From Staff Reports: It’s been a solid, but frustrating season at times for Pasadena coach Jett del Mundo and his players. The Bulldogs decimated Muir, 68-18, Friday night at Maranatha to finish the first round of Pacific League play 5-2. PHS is 15-7 overall, which gives them a winning percentage of 68%. The frustrating part […]
From Staff Reports:
It’s been a solid, but frustrating season at times for Pasadena coach Jett del Mundo and his players.
The Bulldogs decimated Muir, 68-18, Friday night at Maranatha to finish the first round of Pacific League play 5-2.
PHS is 15-7 overall, which gives them a winning percentage of 68%.
The frustrating part is missed opportunities, but there should be plenty of optimism knowing they have 7 more league games ahead of them in the next three weeks.
In Pasadena’s two league losses, they’re by a combined margin of 5 points, including a 50-49 setback to undefeated Crescenta Valley, back on January 3.
PHS finished off the first round last night and got 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 steals from Kamesha Moore.
Moore also made 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.
Mariah Cathcart added 13 points and 6 assists.
Kameria Pigee chipped in 16 points and 21 rebounds.
And the ever-reliable Taurie Magee finished with 12 rebounds, 5 blocks and 3 points.
Box Score:
Muir: 4-5-5-1-(18)
PHS: 24-17-18-9-(68)
Quotable:
Pasadena coach Jett del Mundo: “As for the first half of league play, we underachieved. We will work harder in the second half to grow as a team. We’re still learning to play together. It’s important to learn how we fell short in the first half if we want to be playing our best basketball as we head into the playoffs.
Going into the second half, we want to compete for a Pacific League championship. We need to get continued growth from our underclassmen and remain a highly-ranked team in our CIF-SS division. We hope to be 100% healthy as we enter the playoffs.”
First Round of Pacific League Scores:
Jan 3: Crescenta Valley 50, Pasadena 49
Jan 5: Pasadena 45, Arcadia 44 (Overtime)
Jan 8: Pasadena 62, Burbank 45
Jan 10: Pasadena 50, Hoover 20
Jan 12: Glendale 49, Pasadena 45
Jan 16: Pasadena 39, Burroughs 28
Jan 19: Pasadena 68, Muir 18
Pacific League Standings Through Jan 19:
Crescenta Valley (16-4 overall, 7-0 in league)
Glendale (13-7, 5-1)
Pasadena (15-7, 5-2)
Burroughs (12-8, 3-3)
Burbank (8-12, 3-3)
Arcadia (8-9, 2-5)
Muir (1-11, 1-6)
Hoover (1-14, 0-6)
Second Half of Pacific League Schedule:
Jan 23: Pasadena at Crescenta Valley at 5
Jan 26: Pasadena at Arcadia at 5:30
Jan 29: Burbank vs Pasadena at 7
Jan 31: Hoover vs Pasadena at 5
Feb 3: Glendale vs Pasadena at 5
Feb 6: Pasadena at Burroughs at 5
Feb 8: Pasadena at Muir at 5:30
*** PHS home games are played at either Pasadena City College, Maranatha or Marshall high schools. Please check with the school for the location of a particular game.
