(Azusa Pacific University)
By Corey Kwok
Scores Saturday January 23
Baldwin Park 79, Flintridge Prep 71
La Canada 59, Brea Olinda 51
Murrieta Valley 52, Diamond Ranch 40
Upland 67, Vista Murrieta 55
Glendora 62, Walnut 59 (1 OT)
Los Osos 65, Ventura 59
Colony 80, Oxnard 65
Etiwanda 58, Damien 57 (1 OT)
Rowland 56, Ontario Christian 26
Baldwin Park 79, Flintridge Prep 71
Flintridge Prep’s frantic 16-0 rally in a 28 point fourth quarter came too late as Baldwin Park built enough breathing room in the preceding periods to ward off the Rebels, 79-71.
Tomas Montes drilled another four from downtown, leading BP and all scorers with 21 points. Montes improved to 51.1% overall from three point land as he bumped his season total up to 68 (on 133 attempts). The Braves’ board crashing tandem of Fernie Morelos and Joey De La Torre went on with business as usual. De La Torre had 17 points and 11 caroms, while Morelos tossed in 15 and pulled in 17 rebounds to go along with 2 assists, a steal, and a block. Gus Vasquez was the fourth Brave in double figures scoring with 12.
The Rebels also had four players reach twin figures as well. Kenyatta Smith checked in with 20 and 14 boards, 3 blocked shots. Kory Hamane added 17 with 9 rebounds. Jonathan Woo accounted for 14, and Nick Ostiller scored 10 plus 9 rebounds and had a pair of steals.
BP 22 22 18 17 – 79
FP 14 12 17 28 – 71
BP – Montes 21, De La Torre 17, Morelos 15, Vasquez 12, Jimmy Ramirez 7, Andy Medina 5, Eddie Gamboa 2
FP – Smith 20, Hamane 17, Woo 14, Ostiller 10, Edmund Chow 7, Jedrick Eugenio 3
Baldwin Park 18-2, 3-1 Valle Vista league; Flintridge Prep 15-4, 5-0 Prep league
La Canada 59, Brea Olinda 51
Up 18-15 after one, down by 1 at halftime, and two after 3 quarters, La Canada rallied for 14 unanswered points during a 2:37 stretch of the fourth quarter and vaulted to a 59-51 win over Brea Olinda.
The Wildcats’ 7 foot, 265 pound junior postman Kyle Caudill, who is averaging 17.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game, caused the Spartans fits for three quarters as he put his size advantage to work. Caudill totaled 20 points and 10 caroms in this game. Adam Williams got all of his 9 on three long range bombs behind the arc in the second half.
Trey-happy Spartan sharpshooter Jeff Grigg accounted for a dozen of his team high 16 points on four 3-pointers while also scooping up 4 steals. Mason Holle scored 14, and LC points leader Mike McGlashan (251 pts, 13.9 PPG) dropped in 12, adding a trio of assists and three thefts.
LC 18 8 11 22 – 59
BO 15 12 12 12 – 51
LC – Grigg 16, Holle 14, McGlashan 12, Rocky Moore 7, Matt Faber 6, Dario Civon 2, Tim Lee 2
BO – Caudill 20, Williams 9, Brad Johnson 8 (4-5 FG), Daniel Villavecer 7, Tyler Baublit 7
La Canada 16-4, 4-1 Rio Hondo league; Brea Olinda 10-12, 3-2 Century league
Murrieta Valley 52, Diamond Ranch 40
Murrieta Valley went on a 20-3 third quarter run and went on to win its 17th consecutive game with a 52-40 defeat of Diamond Ranch. The Nighthawks, now 19-1, have beaten every opponent they’ve played so far. The lone hiccup, a 56-60 loss to Rancho Verde on 12/3 in the Big Daddy Citrus Hill tournament, was avenged 26 days later on 12/29 with a 45-40 victory at the Paloma Valley Shootout.
The Panthers opened the second quarter with a 13-1 surge to take a 19-16 lead, only to relinquish it to the Nighthawks for good as they managed a deuce against a 9-2 run the remainder of the half. The drought lasted almost 11 minutes stretching well into the third frame.
Justin Gudger’s 18 points piloted Murrieta Valley’s offense along with nine each from Jackson Helms and the aptly named Austin Quick, who dished out three assists.
Malcolm Green was the lone Diamond Ranch player in double figures with 13 points. Michael Swanegan (son of PCC head coach Mike Swanegan) hit consecutive treys 59 tics apart in the second before capping his nine point day with three free throws in the fourth. Pete Nolopp (7 rebounds) buried 4 of 5 from the floor including a 3 point play.
MV 15 10 20 7 – 52
DR 6 15 3 16 – 40
MV – Gudger 18, Quick 9, Helms 9, Shane Hurley 8, Jake Duffy 2, Darius Butler 2, Brenton Neve 2, Ryan Garcia 2
DR – Green 13, Nolopp 9, Swanegan 9, David Bogle 5, Nnadi Udengwu 2, David Kretschmar 2
Murrieta Valley 19-1, 4-0 Southwestern league; Diamond Ranch 6-14, 1-2 Miramonte league
Upland 67, Vista Murrieta 55
Shaking loose from a 3 point, 36-33 ballgame at halftime, Upland responded with a 24-12 third quarter flurry that led to a 67-55 victory over Vista Murrieta.
Upland’s John Gilliam, the game’s leading scorer with 22 points, had a terrific second half where he notched a dozen points on a perfect 5 for 5 showing. Fellow Highlanders Chris Powell and Julian Nichols each had three thefts.
Ian Mozeleski (12 points, 3 steals) and Casey Marquez each brought in a dozen, followed by Kevin Bouldin’s 8 rebounds, 3 thefts, and team high 15 points.
VM 16 17 12 10 – 55
U 17 19 24 7 – 67
VM – Bouldin 15, Mozeleski 12, Marquez 12, Steven Hadrych 6, Shane Hunter 4, Ivan Solis 2, Luke Dimler 2, Scott Terrazas 2
U – Gilliam 22, Powell 13, Nichols 7, Myles Pearson 6, DJ Coleman 5, Mike Balotta 5, Aaron Wilson 4, Josh Lewis 3, Ryan Anderson 2
Vista Murrieta 11-10, 2-2 Southwestern league; Upland 16-5, 4-1 Baseline league
Glendora 62, Walnut 59 (OT)
It was a monster 35 point, 12 rebound and 4 steal game by Glendora’s Calvin Smith, that led to a 62-59 overtime win over Walnut. Fellow Tartan Dillon Downard also joined the double double ranks alongside Smith with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 rejections.
The Mustangs, who were without injured players Chibuzo Okoro and Aubrey Coleman out, were in the driver’s seat for most of the game. They clung to a 45-44 advantage into the fourth as Glendora battled back. Christian Chen came off the bench and splashed a trey 57 seconds into overtime giving Walnut a 58-57 Walnut lead. But that soon evaporated as the team managed only a free throw the rest of the way and the Tartans went on a 5-1 closeout. Walnut missed a desperation 30 footer as the clock buzzed.
Leonard Rhodes paced Walnut going 8 for 12 down low towards a team high 18 points. He also grabbed 9 rebounds and swatted down two shots. Brian Gholar helped Walnut with a pair of clutch threes and finished with 16 points. Zach Galman (12 points) broke the Mustangs out of the gate by making 4 of his first 5 buckets for 10 in the first half. Cameron Lew dished out 3 assists.
G 15 12 17 11 7 – 62
W 17 15 13 10 4 – 59
G – Calvin Smith 35, Downard 11, Taylor 7, Michael Doering 5, Steven Smith 4
W – Rhodes 18, Gholar 16, Galman 12, Lew 5, Ed Bravo 5, Christian Chen 3
Glendora 15-5, 2-2 Sierra league, Walnut 11-9, 2-2 San Antonio league
Los Osos 65, Ventura 59
Los Osos shot only 32.7%, (16-49) from the field, but feasted at the charity stripe on its way to a 65-49 victory over Ventura. The Grizzlies hit 30 out of 36 free throws, including 10 consecutive within the final 2:14 of play to ice the win. Ventura sunk 10 3 pointers overall before closing the gap to a deuce in the third. Nick Rudolph hit four consecutive second half baskets with 1:27 to go.
Overall, Los Osos scored 30 of 65 points from the line. Khalil Kelley and Barry Cheaney cleaned the glass for 10 and 8 boards, respectively. Kendall Williams hit 11 of 12 at the line and led the Grizzlies with 23 points. Chinedu Amajoyi scored 20 and was a perfect 12 for 12 at the charity stripe.
The Cougars were well balanced as five players tallied 8 or more points. Jordan Garrett and Rudolph had 10 each. Corey Quintana came off the bench in the second half and hit three treys for 9 points. Jared Wilson and Trent Reeves rounded it out with eight apiece.
V 13 12 16 18 – 59
LO 13 14 20 18 – 65
V – Rudolph 10, Garrett 10, Quintana 9, Reeves 8, Wilson 8, Dillon Lansberg 6, Josh Tice 4, Ryan Koevenig 2, Dylan Houck 2
LO – Williams 23, Amajoyi 20, Cheaney 8, Kelley 5, Silas Gaines 4, Omar Ajanovic 2, Aaron Gragg 2, Brian Wilson 1
Ventura 13-8, 4-0 Channel league; Los Osos 14-6, 2-3 Baseline league
Colony 80, Oxnard 65
Evan Brooks (26 points, 6 rebounds) racked up 15 points on five bombs, and Chris Mays came off the bench to further ignite the Titans with a 12 point, 13 rebound contribution for Colony, who outdueled Oxnard for an 80-65 victory.
For Oxnard, Delaun Frazier hit four deep threes and Kevin Mulloy threw down 3 dunks. Frazier finished with 20 points while Mulloy had 18, 9 caroms and 2 blocks. Jackson Kohara made his first 5 shots and finished with 13.
For Colony, Josiah Dennis had 3 steals and was a perfect 4 for 4 for 8 points. Julian Caldwell scored another 10 plus four assists, and Christian Cooper muscled in 6 of 8 from underneath for 13 more.
C 20 24 21 15 – 80
O 18 13 17 17 – 65
C – Brooks 26, Cooper 13, Mays 12, Caldwell 10, Dennis 8, Counts 8, Everett Turner 3
O – Frazier 20, Mulloy 18, Kohara 13, Matt Ramon 8 (7 reb), Dan Wade 4, Russell Balan 2
Colony 15-6, 5-0 Mt Baldy league; Oxnard 16-4, 4-1 Pacific View league
Etiwanda 58, Damien 57 (OT)
Jordan Daniels struck twice – first on a basket with 1.2 seconds left in regulation to force overtime and then at the end of OT when he scored on a driving layup at the buzzer to give Etiwanda a 58-57 victory over Damien. Etiwanda is California’s 27th and CIFSS-1AA’s fourth ranked team. Daniels tallied 13 points, 2 steals, and 2 assists.
Byron Wesley, a junior forward for Etiwanda and a USC Trojans commit, led all scorers with 20 points on 6-8 field goals and 7 of 10 free throws. Aaron Crockett scored eight points and had eight rebounds.
Long range specialist Chris Adams dropped in five threes and scored 19 points, and center Chris Reyes chipped in 14 points and 8 caroms for the Spartans.
E 13 16 14 6 9 – 58
D 10 12 11 16 8 – 57
E – Wesley 20, Daniels 13, Crockett 8, Zach Smith 6, Troy Fiawoo 4, Tyler LaCour 4, Evan Jenkins 3
D – Adams 19, Reyes 14, Bolden 12, Tatera 4, Morrison 3, Kevin Mansour 3, JJ Pavia 2
Etiwanda 14-7, 4-0 Baseline league; Damien 14-6, 2-2 Sierra league
Rowland 56, Ontario Christian 26
Steven David grabbed 15 rebounds and Sharif Watson led the scoring end with a game high 13 points as Rowland easily sprinted past Ontario Christian, 56-26.
Brandon Ho and Robin Yi shined for the Raiders’ as well, netting 11 points each and shot a combined 10 for 11 from the field.
Ontario Christian struggled against Rowland’s defense, missing all nine field goal tries in the fourth and finished 8 for 38 overall. Kevin Ross and Matt Tazelaar led Ontario Christian with 7 points apiece.
OC 7 8 5 6 – 26
R 17 12 16 11 – 56
OC – Ross 7, Tazelaar 7, Aaron Sanchez 5, Dylan Fodness 4, Marvin Simmons 1, Kevin Lorusso 1, Morgan Whalen 1
R – Watson 13, Yi 11, Ho 11, David 6, Derrick Mar 6, Joseph Dionisio 3, Andrew Tadros 3, Raymond Lin 2, Michael Ball 1
Ontario Christian 5-14, 1-2 Christian league; Rowland 7-13, 0-2 San Antonio league
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