Boys Basketball: Damien handed De La Salle its first loss of the season. The Spartans secured a 52-42 victory in Thursday’s second round at the Classic at Damien. DHS is now 2-0 in Platinum Division games. Damien’s 33-18 run in the second half was key in the Spartans improving to 13-1. Xavier Clinton went off, […]
Boys Basketball: Bonita needed a 37-29 run in the second half to force overtime. But Arcadia prevailed, 76-71, in Thursday’s Classic at Damien third-round game. Noa Eteuati Edwards led the Apaches with 20 points. Jordan Dollar chipped in with 19 points, and Mansour Senneh had 18 in the win. Colton Perez led all scorers with […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Glendora earned a spot in Saturday’s Bronze Division consolation championship after defeating Lakewood, 59-48, on Thursday in the third round of the Classic at Damien. GHS took a 10-point lead into the break, and edged the Lancers, 30-29, in the second half. Max Hilgenfeldt had a game-high 14 […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas finished both halves strong and defeated Chino, 79-62, in the third round of the Classic at Damien’s Copper Division. The Saints outscored the Cowboys, 49-27, in the second and fourth quarters on Thursday. Levi Sinclair’s torrid streak continued with 24 points to lead the SDHS offense. Nathan […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Glendora answered a first-round defeat at the Classic at Damien pretty well. On Tuesday, the Tartans fell to Alameda, 62-54, in the Bronze Division opener for both programs. On Wednesday, though, GHS cruised to a 72-35 victory over South Bakersfield. Glendora’s offense has been sluggish of late, so […]
Boys Basketball: Damien got tested in the first round of their own tournament. The Spartans needed overtime to defeat Sunnyslope (Phoenix, AZ), 80-75, in a Platinum Division thriller. The Vikings outscored DHS (22-17) in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Nate Garcia led the way for Damien with 22 points. Xavier Clinton chipped in with […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Boys Basketball: Northwood earned a 65-59 victory over Bonita in the second round of the Classic at Damien. The Timberwolves outscored the Bearcats, 45-34, in the second half in a Bronze Division game. Zaid Yunis hit a game-high four 3-pointers and let NHS with 22 points. Yunis also earned all-tournament honors. […]
Boys Basketball: Pasadena finds itself 2-0 in the Silver Division bracket at the Classic at Damien. The Bulldogs defeated Albany 58-48, on Tuesday, and they secured a 69-66 victory over Tahoma on Wednesday. Jovan Jester had a monster game with 39 points. Parker Plowman led Tahoma with 18 points. Gavin Hollins-Law chipped in with 10 […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Alameda outlasted Glendora, 62-54, in the first round of the Classic at Damien’s Bronze Division. The Hornets (12 3-pointers) and the Tartans (11) combined for 69 points from beyond the 3-point arc. Alameda took an 11-point lead into the fourth period, and they were able to hold off […]
Boys Basketball: Tuesday’s Scores & Wednesday’s Classic at Damien Schedule for 210 Prep Sports Programs: Bronze Division Scores: Northwood 66, Los Osos 49 Bonita 56, Inglewood 30 Alameda 62, Glendora 54 Arcadia 76, George Washington Prep 45 Bronze Division Schedule: Los Osos vs Inglewood at 2:30 (Life Pacific University) Arcadia vs Vista Murrieta at 4 […]
Boys Basketball: Bonita opened Bronze Division play at the Classic at Damien with a convincing 56-30 victory over Inglewood. IHS was unable to score more than eight points in any of the four quarters on Tuesday. Colton Perez led the way again, scoring 25 points in the win. Hunter Smith hit a game-high four 3-pointers, […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas opened play at the Classic at Damien with a 68-46 Copper Division victory over Santiago. The Saints led by seven points at the break, and they would go on a 23-11 run in the third period to pull away. Levi Sinclair continued his torrid pace with 25 […]
Photo courtesy of Classic at Damien’s website Boys Basketball: Classic at Damien: If you’re a high school basketball fan, there isn’t a better place to be this week than the Classic at Damien. The eight-division, 128-team tournament runs from December 26-30. It’s considered to be one of the nation’s most elite tournaments. It features programs […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Boys Basketball: Colton Perez, one of the San Gabriel Valley’s most underappreciated basketball players, has taken his game to the next level over the past few weeks. Perez averaged north of 20 points in the five tournament games in Hawaii (December 6-9). And the BHS senior has led the program in […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Don’t let the final score fool you. Ayala controlled throughout in its 54-42 victory over Glendora in the Palomares League opener for both programs. In fact, the Bulldogs never trailed, and it seemed like they got to almost every loose ball and contested rebound. The game was originally […]
Boys Basketball: Ayala made the most of its final tune-up before opening Palomares League play on Friday. The Bulldogs outscored Wilson, 37-20, in the second and fourth quarters to secure a 62-48 victory on Wednesday. AHS had seven players that contributed four points or more to the cause. Christian Martinez had a game-high 14 points […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas won its third consecutive game on Wednesday evening. The Saints dominated Sultana, 63-21, in a nonleague contest. SDHS took a 39-10 lead into the break, and never got challenged. Levi Sinclair had another big game, and he led all scorers with 18 points. Logan Hodson chipped in […]
Boys Basketball: As Bonita opened the 2023-24 season, they returned nine players from last year’s squad that made a semifinal run in the CIF-SS Division 3A playoffs. Even better than that, the Bearcats are healthier to begin this 2023-24 season. BHS head coach, Dr. Tim Godley has recently led the program to semifinal runs in […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: After starting the 2023-24 season at 4-4, Glendora has won six consecutive games. GHS defeated visiting Redlands East Valley, 65-60, on Friday evening. REV outscored the Tartans, 35-25 in the second half to close the gap. Colton Gray had a game-high 23 points to go with his nine […]
Boys Basketball: The last time Pasadena opened a season 8-0, some of the current members of this Bulldogs’ program hadn’t been born. On Friday evening, PHS left Burbank with a 76-62 Pacific League victory, which matches their best start since the 2006-07 season. The Bulldogs went on a 39-32 run in the second half to […]