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SANTEE (2-1-14) — Visiting Granite Hills High pulled a 38-33 upset over West Hills to create a tie in the Grossmont Hills League race on Friday (Jan. 31).

“The game was lost in the first half when we held Granite to 10, but was only able to score 15,” said Wolf Pack coach RYAN KINSER. “We had a ton of great looks but couldn't make anything.

“We did not execute the defensive game plan in the second half and had too many turnovers,” Kinser added.

MICAYELA HERNANDEZ scored 13 points for Granite Hills (10-9, 3-1 GHL) along with 6 rebounds and one block to lead the Eagles’ balanced attack.

DEAJANAE HARVEY recorded 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, one assist and 3 blocks, while MADISON LUMB punched in 8 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for the Eagles.

“Tonight was a defensive battle,” said Granite Hills coach JERRY PARKER. “The pace was not the pace that I wanted to play at tonight. We were lucky to get out of there with a win.”

MEGAN SCOTT led West Hills with 11 points and 7 rebounds and 5 steals, while BAILEY ALBERS pitched in 11 points also and grabbed 4 rebounds.

BRANDI McCRYSTAL hauled down 8 rebounds for the Pack.

The problem for the Wolf Pack was they scored only 19 points in the first three quarter before coming to life.

Granite Hills: Micayela Hernandez 13 (6 reb, 1 blk), Deajanae Harvey 9 (5 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk, 4 stl), Madison Lumb 8 (9 reb, 1 stl), Anabel Rodriguez 4 (4 reb, 2 blk, 1 stl), Raelleah Moore 2 (5 reb), Justine Garde 2 (2 stl), Sierra Rains (1 reb, 3 blk, 2 stl), Emma Kubari (4 reb), Michelle Tucker (1 reb).

West Hills: Megan Scott 11 (7 reb, 5 stl), Bailey Albers 11 (4 reb, 1 stl), Brandi McCrystal 6 (8 reb, 2 stl), Vivian Panela 4 (4 stl), Carly Raley 1 (7 reb, 2 stl), Ali Lenhoff (1 reb, 1 stl).

SANTANA 46, MONTE VISTA 41 – Santana point guard and team captain EMILY KLOSS scored a career high 21 points, guiding the visiting Sultans to a Grossmont Valley League victory over Monte Vista.

Kloss nailed 8 field goals, including one trey and 2 of 4 free throws.

Santana: Emily Kloss 21, Morgan Turner 7, Taylor Estes 6, Dominique Morrison 4, Savannah Garcia 3, Madison Barry 2, Savanah Fenn 2, Kylie Brase 1.

VALHALLA 48, GROSSMONT 36 – SHYLA PHILIPP knocked down 16 points and grabbed 21 rebounds while blocking 5 shots to carry host Valhalla to the victory over Grossmont in Friday’s (Jan. 31) Grossmont Hills League contest.

TIANA SILVER pitched in with 17 points, including a trio of treys, while MOLLY LINDSAY added 10 points and 8 rebounds.

Valhalla led 15-8 after one quarter, but maintained only a 3 point edge after three periods.

“We had a good fourth quarter (19-10),” said Norsemen coach LOWE LEASAU. “Philipp had a big game tonight. The game could have gone either way.”

KEANA LOVELACE led Grossmont with 16 points, while LAUREN WEIGEL added 12.

Valhalla: Tiana Silver 17, Shyla Philipp 16 (21 reb, 5 blk), Molly Lindsay 10 (8 reb), Bianco Gorges 4 (4 reb), Julianna Qsar 1 (3 stl).

Grossmont: Keana Lovelace 16, Lauren Weigel 12, Bria Miller 4, Theresa Mapp 2, Lydia Halcott 2.

HELIX 66, STEELE CANYON 26 – The hard-charging Highlanders bowled over Steele Canyon in Friday’s (Jan. 31) Grossmont Hills League encounter in La Mesa .

Newcomer BRIAJUNAE SHEPARD hit 6 of 14 from the floor and 2 free throws for a game leading 18 points. But that was only part of her game as she also dealt 6 assists, grabbed 3 rebounds and recorded 4 steals for the Highlanders.

Freshman DANIELLE SIMMONS hit 6 of 10 from the floor and grabbed 13 rebounds for a hearty double-double. She finished with 16 points for Helix (17-5, 4-0 GHL) as the Highlanders took over first place.

SHIRAH HANCOCK also powered in a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds for Helix, which took a 43-7 halftime lead and never looked back.

ASHLEY TAVIZON led Steele Canyon with 16 points.

Helix: Briajunae Shepard 18 (3 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk), Danielle Simmons 16 (13 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk), Shirah Hancock 12 (10 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl), Kyla Napier 5 (5 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk), Destini Anderson 4 (8 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl), Camryn Owens 4 (3 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl), Raeshondra Dike’ 3 (3 reb, 1 ast), Asia Duncan 2 (4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk), Taliah Hooker 2 (2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Ashley Smith (3 reb, 1 stl), Chyna Williams (8 reb).

Steele Canyon: Ashley Tavizon 16, Jule Loibl 6, Isabella Welch 3, Arlynda Fillmore 1.

MOUNT MIGUEL 77, EL CAJON VALLEY 18 – DEIJAH BLANKS twirled a triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals and 3 blocks as Mount Miguel smothered El Cajon Valley in Friday’s (Jan. 31) Grossmont Valley League game.

DEJANAY POPE added 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 steals for the Matadors (17-4, 4-0 GVL), while BROOKLYN MILLER punched in a personal best 14 points.

Mount Miguel took a 29-3 first quarter lead and led 52-10 by intermission.

Mount Miguel: Deijah Blanks 18 (10 reb, 10 ast, 3 blk, 7 stl), Dejanay Pope 16 (9 reb, 1 ast, 6 stl), Brooklyn Miller 14 (2 reb, 2 stl), Taylor Young 9 (4 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl), Kamree Harrison 7 (3 ast, 4 stl), Satera Bates 7 (2 reb, 4 ast, 6 stl), Rozlyn Pierce 6 (3 reb, 1 blk).

El Cajon Valley: No report.

POINT LOMA 31, CHRISTIAN 18 – CHAYAN LOWERY scored 12 points for the Patriots as they lost to the Pointers in Friday’s (Jan. 31) Central League contest.

No other information was provided.

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LAKESIDE (1-29-14) — Probably when the El Capitan girls basketball team gathered, the Vaqueros were not given much chance for success. No one was predicting the Vaqueros for a league championship. But so far, so good.

El Capitan scored one of its most impressive victories as the Vaqueros battered the El Cajon Valley Braves, 57-35, in Tuesday’s (Jan. 28) Grossmont Valley League encounter.

“They outplayed us,” said Braves coach MARC BOYKINS. “They did a good job scouting us. We were down by 20 at one point and we brought it down to 9.”

VALERIA GARAY paced the Vaqueros with 18 points and CIERRA CUTLER added 16 as the Vaqueros took an 11-4 lead and never gave up.

VALERIE RENFROW pitched in with 11 points and 7 rebounds for El Capitan to put the game away with an 18-11 scoring spread in the third quarter.

TONI ENGLAND paced the Braves with 15 points and 6 rebounds, while JOANNA DELA CRUZ added 13 points and 8 rebounds.

El Capitan: Valeria Garay 18 (2 ast, 4 stl), Cierra Cutler 16 (3 reb, 4 ast), Valerie Renfrow 11 (7 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl), MacKenzie Mead 8 (5 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Elizabeth Ramos 2 (1 reb, 1 stl), Kassidy Kygar 2 (3 ast, 3 stl), Adalida Moore (1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Mariel Vega (2 reb).

El Cajon Valley: Toni England 15 (6 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Joanna Dela Cruz 13 (8 reb, 1 ast, 5 stl), Mary Grace Ronquillo 4 (3 ast), Sumaya Hameed 2 (7 reb, 3 stl), Ninwey Esho 1 (7 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Nashea Lampkin (1 stl).

GRANITE HILLS 53, STEELE CANYON 34 – Slumping Granite Hills broke loose against Steele Canyon in Tuesday’s (Jan. 28) Grossmont Hills League contest, led by MADISON LUMB who rolled a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds.

DEAJANAE HARVEY chipped in 11 points, while MICAYELA HERNANDEZ also scored 11 for Granite Hills (9-9, 2-1 GHL).

ANABEL RODRIGUEZ grabbed a game high 10 rebounds for the Eagles.

For Steele Canyon ASHLEY TAVIZON registered a team high 11 points.

“We paced them pretty well until the second quarter,” said Cougars coach PETER RUIZ. “We had 35 turnovers. When you face a team like Granite Hills you can’t afford to do that. The second quarter was not our friend. We felt good about the third and fourth quarters.”

“We’re not going to worry about wins and losses – just worry about our style of play. We’re building for next year,” Ruiz said.

Granite Hills: Madison Lumb 15 (11 reb, 2 blk, 2 stl), Deajanae Harvey 11 (5 reb, 3 ast, 7 stl), Micayela Hernandez 11 (2 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl), Anabel Rodriguez 4 (10 reb, 3 blk, 2 stl), Raelleah Moore 4 (9 reb, 1 stl), Sierra Rains 3 (4 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk), Emma Kubari 3 (2 blk), Delaney Casey 2 ( 2 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl).

Steele Canyon: Ashley Tavizon 11 (5 reb, 2 stl), Jule Loibl 6 (8 reb, 2 stl), Isabella Welch 5 (7 reb, 1 ast), Shelby Johnson 5 (2 stl), Victoria Ethridge 2 (5 reb, 1 blk, 3 stl), Makayla Merideth 2 (2 reb), Victoria Bott 2, Nicki DePaola 1 (6 reb), Arlynda Fillmore (4 reb, 2 stl), Sydney Williams (2 reb).

HELIX 77, GROSSMONT 34 – A balanced attack paced by BRIAJUNAE SHEPARD’s 22 points led the Highlanders over Grossmont. Also contributing to the Scotties’ scoring parade was SHIRAH HANCOCK with 16 points and DESTINI ANDERSON with 11 in Tuesday’s (Jan. 28) Grossmont Hills League encounter.

Helix produced their season high scoring output in the GHL victory.

“I’ve got a bunch of wonderful kids,” said Helix coach PATRICK TABOR. “We tried to work on a different defense in every quarter, and we worked on three different offenses.”

LAUREN WEIGEL paced Grossmont with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while KEANA LOVELACE pitched in 10 points.

“Weigel has stepped her game up in the last few games,” said Foothillers coach GRACE CAMPBELL. “I am very happy and excited with the way she has been playing. When she plays aggressive and looks to score great things will happen.

“Despite what the score looks like, tonight our team played the best we have played since we started conference play,” said Campbell . “We are going to continue to grow, improve and fight to the last buzzer.”

Helix: Briajunae Shepard 22 (1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Shirah Hancock 16 (7 reb, 3 ast), Destini Anderson 11 (5 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl), Kyla Napier 9 (4 reb), Camryn Owens 9 (4 reb, 6 ast), Danielle Simmons 4 (5 reb), Taliah Hooker 2 (1 ast, 2 stl), Asia Duncan 2 (2 ast, 3 stl), Raeshondra Dike’ 2 (4 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl), Chyna Williams 2 (2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl).

Grossmont: Lauren Weigel 13 (11 reb), Keana Lovelace 10 (2 reb, 1 stl), Bria Miller 8 (2 reb, 2 stl), Theresa Mapp 1, Hanna Hibbs 1.

WEST HILLS 51, VALHALLA 26 – West Hills motored past Valhalla in Tuesday’s (Jan. 28) Grossmont Hills League contest.

The Wolf Pack outscored the Norsemen across the board.

“Valhalla played well tonight, we had to work hard for every point we got,” said West Hills coach RYAN KINSER.

“We didn't shoot the ball well but our two posts, CARLY RALEY and BRANDI McCRYSTAL, had big games.

BAILEY ALBERS paced the Pack with 16 points, while Raley popped in 14 points and McCrystal contributed 10 points and 9 rebounds for West Hills (14-7, 3-0 GHL).

“We’re still young,” said Norsemen coach LOWE LEASAU. “I think we are improving. Every practice, every game – we’re getting better.”

For Valhalla TIANA SILVER scored 18 points – half of them coming on 3-pointers.

SHYLA PHILIPP had 11 rebounds and 3 steals. Silver also had 3 steals, as did MOLLY LINDSAY.

West Hills: Bailey Albers 16 (3 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk), Carly Raley 14 (3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Brandi McCrystal 10 (9 reb, 1 stl), Vivian Panela 7 (3 reb, 2 stl), Tila Whitaker 2 (3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Megan Scott 2 (4 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl), Jessica Fondas (1 stl, 1 blk), Clarissa Holder (2 reb).

Valhalla: Tiana Silver 18 (3 stl), Molly Lindsay 4 (3 stl), Shyla Philipp 2 (11 reb, 3 stl), Julianna Qsar 2.

MOUNT MIGUEL 89, SANTANA 31 – DEIJAH BLANKS continued her power surge with 28 points and 11 steals as the Matadors smothered Santana in Tuesday’s (Jan. 28) Grossmont Valley League encounter.

Four Matadors reached double scoring digits, including SATERA BATES who scored 17 points and created 7 steals, KAMREE HARRISON who scored 15 points and had 6 assists, and TAYLOR YOUNG who scored 13 points.

Mount Miguel took a 37-21 halftime lead and never looked back. It was the second highest scoring output by Mount Miguel this season.

TAYLOR ESTES led Santana with four 3-pointers, finishing with 14 points, while SAVANNAH GARCIA scored 11 points.

Mount Miguel: Deijah Blanks 28 (4 reb, 4 ast, 3 blk, 11 stl), Satera Bates 17 (5 reb, 7 stl), Kamree Harrison 15 (6 ast, 2 stl), Taylor Young 13 (1 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl), Rozlyn Pierce 6 (4 reb), Brooklyn Miller 6 (1 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Dejanay Pope 4 (5 reb, 4 ast, 1blk, 7 stl).

Santana: Taylor Estes 14, Savannah Garcia 11, Morgan Turner 3, Emily Kloss 2, Dominique Morrison 1.

CHRISTIAN 37, CRAWFORD 22 – The Patriots won two in a row as CHAYAN LOWERY scored 21 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, blocked 6 shots and had 7 steals as Christian defeated Crawford in Tuesday’s (Jan. 28) Central League encounter.

The key to the Christian defense was limiting the Colts defense to 2 points in the third quarter.

TAYLOR MILLER hauled down 12 rebounds for the Patriots.

Christian: Chayan Lowery 21 (15 reb, 6 blk, 7 stl), Brooke Owens 9 (5 reb, 2 stl), Taylor Miller 5 (12 reb, 4 stl), Annie Atterbury 2, Melanie Johnston (2 reb, 1 stl), Sage Salacup (3 reb, 2 stl), Melina Jones (1 reb, 4 stl).

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SANTEE (1-26-14) — Three-point buckets by VIVIAN PANELA and MEGAN SCOTT in the final minute allowed West Hills to deny an upset in Saturday’s (Jan. 25) non-league game at Santana as the Wolf Pack claimed a 40-38 victory.

Santana senior guard Savanah Fenn (Photo by Steve Brase)

“We didn't execute the game plan on D and shot poorly from the field,” he added. “We also struggled from the line 6-21. We didn't play well tonight, we will have to pick it up in the coming weeks ahead.”

The Sultans were elated that they came that close to springing an upset over their crosstown rival.

Santana (8-12) led by 4 points with 54 seconds remaining before the Wolf Pack (13-7) scored a knockout with back-to-back 3-pointers.

Even in defeat Santana coach LARRY CLARK was pleased with his Sultans.

“We were down 10-1 early in the first quarter,” he said. “But we came right back, which is something we haven’t done. After the first quarter this is the best game we’ve played – hands down.”

EMILY KLOSS paced the Santana offense with a dozen points.

“She was a total standout for us,” said Clark .

So was TAYLOR ESTES, who finished with 10 points including a pair of treys.

Santana: Emily Kloss 12, Taylor Estes 10, Savanah Fenn 5, Dominique Morrison 5, Madison Barry 2, Kylie Brase 2, Savannah Garcia 2.

West Hills: (No information provided).

Long Beach-ST. ANTHONY’S 62, MOUNT MIGUEL 60 – DEIJAH BLANKS scored 32 points and corralled 10 rebounds for visiting Mount Miguel in Saturday’s (Jan. 25) loss to St. Anthony’s at the Narbonne Showcase.

The setback dropped the Matadors record to 15-4, with three of their losses coming against out of town teams.

“Deijah was in foul trouble a good part of the game,” noted Matadors coach ROBBIE SANDOVAL. “She had to sit out four minutes in the second quarter and five minutes in the fourth quarter. She could easily have scored 40-plus points if she wasn’t sitting on the bench that long.”

Nonetheless, Blanks made 13 field goals and 6 of 9 free throws.

Trailing by two points with 4 seconds remaining, Mount Miguel had the ball under its own basket, but the Matadors never got off a shot as they turned the ball over.

“This was a tough loss and I attribute it to a learning experience,” Sandoval said. “St. Anthony’s played harder than any team we’ve faced – they were relentless, they never stopped. They had four players in double figures and we only had two. I guess you could say that says it all.”

KAMREE HARRISON contributed 11 points for the Matadors, while DEJANAY POPE had 12 rebounds.

Mount Miguel: Deijah Blanks 32 (10 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl), Kamree Harrison 11 (2 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl), Zaria Branch 6 (5 reb, 5 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl), Satera Bates 5 (7 reb, 1 ast), Rozlyn Pierce 4 (3 blk), Brooklyn Miller 2 (2 reb), Taylor Young 1, Dejanay Pope (12 reb, 4 stl).

CORONADO 37, VALHALLA 33 – In a second-half tussle which featured seven lead changes, the Island Girls rallied from a 7-point deficit to stop the host Norsemen in Saturday's (Jan. 25) non-league affair.

Sophomore forward Sarah Beauchamp scored six of her 10 points in the fourth period, including consecutive layins after Coronado assumed a 29-28 advantage.

Valhalla (3-8) answered when TIANA SILVER accepted a BIANCA GORGES pass to nail a 3-ball to move within a basket with 4:12 remaining. However, Norsemen center SHYLA CRIGER-PHILIPP, who led the hosts with nine rebounds, fouled out, allowed the Islanders to control the middle and grab several offensive rebounds to wind down the clock.

Silver paced Valhalla with 14 points and three assists, but the short-handed team ended the contest with just four players on the court in the final seconds because of fouls.

Coronado's comeback was fueled by freshman Ellie Nixon, who hit several jumpers from the right elbow (high post) en route to a game-high 15 points.

Valhalla: Tiana Silver 14 (5 reb,, 3 ast, 3 stl), Molly Lindsay 9 (6 reb, 2 stl), Shyla Criger-Philipp 8 (9 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk), Bianca Gorges 2 (3 ast, 3 reb, 2 stl), Julianna Qsar (7 reb, 2 stl).

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EL CAJON (1-25-14) — For the first time in three years, PATRICK TABOR’s Helix Highlanders knocked off Granite Hills, 66-52, in Friday’s (Jan. 24) Grossmont Hills League encounter.

“I shortened my bench tonight,” said Tabor. “When you play an opponent (like Granite Hills), you have to really shorten your bench. Your best players are out there.”

SHIRAH HANCOCK scored 22 points and 15 rebounds for Helix. She also nailed 4 three-pointers.

“This was my big game of the year,” said Tabor. “I have never beaten Granite Hills or West Hills since I’ve been coaching, so tonight was a big win for our program. I have so many weapons on my team – on any given night anyone on our team can have a big game. It’s a coach’s dream.”

BRIAJUNAE SHEPARD pitched in 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals for the Highlanders.

Freshman DANIELLE SIMMONS had a double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds, while DESTINI ANDERSON grabbed 15 rebounds to go with her 9 points.

The Eagles led 29-25 at halftime.

“We did a great job in the first half offensively,” said Granite Hills coach JERRY PARKER. “In the second half we had too many turnovers and didn’t do a good job rebounding and we got into foul trouble as well.”

DEAJANAE HARVEY scored a game high 27 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and made 7 steals for Granite Hills.

MICAYELA HERNANDEZ pitched in 15 points for the Eagles.

“We didn’t give ourselves a chance to win the game,” Parker said. “We got out of synch in the second half. We just didn’t have it in the second half like we did in the first half.”

Helix: Shirah Hancock 22 (15 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl), Briajunae Shepard 16 (5 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl), Danielle Simmons 11 (12 reb, 2 stl), Destini Anderson 9 (15 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl), Raeshondra Dike’ 4 (5 reb, 1 stl), Camryn Owens 4 (3 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl),

Granite Hills: Deajanae Harvey 27 (7 reb, 1 blk, 7 stl), Micayela Hernandez 15 (2 reb), Raelleah Moore 5 (8 reb, 3 stl), Sierra Rains 2 (1 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk), Justine Garde 3 (1 reb), Madison Lumb 2 (4 reb), Emma Kubari (1 reb), Anabel Rodriguez 1 (5 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk), Michelle Tucker 3.

VALHALLA 32, STEELE CANYON 31 – Usually when a team only scores 2 points in the fourth quarter, it’s meaningless. In this case the Valhalla Norsemen made it stand up to a Grossmont Hills League victory on Friday night (Jan. 24).

JULIANNA QSAR scored her only basket of the game in the fourth quarter, which was the only points the Norsemen scored in that period, which was enough to produce the victory for Valhalla (3-7, 1-1 GHL).

TIANA SILVER paced the Norsemen with 21 points, including 4 three-pointers.

SHYLA CRIGER-PHILIPP rolled a double-double the hard way with 11 blocks and 11 rebounds for Valhalla .

“We battled,” said Cougars coach PETER RUIZ. “ISABELLA WELCH is back from a concussion. “The ball kept falling off the rim. We fought way harder than we did against West Hills. Nobody on our team has true varsity experience.”

ASHLEY TAVIZON led Steele Canyon with 10 points.

Valhalla: Tiana Silver 21, Molly Lindsay 5 (5 stl), Shyla Criger-Phillip 4 (11 reb, 11 blk), Julianna Qsar 2.

Steele Canyon: Ashley Tavizon 10, Sydney Williams 6, Isabella Welch 4, Arlynda Fillmore 4, Jule Loibl 3, Victoria Bott 2, Nicki DePaola 1, Shelby Johnson 1.

SANTANA 44, EL CAPITAN 43 – The Sultans escaped with a one-point Grossmont Valley League victory over visiting El Capitan Friday night (Jan. 24).

CIERRA CUTLER scored 16 points to spearhead El Capitan ’s bid for an upset.

But her effort was denied in the final quarter when the Sultans gained a 16-12 scoring advantage led by MADISON BARRY’s 12 markers.

“The kids played hard,” said co-head coach RICK WILKERSON of the Vaqueros. “I was proud of how hard they played. We had an inside the key, wide open shot with 2 seconds to go, and missed it. It was very disappointing.”

Santana coach LARRY CLARK was impressed by Barry’s play.

“I was really excited for her because she played so well,” he said. “It had to be one of her best games.”

Santana: Madison Barry 12, Emily Kloss 8, Savannah Garcia 8, Dominique Morrison 6, Morgan Turner 3, Savanah Fenn 3, Taylor Estes 2, Kylie Brase 2.

El Capitan: Cierra Cutler 16 (4 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Kassidy Kygar 8 (6 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Valeria Garay 7 (8 reb, 2 stl), MacKenzie Mead 6 (7 reb, 1 ast), Valerie Renfrow 4 (2 reb, 6 ast, 5 stl), Adalida Moore 2 (1 reb, 2 stl).

WEST HILLS 59, GROSSMONT 22 – West Hills (12-7, 2-0 GHL) maintained its share of the Grossmont Hills League lead by blasting host Grossmont in Friday’s (Jan. 24) league encounter.

The Wolf Pack made it look easy behind the 14 points scoring efforts of BAILEY ALBERS and VIVIAN PANELA.

The Pack led 27-8 at halftime and it was all over after that.

“We played well tonight,” noted West Hills coach RYAN KINSER.

LAUREN WEIGEL scored 8 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead the Foothillers.

“We are not out for the count,” said Grossmont coach GRACE CAMPBELL. “Our team has a lot to prove and we are going to prove it – just give us time. I will continue to have a positive outlook. . . our time will come!”

West Hills: Bailey Albers 14 (4 reb, 4 stl, 1 blk), Vivian Panela 14 (5 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl), Tila Whitaker 7 (1 ast), Megan Scott 6 (9 reb, 2 ast, 5 stl), Brandi McCrystal 6 (3 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl), Ali Lenhoff 6 (2 stl, 1 blk), Jessica Fondas 4 (2 reb, 2 stl), Clarissa Holder 2 (1 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Carly Raley (2 reb, 3 stl).

Grossmont: Lauren Weigel 8 (9 reb), Lydia Halcott 4 (7 reb, 1 stl), Bria Miller 2 (4 reb, 1 stl), Keana Lovelace 2 (3 reb, 1 stl), Sydney Schwartz 2 (5 reb), Theresa Mapp 2, Corrin Selander 2.

CHRISTIAN 36, CLAIREMONT 18 – The Christian Patriots balanced their Central League record at 2-2 in Friday’s (Jan. 24) conquest of Clairemont.

CHAYAN LOWERY led the way for the Patriots with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 8 blocks and 5 steals.

TAYLOR MILLER added 9 rebounds for the Patriots.

“We were able to execute our plays and were able to score,” said Lowery, who said she will probably accept a scholarship to The Master’s College in Santa Clarita.

Christian: Chayan Lowery 20 (11 reb, 5 stl, 8 blk), Brooke Owens 5 (1 reb, 2 stl), Annie Atterbury 3 (4 reb, 3 stl, 1 blk), Taylor Miller 3 (9 reb, 1 stl, 3 blk), Suzie Webster 3, Kate Wnek 2 (2 reb, 1 stl), Melina Jones (1 reb, 2 stl), Sage Salacup (1 stl), Kaylee Keith (1 reb), Melanie Johnston (4 reb).

MOUNT MIGUEL 82, MONTE VISTA 20 – In a battle of Spring Valley rivals, Mount Miguel mowed down host Monte Vista in a Grossmont Valley League encounter Friday night (Jan. 24).

DEIJAH BLANKS had 17 points to pace the Matadors (15-3, 2-0 GVL). She also had 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.

KAMREE HARRISON popped in 15 points and BROOKLYN MILLER contributed 12 points, while SATERA BATES chipped in with 10.

Monte Vista committed 40 turnovers and scored only 4 baskets.

“It would have been even more lopsided if we hadn’t missed 20 layups, and we record that kind of stuff,” said Matadors coach ROBBIE SANDOVAL.

Mount Miguel travels to Orange County on Saturday (Jan. 25) to face St. Anthony’s in the Narbonne Showcase.

Mount Miguel: Deijah Blanks 17 (4 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl), Kamree Harrison 15 (4 ast, 5 stl), Brooklyn Miller 12 (1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Satera Bates 10 (3 reb, 2 ast, 6 stl), Zaria Branch 8 (1 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk), Rozlyn Pierce 8 (7 reb, 5 blk, 2 stl), Dejanay Pope 7 (3 reb, 1 stl), Taylor Young 5 (2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl).

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EL CAJON (1-22-14) — Front-running Kearny of the Central League outscored the Patriots 41-18 over the final three quarters and cruised to a lop-sided 45-23 victory on Tuesday (Jan. 21)

Christian did most of its scoring from the free throw line, nailing 19 of 24 charity shots. The problem was the Patriots made only 4 buckets all night.

CHAYAN LOWERY paced the Patriots with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 steals.

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CLAIREMONT (1-21-14) — Helix High ran an end-to-end track meet over El Centro-Southwest in Monday’s (Jan. 20) MLK Showcase at Horizon Christian.

The Highlanders (14-5) blazed their way to a 40-18 halftime lead, making it game-set-match.

Then Highlanders contributed to the scoring as Helix finished with a 69-32 romp.

Junior BRIAJUNAE SHEPARD set the pace for the Highlanders with 22 points, including three triples.

Freshman CAMRYN OWENS added 11 points and 5 assists, while another freshman DANIELLE SIMMONS had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.

“We played a solid game tonight,” said Helix coach PATRICK TABOR. “The score got kinda lopsided but my subs played strong and the whole team played strong and didn’t lose their focus.”

Helix: Briajunae Shepard 22 (2 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl), Camryn Owens 11 (2 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl), Danielle Simmons 10 (10 reb, 1 stl), Kyla Napier 7 (1 ast), Shirah Hancock 5 (3 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl), Destini Anderson 4 (8 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl), Taliah Hooker 4 (2 ast), Asia Duncan 2 (3 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Raeshondra Dike’ 2 (3 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Chyna Williams 2 (3 reb, 1 ast).

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LAS VEGAS (1-19-14) — DEIJAH BLANKS scored 22 points and added 6 rebounds but the visiting Matadors could not hold a 10-point first half lead in Saturday’s (Jan. 18) non-league game as they fell to host Bishop Gorman, 51-48.

“It seems like we were in foul trouble the whole game,” said Matadors coach ROBBIE SANDOVAL. “(Leading rebounder) DEJANAY POPE began the fourth quarter with 4 fouls, which helped Bishop Gorman dominate the boards.”

Neither team was very successful from the free throw line. The Matadors were 10 of 23, and the Gaels were 11 of 34.

“If we could have made some free throws we might have pulled this one out,” Sandoval said.

ZARIA BRANCH added 12 points and collected 3 steals for the Matadors (14-3).

Maddison Washington paced Bishop Gorman with 21 points, helping the Gaels (11-4), the third rated program in southern Nevada, overcome a 28-25 deficit.

Mount Miguel: Deijah Blanks 22 (6 reb, 1 ast), Zaria Branch 12 (2 ast, 3 stl), Dejanay Pope 6 (8 reb, 4 stl), Kamree Harrison 3 (3 ast, 4 stl), Taylor Young 3, Rozlyn Pierce 2 (2 reb), Brooklyn Miller (2 reb).

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EL CAJON (1-18-14) — Nobody was handing out championships but El Cajon Valley proved that it is in contention by knocking off visiting Monte Vista, 51-50, in Friday’s (Jan. 17) Grossmont Valley League opener.

The Braves pulled this one out on a defensive play as SUMAYA HAMEED took a charge with 5 seconds left to save the game.

“We did a good job of taking charges, and you can’t get players to do that real easy,” said Braves coach MARC BOYKINS. “JOANNA DELA CRUZ took 3 charges and our freshman took the game-saving charge.”

TONI ENGLAND rolled a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebound to pace the Braves.

MARY GRACE RONQUILLO had 15 points and 10 assists for El Cajon Valley.

El Cajon Valley: Toni England 21 (10 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl), Mary Grace Ronquillo 15 (4 reb, 10 ast, 1 stl), Joanna Dela Cruz 9 (3 reb, 1 stl), Ninwey Esho 4 (5 reb), Nashea Lampkin 2 (5 reb), Sumaya Hameed (7 reb, 2 stl).

HELIX 54, VALHALLA 27 – BRIAJUNAE SHEPARD paced the Highlanders with 12 points, 5 assists and 4 steals to spark Helix to a Grossmont Hills League victory over the Norsemen in Friday’s (Jan. 17) league opener in La Mesa.

The Highlanders led 18-2 after the first quarter and 30-6 at halftime.

DANIELLE SIMMONS rolled a double-double for Helix of 11 points and 11 rebounds to go with 5 assists and 3 steals.

DESTINI ANDERSON grabbed 10 rebounds, dished 4 assists and made 6 steals to go with 9 points.

“We played a good strong game in the first half, held them to 6 points,” said Helix coach PATRICK TABOR. “My girls started getting a little bit out of control and lost focus in the second half.”

For Valhalla TIANA SILVER led the way with 21 points, while SHYLA CRIGER-PHILIPP grabbed 10 rebounds.

Helix: Briajunae Shepard 12 (1 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl), Danielle Simmons 11 (11 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl), Destini Anderson 9 (10 reb, 4 ast, 6 stl), Shirah Hancock 8 (2 reb, 1 stl), Camryn Owens 8 (1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Raeshondra Dike’ 4 (4 reb, 5 stl), Kyla Napier 2 (3 reb), Chyna Williams (1 ast, 2 stl), Taliah Hooker (1 reb, 1 stl), Asia Duncan (1 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl).

Valhalla: Tiana Silver 22, Shyla Criger-Philipp 2 (10 reb), Bianca Gorges 2, Bassette 2.

GRANITE HILLS 58, GROSSMONT 18 – DEAJANAE HARVEY scored 23 points and notched 10 steals as Granite Hills opened the Grossmont Hills League season with a lopsided victory over Grossmont.

The Eagles led 23 to 5 after the first quarter and turned it into a rout after that.

MICAYELA HERNANDEZ pitched in 12 points for Granite Hills, while MADISON LUMB grabbed 13 rebounds.

“We just try to work on the things that we do well and try to do it better,” said Eagles coach JERRY PARKER. “We didn’t do a good job at the free throw line.”

The Eagles were 18 of 29 at the line.

BRIA MILLER led the Foothillers with 10 points and 8 rebounds, while LANE GRIFFITH snagged 10 rebounds.

“My team fought hard until the end and did not give up,” said Grossmont coach GRACE CAMPBELL. “That’s all I ask for. Despite what the score says it doesn’t measure how great of an effort and the hard fight we put up.”

Granite Hills: Deajanae Harvey 23 (3 ast, 10 stl), Micayela Hernandez 12 (2 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk), Madison Lumb 7 (13 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk), Raelleah Moore 6 (7 reb, 1 stl), Delaney Casey 4 (4 reb, 1 stl), Sierra Rains 3 (3 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk), Anabel Rodriguez 2 (7 reb, 3 stl, 2 blk), Emma Kubari 1 (9 reb, 2 stl, 2 blk), Chase Robles (1 reb), Michelle Tucker (1 reb).

Grossmont: Bria Miller 10 (8 reb, 2 stl), Lane Griffith 4 (10 reb, 3 stl), Keana Lovelace 3 (3 reb, 1 stl), Lauren Weigel 1 (11 reb, 3 stl), Lydia Halcott (8 reb).

MOUNT MIGUEL 81, EL CAPITAN 21 – The Matadors race-horsed to a 51-8 halftime lead in Friday’s (Jan. 17) Grossmont Valley League opener.

ZARIA BRANCH led the Matadors with 21 points and 5 steals, and KAMREE HARRISON added 17 points 5 assist and 5 steals.

DEJANAY POPE grabbed a game high 12 rebounds and DEIJAH BLANKS added 12 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals.

Mount Miguel: Zaria Branch 21 (2 reb, 1 ast, 5 stl), Kamree Harrison 17 (5 ast, 5 stl), Deijah Blanks 12 (11 reb, 10 ast, 5 stl), Brooklyn Miller 8 (1 reb), Dejanay Pope 9 (12 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl), Satera Bates 7 (3 reb, 1 stl), Taylor Young 3 (2 reb, 3 ast), Rozlyn Pierce 4 (2 reb, 1 ast),.

El Capitan: Cierra Cutler 6 (2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl), Valerie Renfrow 6 (3 reb, 1 stl), Kassidy Kygar 5 (5 reb, 3 stl), Valeria Garay 4 (4 reb, 1 stl), MacKenzie Mead (1 stl), Mariel Vega (1 stl).

WEST HILLS 52, STEELE CANYON 13 – BAILEY ALBERS led West Hills with 16 points in Friday’s (Jan. 17) Grossmont Hills League opening victory.

Steele Canyon fell behind 17-0 in the first quarter and trailed 29-3 at halftime.

JESSICA FONDAS added 11 points for the Wolf Pack.

“We played great defense in the first half and shot the ball well,” said Wolf Pack coach RYAN KINSER. “I'm very happy with our progress, freshman are playing well.”

“We were 0-for-18 in the first half,” said Cougars coach PETER RUIZ. “We did a little bit better in the second. This was our lowest point production.”

West Hills: Bailey Albers 16 (4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Jessica Fondas 11 (1 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Megan Scott 8 (6 reb, 7 stl), Ali Lenhoff 6 (3 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl), Vivian Panella 5 (4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl 1 blk), Brandi McCrystal 4 (7 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl), Carly Raley 2 (5 reb, 3 stl, 1 blk).

Steele Canyon: Sydney Williams 6 (1 reb, 3 ast), Ashley Tavizon 4 (1 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl), Jule Loibl 3, Nicki DePaola (1 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl), Marie Estavillo (5 reb), Arlynda Fillmore (2 reb).

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EL CAJON (1-17-14) — The Grossmont Foothillers stayed close to the visiting Brawley Wildcats for a half, but scoring just four second-half points to allow the team from Imperial Valley to claim Thursday's (Jan. 16) 60-16 non-league victory.

No further details were reported.

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RANCHO SAN DIEGO (1-15-14) — ASHLEY TAVIZON scored a career-high 33 points to lead Steele Canyon to a 53-49 overtime victory over Monte Vista Tuesday (Jan. 14).

The game was tied at 44-all at the end of regulation play. That’s when Tavizon was at her best as she scored 8 of the Cougars' 9 overtime points.

Tavizon hit 14 field goals including a trio of 3s in the contest that lifted the Cougars’ record to 5-10. It was the third straight win for Steele Canyon.

Steele Canyon’s VICTORIA ETHRIDGE hit a free throw with 2.2 seconds left to send the game into overtime.

“Then Tavizon took over the game,” said Cougars coach PETER RUIZ.

“We’re working hard to improve every game and this was a key game for us.”

Steele Canyon: Ashley Tavizon 33 (5 reb), Victoria Ethridge 6 (3 reb, 2 stl), Arlynda Fillmore 5 (4 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl), Sydney Williams 4 (2 reb, 4 stl), Jule Loibl 3 (1 reb, 1 stl), Marie Estavillo 2 (3 reb, 1 stl).

SANTANA 52, GROSSMONT 23 – The Sultans blazed their way to a 30-13 halftime lead and never looked back in Tuesday’s (Jan. 14) Grossmont Conference encounter at Grossmont.

DOMINIQUE MORRISON led Santana with 13 points, while SAVANAH FENN punched in 12 and TAYLOR ESTES pitched in 11.

“What hurt us was they got in the double bonus in the first quarter,” said Grossmont coach GRACE CAMPBELL. “Fouls killed us tonight. That has been our plague – that and missing layups. We’re rebuilding, we’ll get there.”

The Foothillers scored 5 points in each of the last three quarters.

BRIA MILLER led the Foothillers with 9 points and 4 rebounds, while LAUREN WEIGEL grabbed 9 rebounds and LYDIA HALCOTT also hauled down 6 rebounds ad blocked 3 shots.

“We played very well with a lot of passion,” said Sultans coach LARRY CLARK. “It was fun to watch them tonight. Everyone contributed.”

Santana: Dominique Morrison 13, Savanah Fenn 12, Taylor Estes 11, Emily Kloss 6, Morgan Turner 3, Savannah Garcia 5, Khadizhat Dakaeva 2.

Grossmont: Bria Miller 9 (4 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl), Keana Lovelace 4 (1 reb), Theresa Mapp 4 (2 reb, 1 stl), Lauren Weigel 2 (9 reb, 4 stl, 1 blk), Martina Toma 2 (2 stl), Corinn Selander 2 (1 stl), Lydia Halcott (6 reb, 3 blk, 2 stl).

HELIX 65, EL CAPITAN 25 – The Highlanders posted their fourth straight win in Tuesday’s (Jan. 14) Grossmont Conference encounter in La Mesa.

“A lot of people scored for us in the second quarter,” said Helix coach PATRICK TABOR. “When the score is pretty much lopsided I try to get my girls to run my sets, try to work on something I don’t do well. It was a good game with good sportsmanship.”

DANIELLE SIMMONS scored a double-double of 13 points and 18 rebounds for Helix (12-5). BRIAJUNAE SHEPARD also had a double-double of 13 points and 10 assists.

DESTINI ANDERSON scored 11points, while CHYNA WILLIAMS grabbed 12 boards for the Highlanders.

“Coach Tabor has got some talented kids, that’s for sure,” said Vaqueros co-head coach RICK WILKERSON. “They are just too athletic for us. They had 80 shot attempts to our 26. Every time they shot the ball they got the rebound. They were as big as we are but they’re quicker and jumped higher.

“Our kids at times played well.”

For El Capitan CIERRA CUTLER led with 17 points and 7 rebounds.

Helix: Danielle Simmons 13 (18 reb), Briajunae Shepard 13 (3 reb, 10 ast, 4 stl), Destini Anderson 11 (5 reb, 3 stl), Camryn Owens 6 (1 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Chyna Williams 5 (12 reb, 1 stl), Taliah Hooker 5 (2 reb, 1 ast), Ashley Smith 5 (1 ast, 1 stl), Asia Duncan 4 (5 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl), Shirah Hancock 3 (2 ast), Raeshondra Dike’ (5 reb, 1 stl).

El Capitan: Cierra Cutler 17 (7 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl), MacKenzie Mead 4 (3 reb), Kassidy Kygar 2 (7 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Valeria Garay 2 (2 reb, 2 ast), Mariel Vega (3 reb), Valerie Renfrow (7 reb, 2 ast), Torrey Capoocia (1 reb, 2 stl), Adalida Moore (1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Elizabeth Ramos (1 reb, 1 ast).

GRANITE HILLS 71, EL CAJON VALLEY 28 – MICAYELA HERNANDEZ scored a career high 26 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished 6 assists and made 3 steals as Granite Hills buried Madison Avenue rival El Cajon Valley Tuesday (Jan. 14) in the final Grossmont Conference crossover game.

DEAJANAE HARVEY had a triple double with 17 points, 10 assists and a career high 22 steals, while teammate MADISON LUMB popped in 12 points, grabbed 7 boards and made 3 steals.

EMMA KUBARI contributed 11 markers, snagged 8 rebounds and made 5 steals.

“One of my captains, TONI ENGLAND had a personal best 15 points tonight,” said El Cajon Valley coach MARC BOYKINS. “We moved her to the high post and she played great. She and Jo-Jo (JOANNA DELA CRUZ) are showing good leadership. The girls are enjoying the game.”

England also had 14 rebounds and 5 steals.

Granite Hills: Micayela Hernandez 26 (11 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl), Deajanae Harvey 17 (8 reb, 10 ast, 1 blk, 22 stl), Madison Lumb 12 (7 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl), Emma Kubari 11 (8 reb, 1 ast, 5 stl), Anabel Rodriguez 4 (3 reb, 2 blk, 1 stl), Michelle Tucker 2, Justine Garde 1 (1 reb, 4 stl), Sierra Rains (1 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk), Delaney Casey (3 reb, 1 blk).

El Cajon Valley: Toni England 15 (14 reb, 5 stl), Joanna Dela Cruz 8 (6 reb, 1 ast), Sumaya Hameed 3 (2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Nashea Lampkin 2 (1 reb, 1 stl), Ninwey Esho (5 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl), Mary Grace Ronquillo (4 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk).

Steele Canyon's Sydney Williams (21) drops a short jump shot over El Cap defender Adalida Moore. (Photo by Leslie Autry)

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OTAY MESA (1-14-14) — Host Otay Ranch used a 25-4 scoring run in the second quarter to blow past Valhalla, 67-39, in Monday’s (Jan. 13) non-league action.

“Our lack of depth – we only have seven girls right now – really hurt us against their press in the second quarter,” said Norsemen coach LOWE LEASAU. “When you’re that thin you can’t hold up against constant pressure.”

SHYLA CRIGER-PHILIPP produced 13 points and 12 rebounds, while MOLLY LINDSAY punched in 12 points and grabbed 9 boards.

TIANA SILVER also chipped in 12 points and 2 rebounds.

Valhalla: Shyla Criger-Philipp 13 (12 reb), Molly Lindsay 12 (9 reb), Tiana Silver 12 (2 reb), Julianna Qsar 2.

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SPRING VALLEY (1-12-14) — Less than two weeks ago, the Mount Miguel Matadors declawed the Mission Hills Grizzlies by 25 points in a tournament game.

Saturday’s (Jan. 11) non-league rematch was a different story.

Mount Miguel eventually tamed the Grizzlies, 52-46 in overtime, to run its record to 13-2.

“Mission Hills came out fired up, and our kids were basically flat,” said Matadors coach ROBBIE SANDOVAL.

The Grizzlies tied the game with 6 seconds remaining to send it into the extra period.

“That’s the good thing about this game,” said Sandoval. “Our kids didn’t just roll over. We fought back to win.”

ZARIA BRANCH scored half of her 8 points in the overtime. DEIJAH BLANKS scored 3 of her game high 20 points in the extra period.

Not to be overlooked was the 19 rebounds garnered by DEJANAY POPE.

“This game was more of a half-court game – not up and down,” Sandoval said. “We played our best ball at the end.”

Mount Miguel: Deijah Blanks 20 (7 reb, 1 stl, 3 blk), Kamree Harrison 13 (1 blk), Zaria Branch 8 (2 reb, 1 ast), Brooklyn Miller 6 (1 reb, 1 ast), Dejanay Pope 4 (19 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Satera Bates 2 (3 reb), Taylor Young (2 reb).

GROSSMONT 48, SAN YSIDRO 39 – Led by BRIA MILLER’s 20 points and 6 rebounds, the Grossmont Foothillers took a 33-19 halftime lead over visiting San Ysidro in Saturday’s (Jan. 11) non-league activity.

Miller nailed 8 of 13 shots from the field, including one 3-pointer. She also tacked on one free throw.

KEANA LOVELACE added 14 points, while LAUREN WEIGEL spun a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds. Weigel was 5 for 9 from the floor, and Lovelace hit a pair of 3s and dropped in 3 of 4 free throws.

LANE GRIFFITH chipped in with 11 rebounds and 4 steals as Grossmont improved to 4-6.

Grossmont: Bria Miller 20 (6 reb, 2 blk, 3 stl), Keana Lovelace 14 (3 reb, 2 stl), Lauren Weigel 10 (12 reb, 1 stl), Lane Griffith 2 (11 reb, 4 stl), Theresa Mapp 3 (4 reb, 2 stl), Corinn Selander (2 reb, 1 stl), Lydia Halcott (6 reb).

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LAKESIDE (1-11-14) — “It was a nail-biter all the way down to the wire,” recalled Cougars coach PETER RUIZ. “We didn’t lead at any point until the last 13 seconds.”

With 1:16 remaining, the Cougars’ ASHLEY TAVIZON hit a bucket to tie the score at 34-all.

With 1:02 left, VALERIE RENFROW made 1 of 2 free throws to put El Capitan up 35-34.

Then with 13 seconds remaining SHELBY JOHNSON hit a field goal to seal the 36-35 victory for Steele Canyon.

“It was fun and exciting to get that shot and hear the buzzer right after that,” said Johnson. “It was very stressful – we wanted to win so bad.”

VALERIA GARAY led El Capitan with 12 points and 15 rebounds, while Renfrow grabbed 14 rebounds for the Vaqueros.

“We led the whole way, but we got in foul trouble so we didn’t play as aggressively as we normally would,” said Vaqueros co-head coach RICK WILKERSON. “We missed a ton of layups but so did they. It was a winnable game.”

ARLYNDA FILLMORE paced Steele Canyon with 10 points.

“It felt very good to have an “on” game,” she said. “I was nervous. This was my (career) high game.”

Steele Canyon: Arlynda Fillmore 10 (2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Ashley Tavizon 8 (3 reb, 2 ast, 5 ast), Jule Loibl 6 (2 reb, 1 blk, 2 stl), Shelby Johnson 4 (1 ast, 2 stl), Nicki DePaula 4 (6 reb, 2 stl), Sydney Williams 2 (7 re, 1 ast), Victoria Ethridge (6 reb, 5 stl).

El Capitan: Valeria Garay 12 (15 reb), Cierra Cutler 8 (4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl), Valerie Renfrow 8 (14 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl), Kassidy Kygar 3 (5 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Adalida Moore 2 (4 reb, 1 ast), MacKenzie Mead (5 reb).

WEST HILLS 50, MONTE VISTA 30 – West Hills led by 12 points at the half in Friday’s (Jan. 10) Grossmont Conference encounter in Spring Valley.

The Wolf Pack pushed steadily ahead as BAILEY ALBERS scored 22 points to lead the way.

“Bailey Albers played well once again,” said Wolf Pack coach RYAN KINSER. “We ran good offense early. We did a poor job rebounding the ball. We have to do better moving forward.”

West Hills: Bailey Albers 22 (2 reb, 2 stl), Vivian Panella 8 (4 reb, 6 ast, 1 blk), Megan Scott 7 (6 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl), Tila Whitaker 6 (1 reb, 1 blk), Jessica Fondas 4 (1 reb), Brandi McCrystal 2 (5 reb, 2 ast), Clarissa Holder 1 (2 reb), Ali Lenhoff (2 reb, 1 stl), Carly Raley (4 reb, 3 stl).

POINT LOMA 48, CHRISTIAN 36 – The Patriots were down by 11 points after the first quarter of Friday’s (Jan. 10) Central League contest, but managed a small comeback in the second half.

“Point Loma jumped out on us in the second quarter,” said Patriots coach THOMAS LOWERY. “They had a couple of new players that we didn’t know they had.

“At halftime we were down 22-11 but in the second half we played better. The defense kinda perked up. CHAYAN (LOWERY) was double- and triple-teamed, but we got the shots we wanted – they just didn’t fall.

“We could have shot 25 jumpers. If we had knocked down a few of those it would have been a different game.”

Chayan Lowery still led Christian with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 9 blocks.

Christian: Chayan Lowery 18 (12 reb, 3 ast, 9 blk, 2 stl), Annie Atterbury 5 (4 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl), Brook Owens 4 (1 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl), Melina Jones 4 (2 reb, 1 stl), Melanie Johnston 3 (2 ast), Kaylee Keith 2 (4 reb), Taylor Miller (7 reb, 2 blk).

HELIX 71, EL CAJON VALLEY 21 – The Highlanders welcomed BRIAJUNAE SHEPARD to the team in Friday’s (Jan. 10) Grossmont Conference encounter with host El Cajon Valley, and she rewarded them by pitching in a team-leading 16 points to go with 10 assists and 7 steals.

Also returning to the floor after missing a few games with an injured ankle was DESTINI ANDERSON, who chipped in with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while RAESHONDRA DIKE’ contributed 11 points and 7 rebounds.

“The girls took care of business tonight,” reported Helix coach PAT TABOR. “Coach MARC BOYKINS has a lot of young girls over there. We just tried to work on some things that we don’t do well, like man-to-man defense.”

El Cajon Valley was unable to make a game of it as they did not hit double digits in any quarter.

Helix: Briajunae Shepard 16 (1 reb, 10 ast, 7 stl), Danielle Simmons 12 (12 reb, 1 ast, 1 bl, 3 stl), Raeshondra Dike’ 11 (7 reb, 1 stl), Destini Anderson 10 (6 reb, 3 stl), Taliah Hooker 6 (1 reb, 1 ast), Asia Duncan 4 (5 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl), Chyna Williams 4 (4 reb), Shirah Hancock 3 (1 reb, 1 ast), Camryn Owens 3 (2 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl), Kyla Napier 2 (1 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl).

El Cajon Valley: Joanna Dela Cruz 13 (3 reb, 4 stl), Toni England 4 (7 reb, 1 stl), Nashea Lampkin 2 (2 reb), Mary Grace Ronquillo 2 (2 reb, 1 ast, Ninwey Esho (11 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl), Sumaya Hameed (1 reb).

SANTANA 42, VALHALLA 31 – The host Sultans rolled over the Norsemen in Friday’s (Jan. 10) Grossmont Conference action.

Santana was clinging to a 25-22 lead entering the final quarter. That’s when DOMINIQUE MORRISON took over the game for the Sultans, scoring 9 of her 11 points in the final period to protect the victory for Santana (6-11).

“Our girls did a really good job of getting the ball to Morrison in the middle, and she converted,” said Sultans coach LARRY CLARK.

The Sultans broke the game open in the final quarter with a 17-9 spread.

Santana: Dominique Morrison 11, Emily Kloss 7, Madison Barry 4, Savannah Garcia 4, Sierra Simanek 4, Taylor Estes 4, Morgan Turner 3, Khadigha Dakaeva 4, Savanah Fenn 2.

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RANCHO SAN DIEGO (1-8-14) — It could be considered an upset when Steele Canyon knocked off El Cajon Valley in Tuesday’s (Jan. 7) Grossmont Conference contest.

ASHLEY TAVIZON punched in 15 points and NICKI DePAULA added 13 points and 4 rebounds as the Cougars edged the Braves, 57-48.

“We were down by three then had a strong second quarter,” said Steele Canyon coach PETER RUIZ. “In the third quarter we went to work and sealed the victory. I told the girls tonight we are starting conference play so it’s a fresh start.”

JOANNA DELA CRUZ led El Cajon Valley with a game-high 22 points, including 4 triples. She also had 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

“We didn’t play very well at all,” said Braves coach MARC BOYKINS. “We made 25 turnovers and made too many mental mistakes. We’re not playing very good defense. We had a three point lead after the first quarter. Then the Cougars just broke our press like nothing.”

Steele Canyon: Ashley Tavizon 15, Nicki DePaula 13 (4 reb), Arlynda Fillmore 9, Victoria Bott 8, Sydney Williams 7 (4 reb, 1 stl), Jule Loibl 3, Victoria Ethridge 2.

El Cajon Valley: Joanna Dela Cruz 22 (7 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl), Toni England 8 (6 reb, 5 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl), Ninwey Esho 5 (5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl), Mary Grace Ronquillo 5 (3 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl), Nashea Lampkin 4 (3 reb), Sumaya Hameed 4 (5 reb, 1 blk).

GRANITE HILLS 52, SANTANA 37 – Santana coach LARRY CLARK wasn’t afraid to say this was one of the Sultans’ best, if not the best, game his team has played in Tuesday’s (Jan. 7) Grossmont Conference encounter at Granite Hills.

The Sultans battled the Eagles to a 10-10 first quarter deadlock and trailed only by three at halftime.

Granite Hills then broke the game open with an 18-5 spread in the third period.

“We lost our intensity in the third quarter, and they picked it up,” said Clark. “Overall this was a very good game for us because we held our own in three of the four quarters.”

EMILY KLOSS paced the Sultans with 10 points.

“We showed a lot of energy and effort in this game, and that bodes well for the future for us,” Clark added.

Granite Hills, on the flip side, played without DEAJANAE HARVEY (sidelined with the flu), but still came out on top.

MADISON LUMB pickedup the pace for the Eagles with 14 points and 8 rebounds, while RAELLEAH MOORE added 13 points and 8 boards for Granite Hills (6-7).

Playing without Harvey is a big minus for Granite Hills, so credit is due to those who filled the void.

“We did a great job tonight,” said Eagles coach JERRY PARKER. “Madison Lumb was assertive with the basketball and so was HALEIGH THARP. It was good to see a presence out of our players. We did a great job of following our game plan.”

“The girls were excited to see Coach CARLOS MOSS, who is an assistant coach at Santana,” Parker said of his former assistant coach. “It was tough losing him – he lives right around the corner from Santana.”

Granite Hills: Madison Lumb 14 (8 reb), Raelleah Moore 13 (8 reb, 2 stl), Sierra Rains 10 (2 reb, 3 blk, 5 stl), Micayela Hernandez 9 (5 ast, 2 stl), Haleigh Tharp 4, Anabel Rodriguez 2, Chase Robles (2 reb, 1 blk), Emma Kubari (2 reb, 3 stl).

Santana: Emily Kloss 10, Taylor Estes 7, Dominique Morrison 6, Savannah Garcia 5, Morgan Turner 5, Madison Barry 5.

WEST HILLS 60, EL CAPITAN 31 – BAILEY ALBERS scored 20 points and freshman CARLY RALEY added 11 points, while VIVIAN PANELA pitched in 10 in Tuesday’s (Jan. 7) Grossmont Conference contest in Santee.

“We shot the ball well tonight,” said Wolf Pack coach RYAN KINSER. “Our freshmen all had good games. Carly Raley led the freshman with 11 points.”

The Wolf Pack led 50-20 after three quarters.

CIERRA CUTLER led the Vaqueros with 12 points, while VALERIE RENFROW added 11 points.

VALERIA GARAY led the Vaqueros on the board with 11 caroms.

West Hills: Bailey Albers 20 (5 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk), Carly Raley 11 (1 stl), Vivian Panela 10 (5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk), Megan Scott 6 (7 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl), Jessica Fondas 6 (3 reb, 2 stl), Tila Whitaker 6 (2 reb, 1 stl), Ali Lenhoff 2 (1 reb, 3 stl), Brandi McCrystal (4 reb, 1 ast), Clarissa Stamper (3 reb).

El Capitan: Cierra Cutler 12 (5 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Valerie Renfrow 11 (6 reb, 2 stl, 1 ast), Valeria Garay 2 (11 reb, 2 stl), Kassidy Kygar 2 (5 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl), Adalida Moore 2 (2 reb, 2 ast), Mariel Vega 2, MacKenzie Mead (2 reb).

CHRISTIAN 39, MADISON 29 – CHAYAN LOWERY rolled a triple-double of 13 points, 16 rebounds and 16 blocks for the Patriots in Tuesday’s (Jan. 7) Central League opener at Madison.

“It was a really physical game,” said Patriots coach THOMAS LOWERY.

The pivotal point of the contest was the third quarter when the Patriots gained a 15-4 advantage.

Christian: Chayan Lowery 13 (16 reb, 16 blk, 4 stl), Taylor Miller 9 (5 reb, 4 stl), Brooke Owens 8 (1 reb), Melina Jones 4 (2 reb), Melanie Johnston 3, Annie Atterbury 2 (1 reb, 1 stl).

MONTE VISTA 56, GROSSMONT 37 – Monte Vista overpowered the Grossmont Foothillers in Tuesday’s (Jan. 7) Grossmont Conference contest.

The Foothillers went 5 of 22 from the free throw line.

“That killed us,” said Grossmont coach GRACE CAMPBELL. “And we got outrebounded.”

BRIA MILLER led the Foothillers with 15 points and was 6 of 13 from the field.

KEANA LOVELACE chipped in with 14 points, including 2 of 3 from the 3-point line.

Grossmont: Bria Miller 15 (6 reb, 2 stl), Keana Lovelace 14 (5 reb, 2 stl), Theresa Mapp 3 92 reb, 2 stl), Martina Toma 2 (3 reb), Lane Griffith 2 (8 reb, 2 stl), Lauren Weigle (9 reb), Hanna Hibbs 1 (3 stl).

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SPRING VALLEY (1-5-14) — The Helix Highlanders edged University City, 39-38, to capture the Lady Monarch Classic on Saturday (Jan. 4) in Spring Valley. It was the second straight tournament championship for Helix, which also won the Monte Vista Invitational.

The pivotal turnaround for the Highlanders was a 14-1 third quarter spread that led to the victory.

Freshman DANIELLE SIMMONS anchored the Helix attack with 12 points and 8 rebounds, and SHIRAH HANCOCK added 10 points and 4 rebounds in the title-clinching bout.

“We’ve won two tournaments in a row – the Monte Vista Invitational and today’s Lady Monarch Classic,” said proud Helix coach PATRICK TABOR. “Even our JV team won both tournaments.”

“Both teams were tired,” said Tabor. “My girls went through some adversity tonight. My six 9th graders don’t really know how to show mental toughness, but they fought through it tonight.”

“Experience is wisdom – that’s what I tell my girls,” Tabor added.

Helix: Danielle Simmons 12 (8 reb), Shirah Hancock 10 (4 reb), Camryn Owens 8 (5 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl), Raeshondra Dike’ 6 (6 reb), Taliah Hooker 3 (2 reb, 1 ast), Asia Duncan (1 reb, 1 ast).

HELIX 53, OTAY RANCH 44 – The Helix Highlanders got revenge against the Otay Ranch Mustangs in Saturday’s (Jan. 4) semifinal of the Lady Monarch Classic.

“Today was a rematch,” said Helix coach PATRICK TABOR. “Otay Ranch won the first time (51-46 in a post-Christmas game).”

SHIRAH HANCOCK scored 17 points and hauled down 7 rebounds, while freshman DANIELLE SIMMONS grabbed a game-high 23 rebounds, scored 5 points, dished 1 assist and blocked a shot to vault the Highlanders into the finals.

“Danielle Summers is going to be a beast,” said Tabor. “ASIA DUNCAN played well, with 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.”

CAMRYN OWENS scored 9 points for the Highlanders, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished 7 assists, while RAESHONDRA DIKE’ hauled down 12 boards to go with her 6 points and a steal.

Helix: Shirah Hancock 17 (7 reb), Camryn Owens 9 (5 reb, 7 ast), Asia Duncan 9 (4 reb, 3 ast), Taliah Hooker 7, Raeshondra Dike’ 6 (12 reb, 1 stl), Danielle Simmons 5 (23 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk).

RAMONA 45, WEST HILLS 43 – Once again BAILEY ALBERS was the sharpshooter for the Wolf Pack in Saturday’s (Jan. 4) championship game of the Wolverine Classic, scoring 20 points and grabbing 8 rebounds.

“We started well, were up 14-3 half way through the first quarter,” said West Hills coach RYAN KINSER. “We played very poor defense the rest of the half and went into halftime down 2.

“We picked up the defense in the second half but offensively we played very poor and weren't able to convert,” Kinser added. “We got out worked and that was very disappointing.”

“It was a very successful tournament and I'm proud of the girls’ effort, we continue to keep improving.”

West Hills: Bailey Albers 20 (8 reb), Vivian Panela 8 (3 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Megan Scott 5 (7 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk), Tila Whitaker 4 (4 reb), Brandi McCrystal 4 (6 reb), Ali Lenhoff 1 (2 reb), Jessica Fondas 1, Carly Raley (9 reb), Clarissa Stamper (1 stl).

WEST HILLS 46, WESTVIEW 27 – BAILEY ALBERS guided the West Hills Wolf Pack past perennial power Westview in Saturday’s (Jan. 4) semifinals of the Wolverine Classic with 13 points, 3 rebounds and a pair of steals.

The Pack outscored the Wolverines across the board.

“The girls played great defense, pressured well and forced several turnovers,” said West Hills coach RYAN KINSER. “We were able to pick up the offense in the second half and pull away.”

VIVIAN PANELA added 12 points for the Wolf Pack.

West Hills: Bailey Albers 13 (3 reb, 2 stl), Vivian Panela 12 (1 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl), Jessica Fondas 8 (2 reb, 2 stl), Megan Scott 4 (4 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk), Ali Lenhoff 3 (1 reb, 1 stl), Brandi McCrystal 2 (6 reb, 4 stl), Tila Whitaker 2 (1 stl), Carly Raley 2 (2 reb), Clarissa Stamper (1 reb).

VALHALLA 38, EL CAPITAN 26 – The Norsemen survived a 2-point second quarter to down El Capitan in Saturday’s (Jan. 4) Wolverine Classic at Mount Carmel.

“I thought we played them even, except for the second quarter,” said Vaqueros co-head coach RICK WILKERSON. “I thought KASSIDY KYGAR and ADALIDA MOORE both had a great game.”

The Norsemen delivered double barreled firepower as TIANA SILVER scored 20 points, including 3 treys, and SHYLA CRIGER-PHILIPP added 9 points and 12 rebounds as Valhalla used the fourth quarter to overpower the Vaqueros.

“Our girls are coming on strong now,” said Valhalla coach LOWE LEASAU. “We were horrible in the first half, so I told the girls at halftime that we played without goals. Our game is based on playing with goals every game, and we did that in the second half and it turned the game around for us.”

KASSIDY KYGAR led El Capitan with 14 points.

Valhalla: Tiana Silver 20, Shyla Criger-Philipp 9 (12 reb), Molly Lindsay 6, Janel Kalasho 2, Julianna Qsar 1.

El Capitan: Kassidy Kygar 14 (2 reb, 5 stl), Cierra Cutler 6 (2 reb, 5 stl), Adalida Moore 4 (4 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Elizabeth Ramos 2 (3 reb, 2 stl), Valeria Garay (2 reb, 1 stl), MacKenzie Mead (3 reb, 1 ast).

SAN YSIDRO 52, EL CAJON VALLEY 48 – Coach MARC BOYKINS and his El Cajon Valley Braves could have easily left the gym after one quarter was completed as the Braves trailed 17-0 in Saturday’s (Jan. 4) Crawford Tournament contest.

Didn’t happen.

“We just kept fighting,” said Boykins. “I don’t think the girls even looked at the scoreboard. They just kept playing hard.”

The Braves, led by JOANNA DELA CRUZ’s 22 points, scrambled back and cut the San Ysidro advantage to 4 points before running out of time.

TONI ENGLAND added 9 points and 12 rebounds for El Cajon Valley.

El Cajon Valley: Joanna Dela Cruz 22 (6 reb, 2 stl), Toni England 9 (12 reb, 2 ast), Ninwey Esho 6 (1 reb, 1 ast), Mary Grace Ronquillo 5 (6 ast), Sumaya Hameed 3 (7 reb, 1 stl), Nashea Lampkin 3 (3 reb, 1 stl).

CHULA VISTA 43, STEELE CANYON 31 – Scoring a single point in the opening quarter certainly does not bode well for good things to come, as Steele Canyon found out in Saturday’s (Jan. 4) non-league game against Chula Vista.

Steele Canyon was 0-for-11 in the first quarter from the field and missed its first 19 shots overall.

“You can’t win games shooting like that,” said Cougars coach PETER RUIZ. “But we played much better in the second half (22-20).”

Steele Canyon: Arlynda Fillmore 12 (3 reb, 1 stl), Jule Loibl 6 (6 reb, 6 stl), Ashley Tavizon 5 (3 stl), Victoria Ethridge 4 (5 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk), Sydney Williams 2 (4 reb, 1 stl), Nicki DePaola 2 (2 reb), Victoria Bott 2 (2 reb).

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RANCHO PENASQUITOS (1-4-14) — West Hills High bolted to a 21-3 halftime lead over Clairemont and never looked back in Friday’s (Jan. 3) Wolverine Shootout at Mt. Carmel High.

The Wolf Pack outscored the Chieftains across the board in a game that turned into a 52-20 rout.

BAILEY ALBERS set the offensive pace for the Wolf Pack with 21 points, hitting 8 of 15 field goal attempts, including a pair of treys.

“We were able to get everyone playing time and work on our zone offense,” said West Hills coach RYAN KINSER.

On Saturday (Jan. 4), West Hills, winners in four straight, will meet Westview at noon at Mt. Carmel in the tournament semifinals.

West Hills: Bailey Albers 21 (1 reb, 3 stl), Carly Raley 6 (6 reb, 1 ast, 6 stl), Jessica Fondas 6 (1 stl), Tila Whitaker 5 (1 reb), Clarissa Stamper 4 (4 reb, 1 blk), Ali Lenhoff 4 (1 reb, 2 stl), Brandi McCrystal 2 (8 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Vivian Panela 2 (3 reb, 5 stl), Megan Scott 2 (3 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl).

HOOVER 45, EL CAJON VALLEY 30 – The floor fell in in the third quarter in Friday’s (Jan. 3) Crawford Tournament game for El Cajon Valley, who was outscored by the Hoover Cardinals 14-2 in that period.

“We were down by 3 at the half,” said Braves coach MARC BOYKINS. “We had 10 turnovers in the third quarter. We came out and played great in the other three quarters, just fell apart in that third quarter. That’s what cost us the lead.”

JOANNA DELA CRUZ paced the Braves with 15 points and TONI ENGLAND led on the boards with 5 caroms to go with 8 points.

El Cajon Valley: Joanna Dela Cruz 15 (4 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl), Toni England 8 (9 reb, 5 stl), Ninwey Esho 4 (5 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl), Nashea Lampkin 1 (4 reb, 6 stl), Sumaya Hameed 1 (4 reb, 2 stl), Mary Awedich (2 reb).

TEMPLETON 56, EL CAPITAN 37 – KASSIDY KYGAR scored 15 points and CIERRA CUTLER scored 14 but the Vaqueros couldn’t keep pace with the Templeton Eagles in Friday’s (Jan. 3) Wolverine Shootout encounter at Canyon Crest.

“The kids played pretty hard, we just missed a lot of layups,” said Vaqueros co-head coach RICK WILKERSON. “But I think we’re getting better.”

El Capitan: Kassidy Kygar 15 (3 reb, 4 stl), Cierra Cutler 14 (7 reb, 3 stl), Valeria Garay 2 (6 reb, 2 stl), MacKenzie Mead 2 (4 reb, 2 ast), Elizabeth Ramos 2 (2 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl), Adalida Moore 2 (2 reb, 1 stl), Mariel Vega (1 stl).

DEL NORTE 44, VALHALLA 24 – TIANA SILVER scored 12 points to pace visiting Valhalla in Friday’s (Jan. 3) Wolverine Shootout contest in North County.

The Norsemen did all the majority of their scoring in the third quarter when they poured in 14 points.

Valhalla: Tiana Silver 12 (4 reb), Shyla Criger-Philipp 6 (8 reb, 3 blk, 1 stl), Julianna Qsar 6 (3 reb, 2 stl).

EASTLAKE 64, CHRISTIAN 30 – No further information was provided for this Crawford Tournament game on Friday (Jan. 3).

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SANTEE (1-3-14) — West Hills High registered back-to-back victories in the opening round of the Wolverine Tournament on Thursday (Jan. 2) by knocking off El Centro Southwest 38-32, and Oceanside 38-36.

The Wolf Pack took a 27-15 second half lead in the Southwest game to ground the Eagles.

“We played a very poor first half in the first game but picked up the intensity in the second half and was able to score some easy baskets,” said Wolf Pack coach RYAN KINSER.

BAILEY ALBERS hit 6 of 10 from the floor to lead the Wolf Pack with 12 points.

West Hills: Bailey Albers 12 (1 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), Vivian Panella 8 (1 ast, 1 stl), Megan Scott 5 (4 reb, 5 stl), Ali Lenhoff 4 (1 reb, 1 stl), Tila Whitaker 3 (2 reb, 1 stl), Carly Raley 2 (5 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk), Jessica Fondas 2, Brandi McCrystal 2 (3 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl).

West Hills made it a sweep, once again with a strong second half in the game against Oceanside.

“We struggled scoring all game but pulled it out when VIVIAN PANELA made a 3 with 6 seconds left,” said Kinser.

Panela finished with 10 points and MEGAN SCOTT matched her with 10 of her own.

The Wolf Pack improved their record to 6-6.

West Hills: Megan Scott 10 (4 reb, 3 stl), Vivian Panela 10 (1 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl), Bailey Albers 9 (8 reb, 4 stl), Carly Raley 4 (5 reb, 3 stl, 1 blk), Ali Lenhoff 3, Tila Whitaker 2 (1 reb), Brandi McCrystal (5 reb, 2 stl).

RAMONA 39, EL CAPITAN 35 – The Vaqueros fell behind the Bulldogs 22-4 by halftime in Thursday’s (Jan. 2) Wolverine Shootout at Del Norte.

El Capitan cut the deficit by rallying in the second half for a 31-17 scoring drive led by KASSIDY KYGAR’s 12 points and 8 steals, and CIERRA CUTLER’s 10 points.

El Capitan: Kassidy Kygar 12 (3 reb, 2 ast, 8 stl), Cierra Cutler 10 (2 reb, 5 stl), Mariel Vega 9 (4 reb, 4 stl), Valeria Garay 4 (4 reb), MacKenzie Mead (4 reb, 2 ast), Elizabeth Ramos (1 ast, 2 stl).

BISHOP UNION 55, EL CAPITAN 40 – CIERRA CUTLER drilled in 21 points and recorded 9 steals for the Vaqueros who came up short against Bishop Union of the Sierra Nevadas in the opening round of the Wolverine Shootout on Thursday (Jan. 2) at Del Norte High.

“We played a little better in the first (and third and fourth) quarters but went in the tank in the second – just ran out of gas,” said Vaqueros co-head coach RICK WILKERSON. “They played one game today and we had to play two. We played a lot better than we did against Esperanza.”

El Capitan: Cierra Cutler 21 (4 reb, 2 ast, 9 stl), Kassidy Kygar 7 (2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl), MacKenzie Mead 5 (1 ast, 3 stl), Mariel Vega 3 (1 reb), Valeria Garay 2 (2 reb, 2 ast), Adalida Moore 2, Elizabeth Ramos (1 ast, 1 stl).

VISTA 56, VALHALLA 14 – Vista prevailed over Valhalla in Thursday’s (Jan. 2) Wolverine Shootout game.

L.A.-TORRES 39, VALHALLA 34 – No further information provided for this Wolverine Shootout game.

Wolf Pack guard Bailey Albers goes coast-to-coast for a layin. (Photo by Frank Price, youatplay.com)_