Boys Basketball: After opening the season with a loss, La Salle has now won three games in a row. The Lancers traveled to LA and edged Salesian, 40-35, on Wednesday. Uriah Foster had 12 points and eight rebounds. Naeem Lewis contributed 12 points as well. Gabriel Guerrero finished with six points and Myles Blackman added […]
Boys Basketball: Etiwanda did something Tuesday night that 15 other programs couldn’t. They defeated Damien in a basketball game this year. The Eagles had a 22-15 edge in the fourth quarter and earned a 64-60 road victory in the Baseline League opener. Marcus Green had 17 points and Darvelle Wyatt scored 15 for the Eagles. […]
Thanks to Carlo Montalbo for the photos. Go to i4Pix Photography (smugmug.com) to view his work. Boys Basketball: San Dimas got off to a strong start and held a five-point lead at the half in Saturday’s showdown with Glendora. But the Tartans outscored the Saints, 34-18, in the second half, and held on for a […]
Boys Basketball: To say Damien is entering Baseline League play this coming Tuesday with momentum would be a massive understatement. After Saturday’s 80-61 victory over Orange Lutheran, the Spartans are now 15-0. Jimmy Oladokun led the charge with 20 points. Denim Jones Dawson led Orange Lutheran with 20 of his own and Yigit Arcan had […]
Boys Basketball: Another opponent, and another victory for Damien. The Spartans cruised past Hesperia, 69-46, on Friday afternoon. Damien got 22 points from RJ Smith, including three 3-point baskets. Spivey Word had a solid outing with 15 points and Jimmy Oladokun contributed 13 in the win. Jonathan McCollough had 28 of Hesperia’s 46 points. Malik […]
Boys Basketball: La Salle survived a brutal first quarter and went on to defeat Flintridge,49-36 on Wednesday. Prep led 15-4 after the first eight minutes, but the Lancers would go on a 45-21 run the rest of the way. Uriah Foster had a huge night for La Salle. Foster had 18 points, 13 rebounds, three […]
Boys Basketball: They say it’s how you react to your failures that defines one’s character. For Luke Jacobson, Wednesday night was very telling. Jacobson had a season-low four points in Tuesday’s home loss to Los Osos. Fast forward 24 hours and Jacobson scored 35 points and grabbed nine rebounds. GHS defeated visiting Don Lugo, 73-51. […]
Boys Basketball: Damien made it a ‘lucky 13’ on Wednesday night. The Spartans got 24 points, including four 3-point baskets from RJ Smith in a 76-63 victory over Sonora. Malik Thomas finished with 23 points. Sam Esparza led all scorers with 26 points for Sonora and Ian Jones had 17. Jimmy Oladokun chipped in with […]
Boys Basketball: Los Osos used strong starts to both halves and defeated Glendora, 61-53, on Tuesday evening. The Grizzlies got 27 points from Uriyah Rojas, and snapped the Tartans’ seven-game win streak. Nathen Mattern had 20 points in the win. Austin Clark played huge for GHS. He finished with 30 points and three rebounds. And […]
Boys Basketball: It’s already a tall task to take on a talented and versatile program like Damien. But when the Spartans get out to an 18-point lead after the first eight minutes, it’s going to be a long night. And that was the case for La Canada on Saturday. Damien out-scored La Canada, 25-7 in […]
Boys Basketball: Damien won its 10th game to begin the 2021 basketball season. The Spartans used a 43-25 surge in the second half to pull away from Maranatha, 81-52, on Thursday. Malik Thomas had a game-high 26 points and RJ Smith had 25. Both Thomas and Smith had three 3-point baskets in the win. Terrance […]
Boys Basketball: Damien’s victory tour continued Wednesday night. The Spartans got 23 points from Malik Thomas and cruised to an 81-52 victory over Bonita. Thomas connected on six 3-pointers. Jimmy Oladokun chipped in with 17 and RJ Smith added 15 in the victory. Xavier Madison led the Bearcats with 15 points, all of which came […]
Boys Basketball: The nicest way of putting it is that Northview was overmatched in its season opener at Glendora. The Vikings high-water mark was scoring six points in the fourth quarter. GHS cruised to a 52-17 victory. Austin Clark had 15 points, four assists and three rebounds. Noah Smith added 11 points and seven assists. […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora took control early and never looked back in Tuesday’s 62-41 victory over Rowland. The Tartans got out to a 10-point lead after one quarter and took a 43-17 lead into the break. Luke Jacobson continued to lead the way for the Tartans. He finished with 16 points and nine rebounds. Austin Clark […]
Boys Basketball: Charter Oak opened its 2021 season with a brutally tough opponent. The Chargers faced off with undefeated Damien, and the Spartans cruised to an 81-37 victory. Malik Thomas led all scorers with 15 points. RJ Smith had 13, Bradley Xie 12, Jimmy Oladokun 12 and Logan Venhoff had nine points in the win. […]
Boys Basketball: For all intents and purposes, Glendora put Western Christian away after the first quarter. The Tartans led by 24 points after the first eight minutes and took a 32-point advantage into the break. GHS evened its season record at 2-2, after an 83-44 victory. Luke Jacobson led the way with 21 points and […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora picked up its first victory of the 2021 season. The Tartans got 22 points and six rebounds from Luke Jacobson and earned a 60-46 victory at Ontario Christian. Austin Clark added 14 points, four rebounds and three assists. Braydon Wooldridge contributed 10 points, four rebounds and a pair of assists. Jack Anderson […]
Boys Basketball: Five opponents and five victories for the Damien basketball program. The Spartans handed Servite its first loss of 2021, with Tuesday’s 59-44 victory over the Friars. Andrew Cook (25 points) and Tyler Small (17) combined for 42 of Servite’s 44 points. Malik Thomas led a balanced Damien attack with 16 points. Jimmy Oladokun […]
Damien cruised to its third consecutive win to open the 2021 basketball season. The Spartans took over early in Friday’s showdown with Western Christian and claimed a 92-45 victory. Damien now has wins over Glendora, Sierra Vista and Western Christian by a combined scored of 234-121. RJ Smith led the Spartans offense with 20 points. […]
In spite of all of the uncertainties, the Damien High School basketball program remains one of the San Gabriel Valley’s most reliable and elite programs. For now, the Spartans have to play outside, and so far, so good. On Tuesday, Damien knocked off Glendora, 54-31. And two days later, the Spartans thumped Sierra Vista, 88-45, […]
