Pictured L-R: Glendora’s Simon Zwick (photo by Carlo Montalbo), St. Francis’ Isaac Fajardo (Ryan Tomey) & RHP’s Noah Penunuri (Tim Lunney)
Football:
Editor’s Note: As mentioned, Calpreps (state rankings) is what CIF-SS uses to make their first-round playoff pairings. Last week, they were 7-2 in their predictions of games that featured 210 Prep Sports programs.
Calpreps CIF-SS Semifinal Round Projections:
Division 1:
Mater Dei 41, Centennial Corona 17
St. John Bosco 31, Orange Lutheran 26
Division 2:
Murrieta Valley 31, Oaks Christian 30
Newbury Park 27, Yorba Linda 19
Division 3:
Edison 28, Vista Murrieta 20
Simi Valley 35, Loyola 28
Division 4:
St. Bonaventure 31, Apple Valley 24
Pacifica 34, Thousand Oaks 21
Division 5:
Palos Verdes 28, Santa Ana 19
La Serna 28, Summit 14
Division 6:
Glendora 28, Dana Hills 26
St. Francis 26, Murrieta Mesa 21
Division 7:
Rio Hondo Prep 35, West Torrance 24
Warren 38, Yucaipa 17
Division 8:
Serrano 20, Lancaster 19
Salesian 24, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 17
Division 9:
Great Oak 22, LB Wilson 21
Quartz Hill 28, Highland 22
Division 10:
St. Anthony 21, Pacifica 20
South Pasadena 31, Silverado 24
Division 11:
Baldwin Park 21, Portola 19
San Gorgonio 28, El Rancho 24
Division 12:
Carter 38, Hacienda Heights Wilson 28
Palmdale 35, Mary Star of the Sea 28
Division 13:
Gahr 28, Anaheim 21
Pasadena 20, Lynwood 19
Division 14:
Pioneer 35, Ganesha 31
San Gabriel 31, Duarte 21
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Monalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: Glendora got one more game in before Christmas. And they made the most of it. The Tartans cruised to a 91-58 nonleague victory over Hesperia. GHS had a 48-25 lead at the half. Sebastian Demano scored a game-high 21 points. Demano also had five rebounds, nine […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: La Salle improved to 12-1 after Saturday’s 40-28 victory over Westlake at the La Salle Winter Showcase. The Lancers led 22-12 at the half, and 32-17 after three quarters. Casey Higgins led La Salle with 10 points. Aislin Tamez Torres had nine points, and Emily Fong contributed eight points […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball La Salle won its eighth consecutive game on Friday. The Lancers cruised to a 75-45 victory over Schurr at the La Salle Winter Showcase. LSHS had a 38-17 lead at the break, and the outcome was never in doubt. Casey Higgins scored a game-high 21 points. Emily Fong chipped […]
Boys Basketball: Etiwanda picked up victory No. 10 of the 2024-25 season on Friday. The Eagles outlasted their visitors from Vista Murrieta, 69-57, behind 18 points from AJ Orji. Orji scored 15 of the 18 in the second half. Ayden Hamilton chipped in with 14 points and Sloane Harris had 11. Cisco Munoz scored a […]
Boys Basketball: Bonita dug itself a 15-point hole at the half in Thursday’s Palomares League opener at Diamond Bar. The Bearcats outscored the Brahmas 49-41, but DBHS would hold on for a 73-66 victory. Bonita had a 10-9 advantage in 3-pointers made. Tyler West led Diamond Bar with 20 points and Jedison Chow had 16 […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: Something had to give when Glendora and Ayala met up Thursday night in Chino Hills. The Bulldogs had won five in a row and 10 of their last 11 games. And the visiting Tartans entered the Palomares League opener for both programs on an eight-game win […]
Wrestling: So far, so good. Bonita has opened the Palomares League portion of its schedule with a pair of blowouts. Last week, the Bearcats secured a 64-18 victory at Diamond Bar. And last night, BHS won 12-of-14 matches, and they cruised to a 65-11 victory. Bonita is now 6-1 overall, and 2-0 in league matches. […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Girls Basketball: Glendora had one of its poorest shooting efforts of the year. But when push came to shove, the Tartans pulled away in the second half and they secured a 44-33 victory at Ayala in the Palomares League opener for both programs. GHS and AHS combined for […]
Girls Basketball: Another Prep League basketball for Flintridge Prep. And another blowout. The Wolves led by 27 points after the first eight minutes, and they cruised to a 71-13 victory at Westridge. So far, Prep has league wins over Mayfield, Chadwick and Westridge by a combined margin of 225-52. Olivia Childs led the way with […]
