Basketball

Medina & Trent Combine for 37 Points in Diamond Ranch’s 70-60 Victory Over San Dimas; Saints Drop First VVL Game of Season

Jan 25 2024 01:26:40

Boys Basketball:

Diamond Ranch made things interesting in the Valle Vista League.

The Panthers defeated first-place San Dimas, 70-60, on Wednesday night.

It’s the Saints first loss in VVL play.

And with three games to go, San Dimas has one-game leads over Northview and Diamond Ranch.

To their credit, the Panthers seemed to get to more loose balls and crucial rebounding opportunities.

Martin Medina had 19 points.

Dylan Trent chipped in with 18 points and Michael Salazar had 13.

Medina, Trent and Salazar hit three 3-pointers apiece.

Levi Sinclair had a game-high 21 points for San Dimas.

Logan Hodson and Ryan Quach contributed 11 points apiece for the Saints.

Nathan Yearout scored all eight of his points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of 3’s.

Up next: SDHS will host West Covina on Friday at 6:30.

Box Score:
SD: 14-15-12-19-(60)
DR: 18-19-15-18-(70)

SDHS scoring: Levi Sinclair 21, Ryan Quach 11, Logan Hodson 11, Nathan Yearout 8, Andrew Diep 5, Luke Chavez 4

Diamond Ranch scoring: Martin Medina 19, Dylan Trent 18, Michael Salazar 13, Jayden Wint 10, Kareem Abdul Haqq 8, Presley Mondragon 2

Valle Vista League Scores:
Northview 54, Charter Oak 40
Covina 64, West Covina 35
Diamond Ranch 70, San Dimas 60

Friday’s Schedule:
Covina at Northview
Charter Oak at Diamond Ranch
West Covina at San Dimas

VVL Standings:
San Dimas (17-8, 6-1)
Northview (18-7, 5-2)
Diamond Ranch (17-7, 5-2)
Covina (18-8, 4-3)
West Covina (11-14, 1-6)
Charter Oak (11-14, 0-7)

San Dimas’ Remaining Schedule:
1/26: WCHS at SDHS
1/29: Northview at SDHS
1/31: SDHS at Covina

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