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 […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora used a 16-point, second-half surge to win the Gary Prestesater Classic (San Dimas Tournament) on Saturday night. The Tartans defeated Diamond Bar, 64-59, and extended their win streak to four games. GHS overcame an 11-point deficit at the half. Noah Smith earned the tournament MVP. Smith had 28 points and seven assists. […]
Girls Basketball: The queens of the Prep League were up to their old tricks on Saturday. Flintridge Prep won its 67th consecutive game, and it was over just a couple minutes after the tip. The Wolves outscored Chadwick, 29-3, in the first quarter, and breezed to a 67-18 victory in the Prep League opener for […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle’s 6-1 start to the 2021-22 season is impressive enough. But the fact that this young team gets a different leading scorer almost every game shows just how versatile this program can be. On Saturday, La Salle used a 15-point advantage in the second half to pull away from Birmingham, and the […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas continued its solid start to the 2021-22 season. The Saints defeated Alta Loma, 48-42, on Saturday night to clinch the consolation championship. SDHS is now 6-1. San Dimas scored just four first-quarter points until its offense was able to find a rhythm. Ethan Chavez had a team-high […]
Boys Basketball: After losses last week to St. Francis and Crescenta Valley, Walnut has won back-to-back games and improved to 5-2. The Mustangs jumped on Bellflower early and cruised to a 73-31 victory. Walnut took a 20-point lead into the second quarter and never looked back. Malik Khouzam actually equaled the Bucs offensive output with […]
Boys Basketball: After starting the season 1-0, Glendora lost three of their next four games. And some may have thought or hoped the reigning CIF-SS Division 3A champs were a one-hit wonder. But any program that has the tag-team of APU Hall of Famer, Cliff Hamlow, assisting his son, Gordon Hamlow, on the Tartans’ bench, […]
