With one season remaining in his high school career
at Christian, the 6-foot-10, 220-pound Joaquim has uncommitted
to play at the University of San Diego and instead will
attend Nebraska starting in the 2009-10 season.
Joaquims decision to attend the Big 12 university
centers around assistant coach WALTER ROESE. After spending
last winter under Bill Greer at USD, Roese landed a
position with Nebraska veteran head coach Doc Sadler.
I think his connection with coach Roese is the
reason Vander changed his mind, said Christian
High coach KELVIN STARR. Coach Roese speaks Portuguese
as does Vander. He is also a friend of the family back
in Angola. So when coach Roese went to Nebraska, Vander
wanted to follow. He made it clear that he wanted to
play at a college where Roese was involved.
The East County leader in rebounding (16.8 rpg) as
a junior, Joaquim generated a 21.1 scoring average and
netted better than 54 percent of his shots from the
field. His numbers attracted attention throughout the
college basketball community. But the combination of
Roese and the opportunity to play in the Big 12 Conference
convinced Joaquim to recommit.
Vander is a loyal kid who was nervous about telling
USD no, Starr said. I think
he is enamored about going to a big-time school like
Nebraska. Honestly, I think his chances of turning pro
are better at Nebraska. He already has all the X
factors. He just needs more experience.
Gleboff marks his return
to coaching, joins Braves
Gleboff takes over for NATE REED who directed the Braves
the past four seasons.
It seems almost second nature for me to be coaching
somewhere, said Gleboff, who last coached womens
basketball at Cuyamaca College two seasons ago. This
is a nice fit for me. It is close to where I live and
it offers me another challenge.
Gleboff is a familiar face locally, nationally and
internationally. In East County, hes also coached
boys basketball at Granite Hills and El Capitan. In
addition, he directed the Serra High boys basketball
program a decade ago.
My first coaching job was in 1958 when I did
both football and basketball for three years at Eleva
Strum High School in Eau Claire, Wis., Gleboff
recalled. Ive been all basketball after
that.
His resume includes six seasons at the University of
Wisconsin-Superior as well as high school coaching stops
in Reno and Las Vegas. On the international level, Gleboff
left his coaching mark in Egypt and Tahiti.
10th
Annual EAST COUNTY SENIOR ALL-STAR GAME
Fri., Apr. 4 -- At Cuyamaca College
The South, which led from start to finish, recorded
31 steals. DEMOND Red NARCISSE record 9
thefts and Helix teammate KAREEM ABUKAR swiped 6 passes.
Abukar, the Highlanders point guard and Grossmont
South League Player of the Year, added 16 points.
El Capitans BARRETT BRAUN of the North led all
scorers with 24 points.
Guard KHALID WATERS of Grossmont won the 3-point shooting
contest and the Foothillers RICHARD OGUNSALU won
the dunk competition.
It was the fifth straight win for the South, which
leads the all-time series 7-3.
2007-08
ALL-COUNTY TEAM
Selected by San Diego Hall of Champions
Player of the Year -- Jeff
Withey, Horizon Coach of the Year -- Ollie Goulston, Hoover
First team -- Angelo Chol, Hoover, Fr.;
Taylor Darby, Mission Hills, Sr.; Shawn Hempsey,
La Costa Canyon, Sr.; Troy Leaf, Foothills Christian,
So.; Patrick McCollom, San Diego High, Sr.;
James Rahon, Torrey Pines, Sr.; Nelson Rosario,
El Camino, Sr.; Corey Trisby, Hoover, Sr.; Jeremy
Tyler, San Diego, So.; Jeff Withey, Horizon, Sr.
Second team -- Kenneth Bradford, Eastlake,
Sr.; Jevon Carmon, Hoover, Sr.; Anthony Cosentino,
Otay Ranch, Sr.; Luke Evans, El Camino, Sr.; David
Howard, Army-Navy, Sr.; Dee Love, El Camino, Sr.;
Jensen Moore, Mission Hills, Sr.; Richard Ogunsalu,
Grossmont, Sr.; Peter Sefton, La Jolla, Sr.;
Jywrell Wilson, The Bishops, Sr.
East County All-Star Game set
for Apr. 4th at Cuyamaca College
A 3-point contest will take place at 6:40 p.m. and
a Dunk contest at half-time.
Grossmont North will wear white; Grossmont South and
Christian will wear dark.
Senior players invited to participate include:
Christian: Daniel Hazlett; El Cajon Valley:
Laroy McGee, Lucas Stafford, Chris Franco, Shivan Sulyman;
El Capitan: Barrett Braun, Tila Case; Foothills
Christian: Aaron Hale; Granite Hills: Wayne
Martin; Grossmont: Richard Ogunsalu, Ian Cochran,
Khalid Waters, Michael Graham; Helix: Kareem
Abukar, Demond Narcisse, Donald McGowan, Darrell Chandler;
MonteVista: Mike Watkins, Ryan Houser;
Mount Miguel: Travon Caples, Devyn Moore; Santana:
Tyler Blackledge; Steele Canyon: Elijah Carter,
Riley Balikian; West Hills: Tim Nowlin.
The 6-foot-2 guard, who made the All-East County
Sports.com second team and was named the Rookie
of the Year as a freshman, shot 48 percent (293 of 614)
from the field, 75 percent (136 of 181) from the free
throw line, buried 82 three-pointers, averaged 7.4 rebounds,
4.7 assists and 2.6 steals per game for the two-time
San Diego CIF Division V champion Knights (23-10) this
season.
East County Sports.com Rookie of the Year honors
went to Mount Miguel junior BRAD BARRETT. The 6-foot-3
guard averaged 19.4 points and 6.8 rebounds for the
18-10 Matadors. A transfer from Chicago, Barrett also
shot better than 79 percent (95-of-120) from the free
throw stripe. He also knocked down 47 three-pointers.
Ten of those treys came in a 41-point outing against
Sierra Vista (Nev.).
For the second year in a row and the third time in
four seasons Helix's JOHN SINGER has been named East
County Sports.com Boys Basketball Coach of the Year.
Singer turned a team around that lost seven of its first
13 games to finish 20-8. That remarkable run included
closing the regular season with 13 consecutive victories
and a first-round San Diego CIF playoff win over Rancho
Buena Vista. The Highlanders' season ended when they
lost in the Division I quarterfinals to top-seeded El
Camino in overtime. Singer's squad secured its second
straight Grossmont South League title and now has won
21 circuit contests in succession.
The first team includes two members of Grossmont High's
Grossmont North League championship team -- RICHARD
OGUNSALU and IAN COCHRAN -- as well Helix floor leader
KAREEM ABUKAR and Christian 6-foot-8 junior center VANDER
JOAQUIM. Cochran was a second team pick as a junior
and East County Sports.com Rookie of the Year
as a sophomore. Abukar was a third team choice last
year.
2007-08
ALL-LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS (Selected by Coaches)
GROSSMONT NORTH LEAGUE
FIRST TEAM
Pos
Player
School
Hgt
Year
F
F
F
F
G/F
Richard Ogunsalu
Ian Cochran
Barrett Braun
Laroy McGee
Tyler Blackledge
Grossmont
Grossmont
El Capitan
El Cajon Valley
Santana
6-5
6-6
6-3
6-1
6-2
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
GROSSMONT SOUTH LEAGUE
FIRST TEAM
Pos
Player
School
Hgt
Year
G
G
G
F
F
Kareem Abukar
Jebari Robinson
Dean Miller
Travon Caples
Demond Narcisse
Helix
Steele Canyon
Granite Hills
Mount Miguel
Helix
6-2
5-10
6-3
6-2
6-1
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Co-Players of the Year
IAN COCHRAN & RICHARD OGUNSALU Championship Team GROSSMONT
Player of the Year
KAREEM ABUKAR Championship Team HELIX
SECOND TEAM
Pos
Player
School
Hgt
Year
C
G
G/F
G
G/F
Tim Nowlin
Khalid Waters
Lucas Stafford
Michael Graham
Shivan Sulyman
West Hills
Grossmont
El Cajon Valley
Grossmont
El Cajon Valley
6-4
5-6
6-1
5-7
5-8
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
SECOND TEAM
Pos
Player
School
Hgt
Year
PG
G
F
F
G
Elijah Carter
Brad Barrett
Donald McGowan
Geoff Hartman
Austen Suhay
Steele Canyon
Mount Miguel
Helix
Monte Vista
Valhalla
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-4
5-11
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
THIRD TEAM
Pos
Player
School
Hgt
Year
G
G
G
G/F
G
Jesse Vargas
Tila Case
Michael Overson
Chris Franco
Garrett Cabral
Santana
El Capitan
El Capitan
El Cajon Valley
West Hills
5-7
5-10
5-11
5-10
6-0
So.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Granite Hills: Wayne Martin (Sr.),
Aaron Harris (Jr.). Helix: Levine
Toilolo (Jr.), Darrell Chandler (Sr.).
Monte Vista : Mike Watkins (Sr.),
Ryan Houser (Sr.). Mount Miguel:
A.J. Stanford (So.), Devyn Moore (Sr.).
Steele Canyon: Riley Balikian (Sr.),
Eric Gilbert (Jr.). Valhalla: Kyle
Kriebel (So.), Trevor Cahoon (Jr.).
CENTRAL LEAGUE -- FIRST
TEAM
Pos
Player
School
Hgt
Year
Jevon Carmon
Angelo Chol
Daniel Hazlett
Terrence Ingram
Vander Joaquim
Hoover
Hoover
Christian
Hoover
Christian
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
CENTRAL LEAGUE -- SECOND
TEAM
Pos
Player
School
Hgt
Year
Carlton Billingslea
Marc Campanero
Idris Ibn Idris
David Lamar
Demario Robinson
The girls game will start at 5:30 p.m. with a
3-Point Shooting Contest at halftime.
The following East County student athletes will
compete on the girls South All Stars team: NICOLE
BRZECZEK (Santana), CINDY EKWEOZOR (Mount Miguel),
MOLLY HILLENBRAND (Granite Hills), AUTUMN SPIKES
(Mount Miguel), BRITTANY WILLIAMS (Helix).
The boys games will begin at 8 p.m. with a 3-Point
Shooting Contest at halftime. A Slam-Dunk Contest
will be held at approximately 7:15 p.m.
The following East County student athletes will
compete on the boys South All Stars team: BARRETT
BRAUN (El Capitan), IAN COCHRAN (Grossmont), DANIEL
HAZLETT (Christian), DONNIE McGOWAN (Helix), RICHARD
OGUNSALU (Grossmont).
Facing off against perennial power and top-seeded Price,
the San Diego-based Knights lost to the Los Angeles-based
Knights 61-41.
This game was never in doubt as Price pranced to a
19-9 first quarter lead and enjoyed a 32-16 bulge by
halftime. It didnt get any better in the 3rd quarter
as Price pushed its advantage to 49-25.
The ever-reliable Foothills leader, sophomore TROY
LEAF, punched in 23 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and made
2 steals to pace the Knights (22-10).
Foothills, which lives on the 3-point line, was a dismal
2 of 21 from long distance against Price.
Foothills averaged more than 70 points per game but
concluded its season with its lowest output of the year.
Foothills Christian scoring: Troy Leaf 23 (4 reb, 2
stl), Kalob Hatcher 10 (4 reb, 5 stl, 7 ast), Zach Kaul
4 (4 reb, 3 stl), Aaron Hale 2 (4 reb, 2 stl), Andrew
Atia 2, Brandon Hale (2 reb).
CIF SO. CALIFORNIA REGIONAL - QUARTERFINALS
Mar. 3: Bakersfield Christian
vs. Foothills Christian,
CIF Regional Quarterfinals at Granite Hills (Slideshow by Chris DeRosier)
DOUBLE-CLICK ANY PHOTO FOR ENTIRE SLIDESHOW
Foothills secures 1st regional win Meets top-seeded Price in semifinals
A year ago, the Knights celebrated winning the San
Diego CIF Division V championship. They repeated that
effort again this season.
Dribbling into the Southern California Regional Division
V quarterfinals Tuesday (Mar. 4) against a physical
Bakersfield Christian High crew at Granite Hills, the
Knights were poised to take their season another step
deeper.
And so they did. The Knights (23-9) staved off several
second-half challenges by the visiting Eagles to prevail
68-62 for their first regional victory in their young
history.
"Yeah, it's really nice to get this first one,"
admitted Foothills coach BRAD LEAF.
Bakersfield Christian, which twice got as close as
one point -- 38-37 and 41-40 in the third quarter --
could never tie the game. But the Eagles made the Knights
earn the victory as they refused to roll over.
Sophomore TROY LEAF was a major cog in Foothills Christian's
ability to hang on. Leaf, who produced a game high 25
points hitting 9 of 16 field goals and 4 of 6 free throws,
was brilliant down the stretch.
" Troy hit some big shots for us," said Foothills
point guard KALOB HATCHER, who contributed 18 points
himself. "When he's hitting, nobody is really going
to stop us."
Leaf scored 10 points in the 1st and 3rd quarters,
and added three free throws and blocked three shots
in the 4th quarter.
"I think the difference in the game was our defensive
intensity," said Leaf, who totaled 4 blocks and
5 steals in the contest. "We were on all the loose
balls and going after every rebound . . . we just fought
them the whole way."
A bigger, more physical Bakersfield bunch controlled
the boards with a 44-25 advantage. The Knights' quickness
allowed Foothills to force 20 turnovers compared to
only 8 for the local champions.
"We were out of here in one (game) in the state
playoffs last year, and we didn't want that same outcome
again," Troy Leaf said. "So we played with
a little more heart and a little more passion. It feels
great to come out on top."
Foothills held a precarious lead 54-46 by the close
of the 3rd quarter. Bakersfield Christian's Marcus Hall,
who finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds, converted
both ends of a bonus free throw opportunity to leave
the Knights on top 59-57 with 3:59 remaining.
AARON HALE hit a bucket to double Foothills' advantage.
Hall answered back with a bucket of his own. Then it
was Leaf's turn and he tacked on a pair of free throws
to make it 63-59.
Hatcher added 2 free throws, Leaf added one and Aaron
Hale finished the job with a pair of charity tosses
with 14.3 seconds left.
"Troy and Kalob are only sophomores, but play
like they are juniors or seniors," coach Leaf said.
"They are at the level now where they make plays
and win big games."
Thursday's SoCal Regional semifinal in Los Angeles
against top-seeded Price (30-3) doesn't get much bigger.
The Knights (21-9), who handled Maranatha Christian,
66-55, to capture the San Diego CIF Division V title,
will host Bakersfield Christian (20-7) in Tuesday (Mar.
4) night's quarterfinal at Granite Hills. Tipoff is
7 p.m.
"We happened to see them play when we were up
in San Luis Obispo at the Mission Prep tournament,"
Leaf said. "They run a 1-2-2 zone and full court
press the whole game."
Bakersfield Christian, which has been ranked as high
as No. 4 in the state's Division V poll, was upset in
the Central Section CIF playoffs by Emanuel Reedley,
66-61.
Marcus Hall, a 6-foot-3 junior guard, leads the Eagles
in scoring (20.2 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 rpg). Junior
guard Colby Herron also adds punch (13 ppg, 6.3 rpg,
3.8 apg, 2.9 spg). Six-foot-6, 200-pound junior center
Morgan Howes is a force in the middle, as is 6-6, 294-pound
senior Ryan Clanton.
TROY LEAF is top gun for Foothills Christian, averaging
an East County-best 25.1 points per game and 7.6 rebounds
per game. Guard KALOB HATCHER leads East County in assists
(8.1) and steals (4.8) while producing 18.8 points per
game.
The Knights favor the 3-point shot as all five starters
are able to connect from beyond the arc. As a team Foothills
Christian is connecting on 36 percent from long distance
(271 of 749).
"Things could've collapsed, but we kept our calm,"
noted Knights guard ZACH KAUL. "Then we basically
went back out there, still going through the motions
just as if no one was in foul trouble."
Fortunately, the "been there, done that"
factor also kicked into gear in the form of sophomore
KALOB HATCHER, who fueled a key change in defense with
seven steals in the second half of Friday's (Feb. 29)
title contest, giving the tiny El Cajon school another
San Diego Section crown by skating past Maranatha Christian,
66-55, at San Diego State's Cox Arena.
Hatcher finished with a triple-double after posting
19 points, 10 assists and 10 steals, as Foothills (24-9)
advances to the Southern California Regionals of the
CIF State Championship. The pairings will be announced
over the weekend.
Despite Leaf's foul difficulties, the Knights continued
to make shots, racing to a 37-25 halftime lead. But
when the Eagles (24-7) crept to within 51-44 in the
opening minute of the fourth quarter -- not coincidentally
just after Leaf collected his fourth foul -- Foothills
coach BRAD LEAF pulled a long-held ace from his sleeve.
"We went into a 1-3-1 (zone defense) and Maranatha
didn't know what to do," said the skipper, who
captured his 4th SDCIF crown in five seasons (Steele
Canyon 2004 and 2005). "I was holding that back
all year just for this particular game -- we hadn't
showed it in at least a month."
Leaf could've been tempted to utilize his secret weapon
in the regular-season finale at Mira Mesa -- a CIF Division
I (large school) program -- but realized it was better
to take a loss than tip his hand en route to the championship.
"We could've given Mira Mesa a better game, but
we didn't want to show them anything -- we knew Maranatha's
coaches were in the stands," explained the coach.
"But that game didn't mean anything, so we weren't
going to show our 1-3-1 until we had to."
"A think a lot of people were counting us our
early, maybe because we were hurt and not playing well
late in the season. But we were confident and we were
healthy and we were ready for this game."
However, Hatcher gained individual respect with his
big second half on both ends of the court. Along with
his thefts following the intermission, Hatcher scored
12 points and passed for four assists, including a back-handed
dish to Troy Leaf, who went for a driving layin that
spun around the rim almost three times before falling.
"As you can see, Kalob has developed into one
of the top players in San Diego -- and he's only a sophomore,"
added coach Leaf. "He's got a lot of weapons, so
they're -- Kalob and Troy -- a great complement to each
other.
Hatcher took the victory in stride while stealing the
spotlight from several more tested veterans.
"It takes five people to play defense," Hatcher
noted. "They (the coaches) put me in the right
situation and I just made plays."
Hatcher's teammates took notice, too.
"Kalob did a great job keeping the team in the
game," noted Troy Leaf, who still finished with
18 points. "I've never seen a guy steal the ball
like that before -- it looked like he's playing against
little kids."
Included were a series of kickout passes by Maranatha
center Chen Cai, a 6-foot-8 exchange student from China,
who was hounded by double- and triple-teams all contest.
However, Hatcher anticipated several passes for turnovers
to jump-start the transition game, especially when the
Knights were in zone coverage.
"We tried to save our 1-3-1 until the championship
-- we didn't want to go with it earlier. So we brought
it out tonight and it really gave them problems,"
added Troy Leaf. "And BRANDON (HALE) hit a couple
of big shots near the end of the first quarter while
I was on the bench -- everyone stepped up while I was
gone."
Closer it was, but the outcome was never in doubt as
Foothills Christian clobbered Vincent Memorial 70-54
in Tuesday"s (Feb. 26) playoff action at Granite
Hills. Just two weeks ago Foothills flattened Vincent
Memorial (18-10) in a 92-55 blowout.
So gearing up for a "rematch" was hard to
do from an emotional sense.
"We never got a great flow going tonight,"
said Foothills Christian assistant coach JAMES McHUGH.
"Offensively we were OK, got things done, but nothing
really ever "clicked." It was a great tune-up
for Friday though. I think we got a lot of kinks out
of the way."
"Defensively we played pretty well tonight, we
forced a lot of turnovers but we also had a lot of fouls
that we just can't afford from here on out. Guys had
great stretches for us tonight we just didn't have one
clear-cut stand-out performance.
"ZACH KAUL had 6 steals in the first two quarters,
then he turned to rebounding, grabbing 9 boards in the
late 2nd and 3rd quarters."
TROY LEAF notched 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and
3 assists for the top-seeded Knights. KALOB HATCHER
added 17 points and 10 assists.
The Knights (20-9) broke the game open with a 28-11
second quarter burst and now will meet Maranatha Christian
(21-6) for the SDCIF Division V crown on Friday (Feb.
29) at San Diego State"s Cox Arena at 11:30 a.m.
"We've been thinking Maranatha for months now
and (Eagles) Coach Rle Nichols has been to plenty of
our games so we know they have been focused on us as
well," McHugh said.
"This has been a very interesting season for us.
Last year it seemed that they boys could not win. When
we were playing lower level Division 5 teams, people
would say they weren't going to bother coming because
we would just kill them. This season when we lost to
much better teams it seemed as though people never expected
us to lose."
"What I truly respect the most about this group
of young men is that they personify teamwork. Some of
these kids will be all over the record books when their
careers are said and done, but you can see them feed
off each other every game. No single player accomplishments
ever overshadow the goals and visions of these guys,
and that could be very easy to fall into for young men
with the talent that these guys possess."
MISSION HILLS 72, GROSSMONT 45 -- One of Grossmont
High"s best seasons in recent memory did not conclude
with a happily-ever-after ending Tuesday night (Feb.
26) at Mission Hills.
The second-seeded Grizzlies (24-6) chewed up the visiting
and third-seeded Foothillers in a SDCIF Division II
semifinal that was never close.
Mission Hills forged in front 18-7 after one quarter
and extended its advantage to 39-26 by intermission.
While it appeared that the Foothillers (20-8) were
well within striking distance at the break, Grossmont"s
one-two inside punch of RICHARD OGUNSALU and IAN COCHRAN
were saddled with three and two fouls, respectively.
The Grizzlies outscored the Hillers in each of the
final two quarters to record the lopsided outcome.
Cochran led Grossmont, which had won 14 of its previous
15 decisions, with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Ogunsalu,
before fouling out, added 10 points and 6 boards.
Senior guard Adam Bemanian led Mission Hills with a
career-high 34 points, including five 3-pointers.
Mission Hills now faces Hoover for the Division II
championship Saturday (Mar. 1) at 1:45 p.m. at SDSU"s
Cox Arena.
Grossmont scoring: Ian Cochran 11 (6 reb), Richard
Ogunsalu 10 (6 reb), Michael Graham 10 (5 reb, 2 stl),
Khalid Waters 8 (2 reb), Alex Leon 2 (2 reb), Robert
Sullivan 2, Graham Hajosy 2.
Joaquim, the East County leader in rebounding (16.9
per game in the regular season) and field goal shooting
(54.7 percent), has helped lead the Patriots (19-8)
into the quarterfinals of the San Diego CIF Div.
IV playoffs.
The 6-foot-8, 220-pound Joaquim entered the postseason
with a 21.3 scoring average, despite often facing
double- and triple-team coverage by opponents. Still,
Joaquim helped Christian finish in second place
in the Central League behind Hoover, which is the
No. 1 seed in the Division II playoffs.
Joaquim will become the second member of his family
to play college basketball. His uncle, who hails
from Brazil, once played for Wayland Baptist (Texas).
CIF PLAYOFFS -- QUARTERS
Singin' in the Foothills Both Grossmont, Knights
gain Final Four berths
For this season's edition of the Hillers to gain a
Final Four berth, they would again need extra time after
allowing a 9-point lead to disappear over the final
4:02 of regulation.
However, senior guard KHALID WATERS came to the rescue
Saturday (Feb. 23), registering nine of his team's 16
points in overtime to propel third-seeded Grossmont
past visiting Westview, 59-53.
"They penetrated on our defense with a nice kid
(Grant Taylor, who tallied a game-high 29 points) who
can shoot the ball," said Waters. "But our
defense came out in overtime ready to play."
In regulation, Waters was finding it difficult to hit
his jumper. But in the overtime, he hit his most important
3-point shot of the season.
CIF
-SAN DIEGO SECTION
BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals
DIVISION I
Fri., Feb. 22 (1) El Camino (27-2) 65, Helix (20-8)
58 (OT)
(4) La Costa Canyon (23-6) 78, Poway (21-9) 73
(3) San Diego (20-4) 72, Escondido (17-11) 60
(2) Torrey Pines (13-17) 55, Rch. Bernardo (19-10)
52
DIVISION III Fri., Feb. 22
(1) La Jolla (21-8) 66, Mount Miguel (18-10)
39
San Marcos (`8-11) 65, (4) Canyon Crest (16-11)
63
St. Augustine (13-15) 51, (3) Mission Bay (16-8)
50
University City (16-11) 60, (2) Cathedral (19-10)
48
DIVISION IV Fri., Feb. 22
(1) Horizon (19-10) 72, Imperial (19-7) 46
(4) Francis Parker (18-9) 49, Santa Fe Chr. (15-13)
46
The Bishops (20-8) 57, Christian (19-9)
53
(2) Army-Navy (20-4) 55, LJ Country Day (7-17) 28
DIVISION V
Fri., Feb. 22 (4) Vincent Memorial (19-10) 60, Lutheran (18-9)
46
Maranatha Chr. (20-6) 61, (3) Calvin Chr. (13-13)
42
(2) Escondido Adventist (18-7) 62, Vista Calvary
Christian (13-14) 39 Sat., Feb. 23
(1)FoothillsChristian (20-9)
85, San Pasqual Academy (10-16) 45
Moments after IAN COCHRAN drilled a baseline jumper
while drawing a foul, his eventual missed free throw
was rebounded by ROBERT SULLIVAN, who quickly fed Waters
for an open shot at the top of the key.
"I had to hit that one," mused Waters. "I
had to hit at least one today."
Waters hit nothing but the bottom of the net for a
quick, 5-point sequence to open the overtime, and Grossmont
(20-7) never looked back.
"That was a play -- we call it ' Iowa ' -- we
run on a lot of free throws," noted Cochran, who
paced the Hillers with 22 points. "So Robert got
the weak-side rebound and kicked it out to Khalid."
Grossmont head coach FRANK FOGGIANO added, "Robert
just hustles and just doesn't give up. That's what you
need to do to get the offensive rebound."
Waters later added another triple, this time from the
corner, but Westview's Taylor answered with a trey at
the 1-minute mark. However, Grossmont came out of a
Wolverines timeout with a long touchdown pass, as MICHAEL
GRAHAM threw a pin-point, 50-foot pass to Waters for
a breakway layin.
"You had to bring up the football analogy,"
joked Waters, who was also a standout running back-cornerback
for the Grossmont football team."
Senior RICHARD OGUNSALU turned in a quiet double-double
of 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Foothillers.
The late comeback by Westview (11-19) didn't rattle
Grossmont, which pleased Foggiano.
"We didn't get out and cover their shooters --
that's how they caught us -- then we got a couple of
bad breaks on rebounds," said Foggiano. "In
the overtime, we ran our stuff pretty well and we showed
our composure. Ian stepped up, then that out of bounds
play we went deep on really hurt them."
Westview jumped to a quick 9-2 lead, but Grossmont
forced several turnovers in the third period to win
the period, 16-6, to gain the lead.
"Westview started out real fast and we were not
playing with them," noted Cochran. "In the
second half, we just started playing harder than them.
We came right out and got a steal and that changed the
momentum to start the third quarter."
"In the fourth quarter, when we get unlucky bounces
like that on rebounds, we just have to make sure to
block out, especially our guards to help us out inside."
The Wolverines late rally was aided on three offensive
rebounds when Grossmont held position, but the ball
bounced long each time, leading to a series of second-chance
points. The last one led to a Taylor jumper with 9 seconds
left to tie the contest at 43-all.
However, Grossmont scored 16 points in the extra session
-- the best they scored during a regulation, 8-minute
period was also 16 -- to advance to the semifinals.
The Hillers, who have won 14 of their last 15, travel
to meet second-seeded Mission Hills -- coached by former
Christian High mentor CURTIS HOFMEISTER -- in Tuesday's
(Feb. 26) 7 p.m. semifinals in San Marcos .
Grossmont scoring: Ian Cochran 22 (10 reb), Richard
Ogunsalu 14 (14 reb), Khalid Waters 12 (2 reb, 4 ast,
2 stl), Robert Sullivan 4 (3 reb), Michael Graham 3
(6 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl), Billy Gange 2 (2 reb), Alex Leon
2 (2 reb).
FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN 85, SAN PASQUAL ACADEMY 45 --
The Knights continued on their collision course for
a SDCIF Division V section championship encounter against
Maranatha Christian on Friday (Feb. 29) at San Diego
State's Cox Arena.
Top-seeded Foothills Christian (20-9) flattened visiting
San Pasqual Academy in Saturday's (Feb. 23) quarterfinals
at Granite Hills High. The Knights need only to beat
Vincent Memorial in Tuesday's (Feb. 26) semifinal to
set up the title bout with Maranatha Christian. Foothills
clobbered Vincent Memorial just two weeks ago 92-55.
TROY LEAF set the pace for the Knights' knockout of
outmanned San Pasqual Academy by ringing up 35 points.
The sophomore guard sank 14 of 24 floor shots -- four
of them 3-balls. Leaf has 741 points and needs just
23 points to etch his name in the SDCIF record books
for markers in a single season.
Foothills, which was 7-for-10 from three-point range,
has 259 threes made to rank 4th on the all-time SDCIF
list. The Knights made 280 treys a year ago, which stands
2nd on the section's record chart. Vista set the standard
with 289 in 1992.
It was 48-22 Foothills after the first half and 82-33
after three quarters.
"We really just controlled the game from the outset,"
Foothills Christian assistant coach JAMES McHUGH said.
"We moved the ball really well and got everyone
involved on offense. We played great aggressive defense
tonight and that led to a lot of turnovers."
Foothills Christian scoring: Troy Leaf 35 (5 reb, 1
blk, 5 stl, 4 ast), Kalob Hatcher 17 (3 reb, 7 ast),
Zach Kaul 16 (4 reb, 6 stl, 2 ast), Aaron Hale 10 (6
reb, 1 blk, 4 stl, 2 ast), Andrew Atia 3 (1 blk), Brandon
Hale 2 (5 reb, 2 stl), Ryan Smith 2 (2 reb).
The Grossmont North League champion Grossmont Foothillers
(19-7) host Westview (11-18) at 7 p.m. in Div. II.
Also on Saturday, Division V top-seed Foothills Christian
(19-9) entertains San Pasqual Academy (10-15) in the
Granite Hills gym at 4 p.m.
On Friday night (Feb. 22) it was a disaster for East
County teams, as all five teams lost.
EL CAMINO 65, HELIX 58 (OT) The visiting
Helix Highlanders, who were seeded No. 9 in the SDCIF
Division I playoffs, came ever so close to knocking
off top-ranked El Camino in Fridays (Feb. 22)
quarterfinal in Oceanside.
At the midway point the Highlanders (20-8), who came
in with a 14-game winning streak, trailed the Wildcats
(27-2) by a 35-20 count. To those in attendance it appeared
the game was over.
Helix coach JOHN SINGER was not among those predicting
the early demise of the Highlanders.
I challenged the kids at halftime and they answered,
Singer said. I could see it on the faces of the
El Camino kids that they were scared. I think we really
shocked them.
There is no doubt in my mind that we were the
better team in the 2nd half.
Helix, the defending Division I champions, tied the
game at 53-all on a pair of DONALD McGOWAN free throws
with 17 seconds remaining in regulation. The Wildcats
tried to maintain their cool as they worked for what
they hoped would be a game-winning shot.
That shot was never delivered during the allotted 32
minute contest as Helix forced a turnover with 5 seconds
remaining.
In their haste to position themselves for the winning
shot, the Highlanders fired a long pass downcourt, where
El Caminos Nelson Rosario was there to intercept.
Overtime belonged to El Camino, which outscored the
upset-minded Scotties, 12-5.
McGowan, who hit 7 of 14 shots from the field and 6
of 7 free throws for a game-high 21 points, fouled out
with a minute left in regulation. His absence was clearly
evident in the four minute overtime.
LEVINE TOILOLO, who finished with 15 points, 17 rebounds,
4 assists and 3 steals, played what Singer called his
best game of the season.
He was a man out there, Singer said. He
showed me something. I think hes got a great future.
Considering the Highlanders started out the year 6-7,
their growth over the course of the season was remarkable.
Im so proud of the way our kids played
in that second half, said Singer. They played
a great game tonight. The intensity out there was like
a CIF championship game.
OCEANSIDE 41, MONTE VISTA 40 JAMES CARROLL
admits that there were no doubt some people that believed
his Monte Vista Monarchs did not deserve a post-season
playoff berth.
Maybe not.
But the Monarchs (11-19) fell only one basket short
of reaching the SDCIF Division II semifinals. And to
add to their anguish, they had plenty of chances to
knock off No. 4 seeded and host Oceanside in Fridays
(Feb. 22) quarterfinal.
Monte Vista took a 40-39 lead on a bucket by GEOFF
HARTMAN inside the paint with 3:20 remaining.
We called a timeout and setup that play,
Carroll said. Its one weve had success
with in the past. RYAN HOUSER made a nice pass.
Oceanside countered on the next possession as football
running back Armani Taylor drove to the hoop for a layup
16 seconds later, which would prove to be the winning
bucket.
Neither team scored in the final 3 minutes. Oceanside
(16-11) missed 8 straight free throws, including the
front end of three one-and-one opportunities. Monte
Vista wasnt much better, as one of its top free
throw shooters was fouled above the arc and received
three charity tosses. He missed them all. The Monarchs
also missed the front end of a bonus.
It was barbaric out there, Carroll said.
The officials allowed it to become a football
game there were bodies all over the floor.
With that said, Carroll admitted that his team had
plenty of opportunities to pull off the upset.
When you cant box out on a free throw you
dont deserve to win, he said. And
when you cant do any better than 50 percent on
16 free throw chances, you can only blame yourself.
Monte Vista trailed 28-16 at the half.
We played great 2nd half defense, Carroll
said. We changed to man-to-man pressure and it
worked well for us. We got some nice transition baskets
off it.
Monte Vista held Oceanside to 13 points over the final
two periods, including only 2 points in the 4th quarter.
Our defense has been solid in these two playoff
games, Carroll said. Remember, in the first
round we held Mt. Carmel to 18 points after the 1st
quarter.
Monte Vista shot just 31 percent (15 of 49) from the
floor.
It seemed like we just couldnt hit a thing,
Carroll said. We wanted to get the ball inside
to Geoff and we were able to do that. But then he just
got hammered and we didnt get any calls.
MIKE WATKINS finished with 13 points to pace the Monarchs,
while Hartman added 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.
My kids deserve a lot of credit, Carroll
said. I think we showed that we belonged in the
playoffs. Im proud of the way we finished the
season, even though it was bittersweet.
Monte Vista scoring: Mike Watkins 13 (3 reb, 2 stl),
Geoff Hartman 12 (8 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk), Brian Williams
6 (4 reb), Chris Jones 4 (2 reb, 3 ast), Anthony Bell
3 (3 reb), Ryan Houser 2 (5 reb).
LA JOLLA 66, MOUNT MIGUEL 39 -- In a wacky SDCIF
Division III quarterfinal game, three of the four seeded
teams were toppled on Friday (Feb. 23). Unfortunately
for the Matadors, the top-seeded Vikings easily avoided
the upset bid with one of the top shooting performances
of the season.
La Jolla drilled 8-of-12 shots (73 percent) from beyond
the arc, including 4-of-5 during the decisive third
quarter, as the Western League champions shot a blistering
58 percent overall (26-for-45) to race past Mount Miguel.
"We got rebounds and pushed it up the court for
easy layins all night," said Vikings senior center
Peter Sefton, who already has a water polo scholarship
to Stanford in his pocket. "Or we kicked it out
and shot the '3' -- they were wide open and we knocked
them down."
Sefton led the way with 20 points, shooting a smoking
8-for-9 from the floor, including a perfect pair from
the arc in the first half to mount a 31-21 halftime
lead. He also grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds.
La Jolla then pushed the lead to 20-plus points by
out-scoring Mount Miguel, 19-4, in the third period
when Spencer Moyer scored eight of his 10 points. The
Vikings' Jerrell Agnes added 11 points, while Matt Jones
added 10.
"Were probably the best running team in
San Diego, I think," added Sefton. "When we're
at our best, we're pushing the ball. I don't think people
can stay with us when we're running up and down."
The passing ability of La Jolla shined, as the Vikings
registered seven assists as a team in the third period
alone.
"We just couldn't score points today -- that's
the bottom line," explained Mount Miguel coach
JAY ROWLETT. "That third quarter killed us -- they
hit something like five 3-pointers on us."
Meanwhile, only BRAD BARRETT could score consistently
for Mount Miguel (18-10). The forward scored 7 of his
18 points in the opening 5 minutes, but the rest of
the Matadors shot just 35 percent (7-for-20) in the
first half, getting challenged on nearly every shot
attempt.
"We really shut them down on the defensive end,"
Sefton noted. "We really pressured them and they
couldn't get a good look."
While La Jolla (21-8) advances to the Final Four against
three unseeded opponents, the young Matadors, which
start three underclassmen, seems well-suited to make
an even longer postseason run in the immediate future.
"It's the offseason for us starting right now
-- we're done -- so we have to get back into the gym
and work hard. No one's going to hand us anything,"
said Barrett, who recorded a game-best 9 rebounds and
blocked a pair of shots. "It was real frustrating."
The passing ability of La Jolla -- led by Agnew's 9
assists -- and skill-level of La Jolla came as a surprise
to Barrett.
"We saw (Sefton) on film and he was good and fundamentally
sound -- but he shocked me," Barrett noted. "But
they always made the extra pass, and that's what counts.
They ran the lanes right, and were ready. We came out
thinking everything would be all sweet like we would
run through them, but no, they were a hard team.
Following a 32-point effort in the first round against
El Centro-Central, TRAVON CAPLES was limited to just
10 points and 6 rebounds. Taking away Barrett's statistics,
the rest of the Matadors struggled through a 10-for-33
shooting night. The entire team went a dismal 0-for-7
from the foul line.
La Jolla advances to meet San Marcos, which upset 4th-seeded
Canyon Crest. 65-63. The other half of the draw finds
a pair of unseeded ballclubs in St. Augustine (a 51-50
winner over No. 3 Mission Bay) going against University
City (which bounced No. 2 Cathedral, 60-49).
Mount Miguel scoring: Brad Barrett 18 (9 reb, 2 blk),
Travon Caples 10 (6 reb), J.J. North 4 (4 reb), Charles
Graves 3, Arthur Hobbs 2, A.J. Stanford 2.
THE BISHOPS 57, CHRISTIAN 53 Senior
DANIEL HAZLETT did everything he could to make sure
that Fridays (Feb. 22) SDCIF Division IV quarterfinal
was not going to be his final game as a high school
athlete.
Hazlett, who ran his East County-leading count to 104
by landing 4 triples, finished with 18 points. But it
still wasnt enough.
Every time Hazlett came off the screen he was
challenged every shot he took was challenged,
said Christian assistant coach TOBIN WILKINS. He
did not have one easy look. Down the stretch he had
some unbelievable shots to keep us in the game.
Even the 27 points, 14 rebounds and 6 blocks by 6-foot-8
junior VANDER JOAQUIM couldnt save the Patriots
(19-9) from elimination.
It was close the whole way, noted Wilkins,
as the game was tied at 14 after one quarter and the
3rd-seeded Bishops led just 23-22 at the break.
The Knights (21-8) stretched their advantage to 40-35
by the close of the 3rd period, but the Patriots refused
to fold.
Joaquim nailed 8 of his 16 shots from the floor
2 of them 3-balls and 7 of 8 free throws.
Vander played big-time tonight, said Wilkins.
Every time he got the ball he was double- and
triple-teamed.
All in all its been a pretty good season.
We are proud of the way all of our guys played tonight.
Christian scoring: Vander Joaquim 27 (14 reb, 6 blk),
Daniel Hazlett 18, Andrew Sexton 3 (3 reb, 2 stl), Lawrence
Walker 3 (2 reb), Manny Walker 2 (6 reb, 1 blk), Bradley
Johnston (3 reb).
HOOVER 73, STEELE CANYON 54 Its
no secret that the strength of the Steele Canyon basketball
team this season is its backcourt. That fact was not
lost on host Hoover in Fridays (Feb. 22) SDCIF
Division II quarterfinal game.
The top-seeded and fast-break oriented Cardinals (24-6)
actually forced the Cougars to run a bit faster than
normal, which caused the visitors to play out of control
at times.
Thats what we do to people, said
Hoover coach Ollie Goulston. Were in shape
and were deep, and thats how we like to
play. We definitely had them going faster than theyre
accustomed to.
Steele Canyon s backcourt tandem of JEBARI ROBINSON
and ELIJAH CARTER were a combined 8-for-30 shooting
(27 percent), which is far below the duos norm.
We also got the ball out of their main guys
hands a lot, Goulston added. So other guys
had to make plays that theyre not used to making.
Their backcourt is good, but well take ours.
Steele Canyon shot 31 percent as a team, hitting 20
of 64 attempts from the floor. Couple that with Hoover
s 54-32 rebounding advantage and its easy
to see why the game was one-sided.
To lose by less than 20 points and shoot as poorly
as we did , said Cougars coach DEREK STEPHENS.
I thought our seniors stepped up and played great
tonight. We just couldnt hit any shots.
The Cougars also had no answer for Hoover s 6-foot-8
freshman Andrew Chol, who scored 16 points, grabbed
14 rebounds and blocked 7 shots. Jevon Carmon chipped
in 25 points and 10 boards, while Corey Trisby pitched
in 17 points for the Cardinals.
Robinson led the Cougars with 10 points, while Carter
tacked on 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
RILEY BALIKIAN landed a pair of 3-balls on his way
to 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Junior JOSIAH SMITH delivered 6 points and 5 rebounds
off the bench. Another junior, ERIC GILBERT, was 5-for-5
from the free throw line.
I thought some of our juniors did a pretty good
job tonight so we have a good outlook for next year,
Stephens said.
Santa Fe Chr. (15-12) 72, Olympian
(8-16) 60
(4) Francis Parker (17-9) -- bye
(3) The Bishop's
(20-8) -- bye Christian (19-8) 62, Preuss (9-16)
42
La Jolla Country Day (7-16)
55, Mater Dei (12-16) 41
(2) Army-Navy (19-4) -- bye
DIVISION
V
(1) Foothills
Christian (19-9) 92, Christian Life (5-18)
46
San Pasqual Academy (10-15) 64, Tri-City Christian
(4-22) 47 THIS QUARTERFINAL -- Now Saturday, 4 p.m.
Lutheran
(18-8) 54, SoCal Yeshiva (11-9) 52
(4) Vincent Memorial (17-10) 59, San Diego
Jewish (8-11) 52
Wed.: (3)
Calvin Christian (13-12) 61, West Shores (10-9)
20
Maranatha Christian (19-6) 85, Borrego Springs
(15-12) 41
Vista Calvary
Christian (13-14) 66, San Diego Academy (10-5)
62
(2) Escondido Adventist (18-8) 70, Rock Academy
(3-10) 33
ELIJAH CARTER pumped home 18 points and JEBARI ROBINSON
added 15, as the Cougars took advantage of 17 first-half
turnovers by El Centro-Southwest to skate past the visiting
Eagles, 58-43, in Tuesday's (Feb. 19) opening round
of the Division II playoffs.
The triumph was the school's first in the postseason
at the section level since rattling off seven straight
to claim titles in 2004 (Div. III over USDHS) and 2005
(Div. II over Scripps Ranch).
"It's the first time we've made it through to
the second round since I've been here," said Robinson,
who was in 8th grade the last time Steele Canyon reached
the podium. "And it's something the team's been
talking about -- we really wanted to win a playoff game."
Robinson and Carter made sure early, hitting consecutive
3-point shots out of the blocks for a 6-1 lead. The pair
also combined for 10 steals in the contest, as Southwest
fell behind early due to turnovers. The Eagles gave up
the ball 17 times in the first half, and 26 through three
periods before the benches cleared.
"We played hard and came in pumped up because
we haven't won in the playoffs for so long," added
forward JOSIAH SMITH, who added 11 points and 9 rebounds.
Any doubts about an Eagles comeback were vanquished
by the Cougars defense midway through the second period.
On consecutive possessions, RILEY BALIKIAN and ZANE
KEITH blocked shots, with Carter grabbing the loose
ball each time, then dribbling coast-to-coast through
traffic for fastbreak layins.
Carter scored 15 of his 18 in the first half enabling
the Cougars (16-12) to mount a 35-19 halftime advantage.
Southwest forward Joshua Holmes single-handedly cut
the margin to 9 in the fourth period, going to the foul
line over five straight possessions (7-for-10) to make
it a 44-35 contest. However, Robinson drove the lane
for a dramatic reverse layin to reclaim control.
The Cougars, who have won 10 of their last 11 games,
will travel to meet top-seeded Hoover in Friday's (Feb.
22) quarterfinals.
"We look forward to playing Hoover , but it will
be a tough game," added Robinson. "They have
a big guy we have to jam up on and make it tough on
him."
Steele Canyon: Elijah Carter 18 (6 stl, 6 reb.), Jebari
Robinson 15 (4 stl), Josiah Smith 11 (9 reb), Nick Stathas
5 (4 stl), Riley Balikian 3 (3 ast, 3 stl, 2 blk), Zane
Keith 2 (6 reb, 2 blk), Eric Gilbert 2 (4 reb, 3 stl),
Jake Ransom 2.
CHRISTIAN 62, PREUSS 42 With the opponent's
focus on the Christian High inside game, Patriots guard
DANIEL HAZLETT reminded The Preuss School that they
have an outside game, too.
Hazlett poured home a game-high 27 points, including
seven 3-point goals, pacing Christian past the visiting
Tritons, 62-42, in Tuesday's (Feb. 19) opening round
of the San Diego Section CIF Division IV playoffs. His
treys gave the senior exactly 100 for the season, making
him the 12th player in section history to achieve the
milestone.
Hazlett connected on three of his triples in the 2nd
quarter, surging the Patriots to a 30-20 halftime advantage.
However, the ballclub expected more despite the double-digit
lead.
"We didn't have the defensive intensity we needed
in the first half before we picked it up," said
Hazlett. "We'll need to do better to beat Bishop's."
Christian (19-8) will meet The Bishop's School, the
No. 3 seed, in Friday's (Feb. 22) quarterfinals at the
Fleet Center in La Jolla.
Following a sloppy opening period, Hazlett came out
firing in the 2nd quarter, draining a pair of treys
to push the lead to 19-10 after the Tritons (9-16) elected
to double- and triple-team Patriots 6-8 center VANDER
JOAQUIM every time he touched the ball.
However, all of the guards benefitted with open looks,
even when Joaquim went to the bench with second-half
foul trouble.
"We put in a new offense and it's opening up shots
for players who normally don't get a lot of shots,"
added Hazlett.
The alterations resulted in diverse scoring, as eight
different Patriots hit the scorebook. And four players
who arent normally play-makers registered multiple
assists, led by four from BRADLEY JOHNSTON.
Joaquim finished with 11 points and 16 rebounds, while
also blocking 5 Preuss shots.
"We're trying to come up with new ways to score,
so we put this new offense in," noted head coach
KELVIN STARR, who collected his first high school playoff
victory following a series of national tournament appearances
when he guided San Diego Christian College. "The
bread-and-butter for this team is still defense, but
if we want to beat Bishop's we need to do better than
this."
It was the fourth straight win for Christian.
Christian scoring: Daniel Hazlett 27, Vander Joaquim
11 (16 reb, 5 blk), Andrew Sexton 6 (6 reb), Aaron Whitten
5, Bradley Johnston 4 (4 ast), Taylor Eichhorst 3 (7
reb), Tyrone Sauls 3, Andrew Whitten 3.
MONTE VISTA 51, MT. CARMEL 34 Monte Vista
first-year head coach JAMES CARROLL wasnt sure
his Monarchs would even qualify for the SDCIF Division
II playoffs considering his squad stumbled to the regular
season finish line with four losses in their last five
games.
Yet, behold the inflated SDCIF tournament found room
for the Monarchs, whom host Mt. Carmel probably looked
upon as pure cannon fodder in Tuesdays (Feb. 19)
playoff opener in North County .
After fighting to a 16-16 draw in the 1st quarter,
Monte Vista (11-18) slapped the defensive clamps upon
the Sundevils (12-15), limiting the North County crew
to 6 points in each of the final three quarters.
We got off to a good start but Mt. Carmel tied
the game at the end of the 1st quarter by hitting a
30-foot 3-pointer, Carroll said.
Clinging to a 24-22 halftime edge, the Monarchs put
together a 15-6 3rd period to force the Sundevils to
play catch up the remainder of the night.
We played a great 2nd half. Im pleased
with how we played on both offense and defense. MIKE
WATKINS hit 2 big 3s in the 2nd half to help keep us
ahead the whole half.
GEOFF HARTMAN paced Monte Vista with 17 points, nailing
7 of 13 shots from the field. He also gobbled up 8 rebounds,
made 4 assists and logged 3 steals.
Watkins totaled 12 points and 4 steals, while ANTHONY
BELL pitched in 8 points and pilfered 4 passes.
RYAN HOUSER did a great job on ( Tyler ) Fricke,
Mt. Carmel s best player, Carroll said.
Monte Vista was much too quick on defense for Mt. Carmel
. The Monarchs totaled 18 steals.
Our steals helped keep them off the tempo they
wanted, Carroll said. Im happy we
get to play at least one more game. Its a great
feeling for the seniors.
Monte Vista scoring: Geoff Hartman 17 (8 reb, 4 ast,
3 stl), Mike Watkins 12 (3 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl), Anthony
Bell 8 (2 ast, 4 stl), Chris Jones 5 (5 reb, 3 ast),
Brian Williams 4 (4 reb, 1 blk), Ryan Houser 3 (7 reb,
2 stl),Tony Jackson 2 (4 reb, 1 blk).
HELIX 64, RANCHO BUENA VISTA 57 When
the Highlanders opened the season, they were crushed
by Rancho Buena Vista, 59-36. That was back in December.
The lineup we started that night is 60 percent
different than the one we started tonight, said
Helix coach JOHN SINGER.
Lots of things have changed in the Helix look since
then. For example, the Highlanders (20-7) champions
of the Grossmont South League are riding a 14-game
winning streak following Tuesdays (Feb. 19) SDCIF
Division I playoff victory over the visiting Longhorns
(19-10).
We have three different guys starting tonight
that werent even with us the last time we faced
RBV. All of them are starters now, Singer said.
Were better defensively now than we were
then and we are much more balanced offensively.
Not that Singer declared the Highlanders playoff
opener a thing of beauty.
We werent exactly stellar out there tonight,
but we did enough things right to win the game,
he said. I think we shared the ball and our balance
was key.
DEMOND Red NARCISSE paced the Highlanders
with 15 points (hitting 7 of 12 from the floor), 7 rebounds
and 3 steals.
LEVINE TOILOLO, the Highlanders 6-foot-8 sleeping
giant, awakened to net 14 points and grab 11 rebounds.
Despite being hampered by cramping, DONALD McGOWAN
chipped in with 10 points, 11 boards and 4 assists,
while floor leader KAREEM ABUKAR tallied 11 points and
dished 6 assists.
Now the Highlanders the defending SDCIF Division
I champions must travel to Oceanside to face
El Camino (26-2), this years top-ranked team.
Were going to play the best team in the
tournament, Singer said. Were going
to have to play at a high level and hope that theyre
not on their game.
GROSSMONT 64, SAN PASQUAL 46 Playing
with one wing down, the host Grossmont Foothillers
champions of the Grossmont North League found
a way to prevail in Tuesdays (Feb. 19) SDCIF Division
II playoff opener.
RICHARD OGUNSALU, a 6-foot-5 senior, enjoyed a career
night, registering 36 points and 18 rebounds to lead
the No. 3 seed Foothillers (19-7) to their 13th win
in their last 14 decisions.
Ogunsalu scored 25 points in the 1st half 2
more than visiting San Pasqual totaled as a team. The
Foothillers lead 35-23 at the break.
The fact that Grossmont won so handily was impressive
in itself as senior veteran IAN COCHRAN did not play
in the game due to missing practice a day earlier.
The other five seniors stepped up and did very
well, said Grossmont coach FRANK FOGGIANO.
ALEX LEON came up big with 8 points and 11 rebounds,
while MICHAEL GRAHAM contributed 9 points, 8 rebounds,
4 steals and 3 assists to the Foothillers cause.
We had a very good combination of guard quickness
penetrating to the basket by (KHALID) WATERS and Graham
coupled with the inside power of Ogunsalu and Leon,
said Foggiano. All five of my players played very
well together.
Grossmont scoring: Richard Ogunsalu 36 (18 reb), Michael
Graham 9 (8 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl), Alex Leon 8 (11 reb,
2 ast), Khalid Waters 6 (3 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl), Robert
Sullivan 5 (4 reb, 2 ast).
MOUNT MIGUEL 57, EL CENTRO-CENTRAL 53 VIDEO
Although 6-foot-2 senior TRAVON CAPLES is
obviously not the biggest inside player in the San Diego
Section, he does get results.
The visiting Matadors (18-8), who had to travel to
El Centro for Tuesdays (Feb. 19) SDCIF Division
III playoff opener to face Central Union, could easily
have folded under the Spartans early pressure
which led to a 20-16 lead for the home team.
Caples kept us in it early, said Mount
Miguel coach JAY ROWLETT.
Caples finished with a powerful double-double of 30
points and 20 rebounds, propelling Mount Miguel into
a quarterfinal showdown against top-seeded La Jolla
on Friday night (Feb. 22) in the beach city.
Twenty-two of Caples points came in the 1st half
12 of them in the 1st quarter. It could have been a
record night for Caples had he not gotten into foul
trouble and played sparingly in the 2nd half. However,
his contributions were enough to give the Matadors their
8th win in 10 starts.
He had a breakout game on the boards, especially
on the offensive boards, Rowlett said. He
had a lot of putbacks.
Mount Miguel was sitting on an 11-point lead with 4
minutes left in the game. And then Caples fouled out,
which clearly concerned Rowlett.
We had three guys foul out. We got some questionable
calls but my guys fought through it and didnt
let it get to them, he said.
BRAD BARRETT, who missed the final two games of the
regular season due to a family emergency, came up strong
in the opener with 17 points and a dozen rebounds for
the Matadors.
FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN 92, CHRISTIAN LIFE 46
Nobody expected the top-seeded Knights to be challenged
by Christian Life Academy in Tuesdays (Feb. 19)
opening round of the SDCIF Division V playoffs. And
they werent.
The Knights used a 32-9 second quarter run to take
a 55-24 halftime lead.
There was good news and bad news for Foothills Christian
(19-9), which was led by ZACH KAULs 21 points,
8 assists, 10 rebounds and 6 steals.
AARON HALE, who had been sidelined with a week-long
battle with vertigo and an inner ear infection, scored
14 points in the 1st quarter and totaled 19 in the game.
Hale missed only 2 of 11 shots from the floor.
His brother BRANDON HALE banged in 18 points and added
4 assists, while KALOB HATCHER chipped in 16 points
and 10 assists.
On the down side county scoring leader TROY LEAF played
sparingly due to a chronic groin pull. He finished with
just 8 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
Troy s groin injury seems to be getting
worse, said Knights assistant coach JAMES McHUGH.
He could not practice yesterday and he played
just 10 minutes tonight and simply could not go anymore.
I think we wanted to get the ball to Troy early
and he just did not have a lot of mobility. Aaron stepped
in and hit everything he took, Kalob did an excellent
job of moving the ball around and Zach was left with
the task of running the offense when Hatcher headed
to the bench for a much deserved rest with about half
of the 3rd quarter remaining.
Foothills Christian scoring: Zach Kaul 21 (10 reb,
1 blk, 6 stl, 8 ast), Aaron Hale 19 (3 reb, 2 stl),
Brandon Hale 18 (3reb, 4 ast), Kalob Hatcher 16 (4 reb,
2 stl, 10 ast), Troy Leaf 8 (7 reb, 3 stl, 5 ast), Ryan
Smith 6, Travis George 2, Daniel Labahn 2, Andrew Atia
(2 reb), R.J. Najera (3 reb).
CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC 62, SANTANA 48 Sultans
coach TIM BARRY should have brought his team out with
a fife and drum as a prelude to Tuesdays (Feb.
19) Division III SDCIF opener in North County .
The battered and bruised Sultans (14-14) were paired
against No. 2 seed Cathedral Catholic and it appeared
a rout would be in the offing. Although the Dons (19-9)
scurried to an early 14-0 lead, the outmanned Sultans
kept clawing back.
Santana, which lost seven games by a total of 20 points,
got a 3rd quarter boost from KEVIN ENGELKE, who hit
a 3-pointer and then a 2 in the opening 45 seconds of
the 2nd half, slicing Santanas deficit to 5 points.
Engelke, who has been dogged by a dislocated shoulder
all season, did not play in the first half.
Kevin wanted to play all night so I asked him
at the start of the 2nd half if he could give it a try
and he was eager to do it, said Barry. So
we started him in the 3rd quarter.
Although Cathedral Catholic (19-9) probably thought
they would blow the Sultans out such plans never materialized.
Every time we made a run at them they had an
answer for us, Barry said.
TYLER BLACKLEDGE paced Santana with 12 points and 10
rebounds, while BRETT ROMERO also rolled a double-double
of 10 points and 11 rebounds.
ANTHONY DeBARROWS buried a trio of treys for Santana,
which saw its hardluck season come to an end.
The game was closer than the score indicates,
but we had to foul in the last 4 minutes. The Dons hit
10 of 12 free throws during that span.
Santana scoring: Tyler Blackledge 12, Brett Romero
10, Anthony DeBarrows 9, Chris Sodergren 6, Kevin Engelke
5, Carlos Vargas 4, Sean Doyle 2.
OCEANSIDE 64, WEST HILLS 51 The host
Pirates slapped a diamond-1-2-1-1 press on visiting
West Hills, which rattled the Wolf Pack considerably
in the early going of Tuesdays (Feb. 19) SDCIF
Division II playoff opener.
West Hills (11-18) turned the ball over 28 times, many
of them coming early in the contest at the Pirates (15-11)
took a 20-13 first-quarter lead.
The Wolf Pack eventually found the formula to crack
the Diamond D and the Pirates elected to play aggressive
man-to-man.
Our early turnovers forced us to play catch-up
all night, said West Hills junior guard LUCAS
ARMSTRONG, who hit 4 triples to finish with 14 points.
It seemed like we were going uphill the whole
game.
Although Oceanside did not connect on a single 3-point
shot, the Pirates were able to capitalize on transition
and from the free throw line.
West Hills fought to cut the deficit to 5 points with
4 minutes remaining. The Wolf Pack would not get closer.
Oceanside salted away the victory as Markese Cronk
hit 7 of 8 free throws in the 4th quarter.
TIM NOWLIN paced the Wolf Pack with 17 points and 14
rebounds.
To add insult to injury, when the West Hills players
came out after the game to board their charter bus they
discovered that the tires had been slashed. Thus they
had to wait another hour for a replacement bus to come
and fetch them home.
West Hills scoring: Tim Nowlin 17, Lucas Armstrong
14, Chase Senter 6, Kyle McLaughlin 5, Garrett Cabral
4, Kyle Navarre 3, Billy McGarvey 2.
MISSION BAY 68, EL CAPITAN 58 The visiting
Vaqueros produced some pretty impressive numbers in
Tuesdays (Feb. 19) Division III playoff game against
No. 3 seed Mission Bay.
Senior BARRETT BRAUN led El Capitan (10-18) with 27
points and 8 rebounds, while sophomore MICHAEL OVERSON
added 18 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Junior JON MOLZEN came up short on the scoring end
with only 6 markers, but hauled down a game-high 19
rebounds while blocking 4 shots and recording 5 steals.
Mission Bay (16-7) led 38-19 at halftime and that,
for all intents and purposes, ended the game.
It was easy for the kids to give up in a game
like this, but this team did not do that, said
El Capitan coach JASON CAVAZOS. Every player showed
some fire tonight. We battled the whole night
up and down the roster, it was a great team effort.
Looking back at the whole season it was a season
of underachievement. We werent expected to have
this type of season. Im proud of this team.
El Capitan scoring: Barrett Braun 27 (8 reb, 2 ast,
1 blk), Michael Overson 18 (6 reb, 9 ast, 4 stl), Jon
Molzen 6 (19 reb, 2 ast, 4 blk, 5 stl), Jake Zawlacki
2 (2 reb, 2 stl), Jonathan Kulp 2 (2 stl, 1 blk), Michael
Landis 2, Tila Case 1 (2 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl).
WESTVIEW 58, EL CAJON VALLEY 41 Even
though the visiting Braves scored only 16 points in
the 1st half of Tuesdays (Feb. 19) SDCIF Division
II playoff opener, they trailed by just two points.
Westview picked up the offensive pace in the second
half and El Cajon Valley was unable to keep pace.
These guys didnt play like they were supposed
to, said El Cajon Valley coach NATE REED.
El Cajon Valley scoring: Shivan Sulyman 14 (three 3-pointers),
Laroy McGee 7, Anthony Ussery 7, Chris Franco 6, Devin
Lesch 3, Raylondo Ford 2, Lucas Stafford 2.
CIF
PLAYOFFS First Round Tue., Feb. 19 Division I Helix 64, Rancho
Buena Vista 57 Division II Steele Canyon 58, El Centro-So'west 43 Monte
Vista 51, Mt. Carmel 34 Grossmont 64, San Pasqual 46 Westview 58, El Cajon
Valley 41 Division III Mount Miguel 57, El Centro-Central 53 Mission
Bay 68, El Capitan 58 Cathedral Catholic 62, Santana 48 Division IV Christian
62, Preuss 42 Division V Foothills Christian 92, Christian Life 46
Quarterfinals Fri.,
Feb. 22 Division I El Camino 65, Helix 58 (OT) Division II Hoover
73, Steele Canyon 54 Oceanside 41, Monte Vista 40 Division III La
Jolla 66, Mount Miguel 39 Division IV The Bishop's 57, Christian
53
Sat., Feb. 23
Division II
Grossmont 59, Westview 53 (OT) Division V
Foothills Christian 85, San Pasqual Academy 45
Championships
Fri., Feb 29
Division V
(1) Foothills Christian (21-9) 66,
Maranatha Christian (21-7) 55 Division I
(3) San Diego (22-4) 74,
(1) El Camino (28-3) 68 (OT) Division III
(1) La Jolla (23-8) 65,
(2) University City (17-12) 57 Sat., Mar. 1
Division II
(1) Hoover (26-6) 54,
(2) Mission Hills (24-7) 43 Division IV
(1) Horizon (21-10) 58
(2) Army-Navy (21-5) 53
REGULAR
SEASON Mon., Nov. 26 Eagle-Vaquero Classic El Cajon Valley 65, Bonita
Vista 60 Vista 62, Steele Canyon 52
Wed., Nov. 28 Wolf Pack-Horsman Tournament Foothills
Christian 76, Horizon 56 Eagle-Vaquero Classic San Marcos
76, El Capitan 64 El Cajon Valley 65, Calexico 43 Ram Classic Santana
70, Julian 25 Titan Tournament Grossmont 64, Ramona 54
Thur.,
Nov. 29 Wolf Pack-Horsman Tournament St. Augustine 65, West Hills 46 Ram
Classic Vincent Memorial 49, Santana 48 Eagle-Vaquero Classic Carlsbad
59, Steele Canyon 50
Fri., Nov. 30 Wolf Pack-Horsman Tournament Foothills
Christian 88, West Hills 54 Ram Classic Santana 68, Calipatria 39 Bulldog-Titan
Tournament La Jolla 46, Grossmont 36 Hilltop Tournament Rancho
Buena Vista 59, Helix 36 Monte Vista 79, Chula Vista 62 Eagle-Vaquero
Classic Morse 81, El Capitan 64 Granite Hills 50, Calexico 40 Steele
Canyon 62, Bonita Vista 52
Sat., Dec. 1 Hilltop Tournament Helix
59, Coronado 58 Torrey Pines 72, Monte Vista 48 Wolf Pack-Horsman Tournament Foothills
Christian 77, St. Augustine 69 Ram Classic Championship: Santana
64, Vincent Memorial 50
Mon., Dec. 3 Eagle-Vaquero Classic El
Capitan 67, San Ysidro 51 San Marcos 75, Granite Hills 65 Mount Miguel 84,
SD-Southwest 64 Titan Tournament Poway 60, Grossmont 47
Tue.,
Dec. 4 Wolf Pack-Horsman Tournament Otay Ranch 85, West Hills 57 Eagle-Vaquero
Classic El Cajon Valley 50, Mount Miguel 48 El Camino 73, Steele Canyon
34 Hilltop Invitational Tournament Helix 47, Point Loma 42 Hilltop
68, Monte Vista 63
Wed., Dec. 5 El Capitan 64, Calexico
41 Granite Hills 66, San Ysidro 30 La Jolla Small Schools Tournament Christian
63, Calipatria 45 Non-League Santana 58, Clairemont 40 Titan
Tip-Off Tournament Grossmont 55, Eastlake 52
Thur.,
Dec. 6 Hilltop Invitational Tournament Monte Vista 61, Point Loma 50 Helix
48, Hilltop 46 Eagle-Vaquero Classic Mount Miguel 74, San Ysidro
38 La Jolla Small Schools Tournament LJ Country Day 63, Christian
62 (OT)
Fri., Dec. 7 Eagle-Vaquero Classic El
Capitan 67, SD Southwest 42 San Pasqual 54, El Cajon Valley 40 Hoover 84,
Granite Hills 74 Mt. Carmel 52, Steele Canyon 47 The Bishops 85, Mount
Miguel 71 Wolf Pack-Horsman Tournament Horizon 69, West Hills 40 Foothills
Christian 90, Otay Ranch 83 Bulldog-Titan Tip-Off Tournament Mira
Mesa 60, Grossmont 52 Hilltop Invitational Tournament Third: Monte
Vista 66, Coronado 53 Championship: Torrey Pines 50, Helix 28 La Jolla
Small Schools Tournament Christian 63, Lutheran 42
Sat.,
Dec. 8 Eagle-Vaquero Classic Mount Miguel 62, Calexico 44 Carlsbad
69, El Cajon Valley 46 Wolf Pack-Horsman Tournament Serra 66, West
Hills 24 Championship: Foothills Christian 74, Mission Hills 72 La
Jolla Small Schools Tournament Silver Div. final: Christian 52, St. Margarets
47
Tue., Dec. 11 Non-League Valhalla 70, Calexico
42 Army-Navy 98, Foothills Christian 79 EC Southwest 53, El Cajon Valley
49 Tri-City Christian Classic Santana 50, Saddleback Valley Chr.
28
Wed., Dec. 12 Non-League Granite Hills 64,
Point Loma 49
Thurs., Dec. 13 Tri-City Christian Classic Santana
72, San Pasqual Academy 53 Red Bluff Christmas Tournament Pleasant
Valley 43, Helix 31 Imperial Valley Classic Paloma Valley 77, Valhalla
54 Non-League Foothills Christian 71, Escondido Adventist 58 Canyon
Crest 61, El Cajon Valley 40
Fri., Dec. 14 Tri-City
Christian Classic Santana 54, San Dieguito Academy 50 Red Bluff Christmas
Tournament Helix 54, Paradise 36 Imperial Valley Classic Valhalla
78, Calipatria 51 Non-League El Capitan 66, Ramona 57 Mount Miguel
at Lincoln, susp., 3rd qtr., fight in the stands Christian 66, Canoga Park-Faith
Baptist 44
Sat., Dec. 15 Red Bluff Christmas Tournament Enterprise
54, Helix 32 Tri-City Christian:Classic Santana 49, Tri-City
Christian 47 Championship: Santana 68, Tri-City Christian 29 Imperial
Valley Classic Valhalla 63, Borrego Springs 40 Consolation final: Valhalla
39, Valley Center 31
Mon., Dec. 17 Sweetwater Holiday
Classic Mount Miguel 82, Castle Park 36
Tue.,
Dec. 18 Sweetwater Holiday Classic Mount Miguel 81, Shawnigan Lake (BC,
Canada) 46
Wed., Dec. 19 Otay Ranch-Mater Dei Holiday
Invitational West Hills 2, Maranatha Chr. 0 (forfeit) Otay Ranch 87,
El Cajon Valley 50 Grossmont Winter Classic University City 65, Monte
Vista 45 Foothills Christian 70, Burroughs 61 Grossmont 52, Clairemont 30 Christian
62, Canyon Crest 60 (2OT) Westview 60, Santana 47 Kiwanis Tournament Torrey
Pines 76, El Capitan 28 Mira Mesa 59, Steele Canyon 58 (OT) Sweetwater
Holiday Classic Carlsbad 70, Mount Miguel 49
Thur.,
Dec. 20 Otay Ranch-Mater Dei Holiday Invitational West Hills 55, Kwantlen
Park (Canada) 49 West Hills 60, San Ysidro 44 Orange Glen 69, El Cajon Valley
67 Kiwanis Tournament Scripps Ranch 69, El Capitan 55 Steele Canyon
71, San Pasqual 40 Grossmont Winter Classic Westview 68, Foothills
Christian 56 University City 50, Christian 35 Grossmont 56, Bonita Vista
54 Canyon Crest 75, Monte Vista 55 Santana 53, Burroughs 49 Sweetwater
Holiday Classic Semifinal: Mount Miguel 47, Sweetwater 45 Championship:
(will not be played) Matador Shootout, Bullhead City, AZ Granite
Hills 61, River Valley (AZ) 37 Valhalla 54, Kingman (AZ) 42
Fri.,
Dec. 21 Otay Ranch-Mater Dei Holiday Invitational El Cajon Valley 63,
Montgomery 33 Francis Parker 58, West Hills 35 Kiwanis Tournament El
Capitan 64, Morse 55 La Costa Canyon 55, Steele Canyon 50 Grossmont Winter
Classic Monte Vista 73, Burroughs 54 Canyon Crest 63, Santana 54 Foothills
Christian 64, Christian 60 Rancho Bernardo 83, Grossmont 67 Matador Shootout,
Bullhead City, AZ Hilltop 59, Granite Hills 44 Santa Rita (Tucson)
79, Granite Hills 64 Rocky Mountain (Colo.) 92, Valhalla 53 Mohave (Ariz.)
61, Valhalla 46
Sat., Dec. 22 Kiwanis Tournament San Pasqual 71,
El Capitan 52 Serra 67, Steele Canyon 56 Matador Shootout, Bullhead City,
AZ Granite Hills 81, Sir Winston Churchill (Ontario, Can.) 43 Valhalla
56, Paris (Ontario, Can.) 47 Grossmont Winter Classic Christian 69,
Bonita Vista 51 Clairemont 46, Santana 43 Foothills Christian 79, St. Augustine
70 Monte Vista 60, Ramona 40 University City 55, Grossmont 50 Championship:
Rancho Bernardo 50, Westview 45 Otay Ranch-Mater Dei Holiday Tournament Mater
Dei 56, El Cajon Valley 37 Mar Vista 70, West Hills 65
Wed., Dec 26 Granite
Hills Holiday Tournament Kearny 74, El Cajon Valley 41 Granite Hills
83, Edwin Parr (Can.) 32 A.N. Myer ( Can. ) 61, Mount Miguel 38 Valhalla
62, Northern (Toronto, Ont.) 57 Mt. Carmel Holiday Hoops Classic West
Ranch 77, El Capitan 40 Above the Rim Tournament Corona 73, Foothills
Christian 64 Chula Vista Spartan Classic Steele Canyon 74, Point
Loma 45 Grossmont 59, Crawford 49 Helix 56, Cowichan (B.C., Canada) 43 Torrey
Pines Classic LACES 88, Monte Vista 77 Aztec Holiday Invitational West
Hills 60, Brawley 54
Thur., Dec. 27 Granite Hills Holiday Tournament El
Cajon Valley 62, Leduc (Can.) 53 San Pedro 73, Valhalla 52 Mount
Miguel 49, Maple Ridge (B.C., Can.) 33 Granite Hills 61, El Centro-Central
56 Mt. Carmel Holiday Hoops Classic Newbury Park 73, El Capitan
56 Above the Rim Tournament Perris (Can.) 75, Foothills Christian
68 Chula Vista Spartan Classic Eastlake 69, Steele Canyon 41 Grossmont
53, Vista 39 Helix 68, Mater Dei 63 (3-OT) Torrey Pines Classic Monte
Vista 66, Rancho Buena Vista 63 (OT) Aztec Holiday Invitational
Paramount 70, West Hills 39 Tri-City Christian Holiday Tournament Christian
86, Santa Clara-St. Lawrence 54
Fri., Dec 28 Granite Hills Holiday
Tournament Mount Miguel 70, Northern (Can.) 50 Valhalla 84, LA Banning
72 (2-OT) El Cajon Valley 52, Patrick Henry 50 Granite Hills 61, Kearny
51 Mt. Carmel Holiday Hoops Classic Valley Center 59, El Capitan
26 Above the Rim Tournament Foothills Christian 76, Army-Navy 66 Chula
Vista Spartan Classic Vista 61, Steele Canyon 58 Eastlake 65, Grossmont
39 Fountain Valley 53, Helix 50 (OT) Torrey Pines Classic Coronado
(Nev.) 86, Monte Vista 73 Aztec Holiday Invitational West Hills 66,
Montgomery 48 Tri-City Christian Holiday Tournament Canyon Crest
47, Christian 46 Christian 82, San Pasqual Academy 53
Sat., Dec 29 Granite
Hills Holiday Tournament Championship: Granite Hills 64, San Marcos 61 El
Centro-Central 66, Valhalla 65 El Cajon Valley 57, Northern (Can.) 56 Mount
Miguel 79, Leduc (Can.) 44 Mt. Carmel Holiday Hoops Classic El Dorado
56, El Capitan 35 Above the Rim Tournament Foothills Christian 83,
Village Christian 64 Chula Vista Spartan Classic Third: Grossmont
59, Helix 44 Steele Canyon 74, Mater Dei 50 Torrey Pines Classic Pacific
Hills 64, Monte Vista 63 Ponderosa 56, Monte Vista 28 Aztec Holiday Invitational Third:
West Hills 47, EC Southwest 38 TCC Holiday Tournament Third: Christian
60, Santa Fe Christian 53
Fri., Jan. 4 Mission Prep Showcase Foothills
Christian vs. Pacific Hills, at San Luis Obispo, ppd. (power failure) Non-League Sweetwater
55, El Cajon Valley 53 Christian 65, Village Christian 59
Sat.,
Jan. 5 Non-League Steele Canyon 69, Escondido 56 Santa Fe Christian
55, Christian 39 Mission Prep Showcase Pacific Hills 62, Foothills
Christian 58 Mission Prep 59, Foothills Chr. 57 (OT)
Mon., Jan. 7 Grossmont
Conference Crossover Steele Canyon 81, El Capitan 52 Grossmont 56, Monte
Vista 42 El Cajon Valley 65, Granite Hills 55 West Hills at Mount Miguel,
ccd. Non-League Santana 48, Olympian 36 West Hills 60,
SD Southwest 44
Tue., Jan. 8 Non-League Christian 62, Christian
Life Academy 31
Wed., Jan. 9 Non-League Santana
61, Mountain Empire 34 Grossmont Conference Crossover Grossmont
45, Helix 39 El Cajon Valley 58, Monte Vista 55 West Hills 55, Valhalla
49 Mount Miguel at El Capitan, ccd.
Fri., Jan. 11 Grossmont South League Helix
59, Steele Canyon 48 Mount Miguel 62, Valhalla 52 Monte Vista 62,
Granite Hills 48 Grossmont North League El Capitan 45, West Hills
33 Grossmont 65, El Cajon Valley 47 Non-League Foothills Christian
66, Calvin Chr. 57 Central League Hoover 67, Christian 47
Sat.,
Jan. 12 South Bay Challenge Chula Vista 60, West Hills 56 Foothills
Christian 67, Otay Ranch 55
Mon., Jan.
14 Grossmont Conference Crossover Grossmont 64, Steele Canyon 60 Helix
82, El Cajon Valley 29 Valhalla 49, El Capitan 47 Granite Hills 57, West
Hills 46
Tue., Jan. 15 Non-League Foothills
Christian 85 Tri-City Chr. 52
Wed., Jan. 16 Grossmont South League Steele
Canyon 83, Mount Miguel 54 Helix 63, Monte Vista 46 Granite Hills 55, Valhalla
42 Grossmont North League El Cajon Valley 52, Santana 49 Grossmont
52, West Hills 42
Fri., Jan. 18 Grossmont South League Helix 67,
Mount Miguel 45 Valhalla 73, Monte Vista 53 Steele Canyon 49, Granite Hills
48 Grossmont North League El CCapitan 62, El Cajon Valley 56 Grossmont
54, Santana 38 Central League Christian 51, Clairemont 39
Sat.,
Jan. 19 Non-League Las Vegas-Eldorado 81, Mount Miguel 79 Horizon
Super Showcase Cathedral Catholic 65, Foothills Christian 48
Mon.,
Jan. 21 Non-League Mount Miguel 70, Las Vegas-Sierra Vista 54 Martin
Luther King Shootout Eastlake 80, Foothills Christian 67
Tue.,
Jan. 22 Grossmont South League Mount Miguel 58, Granite Hills 53 Steele
Canyon 85, Monte Vista 56 Helix 68, Valhalla 46 Grossmont North League Santana
55, West Hills 42 Grossmont 54, El Capitan 40 Central League Hoover
82, Coronado 58 Crawford 45, Clairemont 45
Wed., Jan. 23 Central
League Christian 56, Madison 48
Thurs., Jan. 24 Central League Hoover
79, Crawford 34
Fri., Jan. 25 Grossmont South League Steele
Canyon 70, Valhalla 56 Helix 59, Granite Hills 56 Mount Miguel 65, Monte
Vista 55 Grossmont North League West Hills 48, El Cajon Valley 47 El
Capitan 57, Santana 53 Central League Christian 60, Coronado 42 Madison
43, Clairemont 37
Sat., Jan. 26 Non-League Foothills Christian
87, Tri-City Chr. 53
Mon., Jan. 28 Grossmont Conference Crossover Steele
Canyon 75, El Cajon Valley 55 Helix 62, Santana 35 Monte Vista 68, West
Hills 57 El Capitan 55, Granite Hills 48 Grossmont at Mount Miguel, ccd. Central
League Christian 94, Crawford 71 Hoover 68, Clairemont 20 Madison
51, Coronado 49
Wed., Jan. 30 Grossmont Conference Crossover Grossmont
67, Valhalla 51 Mount Miguel 61, El Cajon Valley 44 Helix 72, West Hills
37 Monte Vista 60, El Capitan 51 Santana at Steele Canyon, ccd.
Thur.,
Jan. 31 Non-League Preuss 61, Santana 53
Fri., Feb. 1 Grossmont
South League Helix 60, Steele Canyon 47 Granite Hills 53, Monte Vista
37 Mount Miguel 60, Valhalla 53 Grossmont North League West Hills
58, El Capitan 56 El Cajon Valley 52, Grossmont 44 Central League Hoover
72, Christian 56 Coronado 37, Clairemont 26 Madison 81, Crawford 56
Sat.,
Feb. 2 Non-League Foothills Christian 78, Santana 68
Tue., Feb.
5 Grossmont South League Steele Canyon 66, Mount Miguel 60 Helix
63, Monte Vista 52 Valhalla 57, Granite Hills 54 Grossmont North League El
Cajon Valley 64, Santana 60 (OT) Grossmont 55, West Hills 43 Central
League Madison 44, Christian 41 Hoover 81, Coronado 38 Clairemont
48, Crawford 40
Fri., Feb. 8 Grossmont South League Helix 48, Mount
Miguel 36 Monte Vista 61, Valhalla 51 Steele Canyon 76, Granite Hills 70 Grossmont
North League El Cajon Valley 52, El Capitan 47 Grossmont 44, Santana
40 Central League Christian 59, Clairemont 30 Hoover 54, Madison
47 Coronado 66, Crawford 55
Sat., Feb. 9 Non-League Foothills
Christian 72, El Capitan 46
Tue., Feb. 12 Grossmont South League Mount
Miguel 59, Granite Hills 46 Helix 66, Valhalla 47 Steele Canyon 57, Monte
Vista 50 Grossmont North League Grossmont 69, El Capitan 58 Santana
42, West Hills 40 Central League Christian 72, Crawford 34 Coronado
62, Madison 52 Hoover 69, Clairemont 37
Wed., Feb. 13 Non-League Foothills
Christian 92 Vincent Memorial 55
Thur., Feb. 14 Grossmont South League Helix
61, Granite Hills 47 Steele Canyon 66, Valhalla 54 Mount Miguel 58, Monte
Vista 57 Grossmont North League El Capitan 49, Santana 48 West
Hills 55, El Cajon Valley 50 Central League Christian 62, Coronado
39 Hoover 90, Crawford 43 Clairemont 44, Madison 36 Non-League Mira