Boys Basketball: Damien didn’t start or finish very strong. But the Spartans did enough in quarters two and three to outlast Riverside Poly, 46-38, Friday at the Sunny Hills Tournament. Nate Garcia scored 12 of his game-high 16 points in the second half. Eli Garner and Xavier Clinton provided 11 points each for the Spartans. […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Boys Basketball: Ayala dug itself a deep first-half hole, and the Bulldogs couldn’t dig their way out in Wednesday’s 91-73 loss to Walnut. The Mustangs took a 55-38 lead into the break and never looked back. Malik Khouzam led Walnut with 25 points, five assists and five rebounds. Joby Barnes added […]
Boys Hoops: Orange Lutheran handed Damien its first loss in 2022-23. The Lancers used an 18-6 third-quarter run to defeat the Spartans, 63-61, on Wednesday. Zion Paleo, David Manea and Cannon Potter had 12 points apiece for Orange Lutheran. Nate Garcia led Damien with 12 points, while Lucas Arrieta had 11 and Xavier Clinton chipped […]
Boys Basketball: Things looked good for Glendora at the half in Wednesday’s Sunny Hills Tournament contest against Ontario Christian. The Tartans held an 11-point lead, and looked to up their record to 2-1. But Ontario Christian would outscore GHS by 15 in the second half to claim a 51-47 victory. Cole Jones (16) and Gage […]
Boys Basketball: Damien picked up win No. 2 of the 2022-23 season on Tuesday. The Spartans defeated Santa Fe, 76-39, over Santa Fe in the Sunny Hills Tournament. For the second consecutive night, Nate Garcia led the Damien offense. Garcia scored a game-high 22 points, all of which came in the first half. Nine of […]
Boys Basketball: Fresh off a state championship in 2021-22, Mike LeDuc’s boys opened the season on Monday at the Sunny Hills Tournament. And the Spartans got off to a great start, and cruised to a 75-61. Nate Garcia scored 17 of his game-high 26 points in the first half. Eli Garner had 15 in the […]
Thanks to Cliff Hamlow for the stats for both teams Boys Basketball: Glendora opened the 2022-23 season by edging El Dorado, 50-44, at the Sunny Hills Tournament. The Tartans led by a bucket at the half, took a three-point advantage into the final period, and were able to outlast the Golden Hawks by six. Colton […]
Boys Basketball: To say that Kaleb Smith was at his best on the sport’s biggest stage would be an understatement. The Damien senior had a team-high 23 points in Friday’s 65-57 victory over Clovis North in the CIF State Division 1 championship game. Smith hit 9-of-11 shots from the field, including two 3-pointers, and went […]
Photos by Jim McCormack for the OC Sports Zone Boys Basketball: Damien finished what it started on Tuesday night. The Spartans used five and seven-point advantages in the first and fourth quarters, respectively, to earn a spot in the CIF State Division 1 championship game this Friday in Sacramento. Damien edged visiting Crean Lutheran, 58-53, […]
Pictured L-R: RJ Smith, Jimmy Oladokun, Spivey Word & Kaleb Smith Boys Basketball: Who: Crean Lutheran vs Damien What: CIF State Division 1 So Cal Regional Final Where: Damien High School When: Tuesday at 6 Damien and Crean Lutheran meet up Tuesday night in a much-anticipated sequel. Twenty-five days ago, the Spartans overcame a 20-point […]
Pictured L-R: Kaleb Smith & Jimmy Oladokun Boys Basketball: Damien is now one win away from a spot in the CIF State Division 1 title game. The Spartans defeated visiting St. Bernard, 70-65, in the semifinal round of the So Cal Regionals. Damien got double digit points from four of its five starters. Jimmy Oladokun […]
Boys Basketball: Damien won its 29th game of the season on Thursday. The Spartans got a balanced offensive effort in a 66-56 victory over JSerra in the second round of the CIF State Division 1 playoffs. All five of Damien’s starters had eight points or more. JSerra’s Robert Diaz hit five 3-pointers and had a […]
Boys Basketball: It had been 10 days since Damien last played. The Spartans finished CIF-SS Open Division Pool Play 1-2, including consecutive losses to Centennial Corona and Bishop Montgomery. Damien, though, opened CIF State Division 1 play with an 81-50 victory over Mission Hills. Spivey Word and RJ Smith both contributed 19 points each. Jimmy […]
Boys Basketball: The remarkable 2021-22 season is over for Damien. Bishop Montgomery defeated the Spartans, 61-47, on Friday night. It was only the second game this season that saw Damien outscored in all four quarters. Jimmy Oladokun led the Spartans with 13, points and RJ Smith had 11. Xavier Edmonds had a game-high 16 points […]
Boys Basketball: Walnut’s successful 2021-22 season came to an end on Tuesday night. The Mustangs fell, 63-58, in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 3AA playoffs. Providence outscored Walnut by 10 points in the second half. Malik Khouzam had 15 points, five assists and three steals. Tyler Stevens contributed 13 points. Ryan Win chipped […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: It would appear that Zaye Salgado did not want his high school career to end on Tuesday night. The San Dimas senior had a game-high 24 points in the Saints’ 64-59 victory over Wiseburn Da Vinci in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 4AA playoffs. Salgado also went […]
Boys Basketball: Marshall Fundamental outscored Bosco Tech, 35-28, in the second half of their CIF-SS Division 5AA second-round playoff game. The Tigers, however, held on for a 60-59 win. The Eagles went into the half at Bosco Tech trailing by eight points, and left everything they had on the floor. Bosco Tech got a game-high 30 […]
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 […]
