Westchester coach Ed Azzam becomes all-time L.A. City Section leader in wins
By Evan Barnes (evan.barnes@langnews.com) It was just another day at the office for Westchester head coach Ed Azzam. His Comets survived a 62-54 nonleague win over Narbonne at Cathedral and he walked...
View ArticleGIRLS BASKETBALL: Leuzinger loses despite Tannan’s 17
Cheyenne Tannan had 17 points and four rebounds, but it wasn’t quite enough for Leuzinger in a 71-57 loss to St. Paul in the West Coast Holiday Classic. Brooke Scott and Karlie Davis both added seven...
View ArticleBOYS BASKETBALL: Thompson’s 26 leads Bishop Montgomery past Dorsey
Ethan Thompson had 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists to lead Bishop Montgomery to a 75-62 win over Dorsey in the D1 Bound Tournament quarterfinals. Bishop Montgomery will face West Ranch on...
View ArticleGIRLS BASKETBALL: West wins twice in Las Vegas
West Torrance doubled up at the Las Vegas Holiday Classic on Monday, beating East High (Alaska) and Desert Pines (Las Vegas) in a pair of pool play games. Isaan Taylor and Dakota Jones had 15 and 14...
View ArticleGIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: West Torrance advances to semifinals
WEST TORRANCE 60, VALLEY (LAS VEGAS) 30 >> Lani Lum had 12 points and Megan Tachiyama had 10 points for West (9-3) in the third round of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic on Tuesday. West takes on...
View ArticleBOYS BASKETBALL: Inglewood, Banning emerge victorious
INGLEWOOD 67, DOMINGUEZ 49 >> Jordan Bell had 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks and D’Angelo Smith had 13 points and seven rebounds for Inglewood in the consolation semifinals of the D1...
View ArticleBOYS BASKETBALL: San Pedro Pirate Shootout’s Wednesday schedule
San Pedro Pirate Shootout Final day schedule (Wednesday) Championship game: Peninsula vs. Morningside, 6:30 p.m. 3rd place game: San Pedro vs. West Torrance, 5 p.m. 5th place game: Banning vs....
View ArticleSan Pedro boys basketball wins spot in third-place game of Pirate Shootout
SAN PEDRO 60, EXECUTIVE PREP 51 >> Igor Vaughan had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Danny Guerrero had 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists as San Pedro won in pool play of the Pirate...
View ArticleNarbonne boys basketball advances to consolation final
NARBONNE 69, SAN MARCOS 59 >> Psalm Maduakor had 21 points and D’Mauria Jones had 19 points and seven steals for Narbonne (5-3) in the consolation semifinals of the D1 Bound Classic. Jamal Hicks...
View ArticleBishop Montgomery boys basketball advances to tourney final
BISHOP MONTGOMERY 86, WEST RANCH 40 >> Jordan Schakel had 20 points and Ethan Thompson had 14 points and 21 rebounds for Bishop Montgomery (12-0) in the semifinals of the D1 Bound Classic. David...
View ArticlePREP ROUNDUP: Redondo boys hoops reaches Open Division final of MaxPreps...
Boys basketball REDONDO 77, BISHOP GORMAN 69 >> Morgan Means was clutch down the stretch as Redondo held off Bishop Gorman in the Open Division semifinals of the MaxPreps Holiday Classic on...
View ArticleBOYS HOOPS: Jordan Bell’s big performance sparks Inglewood over Narbonne
INGLEWOOD 49, NARBONNE 47 >> Jordan Bell had 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks as Inglewood (11-4) edged Narbonne to win the consolation championship of the D1 Bound Classic tournament....
View ArticlePREP ROUNDUP: Mary Star girls hoops wins Firebaugh tourney
Girls basketball MARY STAR 49, L.A. JORDAN 22 >> Angela Pisano had 26 points and four steals as Mary Star (7-3) won the Firebaugh Tournament title with the 27-point win over L.A. Jordan. Hanalei...
View ArticleRedondo boys basketball falls to Chino Hills 96-80
CHINO HILLS 96, REDONDO 80 >> Leland Green and Cameron Williams each had 16 points and Ryse Williams had 13 points for Redondo (10-3) in the Open Division championship game of the MaxPreps...
View ArticleGIRLS BASKETBALL: Dakota Jones leads West to win over Peninsula
WEST TORRANCE 41, PENINSULA 22 >> Dakota Jones’ double-double led West (11-4) to a road win over Peninsula as the senior had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Hayley Tanabe and Haley Jones each had six...
View ArticleBOYS BASKETBALL: Dawson joins 1,000 point club in Vistamar win
Matt Lopez scored the game-winning layup on a fast break with 12 seconds left to lead Vistamar to a 55-53 win over L.A. Adventist on Monday. Vistamar trailed 11 points entering the fourth quarter, but...
View ArticleGIRLS BASKETBALL: Sakasegawa’s 26 leads Torrance past Culver City
Jordan Sakasegawa had 26 points, with four 3-pointers, to lead Torrance to a big 48-35 nonleague win over host Culver City. Ashley Sasaki added 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Kacie Yonemoto had five...
View ArticleGIRLS BASKETBALL: Tannan’s triple double helps Leuzinger blow out Belmont
Cheyenne Tannan had a triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals to help Leuzinger blow out Belmont in a 98-32 win. Precious Onwuka added 16 points and 12 rebounds for Leuzinger (7-6)....
View ArticleBOYS BASKETBALL: Muhammad, Vaughan lead San Pedro past Lincoln
Malik Muhammad had 18 points and Igor Vaughan added 17 to help San Pedro (8-7) rout Lincoln in a 67-35 Huntington Park Tournament win.
View ArticleBOYS BASKETBALL: Octave’s 23 leads Mary Star to Huntington Park Tournament win
Joseph Octave poured in 23 points and Nick Billings added 13 to push Mary Star (10-4) to a 67-57 win over Maywood in the Huntington Park Tournament.
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