Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball: Blair’s Dez Washington, Jack Dakan Earn Rio Hondo League First Team Honors
From Staff Reports Blair’s record year continues to earn the Vikings’ players postseason awards. Dez Washington will receive the John R. Wooden award on April 7 on ESPN 2 for…
Six Pasadena Area Basketball Players Named All-CIF First Team
From Top Clockwise: Bryce Hamilton, Chris Austin, Darius Henderson, Gabe Snow, Dez Washington, Jake Althouse By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor With the playoffs finally over for all Pasadena-area teams, the…
Boys Basketball: Bryce Hamilton’s 34 Outshines Kezie Okpala’s 28, But Esperanza Ends Pasadena’s Magical Run, 68-58, in CIF State Division 2 Final
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Esperanza’s Kezie Okpala entered his home gym Saturday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd with a 31-point per game average and a full ride…
Boys Basketball: Pasadena in CIF State Southern Regional Championship Saturday Night at Esperanza; Bulldogs Facing High-Scoring Kezie Okpala
From Top Clockwise: Bryce Hamilton, Darius Brown II, Kezie Okpala and Brendan Harrick. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Pasadena is in uncharted waters. The Bulldogs are making their first appearance…
Boys Basketball: Dez Washington Earns John R. Wooden Award as CIF D-4 Player of Year; Record-Breaking Season Continues for Blair Hoops
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Vikings’ coach Alon Margalit has changed the culture at Blair in dramatic fashion. The Vikings won the most games (25) in school history this season.…
Boys Basketball: Bryce Hamilton, Pasadena Avenge Loss to Harvard-Westlake in CIF-SS Final 11 Days Ago; Bulldogs End Wolverines Season Tuesday On Road, 67-56, Advance to CIF State Division 2 Southern Regional Finals
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Hollywood couldn’t have written a better script if they tried. The Bulldogs lost by 10 points in the CIF-SS Division 1-A title game on March…
Boys Basketball: Pasadena Gets Chance to Avenge CIF-SS Division 1-A Title Loss Tuesday Night; Bulldogs Travel to Harvard-Westlake in CIF State Division 2 Regional Semifinal
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor People outside of the Pasadena High School campus think Tuesday’s CIF State Division 2 Regional Semifinal at 7 p.m. is set up perfectly for Harvard-Westlake.…
Boys Basketball: Pasadena Sophomore Darius Mason Has Breakout Game; Bulldogs Onto CIF State Semifinals After 64-57 Road Victory in San Diego
By BRIAN REED-BAIOTTO, Sports Editor Anyone who thought Pasadena would go away and hide after losing in the CIF-SS Division 1-A title game last week, couldn’t have been more wrong.…