Boys Basketball: CIF-SS Poll (Jan 10): Division 1: 1- Centennial Corona 2- Sierra Canyon 3- Riverside Poly 4- Damien 5- Crean Lutheran 6- Harvard Westlake 7- Mater Dei 8- Rolling Hills Prep 9- Etiwanda 10- Bishop Montgomery T11- St. Bernard T11- Colony 14- St. John Bosco 15- Heritage Christian 16- Loyola Division 2AA: 1- Notre […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo Boys Basketball: What a way to open Palomares League play for GHS. With 5.3 seconds to play, Alta Loma’s Jace Conway hit two free throws to get the Braves even with the Tartans at 60-60. Noah Smith, though, would convert on both of his free-throw attempts with one second to play, […]
Boys Basketball: Damien bounced back from its first loss of 2021-22 with a 61-58 victory over American Fork of Utah. The Spartans (17-1) finished the Classic at Damien with a 3-1 mark. Spivey Word had a game-high 23 points in the win. Kaleb Smith contributed 14 points and both Bradley Xie and Jimmy Oladokun finished […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo Boys Basketball: Glendora’s offense found its rhythm on Tuesday night at the Classic at Damien. The Tartans got 61 combined points from Noah Smith, Luke Jacobson and Braydon Wooldridge in GHS’ 73-55 victory over Leuzinger. Noah Smith had 26 points, four rebounds and five assists. Luke Jacobson added 20 points, nine […]
Boys Basketball: The boys from Meridian, Idaho, gave Damien a serious challenge on Tuesday night. The Spartans, though, edged Owyhee, 56-53, in the quarterfinal round of the Classic at Damien’s Platinum Division. Kaleb Smith scored six of his team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter. Liam Campbell led all scorers with 19 points, including nine […]
Thanks to La Salle for this photo of Jacob Chin Boys Basketball: Unfortunately, COVID seems to be inviting itself back into our daily lives. A number of winter-sport tournaments have beeb canceled or altered, and the La Salle boys basketball program had their schedule adjusted at the South Pasadena Tournament on Tuesday. The Lancers were […]
Boys Basketball: It had been 17 days since the reigning CIF-SS Division 3A champs had won a basketball game. The Tartans entered the Christmas break with consecutive losses to Los Osos and Damien. And while they didn’t play particularly well, according to their coach, Gordon Hamlow, it had to feel good to escape with a […]
Boys Basketball: After 17 days off, the La Salle boys basketball program got back on the court at the South Pasadena Tournament. And the Lancers picked up an impressive 63-47 victory over South East of South Gate in the Gold Division bracket. Derek Peterson led the way with 16 points. Myles Blackman (15) and Jason […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo Boys Basketball: What a special night Wednesday was for Mike LeDuc. LeDuc, one of most successful high school basketball coaches in history, picked up career win No. 1,000. Perhaps reaching this incredible milestone at home in the Spartans’ gym would have made the night perfect for LeDuc, but being at Glendora […]
Boys Basketball: Pasadena got contributions from its entire roster on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs saw 12 players score in a 78-45 victory over Hoover. PHS led by 24 points at the half, and improved to 3-1 in Pacific League play. Teddy Reyes had a game-high 17 points. Jason Guyton contributed 13 and Ethan Patterson chipped […]
Boys Basketball: Marshall Fundamental opened Mission Valley League play on Monday, and the Eagles finished strong. Trailing by four points at the half, Marshall Fundamental went on a 37-25 run and defeated Arroyo, 68-60. The Eagles were an impressive 9-of-17 behind the three-point line. Vazion Boone led the way with 23 points. Boone converted 1 […]
Boys Basketball: Something had to give in Saturday’s title game of the Glendora Tournament. Both Los Osos and GHS entered the contest on six-game winning streaks. The Grizzlies jumped out to an 11-point, first-quarter lead, and defeated the Tartans, 44-38. Deacon Toliver and Eric Shepard had 10 points apiece for LOHS. Toliver earned the tournament […]
Boys Basketball: Damien’s impressive start to the 2021-22 season keeps getting better. The Spartans won the St. John Bosco Tournament by defeating the host Braves, 67-47, on Saturday night. After the Braves took a 13-12 lead into the second quarter, Damien would outscore SJB, 55-34, the rest of the way. RJ Smith had a game-high […]
Boys Basketball: Damien stayed undefeated on Friday night. The Spartans defeated Fairmont Prep, 68-52, in the St. John Bosco Tournament. Myles Che and Chol Deng had 17 points apiece for the Huskies. Jimmy Oladokun scored a game-high 19 points for the Spartans. Spivey Word and RJ Smith chipped in with 16 points apiece. Kaleb Smith […]
Boys Basketball: La Salle played its last game until December 27th and they made the most of it. The Lancers scored a season-high 94 points in a 32-point victory over Blair. Senior Krish Manwani had a team-best 20 points. Sophomore Derek Peterson scored 19 points and senior Myles Blackman had 15 points and 10 rebounds. […]
Photo by Stephen Delgado Boys Basketball: In a tale of two halves, Marshall Fundamental edged Rio Hondo Prep, 52-49, in a nonleague contest. The Eagles had a 22-point lead at the break. And the Kares would outscore Marshall Fundamental by 19 points in the second half. Armen Darakchyan led the way with 18 points. Vazion […]
Boys Basketball: Make it 10 in a row for Damien. The Spartans remained perfect to start the 2021-22 season, thanks to a 76-46 victory over Long Beach Poly in the St. John Bosco Tournament. Jimmy Oladokun tied for a game-high 17 points with Poly’s Jovani Ruff. Damien was about as balanced as it gets on […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas jumped out quickly and took a 15-point halftime lead on Monday. The Saints would defeat their rival from Bonita, 62-45, and improved to 7-1. Zaye Salgado led SDHS with 16 points. Braeden Zemetra had 11 points and Aaron Park contributed 10 in the win. Bonita’s Colton Perez […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora opened its own tournament with an 81-58 victory over Don Lugo on Monday. Luke Jacobson had a monster game with 32 points, five rebounds and two assists. Noah Smith finished with 11 points, seven assists and four boards. Braydon Wooldridge had an impressive night with nine points, six rebounds and four assists. […]
Boys Basketball: Damien has a history of putting games away early. And Monday was no different. The Spartans had a 17-point lead after the first quarter, and took a 28-point advantage into the halftime break. Thanks to its 65-33 beatdown of Gahr in the first round of the St. John Bosco Tournament, the Spartans improved […]
