71, Westminster La Quinta 51--Ara Mahgassian scored 19 points and pulled down 17 rebounds to lead Hoover (1-1). Armen Baghdasarian and Chris Rivera added 18 points each for the Tornadoes.

West Torrance 69, South Gate 43--Chad Hunt and Paul Nitake each scored 15 points to lead visiting West Torrance (1-1). Teammate Jun Uchida had six points and six assists and Chris Brown added eight points and seven rebounds


Loara "Taco Company" Tournament
Second round

Calvary Chapel 63, Servite 61--Joey Jones scored 18 points and Brenen Beeler added 14 for the Eagles (1-1).Sean Ferguson had 15 points for the Friars (1-2).

Cypress 53, San Clemente 28--Brandon Dennis had 21 points for Cypress (2-0) and on seven of nine three-pointers. San Clemente is 1-1.

Esperanza 65, Dana Hills 64--Jesse Helms hit two free throws with 29 seconds left to break a 64-64 tie for Esperanza (2-0) to win the game. Mark Lovein led the Aztecs with 25 points and 17 rebounds. Dana Hills is 1-1. Ray Mitchell had 23 points, including five three-pointers for the Dolphins.

Sonora 63, Ganesha 45--Damon Leivig had 21 points for Sonora (1-1). Antonio Taylor scored 15 for Ganesha (0-3).


Mira Costa Pacific Shores Tournament
Pool play

Carson 79, St. Bernard 47--Maryland-signee senior forward Ekene Ibekwe finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds (10 boards according to the Breeze) and four blocks to lead the Colts (2-0) past the Vikings in a pool-play game at Mira Costa High. Sophomore forward Gerard Anderson also scored 15 points and junior guard Marquis Washington had 14 for Carson, which will play South Torrance today at 3 p.m. Winsor Williams and Chris Ceballos scored 14 points each for St. Bernard (0-2).  Senior Samuel Hill had 12 points, five assists and five steals for Carson. St. Bernard (0-2) was missing three starters. John Wilson had 10 points and four rebounds and Jason Grimes had seven rebounds in the loss.

LA Banning 69, Serra 55--Hytham Abed scored 19 points to lead Banning to the pool play victory at Mira Costa. Miguel De La Luz made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points for Banning (2-1). Joseph Johnson had 13 points for Serra (1-2).

Mira Costa 79, St. Monica 52--Joe Nwabuzor had 23 points, seven rebounds and four steals and teammate Steve Bertrand added 21 points, eight rebounds and two steals to lead host Mira Costa (2-0). Mira Costa never looked back after jumping out to a 15-6 first quarter lead. Tim Richmond added 13 points and five steals. St. Monica fell to 1-1.

South 54, Torrance 46--details not available


Mission Viejo Tournament
Pool play

No results reported


Norte Vista Tournament

Riverside Poly 48, Garey 38--Ronnie Rios had 11 points and Willie Cook had seven points and nine rebounds, but the Vikings fell to the Bears. Danny Renneisen had 17 points for Riverside Poly. Garey (0-2) will play Yucaipa today at 3 pm.


Redondo Union 51st Annual Pacific Shores Tournament
Third Round--Quarterfinals

Fairfax 60, Upland 47--Kevin Bell had 18 points, Jason Gilzene had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Josh Shipp added 14 points to lead Fairfax (2-0) over Upland (1-1) at Redondo. Maurice Newton had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Justin Hynes added 11 points and nine rebounds, but the Highlanders fell.  Fairfax led by 11 points after a quarter, and Upland never got closer than six points with about five minutes to play. Hynes missed most of the fourth quarter after injuring his back. SUNY Albany-signee Todd Martin had nine points and 10 rebounds for Upland, which plays at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Redondo.

Long Beach Poly 59, Inglewood 49--Junior forward Marcus Lewis had 18 points and 10 rebounds and senior guard Barry Barnes and junior forward Chris Fields each scored 13 as the Jackrabbits improved to 2-0 with a second-round victory over the Sentinels (1-1) at Redondo Union High. Fields also had 11 rebounds for Poly, which will play on Friday in the semifinals at 6 p.m.

LB Jordan 64, Redondo 63--Senior forward Antione King (29 points) hit two free throws with three seconds left to give the Panthers the lead for good as Jordan (2-0) held on to beat the host Seahawks.  Redondo senior Wendell White fouled out when he fouled King to set up the game-winning free throws. White led Redondo (1-1) with 27 points, 11 rebounds and four steals. Corey Siegel had 17 points, nine rebounds and five steals, but missed the front end of a 1-and-1 before White’s foul. Redondo made just 10 of 23 free throws.

Bishop Montgomery 68, Palisades 63--Brandon Peace scored a game-high 25 points and teammate Fred Washington added 24 for Bishop Montgomery (2-0), which will face Long Beach Poly in the semifinal Friday at 6 p.m. at Redondo. 

Consolation

Fountain Valley 51, Rialto 49--details not available

Leuzinger 81, Jefferson 64--details not available

Narbonne 75, Morningside 54--Christian Smith had 24 points, nine assists and four rebounds to lead Narbonne (1-1) in the consolation bracket. Amir Fisher posted 15 points, 13 rebounds and four assists. Lance Galloway had 10 points, including two 3-pointers, for Morningside (0-2).

Rolling Hills Prep 60, Santa Monica Crossroads 39--Steven Ojo had 23 points and seven rebounds for Crossroads (0-2).  D.J. Wright scored 19 points and Jason Daley added 17 to lead the Huskies in the consolation round at Redondo. Curtis Allen added 11 points for the RHP Huskies (1-1).

 


Riverside Notre Dame "Big Daddy" Tournament

No results available. 


San Gorgonio-San Bernardino Tip Off Classic Tournament
Pool play

San Gorgonio 81, Hesperia 62--Khorry Lewis scored 30 points for host San Gorgonio (2-0). Hesperia is 1-1.

Temescal Canyon 76, Redlands East Valley 57--

Kaiser 77, La Quinta (LQ) 55--Francisco Acevedo scored 26 points to lead to the Cats to a convincing win. Eric Willhite added 21 points for Kaiser. The Cats led 27-9 after the first period.

Chaffey 66, Ramona 51--Robert Velasquez scored 14 points and Nnamdi Nwando added 12 for the Tigers. Chaffey outscored the Rams 17-8 in the third quarter to take control of the game.


Saugus Tournament
Pool play

Buena 74, Saugus 68--Eric Gray scored 22 points to lead Buena (2-0) over host Saugus (0-1). B.J. Willkomm scored 21 for the Centurions in the loss.

Crescenta Valley 56, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 44--Jimmy Goffredo scored 28 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Crescenta Valley (1-0) over Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (0-2).

Lancaster 70, Verdugo Hills 56--Daniel Dingman scored 24 points for Verdugo Hills (1-2). Lancaster is 2-0.

Santa Barbara 67, Highland 52--Junior Taylor Rochestie (6'-1" PG) scored 13 of his game-high 26 points in the first quarter Wednesday night, leading Santa Barbara High to a 67-52 boys basketball victory over Highland at the Saugus Tournament. The Dons (2-0) will meet the winner of today's Oxnard-Crescenta Valley game in Friday's semifinals. Rochestie hit 10-of-15 from the field and handed out five assists. Michael Fisher added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Dons, who jumped out to a 26-8 first-quarter lead.  Santiago Aguirre contributed 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Dons.


Serrano Tournament
Pool play

Quartz Hill 52, Serrano 39--Andrae Johnson scored 14 points to lead Quartz Hill (2-0) at Serrano (0-1). Tyler Stilwagen had 16 rebounds and five steals for Quartz Hill.

Silverado 77, Palmdale 62--Brandon Price scored 16 points for Silverado (2-0).

Barstow 55, El Segundo 46--Cal Poly Pomona signee Sinqua Walls had 13 and Deandre Mathieu added 12 for El Segundo (0-1), which couldn’t rebound after falling behind, 18-9.

 


Simi Valley Tip Off Tournament
Third Round

Camarillo 68, Littlerock 58--details not available.

Moorpark 57, Oak Park 43--Keith Lawrence scored 17 points and hit five-three pointers for Moorpark (2-0). Pete Winningham scored 16 points to lead Oak Park (1-1).
 

Simi Valley 86, El Camino Real 61--Four players scored in double figures for Simi Valley in the win. John Schock had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Mark Wells scored 16 points, for Simi Valley (2-0), which is two victories away from winning its own tournament for the eighth consecutive year. Sasan Poshneh hit five 3-pointers for El Camino Real (1-2). 

Valencia 60, Newbury Park 54--details not reported.

Consolation

Granada Hills 74, Royal 59: Steve Stokes and Danny Frates combined for 27 points, but their efforts weren't enough as Royal of Simi Valley lost its second game in a row.Manny Cortez scored 18 points for Granada Hills (1-1).

Monroe 54, Santa Paula 38--Rolando Nunez scored 24 points for Monroe (1-2).

Santa Clara 71, LA Poly 60--Tim Lajose scored 36 points for Santa Clara (1-1). Antwaun Duke had 21 points, including five three-pointers, for Poly (0-2).

Taft 55, Ventura 45--Taft's Jordan Farmar (Jr. G) scored 32 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals.
 


Westchester Annual Tip Off Tournament
Pool play

Compton Centennial 61, Eisenhower 52--Aaron Afflalo led all scorers with 32 points to go with six rebounds and two steals as the Apaches (2-0) upset the No. 6 Eagles (1-1). Sean Marshall had 18 points for Eisenhower. Centennial will play San Diego Horizon in a semifinal at 6 p.m. Friday at Westchester High.  Afflalo, who also grabbed six rebounds to go with three assists and a pair of steals, shut down Boston College signee Sean Marshall in the fourth quarter, holding him to just two points. Marshall had scored 16 points in the first three quarters. Centennial got big plays from its two starting freshmen, guard Tyre Thompson (10 points, seven rebounds) and forward Jervaughn Johnson, who grabbed three rebounds and blocked a shot in the final two minutes of the game.  Eisenhower is currently ranked No. 7 in California by Cal-Hi Sports. Deonte Nelson added 12 for Ike. 

San Diego Horizon 92, Anaheim Canyon 70--details not available

Locke 75, Santa Monica 63--details not available

Westchester 69, Pasadena 40--Trevor Ariza led all scorers with 20 points.  Westchester (2-0) will play in the first-place bracket starting Friday. Locke, Centennial and Horizon all advanced to the championship semifinals. Scott Cutley added 14 points and Bobby Brown added 11 for Westchester, which had a 40-22 lead at halftime

CIF-SS Non-League Game Scores For Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002

Aliso Niguel 56, Tustin 54--Luis Tejada had 18 points and John Wise had 17 for Aliso Niguel (2-1). Daniel Cavic had 23 points for Tustin (0-1).

Bassett 62, Mountain View 51--Brian Prieto scored 20 points for Bassett (2-0).

Bellflower 69, California 54--Senior forward Jose Quintero scored 15 points and senior forward Drew Cooper had 13 as the Buccaneers (1-0) defeated the visiting Condors.

Canyon Springs 82, Alta Loma 55--Andre McGee scored 21 points (according to the Times; 23 points in other papers) and Tron Smith added 18 points for Canyon Springs (1-0) at Alta Loma (1-1). The Braves (1-1) trailed by one point after the opening quarter, but were outscored 26-15 in the second quarter and fell to the host Cougars. Junior Denson had 20 points and Chris Berry had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Alta Loma.

Capistrano Valley Christian 47, Calvary Chapel Murrieta 34--details not available.

El Toro 63, Orange 50--Patrick Carney scored 15 points to lead El Toro (2-0). Pat Sanders scored 25 points for Orange (0-1).

Glenn 65, Anaheim 43--Senior Jason Mayencourt had 23 points and eight rebounds to lead the Eagles (1-1) past the visiting Colonists (0-1).

Riverside MLKing 65, Whittier 63--Matt Thomas scored 26 points and freshman J. Drew Smith added 12 points and nine rebounds as King, the defending Division II champions, opened the season at home with a victory.

La Habra 79, Damien 69--Tyler McShane had 38 points and 10 rebounds to lead visiting La Habra (1-0).

La Serna 47, West Covina 37--La Serna improved to 2-0 while West Covina is 0-1.  Each team committed 21 turnovers, and the winning Lancers were outrebounded, 36-28. Jabir Jinna scored 11 points for West Covina. La Serna made five of seven field- goal attempts in the third quarter and shot 43 percent (17 for 40) from the field for the game.

Laguna Beach 87, Irvine 81 (OT)--Kyle Hogan had 35 points for Laguna Beach (1-0). Irvine is (0-2).
Nasi Heider scored 20 points for Irvine.

Lone Pine 53, Frazier Mountain 34--Randall Boubor scored 17 points for Lone Pine (2-0).

Mesrobian 50, Lighthouse Christian 39--Arman Yelian scored 22 points for Mesrobian (1-0). Lighthouse Christian is 0-2.

Ontario 79, Diamond Bar 67--Ontario (2-0) led by 10 points at halftime and never looked back to claim a nonleague victory over the Brahmas (1-1). Marcel Mack and Desmond Crews led the Jaguars with 23 points a piece. Brandon Papaz also dropped in 23 points for Diamond Bar and added 16 rebounds. Khalif Ford had 13 points for the Brahmas.

Oxnard Pacifica 67, Malibu 58--Deaven Washington scored 20 to lead host Oxnard Pacifica (1-0) over Malibu (1-1).

Paramount 79, Norwalk 48--Senior guard Tony Smith scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half to lead the Pirates (1-0) past the host Lancers (0-1).  Senior guard Dwayne Murray scored 17 points and junior forward had Derrick Moss had 12 to lead Norwalk.

Santa Maria St. Joseph 91, Coast Union 21--Junior forward Stewart Kussler had 28 points and 10 rebounds, while Anthony Silva added 20 points for host St. Joseph (2-0) against Central Section Coast Union in this intersectional, non-league contest.

Temple City 60, Arcadia 53--Kevin Sweeney scored 37 points for Temple City (1-0).

Walnut 59, Claremont 58--Dreshawn Vance scored 17 points, including a put back with 3.8 seconds left to lift Walnut (2-0).

South Hills 53, San Marino 38--details not reported

Verbum Dei 68, Muir 63

Walnut 59, Claremont 58--Claremont had rallied from a 17-point third-quarter deficit to take a 58-57 lead on Earl Wilson's layup with 25 seconds remaining.  But the Mustangs' Dreshawn Vance rebounded and scored off of teammate Yuji Kimura's missed shot with 3.8 seconds remaining to give Walnut the win.  Vance had a chance to ice the game, but after stealing an inbounds pass, he missed the first free throw. Officials didn't blow the whistle to keep the clock stopped and time ran out. Teams shook hands before officials realized there was another free throw.  Vance was called for a lane violation on the second free throw. Claremont had a chance to inbound the ball, but Rashad Austin missed a half-court shot as time expired. Walnut (2-0), a former Baseline League rival of Claremont's, jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first three minutes. Vance had seven of his game-high 19 points and eight of his 14 rebounds in the first quarter.  Jonathan Moore led Claremont with 13 points, while Charles Oliver had 12 and Johnson chipped in with 11 points and 11 rebounds. 

Warren 46, Cantwell 32--Senior guard Matthew Bliss scored 13 points and junior guard Danny Cristales had 10 as the Bears improved to 1-1 with a victory over the visiting Cardinals. Warren jumped out to a early 16-5 lead in the first quarter.  They will play tonight at 6 p.m. against Savanna in the second- round of the Loara Tournament at Cypress High School.

LA City Section Non-League Game Scores For Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002

Bravo 55, Lincoln 50--details not available.

Crenshaw 85, King Drew 69--details not available.
 


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