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Boys Basketball: Dez Washington’s 22, Jack Dakan’s Two Late 3’s Help Blair Outlast Jake Althouse, Flintridge Prep; Vikings Defeat Rebels, 62-53 in Second Round Playoff Showdown
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor What does a clutch senior guard do when he hasn’t made a shot all night? If you’re Jack Dakan, who’s had five or so “daggers”…
Boys Basketball: Darius Brown II, Bryce Hamilton Come Up Huge in Pasadena Playoff Victory; Bulldogs Get 46 from Star Duo, Down Beaumont, 69-47
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It isn’t just the points that Bryce Hamilton and Darius Brown II score that make Pasadena such a difficult team to beat and the star…
Boys Basketball: Poly Boys Playoff Game Canceled After Traffic Concerns On Way to Santa Barbara; Freeway Issues Push Game to Saturday
L-R: John Genske, Ryan Bowen and Jackson Hayes By Brian Reed-Baiotto Poly was all set to play Bishop Diego Friday night in Santa Barbara in the second round of the…
Boys Basketball: Flintridge Prep Seniors Saving Best for Last; Jake Althouse, Kendall Kikkawa Leading Rebels in Playoff Run
Kendall Kikkawa (l) and Jake Althouse (r) By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Just nine games into the 2016-17 season, Flintridge Prep was 3-6 and heading nowhere fast. But enter the…
Girls Basketball: Julia Macabuhay’s 24 Points Lead La Salle Past Chaffey; Lancers Down Tigers, 79-51, in Playoff Opener
From Staff Reports More times than not, basketball teams, regardless of gender, start slow in the first round of the playoffs while they work off the postseason nerves of knowing…
Girls Basketball: Juliana Favela Continues Stellar Senior Season; Westridge Guard Scores 19 in Tigers’ 42-34 Playoff Victory
From STAFF REPORTS Juliana Favela recently reached the magical 1,000 career point mark. But she’s probably more proud of her 19 points, 5 assist performance in Thursday’s 42-34 victory over…
Boys Basketball: Gardner, Franklin Lead Way for La Salle; Lancers Down Eisenhower, 47-39, Host Muir on Friday
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Jaice Gardner and KJ Franklin combined for 24 points in a ‘defensive’ type of victory. La Salle didn’t shoot particularly well from the field or…
Boys Basketball: Blair Cruises in Playoffs Behind Dez Washington’s 25 Points; Vikings Defeat Ontario, 81-55, Vikings Travel To Flintridge Prep on Friday
From Staff Reports Dez Washington didn’t want to leave any doubt that Blair expects to make a run in the CIF-SS Division 4-AA playoffs. Washington’s game-high 25 points led Blair…