Muir High School, coached by former UCSB star Idris Jones, had its share of clutch shots in the Holiday Classic, beating both Bishop Diego and San Marcos at the buzzer.Dos Pueblos could have easily suffered the same fate, leading 35-33 with just 16 seconds remaining, but the two Evans — Muñoz and Hamilton — stepped up in the final 80 seconds to help DP take the consolation championship 37-33 Tuesday.Muñoz didn't think twice about pulling up for a 3-pointer with 1:20 left, burying … [Read more...]

Kevin Lusterio and Manny Rodriguez were ridiculously dominant for the Carpinteria boys basketball team Tuesday at the Valley Christian Tournament, as the Warriors picked up a 76-51 win over Chinese Christian and 69-45 victory over Santa Ynez.So dominant, in fact, that coach John Ward had to resort to numbers to explain it.He is, after all, a math teacher. … [Read more...]

Chris Vines' double-double and a boost from the bench put the San Marcos boys basketball team on the right side of a 56-44 decision with Oak Park on the final day of the Holiday Classic.Vines scored 15 points, pulled down 12 rebounds, and added three assists, three steals and two blocks. Nick Marquez posted a team-high 20 points but got into foul trouble in the first half.San Marcos head coach Jarrod Bradley said Ryley Johnson, Shane Moore and Michael Goldsholl came off the bench and … [Read more...]

For the third-straight game, the Bishop Diego boys basketball team took a lead into the locker room at halftime only to lose out on victory in the end. 'On Tuesday, the Cardinals fell to Northwood 59-46 on the final day of the Santa Barbara Holiday Classic."The turnovers were really killing us in the second half," stated Cardinals head coach Ray Vazquez, saying he challenged his team at halftime to keep its total turnovers for the game at 12 or under after only turning it over seven times in … [Read more...]