By Corey Kwok
Bishop Amat 65, La Canada 38
Making 9 of 15 from the field and 5 of 5 at the charity stripe for a 27 point fourth quarter explosion was precisely what the basketball doctors ordered for Bishop Amat. The Lancers thumped La Canada 65-38 for a ticket into the Arroyo Invitational championship game.
Tyler Goldston led all scorers with 20 points, notching 12 of those in the fourth including two clutch threes. Amat did an excellent job boxing out on both ends as they out rebounded LC 16-6 in the first half before finishing 29-17 overall. Tyler Hill led the way with eight boards.
Mike McGlashan scored 20 and Jeff Grigg added 11 as the two carried La Canada along from downtown with three bombs each.
Dion Hudson stole four backcourt passes and, along with teammate Daniel Rodriguez, racked up 13 points for the Lancers.
LC 7 7 16 8 – 38
BA 12 13 13 27 – 65
LC – McGlashan 19, Grigg 11, Mason Holle 5, Matt Faber 2, Charles Kim 1
BA – Goldston 20, Hudson 13, Rodriguez 13, Jeff Davis 6, Hill 6, Austin Lacy 5, Olumba Ekpo 2
Wilson (Hacienda Heights) 50, Walnut 48
Walnut rallied from an 11 point deficit but fell short as a potential game winning trey by Brian Gholar bounced out and Wilson held on 50-48. The Wildcats’ escape earned them a trip to the title game.
Michael Wong led the Wildcats with a dozen points, all in the second half and he also ripped four thefts. Wong fired an alley oop to Mark Fujii for a deuce early in the fourth and Jeffrey Nibo and Justin Cheng followed up the scoring totals with 9 and 8.
The Mustangs went into halftime behind 24-22 as Gholar missed a three point play after drawing contact on a bucket. Christian Chen (13 points) grabbed the offensive rebound, then pulled up and tear dropped a triple from the corner to complete a rare five point play.
Aubrey Coleman pulled down ten off the boards and muscled in 5 of 7 attempts inside for 10 points. Point guard Zack Galman splashed a set of free throws and a pair of pull up jumpers outside the arc for another eight.
WAL 10 12 14 12 – 48
WIL 12 12 21 5 – 50
WAL – Chen 13, Coleman 10, Galman 8, Gholar 5, Cameron Lew 4, Leonard Rhodes 4, Brandon Croom 2, Kevin Real 2
WIL – Wong 12, Nibo 9, Cheng 8, Nakayama 6, Jared Ong-Siang 6, Newman Lee 3, Andrew Lee 2, Fujii 2, Shane Yamamoto 2
Chino 56, California 47
Chino, down 23-22 at halftime, took a 38-36 lead after three on Jon Garnica’s deuce at the buzzer. Then Chino kept California scoreless for over 5 minutes in the fourth, paving the way to an 11-0 run in the process to shake loose for the 56-47 win.
Mark Valencia was clutch from three point land, hitting three consecutive from downtown. He recorded a block early in the first and led all scorers with 20 points and a 7 for 10 field goal mark. Jon Milian checked out with another 16 knocking it down from everywhere. Jesse Garibay (8 pts) had three huge deuces from underneath in the fourth quarter.
The Condors were backed by strong inside penetration and post play from guards Matt Arceo (10 points), Jordan Saleapaga (10) and forward Keith Smith (8). Shawn Carter led the Cal charge with 11 points.
Chino’s Kevin Livingston had four thefts.
CAL 13 10 13 11 – 47
CNO 13 9 16 18 – 56
CAL – Carter 11, Arceo 10, Saleapaga 10, Smith 8, RJ Rodriguez 4, Jonathan Castillo 2, Chris Ortiz 2
CNO – Valencia 20, Milian 16, Garibay 8, Brandon Thoss 5, Garnica 4, Livingston 2, Brandon Castaneda 1
Mark Keppel 67, Montclair 58
Keppel’s smooth 23-14, 10 for 15 shooting first period proved to be decisive as Montclair kept pace the remainder of the game before falling to the Aztecs, 67-58.
The Aztec trinity of Sam Thim (16 points), Timmy Wong (15), and Justin Young (13) combined for 44 points, and10 steals to ignite the Aztecs in the first.
David Castaneda drained 4 of 6 from beyond the arc and led all scorers with 17 points for the Cavaliers. Pascual Valadez had a block and 12 boards in addition to 13 points, and Tory Gilroy (8) contributed defensively with three thefts, plus two blocks. Adam Castillo added eight points while six other players finished with a deuce apiece.
MK 23 15 16 13 – 67
MC 14 10 17 17 – 58
MK – Thim 16, Wong 15, Justin Young 13, Jordan Young 7, Aaron Lee 6, Cameron Lee-Sung 5, Alex Haluska 2, Max Katz 2, Jonathan Saisho 1
MC – Castaneda 17, Valadez 13, Gilroy 8, Castillo 8, Brandon Thompson 2, Esteban Salazar 2, Emmanuel Guzman 2, Jonathan Hoang 2, Saffi Khan 2, Devyn Sampson 2
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