Boys Basketball: Centennial Corona proved yet again why Josh Giles’ program is the top-ranked program in California. The Huskies comfortably defeated the state’s No. 4 team, 71-48, in Tuesday’s second round of (CIF-SS Open Division) pool play. The boys from Corona took a 37-19 lead into the half, and never let Damien get into striking […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Boys Basketball: Ayala saved its best for Friday’s showdown with Laguna Hills in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3A playoffs. The Bulldogs outscored the Hawks, 24-5, in the fourth quarter, and claimed a 51-29 victory. Jermaine Rogers scored 10 of his game-high 20 points in the decisive fourth quarter. […]
Boys Basketball: Of Damien’s 27 victories in the 2021-22 season, this had to be the most consequential and impressive. The Spartans trailed by 20 points in the second quarter at Crean Lutheran. No biggie. Mike LeDuc’s boys regrouped, outscored the Saints 39-22 in the second half, and claimed a 64-59 victory in the first round […]
Boys Basketball: Pasadena saw its season come to an end in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2AA playoffs. The Bulldogs fell, 70-62, at Simi Valley. Simi Valley’s Jack Benyshek scored 22 of his game-high 32 points in the first half. And Benyshek was 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Ryan Poole led Pasadena […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo Boys Basketball: Glendora had a cold shooting night on Friday. And it was costly. The Tartans fell at Thousand Oaks, 59-46, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2A playoffs. After winning a Division 3A championship last season, GHS was moved up to D-2A. Braydon Wooldridge led Glendora with 15 […]
Boys Basketball: Who says entering the playoffs on a two-game losing streak is a bad thing? Not the Marshall Fundamental boys basketball program. After dropping consecutive Mission Valley League games to South El Monte and Mountain View, the Eagles opened the CIF-SS Division 5AA playoffs at home against Bassett. Marshall used an eight-point, fourth-quarter advantage […]
Pictured L-R: Damien’s Jimmy Oladokun & Spivey Word Boys Basketball: Wednesday’s Wild Card Score: Division 4AA: Muir 84, Mesrobian 16 Tonight’s First Round Games: Open Division: Damien at Crean Lutheran Division 1: Los Osos at Colony San Clemente at Etiwanda St. Francis at Santa Clarita Christian Division 2A: Glendora at Thousand Oaks Maranatha at Crescenta […]
Boys Basketball: Wednesday’s Wild Card: Division 4AA: Muir 84, Mesrobian 16 Tonight’s First Round Games: Open Division: Damien at Crean Lutheran Division 1: Los Osos at Colony San Clemente at Etiwanda St. Francis at Santa Clarita Christian Division 2A: Glendora at Thousand Oaks Maranatha at Crescenta Valley La Salle at Santa Monica Division 2A: Pasadena […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo & stats from Cliff Hamlow Boys Basketball: One of the area’s best 1-2 punches played their last regular season high school game together. And Noah Smith and Luke Jacobson didn’t disappoint. Smith had 22 points, three rebounds and three assists, and Jacobson provided 15 points, 18 rebounds and six assists. GHS […]
Boys Basketball: La Salle trailed by three points after the first quarter to visiting Salesian in Friday’s regular season finale. But the Lancers outscored the Mustangs, 43-27 the rest of the way, and claimed a 53-40 victory. La Salle finished as the Camino Real League’s third-place team. Isaiah May led the way with 18 points. […]
Boys Basketball: Damien closed out the regular season with its sixth consecutive victory and far more noteworthy, the Spartans won a share of their first Baseline League title since the 2014-15 campaign. The Spartans picked up a 72-53 victory at Rancho Cucamonga. Damien got a balanced effort offensively, as all five of their starters had […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo Boys Basketball: After Thursday’s 76-59 victory over visiting Claremont, Glendora needs just a Friday victory at CHS to catch Ayala for second place in the Palomares League. GHS needed a 40-24, second-half run to pull away from the Wolfpack. Claremont hit a game-high 10 3-point baskets. Glendora got 30 points from […]
Boys Basketball: Colony was able to run the Palomares League slate unscathed. But it didn’t come easy. The Titans finished the regular season 10-0 in league, thanks to a 57-51 victory at Ayala. The Bulldogs finish 7-3, and will be no worse than a No. 2 seed out of the Palomares. Glendora plays at last-place […]
Boys Basketball: South El Monte ruined senior night at Marshall Fundamental. SEM, the fifth-place team in the Mission Valley League, outscored Marshall, 37-19, in the second and third quarters, and cruised to a 51-29 victory. In a battle of Eagles, the boys from Pasadena only had one quarter with double digits in points, which was […]
Boys Basketball: Damien is on a Baseline League best five-game winning streak after Wednesday’s 69-38 victory at Los Osos. With one game to play in the 2021-22 regular season, the Spartans share the Baseline League penthouse with Etiwanda. Jimmy Oladokun had a game-high 27 points for Damien. Kaleb Smith contributed 17 points and Spivey Word […]
Photos by Bob Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas leapfrogged Charter Oak into the Valle Vista League Penthouse on Tuesday night. The Saints defeated the Chargers, 58-52, to give SDHS a one-game lead with just one to play. Aaron Park led all scorers with 18 points, including three 3-point baskets. Zaye Salgado chipped in with 11 points […]
Boys Basketball: If anyone was worried about a possible letdown a night after Damien handed Etiwanda its first loss of the season, the Spartans put those concerns to rest with a 69-54 victory at Chino Hills. With two games to play, Damien trails Etiwanda by one-half a game in the Baseline League standings. But if […]
Boys Basketball: With two games to play in the regular season (for GHS), Ayala now holds a 1 1/2-game lead over Glendora for second place in the Palomares League. The Bulldogs erased a six-point deficit in the last minute and edged the visiting Tartans, 61-60, on Tuesday night. If GHS sweeps fifth-place Claremont on Thursday and […]
Pictured L-R: Spivey Word & Kaleb Smith Boys Basketball: The last time Damien defeated Baseline League power Etiwanda in a Baseline League contest, Spivey Word was in the seventh grade. Now a senior, Word had a game-high 16 points to lead the Spartans to a 59-45 victory over the Eagles. The win snaps a nine-game, […]
Photos by Bob Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas has set up a highly consequential Valle Vista League showdown with Charter Oak tonight. On Monday, the Saints defeated visiting Diamond Ranch, 63-57, which allowed SDHS to catch the Chargers atop the VVL standings. Zaye Salgado led San Dimas with 20 points, and he tallied three rebounds […]
