Nevada champion Henderson-Liberty played four games in Southern California this week. Dedan Thomas Jr. scored his 23 points and scored a clutch shot and a clutch free throw in the fourth quarter on Friday night to give Liberty its first loss of the season to Harvard’s Westlake. with Damian.
Thomas was helped by Angelo Cambala’s powerful 3-point shot. Angelo Kambara made his seven 3s and scored 23 points. Harvard-Westlake (16-1) trailed him by 16 points in the first half and cut the deficit to his 7 points at halftime, closing within 57-56, but Thomas had his nine seconds remaining. He scored two free throws to secure the championship. .
Trent Perry scored 19 points and Robert Hinton scored 16 points at Harvard-Westlake.
Bishop of Montgomery 77, Taft 42: The Knights improved to 16-0 and won the platinum division of the SoCal Christmas Classic in South Pasadena. Christian Jones was named tournament MVP. Bishop Montgomery will face Narbonne at Lynnwood on Saturday, then Gardena and Serra in the league opener the following week, and Redondo and Harvard at Union on January 7 against Westlake.
West Ranch 61, Etiwanda 52: The Wildcats enter 2023 with a 16-1 record after a strong finish in Damian. Isaiah Fields scored his 17th. Curtis Williams scored his 19 points at the Etiwanda.
Santa Margarita 62, Dublin 43: Ethan Lee scored 22 points, leading the Eagles with 6 of 7 points from a 3-point range.
Saugus 78, Washington Prep 74: The Centurions won in double overtime. Max Tengan gave Saugus 27 points and 7 assists.
St. John Bosco 94, San Isidro 69: The Braves won in San Diego and advanced to the Trinity League with a 13-3 record. Kade Bonam finished with his 23 points and Jack Turner with 22.
Rancho Cucamonga 79, Auburn, WA 68: Aaron Glass scored 22 points and Shadale Knight added 10 points and 10 assists to give Rancho Cucamonga an extra time victory.
Colony 53, Pacifica Christian 46: Jadin Simpson and Denzel Hines gave the Colony 20 points each (11-4) in the Damian Classic Consolation Championship Game.
Sierra Canyon 81, Las Vegas Bishop Gorman 66: The Trailblazers won the 3rd place match at the Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon. Sierra Canyon has confirmed that it is getting top transfer students from Virginia’s Oak Hill Academy. Texas transfer Ashton Hardaway led Sierra Canyon with 21 points on Friday night.
Pacifica Christian 62, Santa Monica 53: JJ Martin scored 22 points at Pacifica Christian. Joshua Hecht led Santa Monica with his 17 points.
Clovis North 56, Heritage Christian 54: Tae Simmons scored 18 points for Heritage Christian.
Damian 69, Diamond Bar 50: Nate Garcia’s 26 points propelled the Spartans to the Bronze Division Championship.
American Fork, Utah 76, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 66: The Knights lost in the Damien Classic. Mercy Miller added 24 points and Caleb Foster added 22 points.
St. Anthony 50, St. Francis 36: George Tupy scored 11 points at St. Francis.
Campbell Hall 70, La Mirada 69: The Vikings won the Silver Division Championship over Damian in a basket by Baron Bellamy at the Buzzer.
Mater Dei 81, Stockton Lincoln 54: The Monarchs (12-2) won the Desert Holiday Classic division, giving Lincoln (11-1) their first loss. Zach Davidson was named Tournament MVP. He finished with 18 points. Owen Verna made his six threes.
De La Salle 62, JSerra 51: Aidan Fowler scored 19 points for the Lions.
Village Christian 73, Rolling Hills Prep 67: The Crusaders won in double overtime. Kennymange scored his 25 points and JV Brown scored his 20 points at Rolling Hills Prep.
Crespi 38, Beverly Hills 35: The Celts won the defensive battle.
Rio Mesa 65, Agoura 64: David Williams led the Rio Mesa with 19 points and nine rebounds. Nasir Meyer scored his 30 points on Agoura.
Dominguez 70, West Torrance 58: Isaac Sowell had 21 points and 25 rebounds for Dominguez.
Granada Hills Kennedy 76, Fremont 43: Tyler Paczkoski leads Kennedy with 15 points.
Eldorado 54, Westview 38: Cooper Bradow led Eldorado to the Consolation title with a 21-point performance at Mount Carmel.
Downey 52, Villa Park 38: Downey improved to 16-1 to win the Greater Palm Springs Division Championship and Jacob Topito was named Tournament MVP. He finished with 15 points.
Lehi, Utah 50, Westchester 44: The Comets lost in the American Division Finals of the Torrey Pines Tournament. Jonathan Choice scored his 13 points and was recognized in all tournaments.
Servite 48, Viewpoint 39: Scott Schultz scored 14 points for the brothers (10-4).
Oak Park 44, Sage Hill 40: Isaiah Sherrard scored 25 points for the Eagles.
Enumclaw (WA) 63, Thousand Oaks 61: Jacob Jerval scored 17 points and Trent McLean scored 14 for Thousand Oaks.
Kaysville, Utah Davis 57, Simi Valley 50: Ryder Myoen led the Pioneers with 19 points and seven rebounds.
Calabasas 56, Grant 53: Gavin Murphy’s 17 points sparked the Coyotes.
Buena 55, Westlake 51: Kayden Elsokary scored 26 points at Westlake.
St. Paul 66, San Gabriel Academy 55: Maurice Wright scored 20 points and helped St Paul improve to 14-5.
women’s basketball
Etiwanda 56, St. Mary’s 46: The Eagles won the West Coast Jamboree Platinum Division Championship, improving to 13-0. Kennedy Smith had 24 points and 19 rebounds.
Westchester 67, South Pasadena 40: The undefeated Comets (11-0) won the SoCal Hoops Classic in San Diego. Mariah Blake has 22 points and 13 rebounds. Ron’yae Jackson added his 18 points.
Sierra Canyon 58, Washington Kamas 53: The Trailblazers remained undefeated behind the duo of Mackenly Randolph and Juju Watkins. Randolph had 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Watkins had 23 points and 13 rebounds.
Leuzinger 65, Granada Hills 64: Marianne Boko scored 24 points at Granada Hills in the West Coast Holiday Platinum Division Championship Game.
boy soccer
Servant 1, Loyola 0: Ergin Nuallert scored the only goal and Taryn Morgan and David Lim combined for a shutout to put the Monks up 8-0-3 on the season.
Cathedral 2, De La Salle 1: Alex Bastidas and Matt Murillo scored for the Phantoms.
women’s water polo
Orange Lutheran 14, San Marcos 12: The Lancers won the prestigious Holiday Cup Tournament Championship.
