All things considered, Dan Mercer and the Carpinteria girls basketball team will keep their chins up following a 59-33 defeat to Campbell Hall at the Village Christian Tournament on Tuesday.The Vikings return five starters from a team that went 23-2 last year and reached the CIF Div. V-AA Final."I think we gained some confidence from this one," Mercer said, citing the 32-29 score after a lopsided first quarter in favor of Campbell Hall.The Warriors still have a game to play today, … [Read more...]
Royals strung up by Scorpions
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Camarillo's girls basketball squeezed the life out of San Marcos in the first quarter on Tuesday, riding the resulting 20-point lead all the way to a 49-39 victory at the Thousand Oaks Tournament.The Scorpions ripped the Royals 24-4 in the first eight minutes and never looked back.Kimmy Sanchez was San Marcos' top point-getter with 14. Hannah Ball threw in eight points and Desiree Porter-Ray seven.San Marcos continues tournament play on Wednesday. … [Read more...]
Oxnard’s Orozco overcomes Chargers
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos scored a 2-0 win over Thousand Oaks in its opener at the Buena Tournament on Tuesday, but suffered the consequences during a 2-1 loss to Oxnard later in the day.The Chargers were hit with a red card and several injuries against the Lancers, leaving them limited for the Yellowjackets."We played the last 12 minutes (vs. Thousand Oaks) a man down and we had a couple of injuries as well," said DP head coach Tovi Eliasen. "It ended up hurting us in the second game."Rodrigo … [Read more...]
Rough shooting night hampers Dons, Royals
Monday, December 28, 2009 By 4 Comments
After shooting the lights out with an 8-for-11 performance from long range on Saturday, the San Marcos boys basketball team made just one trey in the Holiday Classic on Monday.But it wasn’t just the long-ball that was absent against Clovis West, as the bigger Royals couldn’t capitalize on their size advantage in a 55-40 loss."We couldn’t really convert on anything inside, so we were shooting a lot of pull-up jumpers and mid-range jumpers, and they weren't really falling for us," … [Read more...]
Rodriguez rubs Kern Valley wrong way
Monday, December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Manny Rodriguez totaled 31 points for Carpinteria's boys basketball team on Monday, nearly outscoring Kern Valley by himself in a 61-32 victory at the Valley Christian Academy Tournament.Rodriguez did outscore Kern Valley in the first half 25-13 as the Warriors opened up a 33-13 lead by halftime. Rodriguez, who did not play in the fourth quarter, made 13-of-17 field goals and added 12 rebounds."They had no answer for him," said Warriors coach John Ward, whose team improves to 6-3 on … [Read more...]
Warriors track down Chargers
Monday, December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos ran out of gas on Monday at the Righetti Tournament, scoring only five points in the second half in a 49-39 loss to the host Warriors.Molly Schlemer led Righetti with 16 points to help the Warriors rally from six points down at halftime.Kristen Gowdy recorded a double-double for the Chargers, finishing with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Chiara DiMarco and Jasmine Mata also reached double-figures in scoring, gathering 12 and 11 points, respectively. But the Chargers were … [Read more...]
Cardinals cancel out Coast Union
Monday, December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego head coach Ray Vazquez inserted Kyle Holland and Sam Kwock into the starting lineup and Monday and got results.The Cardinals responded to the shakeup with a 70-39 rout of Coast Union at the Village Christian Academy Tournament in Santa Maria.Noah Tack scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the first half to lead the Cardinals to a 17-point halftime advantage."Noah's been really consistent," Vazquez said of his big man, who added 10 rebounds.Holland and Kwock … [Read more...]
Raiders deflect Tarver-Burks’ 30
Monday, December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Luther Tarver-Burks racked up a season-high 30 points on Monday, but the Laguna Blanca boys basketball team was outmatched by Channel Islands 83-42 at the Village Christian Tournament.Cesar Rivera led the Raiders with 21 points."We just have to get more people involved," said Owls head coach Sal Rodriguez, whose next leading scorer was Brandon Bickets with five.Laguna Blanca (1-6) meets North County Christian in its next game on Tuesday, a game in which Rodriguez likes his … [Read more...]
Wallace wills Warriors to overtime win
Monday, December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Caitlin Wallace scored a career-high 29 points and Carpinteria's girls basketball team needed every one of them on Monday, shaking off North County Christian in a 51-48 overtime decision at the Valley Christian Academy Tournament.Amanda Burch added 18 points, including five of the Warriors' six points in overtime, to help Carpinteria up its record to 5-3."We basically escaped with a win," said Warriors head coach Dan Mercer, citing a missed free throw at the end of regulation that … [Read more...]
Griffin and friends thump Panthers
Monday, December 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
Rebecca Griffin's 26 points was a factor for the Santa Barbara girls basketball team in a 69-48 victory over Pioneer Valley at the Righetti Tournament."I'm happy with the outcome because they're a solid team," Dons head coach Andrew Butcher, whose team improves to 10-3 on the season.Pioneer Valley, which was led by Hannah Miller's 17 points, falls to 7-4.Griffin was assisted by career-highs in points with 16 by Tess Emerson and rebounds with 11 by Riley Lloyd.Santa … [Read more...]
Cardinals mix it up with Knights, Rangers
Monday, December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego's girls basketball team played a pair of games on Monday, finding better results against Santa Maria than Nordhoff at the Village Christian Tournament.The Cardinals took care of the Saints 52-38 before falling to Nordhoff 53-45.Essence Thornhill recorded a season-high 12 points to lead the Cardinals in their win, becoming the fifth different player to lead the Cardinals in scoring this season. Thornhill collected four steals along the way.Janelle Kohler added 11 points, … [Read more...]
Royals make it 10 for 2010
Monday, December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos commemorated the new year with its tenth win of the season on Monday, toasting Golden Valley 62-36 at the Thousand Oaks Tournament.Vanessa Curiel came through with a season-high 26 points while hitting two 3-point shots and 14-of-17 free throws. Emily Dietz connected on three 3-point shots for nine points and Desiree Porter-Ray tacked on 15 points."It was great to comeback after Christmas to get that 10th win," said Royals head coach Kristyn Miller, who only had seven players … [Read more...]
