Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Duke-bound forward Jenessa Cotton had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Mater Dei to a 65-48 victory against visiting Orangewood Academy on Wednesday and advance the Monarchs to the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. Mater […] Read More
RANCHO CUCAMONGA —Before Wednesday’s game, Etiwanda senior girls basketball standout Kennedy Smith was part of a once-in-a-lifetime presentation. During the game, Kennedy Smith had a typical Kennedy Smith game. Etiwanda girls basketball standout Kennedy Smith poses for photos next to her mother Monica Smith, after she presented her daughter with […] Read More
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Dan Albano’s Fab 5 outstanding girls basketball players last week, Feb. 14 Natasha Jafari, Beckman, So., F Jafari recorded 15 points and 11 rebounds to help lead the Patriots to a 54-42 victory against Los Alamitos in the […] Read More
Four players scored in double figures for Corona del Mar as it defeated Westlake 67-57 in the CIF Southern Section Division 2A quarterfinals Tuesday at Corona del Mar High. The Sea Kings (25-6) will play at Long Beach Poly (23-8) in the semifinals Friday night. Jackson Harlan scored 19 points […] Read More
Here is the scoreboard for CIF Southern Section playoff events involving Inland teams on Tuesday, Feb. 13. BOYS BASKETBALL Pool Play Open Division Roosevelt 64, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 59 St. John Bosco 72, Centennial 55 Quarterfinals Division 1 Redondo 65, Etiwanda 58 Damien 74, St. Bernard 46 Division 2AA Thousand […] Read More
PERRIS — When the 3-point shots weren’t falling, the Orange Vista boys basketball team turned to defense and offensive rebounds to build a lead. Nine steals and four players recording seven or more rebounds propelled Orange Vista to a 67-51 victory over No. 2-seeded Western Christian in a CIF Southern […] Read More
FONTANA — The Temecula Valley girls basketball team came into the season motivated to get back to the postseason. The Golden Bears accomplished that, ending the program’s seven-year postseason drought by winning 14 games during the regular season and earning an at-large entry into the CIF Southern Section’s Division 4AA […] Read More
CORONA — Brayden Burries said thoughts of a rematch were inside his head in the immediate moments after the Roosevelt boys basketball team lost an 82-78 decision to Centennial in January’s Big VIII League opener. Roosevelt guard Brayden Burries #5 celebrates a three pointer against Centennial in the championship game […] Read More
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — JSerra’s boys basketball team secured a third-place finish in the Trinity League by cruising to a 49-32 win over Santa Margarita Tuesday at Santa Margarita High. The Lions (23-4, 6-3) are two games behind first-place Mater Dei, despite beating the Monarchs last week for the first […] Read More
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now This week’s CIF-SS high school girls basketball polls, released Monday, Jan. 29. CIF-SS GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS (Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Basketball Committee) OPEN DIVISION WATCH LIST (Schools in alphabetical order) Bishop Montgomery Brentwood Centennial/Corona Etiwanda Mater […] Read More
MORENO VALLEY — A combined 10 points decided two of the previous three meetings between the Rancho Christian and Rancho Verde boys basketball programs. And at halftime of Monday night’s Ivy League showdown, it appeared as if another close finish was going to join that list. Rancho Verde’s Trestyne Nguru […] Read More
This week’s Orange County high school boys basketball rankings. Notable this week: JSerra is No. 1 for the first time this season after defeating Mater Dei 68-62 last week. … The Monarchs, who also nearly lost to Los Alamitos on Saturday, will be home against St. John Bosco on Tuesday […] Read More
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Standings for the Orange County girls basketball leagues through Friday, Jan. 26. Trinity League League Overall Mater Dei 7-0 21-6 Orange Lutheran 5-2 17-7 Rosary Academy 3-3 17-7 Santa Margarita 1-5 15-10 JSerra 0-6 18-7 South Coast […] Read More
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County boys basketball stat leaders through Jan. 20. The leaderboards are based on stats published on MaxPreps.com. SCORING Name, school GP Pts PPG Collin Haugh, Dana Hills 22 546 24.8 Jack Rivera, Santa Ana 17 […] Read More
