Charter Oak Edged Monrovia last week
By Corey Kwok
Mon 1/3
St Francis 59 Monrovia 47 – St Francis chimes in 2011 hoops on a winning note by pulling away from Monrovia in fourth.
Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville) 71 Village Christian 70 – Monte Vista Christian treks 318 miles down to Village Christian and leaves victorious in thriller.
Tues 1/4
Mark Keppel 46 California 37 – Aztecs survive Cal High second half blitz; were held to single digits in each panel after going up 16-7 after first and 31-12 at break.
Gabrielino 55 Marshall (Pasadena) 54 – Gabrielino overcomes 11 point halftime deficit and 26 points by Marshall machine Jordan Matthews.
Whittier Christian 55 Valley Christian 46 (Olympic league)
San Gabriel 45 Rosemead 36 – ‘Mead’s Danny Villalobos gets 10 and 10.
Rancho Cucamonga 67 Charter Oak 59 – Rancho Cucamonga toyed with CO and led 20-4 after first and that would prove to be the difference as CO outscored them the rest of the way. Josiah Thropay (CO) scores 23.
La Salle 49 South Pasadena 34 – LS starts slow but both Gary Mkrtichyan (19) and Ian Schuler (18) arise to occasion.
Alhambra 54 Temple City 48 – Tim Sanderson (TC) 11 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Wed 1/5
Gahr 66 Damien 58 – Damien’s perfect 13-0 start was rudely interrupted by Gahr.
Montebello 54 La Canada 47 – Montebello improves to 15-2 in second meeting with LC this year, spoiling return of Mike McGlashan to LC lineup.
Charter Oak 46 Monrovia 44 – Red-hot Thropay (CO) leaves lasting impression on former hometown crowd with game high 17 points.
South Pasadena 83 South Hills 80 – Most underrated and notoriously high scoring and overtime-laden fieldhouse rivalry goes to OT for third time in last four meetings (double OT for 2nd time over last three) and South Pas ends skid against SH in double OT. SH: Darrell Chapman 19-14, Korey Serna 18-10.
Mountain View 42 Pioneer 34 – Erick Martinez (MV) is all over the scorebook with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals and 6 assists.
Carson 72 Blair 40
Flintridge Prep 81 Chadwick 42 (Prep league)
Whittier Christian 76 La Habra 74
Village Christian 64 Valley Christian 42 (Olympic league)
Thu 1/6
Flintridge Prep 70 Maranatha 53 – Minutemen rally in third but can’t overcome Rebellion in fourth thanks to Kenyatta Smith (FP) throwing it down for 10 of his 21 points. Smith also had 20 rebounds to boot. Jared Norsworthy (FP) led all scorers with 24.
Alhambra 71 Rosemead 38 – Moors dispatch 5-headed beast represented by Chris Acosta (17), Chucky Wu (15), James Ledesma (11), Ali Luna (11), and Ahmed Ali (9 points, 6 steals, 3 assists).
Fri 1/7
Whittier Christian 81 St. Anthony 71 – Red hot Heralds, victors of 9 of their last 10, begin 2011 with 3 wins in four days.
Gabrielino 44 Sunny Hills 43 – Resiliency and Gabrielino now belong in the same sentence as the Tongva hoopsters overcome another 11 point halftime hole to stun a solid Sunny Hills team at the wire. Coupled with a 2 points win over their own Alumni in “unofficial” contest the night before, Gabrielino has won their last three by a mere 4 points. As a result, second year head coach John Carney has amassed an unbelievable amount of gray hair.
South Hills 66 Arroyo 47 – Arroyo: Mark Roche scores 12 and records 4 blocks. Primitivo Gomez rejects another 2 and leads all scorers with 19 points, including 2 treys. South Hills: Team effort results in four players posting double figures scoring. Jeriko Santos (14) and Chris Porter (16) combine for and split the Huskies’ eight 3-pointers. Darrell Chapman (12) fell 1 carom short of double-double. Mikelle Cortez (12) dials in 4 assists.
Mark Keppel 56 La Salle 43 – Aztecs maintain perfection (4-0) in their brand new fieldhouse.
Bosco Tech 74 South El Monte 53 – Bosco Tech doesn’t just ‘let loose’ with the trey….It unleashed it in torrential fashion with 14 bombs in all. Matthew Santos goes long and hits 5 times. Joshua Espinoza swishes another 4 from the Montebello Mall while freshman shooting extraordinaire EJ Mejia drills three more. Mejia now has a 44% percentage from beyond the arc. Bosco Tech is two away from their 100th 3-pointer of the year with league play yet to begin.
Mountain View 44 San Gabriel 27 – MV steams into big MVL opener against Gabrielino by stymieing SG from tipoff to final buzzer. Coach Averill’s troops off to a MVL best 13-3 start. Erick Martinez averaging 14.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.5 steals a game.
Sat 1/8
Brethren Christian HS – Small Schools Showcase
Flintridge Prep 86 Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) 55 – You better come check out FP’s Dwight Howard incarnate in Kenyatta Smith. Had unbelievable 33 points, 20 rebounds, and 4 blocks this game. Smith now has back to back games with 20 or more points and boards.
Valley Christian 70 Big Bear 54 – VC ends five game skid, handing Big Bear a rough ride back through OC, the east SGV, and up the mountains. Jeff Hing (VC) goes 4 dishes short of triple double with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists.
St Margaret’s 66 Maranatha 58 – Minutemen drop third straight.
Other
Rio Hondo Prep 63 El Monte 57 – RHP: Ryan Wiley (21 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists 2 steals) and Jake Holguin (16 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists) each posted double-doubles. Both were four assists shy of a triple-double.
League games
Pacific
Tues 1/4
Pasadena 60 Glendale 39 – Pasadena awakens and shakes loosen from fundamentally unstable 1st half
Crescenta Valley 79 Burroughs 46
Arcadia 71 Hoover 64 – Arcadia: Kiran Koneru has three 3’s and Robby Haines explodes for 26 points as Apaches rally in second half and run the table in OT for win.
Muir 65 Burbank 54 – DeShawn Hayes (Muir) 29 points, 6 steals, 5 assists
Fri 1/7
Pasadena 69 Burroughs 29 – PHS’ main post player Brandon Jolley leaves first half with ankle injury (sprain). PHS Bulldogs go shutdown mode in second half and held Burroughs to 5 points in both the third and fourth. Combined with 4 and 10 vs. Glendale three days prior, Pasadena has allowed a combined 24 second half points in two Pacific League games so far. Big game Monday at Arcadia.
Arcadia 48 Glendale 46 – Arcadia rolls into titanic matchup against Pasadena inspired with a full head of steam off back to back resilient efforts. Home court advantage and horrendous Monday road record by PHS could spell biblical upset.
Crescenta Valley 69 Burbank 66 – Burbank opens 2011 Pacific campaign in a 0-2 donut hole. Ouch!
Muir 52 Hoover 42 – Hoover forward Arbi Abelian averaging 15 boards a game since start of La Salle tournament.
Rio Hondo
Fri 1/7
Blair 72 Monrovia 69 (OT) – Jay Henderson runs the table on the gridiron and in the fieldhouse. He puts together 26 points, 5 steals, and 3 assists in tough OT loss for M-Town.
La Canada 43, Temple City 38 – Jordan Hill (TC) 16 pts, 2 blocks
South Pasadena 58, San Marino 56
Hacienda
Wed 1/5
Walnut 70 West Covina 58
Rowland 64 Los Altos 47 – Sharif Watson (Rowland) goes 14 and 16 with a trey, blocked shot, and dish.
Fri 1/7
Walnut 59 Diamond Ranch 55 – Walnut (2-0) joins Hacienda forefront along with Bonita (1-0) and Rowland (2-0) after surviving D Ranch.
Rowland 71 West Covina 56 – 3-13 record does not indicate the capability of what West Covina could bring on any given day provided the perfect storm. Upset-minded Bulldogs put Rowland on the hot seat, taking them to a 35-34 halftime lead before being shelled in the fourth. Three Raider starters tally up 15 points or more. Another logged in 13.
Del Rio
Fri 1/7
Whittier 72 California 55 – Whittier’s Tim Gordon caroms 19 and scores 12 to lead Cardinals past Cal.
La Serna 48 El Rancho 33 – Lancers control pace and open up Del Rio on high note.
Valle Vista
Wed 1/5
Baldwin Park 83, Pomona 53 – Baldwin Park flushed a whopping 14 3-pointers. Jimmy Ramirez hit 6 and Danny Lopez rattled down another 5.
Nogales 51, San Dimas 50
Northview 61, Covina 55
Fri 1/7
San Dimas 69, Baldwin Park 64 (OT) – Kevin Kolbeck (SD) goes off on a Saintly tangent and showers BP with 37 points.
Covina 58, Wilson HH 44 – Much needed W over Wilson saved Colts from 0-2 league start.
Northview 83, Pomona 60 – As the Valle Vista turns, Northview Vikings are in drivers seat over a 3 way tie for second between BP, SD, and Covina.
Suburban
Wed 1/5
Norwalk 74 John Glenn 41
Mayfair 59 La Mirada 51
Cerritos 78 Artesia 56
Fri 1/7
Mayfair 77 John Glenn 20 – Mayfair gets its seventh consecutive W in terrorizing fashion.
Artesia 58 La Mirada 44 – Matadores’ struggles continue with their 13th loss in 16 games.
Norwalk 48 Bellflower 38
Montview
Wed 1/5
La Puente 55 Azusa 52 – LP rallied and steadily slipped away from Azusa in second half.
Workman 41 Gladstone 27 – G-Stone averaging a miserable 30.8 points per game overall.
Sierra Vista 74 Duarte 27 – Dons pounce on lackluster Duarte, led 45-10 at half and every player on roster had at least a bucket.
Fri 1/7
Sierra Vista 54 Azusa 45 – SV plays all 5 starters entire game and 4 of them finish in double figures (3 had double-doubles). Andres Monteon 16-15, Herman Pech 10-13 (with 2 blocks, 2 steals, and 3 assists), Bernardo Pagovich 11-10.
La Puente 59 Workman 53 – LP: Javier Lopez (15) hits four threes and German Pompa goes 19 and 13 on the floor with 4 picks.
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