basketball

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION
BOYS
QUARTERFINALS

DIVISION IV
#8 Hawkins 76, #1 East Valley 67
#5 San Fernando 65, #4 Gardena 57
#6 Angelou 69, #3 Bell 55
#2 Franklin 76, #7 Conteras 37

DIVISION V
#1 Van Nuys 69, #8 Legacy 52
#21 Camino Nuevo 67, #13 Magnolia Science Academy 40
#19 Santee 61, #11 Torres 57
#2 Canoga Park 71, #7 Monroe 58

Note: Semifinals Friday; Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

SOUTHERN SECTION
GIRLS

OPEN DIVISION
Pool A
#1 Ontario Christian 84, #8 JSerra 61

Pool B
#2 Etiwanda 81, #7 Lakewood St. Joseph 59

Pool C
#3 Sierra Canyon 59, #6 Corona Centennial 54

Pool D
#4 Sage Hill 56, #5 Mater Dei 45

Note: Quarterfinals Saturday; Semifinals Feb. 24; Finals 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at Toyota Arena.

QUARTERFINALS

DIVISION 1
Windward 48, Ventura 45
Valencia 52, Troy 48
Moreno Valley 63, Orange Lutheran 41
La Salle 50, Villa Park 45

DIVISION 2
Saugus 54, Portola 44
Camarillo 42, Summit 38
Crescenta Valley 57, San Clemente 42
Rosary Academy 53, Dos Pueblos 33

DIVISION 3
Murrieta Valley 66, St. Monica 65
Oxnard 64, Trabuco Hills 53
Leuzinger 53, Mark Keppel 46
St. Margaret’s 50, Canyon Country Canyon 47

DIVISION 4
La Canada 65, Long Beach Jordan 37
Anaheim Canyon 47, Eastside 22
El Dorado 42, Long Beach Wilson 20
Marina 51, Pasadena Poly 47

DIVISION 5
Bishop Diego 47, Sunny Hills 45
Godinez 48, Torrance 46
Oakwood 55, Whitney 38
Burbank Burroughs 70, Carter 30

DIVISION 6
San Jacinto 41, Immaculate Heart 32
Savanna 45, Palm Desert 37
Hillcrest 53, Rowland 36
Warren 39, Santa Fe 35

DIVISION 7
Laguna Hills 46, Foothill Tech 33
Patriot 38, Rosemead 34
Ridgecrest Burroughs 52, AGBU 31
La Palma Kennedy 53, Cajon 20

DIVISION 8
University Prep 45, Yucca Valley 41
Orange 48, Riverside Notre Dame 20
Schurr 52, CAMS 34
Chadwick 53, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 48

DIVISION 9
Vista del Lago 41, Santa Clarita Christian 39
Desert Hot Springs 50, Channel Islands 39
La Sierra 30, Redlands Adventist 20
Sierra Vista 71, Western 34

Note: Semifinals Saturday; Finals 8 p.m. Feb. 27 or 28.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
SOUTHERN SECTION
BOYS

OPEN DIVISION
Pool A
#1 Sierra Canyon 95, #8 Corona del Mar 65

Pool B
#7 Harvard-Westlake 83, #2 Santa Margarita 62

Pool C
#3 Redondo Union 69, #6 Corona Centennial 57

Pool D
#4 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 69, #5 St. John Bosco 60

Note: Quarterfinals Friday; Semifinals Feb. 24; Finals 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at Toyota Arena.

QUARTERFINALS
DIVISION 1
Crean Lutheran 83, Village Christian 58
Rancho Christian 71, Millikan 62
Inglewood 82, Fairmont Prep 69
JSerra 66, Rolling Hills Prep 49

DIVISION 2
Bishop Amat 74, Anaheim Canyon 70
Eastvale Roosevelt 74, Edison 65
Mater Dei 82, El Dorado 72
Hesperia 55, Rancho Verde 53

DIVISION 3
Murrieta Mesa 64, Ontario Christian 50
Warren 56, Golden Valley 53
Aliso Niguel 78, Alta Loma 58
Gahr 65, Woodbridge 55

DIVISION 4
Trabuco Hills 99, Blair 92
Norte Vista 70, Cathedral 63
Shalhevet 46, Long Beach Jordan 45
Colony 63, Walnut 60

DIVISION 5
Gardena Serra 65, Rancho Mirage 49
Vasquez 80, Oakwood 71
Pilibos 55, Temple City 33
San Juan Hills 70, Verbum Dei Jesuit 63

DIVISION 6
Placentia Valencia 57, St. Bonaventure 39
Ramona 66, Montclair 52
Laguna Hills 73, Orange Vista 62
Moreno Valley 49, Buckley 45

DIVISION 7
Canyon Country Canyon 60, Vista del Lago 55
Salesian 52, Webb 32
Rowland 48, Riverside Notre Dame 47
Rialto 63, Rosemead 32

DIVISION 8
Redlands Adventist 58, Twentynine Palms 48
Victor Valley at Barstow
South El Monte 65, Coastal Christian 50
Edgewood 58, Dunn 56

DIVISION 9
Colton 54, Sherman Indian 47
Santa Maria Valley Christian 53, Loma Linda Academy 51
Samueli Academy at Santa Barbara Providence
Pacific 68, Mesrobian 56

Note: Semifinals Friday; Finals Feb. 27 or 28.

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 7 p.m. unless noted)

CITY SECTION
BOYS
QUARTERFINALS

DIVISION IV
#8 Hawkins at #1 East Valley
#5 San Fernando at #4 Gardena
#6 Angelou at #3 Bell
#7 Conteras at #2 Franklin

DIVISION V
#8 Legacy at #1 Van Nuys
#21 Camino Nuevo at #13 Magnolia Science Academy, 2 p.m.
#19 Santee at #11 Torres
#7 Monroe at #2 Canoga Park

Note: Semifinals Friday; Finals Feb. 27 or 28 at TBA.

SOUTHERN SECTION
GIRLS

OPEN DIVISION
Pool A
#8 JSerra at #1 Ontario Christian

Pool B
#7 Lakewood St. Joseph at #2 Etiwanda

Pool C
#6 Corona Centennial at #3 Sierra Canyon

Pool D
#5 Mater Dei at #4 Sage Hill

Note: Quarterfinals Saturday; Semifinals Feb. 24; Finals 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at Toyota Arena.

QUARTERFINALS

DIVISION 1
Windward at Ventura
Valencia at Troy, 6 p.m.
Moreno Valley at Orange Lutheran
Villa Park at La Salle

DIVISION 2
Portola at Saugus
Camarillo at Summit
San Clemente at Crescenta Valley
Rosary Academy at Dos Pueblos

DIVISION 3
Murrieta Valley at St. Monica
Oxnard at Trabuco Hills
Leuzinger at Mark Keppel
St. Margaret’s at Canyon Country Canyon

DIVISION 4
Long Beach Jordan at La Canada
Anaheim Canyon at Eastside
El Dorado at Long Beach Wilson
Pasadena Poly at Marina

DIVISION 5
Sunny Hills at Bishop Diego, 6 p.m.
Godinez at Torrance
Whitney at Oakwood
Burbank Burroughs at Carter

DIVISION 6
San Jacinto vs. Immaculate Heart at LA City College
Palm Desert at Savanna
Rowland at Hillcrest
Santa Fe at Warren

DIVISION 7
Laguna Hills vs. Foothill Tech at Rio Mesa
Patriot at Rosemead
Ridgecrest Burroughs at AGBU
Cajon at La Palma Kennedy

DIVISION 8
Yucca Valley at University Prep, 5 p.m.
Riverside Notre Dame at Orange
Schurr vs. CAMS at Cabrillo
Santa Monica Pacifica Christian at Chadwick, 5 p.m.

DIVISION 9
Vista del Lago at Santa Clarita Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Channel Islands at Desert Hot Springs
Redlands Adventist at La Sierra
Sierra Vista at Western

Note: Quarterfinals Saturday; Semifinals Feb. 24; Finals 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at Toyota Arena.

Jaden Bailes, JSerra’s leading scorer, was being patient. He had just eight points going into the fourth quarter Tuesday night in a Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal playoff game against Rolling Hills Prep at North Torrance. The Lions were clinging to a seven-point lead.

That’s when Bailes decided to go into Stephen Curry mode. He made three consecutive threes to ignite a 15-0 surge that left Rolling Hills Prep helpless. The Lions pulled away for a 66-49 victory that only took 71 minutes to complete. The Lions (22-12) are a 12-loss team that’s looking pretty good with no fellow Trinity League teams left in Division 1. They do have to figure out a way to contain high-scoring Jason Crowe Jr. of Inglewood in Friday’s semifinals at JSerra.

Bailes certainly can make shots with Crowe if given the opportunity.

“They were doubling him on everything and I told him to be a playmaker,” JSerra coach Keith Wilkinson said.

Said Bailes: “I was confident the ball was going to come back to me. It’s a collective team effort. Lanes started opening up and I took advantage.”

Bailes finished with 19 points, Earl Bryson had 18 points and Godschoice Eboigbodin had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Kawika Suter scored 16 points for Rolling Hills Prep, which trailed by five points at halftime and 41-34 after three quarters.

Harvard-Westlake 83, Santa Margarita 62: After losing three of their last four games, the Wolverines have come back big time in the Open Division playoffs, winning their pool with an impressive road win. Joe Sterling and Pierce Thompson each scored 22 points and Amir Jones 21.

Redondo Union 69, Corona Centennial 57: Chris Sanders scored 22 points to help Redondo Union win its pool and move on to a quarterfinal home game Friday against La Mirada.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 69, St. John Bosco 60: The Knights won their Open Division pool and will host Corona Centennial on Friday. NaVorro Bowman Jr. scored 20 points and Zach White had 14 points.

Sierra Canyon 95, Corona del Mar 65: Maxi Adams had 25 points and Brandon McCoy 23 for the 24-1 Trailblazers, who won their pool and will play host to Santa Margarita on Friday.

Inglewood 82, Fairmont Prep 69: Jason Crowe Jr. finished with 45 points to help Inglewood reach the Division 1 semifinals and assure Crowe will be in the state playoffs.

Mater Dei 82, El Dorado 72: Luke Barnett led the way with five threes and 26 points and Zain Majeed added 25 points to advance the Monarchs into the Division 2 semifinals.

Crean Lutheran 83, Village Christian 58: The top-seeded Saints routed Village Christian to move into the Division 1 semifinals, where it will face Rancho Christian, a 71-62 winner over Long Beach Millikan.

Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter, where I have emerged from my Hawaiian vacation and probably should be stopped before I buy a Maui timeshare. Please send help.

All jokes (and future debt) aside, we’re ready to roll after a weeklong break on the beach, just in time for the home stretch of the college basketball regular season. Both USC teams are still on the bubble midway through February, albeit one much more comfortably than the other.

The Trojan men’s March hopes are the more tenuous of the two. The sudden ascent to stardom of freshman Alijah Arenas has injected new hope into a hard-luck season. There’s still a ways to go: USC must face Illinois and Nebraska, not to mention UCLA twice, and could still use a couple more Quad 1 wins to bolster its resume. But the talent is there for USC to do some damage in the tournament … if it can make it to March.

The Trojan women are on much steadier ground, slotted at 22nd in the NCAA’s NET rankings. They’ve yet to lose a non-Quad 1 game this season and haven’t lost a game at all since Jan. 25. If the tournament started today, they’d be firmly in the field.

Lindsay Gottlieb has found a means to make it work over the last month, in spite of some shortcomings in a lineup that lost not just JuJu Watkins, but also all the other stars who might’ve lined up to play with her this season. Still, USC has weathered 25 games with a Watkins-sized hole in its lineup, a limited frontcourt and inconsistent play at point guard.

Gottlieb, as coach, deserves a lot of credit for that. As does Kara Dunn, the Trojans’ sharp-shooting grad transfer, who is shooting 51% and averaging 21 points, six rebounds and three assists over her past 11 games.

But USC could not have come this far this season if not for the best freshman in college basketball.

Jazzy Davidson has been every bit the difference-maker in her debut season that she was advertised to be as the top recruit in the 2025 class. She has been an elite defender, a dynamic and varied scorer, a poised and determined leader. She’s delivered in the clutch. She’s dragged USC out of deficits. She leads the Trojans in every statistical category: points (17.2), rebounds (6.3), assists (4.4), steals (1.9) and blocks (2.2).

The numbers only really tell part of the story. When Davidson signed with USC, she expected to play her first season with Watkins. Instead, Watkins injured her knee. The rest of USC’s Elite Eight lineup left. And Davidson suddenly found herself the centerpiece of the team’s hopes. As a freshman.

Those expectations would have weighed heavily on most first-year players, even before considering Watkins’ shadow looming over all the proceedings. But in this case, they haven’t seemed to faze the star freshman in the slightest. She’s been a picture of poise through a season that asked her to be just that. It’s an impossible thing to ask of most 18-year-olds.

And yet, in Davidson’s case, it’s working.

“You talk about overdelivering, to be a freshman and carry the load for us,” Gottlieb said, “she’s just capable of doing almost anything on a basketball court. She’s unique. I know there are several good freshmen in the country. We know how good she is. We see it every day, and we think there’s no one better.”

Someone in SEC country will surely make the case that Vanderbilt point guard Aubrey Galvan has been the nation’s top freshman. Advanced metrics, for one, will tell you that Galvan is worth 3.3 win shares compared to 3.1 for Davidson. She’s certainly been special on the offensive end, pairing up with national player of the year candidate Mikayla Blakes to make the most lethal 1-2 punch in women’s college basketball.

But Galvan is the No. 2 in that attack. That’s the role Davidson was supposed to play as a freshman. Instead, Davidson has been the focal point of opposing team’s game plans from the start, and yet still managed to adjust to the college game on the fly. Her usage rate (28.8%), which measures how often a possession ends with the ball in one’s hands, is higher than any freshman in the country. And she’s only getting better with the ball in her hands.

USC’s hopes this March hinge on Davidson continuing that ascent. It wasn’t supposed to be that way. But here we are. And in some strange, roundabout way, the experience might wind up making USC and its star freshman much better in the long run.

Because next year, USC will welcome not only Watkins back from injury, but also the No. 1 recruit in the nation, Saniyah Hall, as well as 6-foot-4 Aussie forward Sitaya Fagan, who’s redshirting this season. That lineup might be the most talented in USC history.

How it fits together will be the story of next season. But in this one, Davidson has proven she can be whatever USC needs her to be.

Not only the best freshman in college basketball, but the glue that’s kept this Trojans season together.

Mater Dei wide receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt pulls in a long reception to score against St John Bosco.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

—One last thing about Jazzy. She could stand to be more efficient from the three-point line, where she has made just nine of her last 52 attempts (17%). USC, as a team, has really struggled from behind the arc, which is not something you want in March.

—Chad Baker-Mazara should be back this week. It’s not clear if he’ll be ready for Wednesday’s big matchup. When USC welcomes No. 8 Illinois to Galen Center, it will have been more than two weeks since Baker-Mazara sprained his medial collateral ligament against Indiana. A Grade I sprain usually requires sitting out a week or two, so the timeline is pretty normal. USC is going to need its full arsenal, Baker-Mazara included, to hold its own against the Illini. But if not Wednesday, the sixth-year senior will definitely be back by Saturday against Oregon.

—Chad Bowden wasn’t subtle about his expectations for next season. USC’s general manager told reporters that he was “on a warpath” heading into 2026. He made clear that success next season is “black and white. You’re either in the playoffs or you’re not,” he said. He added that fans “should be unhappy” with a nine-win season and that he was “sick to his stomach” about it. Strong words from someone whose opinion matters a lot within Heritage Hall. Chalk it up as more evidence that a Playoff appearance is the baseline of expectations for Lincoln Riley next season.

—Blue-chip pass-catching prospects Kayden Dixon-Wyatt and Mark Bowman both took less money to sign with USC. That’s a good sign. Bowden said USC hadn’t talked to Kayden Dixon-Wyatt in three or four months while the top-50 receiver recruit was committed to Ohio State. But Dixon-Wyatt decided out of the blue that he was coming to USC, to stay home and play in front of family, even if it meant taking less money than he would’ve gotten in Columbus. He wasn’t the only one. On signing day, Lane Kiffin and LSU swooped in to offer Dixon-Wyatt’s Mater Dei teammate, tight end Mark Bowman, “significantly more” than the deal he had with USC, Bowden said. Bowman made Bowden wait most of the day before reassuring he was always bound for USC. We might look back on that decision as a pretty consequential one, if Bowman lives up to his billing from Bowden as “one of the best players in the country.”

—USC is putting a lot of faith in its linebacker room for 2026. Bowden says he thinks the room will “take the biggest leap” of any position next season, but for the moment, that would require quite a bit of projection. Riley pointed to the progress from Desman Stephens down the stretch of last season, as well as the late emergence of Jadyn Walker, as reasons why USC didn’t feel the need to add more in the transfer portal. USC did add Deven Bryant, who the front office viewed as a quality run defender, and welcomes a freshman in Talanoa Ili who could be involved right away.

—The Big Ten is still pushing the 24-team Playoff – *shakes head* – but its plan isn’t all bad. I am not a fan in the slightest of doubling the size of the Playoff. That would significantly devalue the regular season, while lining the coffers of college football’s ruling class. The Big Ten has dominated the last three years of the 12-team Playoff, and yet it wants to open the field up more? It doesn’t make sense. What does sound logical to me, amid an otherwise insane plan, is the elimination of the conference championship games. Not only would that cut a full week out of the calendar, which needs to happen, it would do away with any questions about whether teams can hurt their resume just by playing another game. Go to 16 teams, do away with conference championship games and please — I beg you — stop tweaking the system.

—USC baseball’s season opened with a combined no-hitter. After beating Pepperdine in its season opener, the Trojans went one step further in their Saturday matchup, serving up the school’s first no-hitter in eight years. Sophomore right-hander Grant Govel went seven innings and struck out 10 batters while walking just one, and freshman Cameron Fausset closed the door with another hitless inning before Andrew Lamb hit a two-run homer to invoke the 10-run rule. Hard to imagine a better start to USC’s first season back on campus.

Olympic sports spotlight

After winning its first indoor NCAA title in 53 years last season, the future of USC men’s track has looked strong this indoor season.

Jack Stadlman, a Temecula native, set the indoor 400-meter freshman record at USC, finishing in second with a 45.51 on Day 1 of the Don Kirby Elite Invite on Friday. Stadlman actually didn’t start running track until his junior year at Temecula Valley High and didn’t start running the 400 until last spring. Now already he’s run the fastest indoor time ever for a freshman at USC and the fourth-fastest time in the NCAA in the event this season. That should set Stadlman up nicely for next month’s NCAA indoor championships.

Freshman Cordial Vann also made a strong impression, tying the indoor freshman record at USC with a 6.60 in the 60-meter sprint. The NCAA best so far this year is a 6.49.

In case you missed it

USC coach Lincoln Riley completes staff featuring new defensive blood, continuity

‘She’s unique.’ Jazzy Davidson helps USC climb out of early hole and win fifth in a row

USC men come up a bit short against Ohio State

What I’m watching this week

Timothée Chalamet in “Marty Supreme.”

I finally had the chance this past weekend to watch “Marty Supreme,” the best picture nominee starring Timothée Chalamet and directed by Josh Safdie. And boy was it worth the wait.

Let me start by saying that I generally dislike sports movies. There are exceptions to this rule, of course. But as someone who spends a lot of time thinking about the beauty and romance and drama inherent to sports, I am a documented hater of the genre.

“Marty Supreme,” though, was no ordinary sports movie. This was a propulsive, anxiety-inducing roller coaster ride as we follow Marty Mauser, played by Chalamet, as he tries to become the face of the emerging sport of table tennis in a post-World War II America. Those plans, as you might imagine, unravel along the way, and in the process, Chalamet gives one of the best performances of the year.

I’m still partial to “One Battle After Another” if we’re talking best picture in next month’s Academy Awards, but “Marty Supreme” is no doubt one of the best movies of the last year.

Until next time …

That concludes today’s newsletter. If you have any feedback, ideas for improvement or things you’d like to see, email me at ryan.kartje@latimes.com, and follow me on X at @Ryan_Kartje. To get this newsletter in your inbox, click here.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION

GIRLS

QUARTERFINALS

DIVISION I

#1 El Camino Real 45, #9 Garfield 28

#4 Eagle Rock 50, #5 Arleta 34

#3 San Pedro 47, #6 Grant 38

#2 Granada Hills Kennedy 53, #7 Verdugo Hills 41

DIVISION II

#1 Harbor Teacher 58, #8 Larchmont Charter 19

#5 West Adams 30, #4 Triumph Charter 27

#3 Santee 43, #11 South East 38

#2 North Hollywood 51, #7 New West Charter 49

DIVISION III

#8 Diego Rivera at #1 Washington Prep

#4 LA Marshall 47, #5 Sun Valley Poly 20

#3 San Fernando 44, #11 Animo Robinson 30

#2 Gardena 40, #7 Crenshaw 24

Note: Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27-28.

SECOND ROUND

DIVISION IV

#1 Maywood CES 36, #16 Huntington Park 33

#9 Smidt Tech 31, #8 Magnolia Science Academy 25

#12 Wilmington Banning 52, #5 Foshay 20

#13 Lincoln 42, #4 LA Wilson 37

#19 Franklin at #3 WISH Academy

#11 Bravo 39, #6 Marquez 35

#10 Panorama 61, #7 Contreras 31

#18 South Gate 48, #2 Sun Valley Magnet 38

DIVISION V

#1 LA Roosevelt 33, #17 Horace Mann UCLA 19

#9 Los Angeles at #8 Camino Nuevo

#12 Discovery at #5 Torres

#20 Sotomayor 39, #4 Chavez 25

#3 Vaughn 40, #14 Animo Bunche 19

#11 Monroe 57, #6 Lake Balboa College Prep 26

#10 Port of LA 54, #7 Aspire Ollin 33

#18 East College Prep at #2 Legacy

Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 19; Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27-28.

SOUTHERN SECTION

GIRLS

SECOND ROUND

OPEN DIVISION

Pool A

#9 Rancho Christian 73, #8 JSerra 71

Pool B

#10 Fairmont Prep 63, #7 Lakewood St. Joseph 51

Pool C

#11 Oak Park 67, #6 Corona Centennial 44

Pool D

#4 Mater Dei 52, #12 Redondo Union 45

Note: Third round pool play games Feb. 18 at higher seeds; Quarterfinals Feb. 21; Semifinals Feb. 24; Finals Feb. 28 at Toyota Arena.

DIVISION 1

#1 Ventura 50, Bishop Montgomery 40

Windward 64, #8 Flintridge Prep 49

#5 Valencia 81, Mira Costa 56

Troy 61, #4 Brentwood 48

#3 Moreno Valley 69, St. Bonaventure 39

#6 Orange Lutheran 55, Marlborough 48

#7 Villa Park 58, Santa Margarita 45

#2 La Salle 48, St. Anthony 42

DIVISION 2

Portola 44, #1 Glendora 34

#9 Saugus 57, Heritage 50

312 Summit 47, #5 Yucaipa 34

Camarillo 54, #4 Rancho Cucamonga 42

#3 Crescenta Valley 56, #14 Chino Hills 34

#11 San Clemente 72, Rolling Hills Prep 59

Dos Pueblos 52, #7 San Juan Hills 45

#2 Rosary Academy 63, Riverside King 50

DIVISION 3

Murrieta Valley 64, #1 Lynwood 61

#8 St. Monica 78, Arcadia 57

#12 Trabuco Hills 58, #5 Segerstrom 45

#4 Oxnard 37, #13 Aliso Niguel 34

#14 Mark Keppel 54, El Modena 31

#6 Leuzinger 72, #11 Shadow Hills 66

#7 St. Margaret’s 65, #10 Riverside Poly 34

Canyon Country Canyon 54, #2 Wiseburn-Da Vinci 39

DIVISION 4

#1 Long Beach Jordan 36, Lancaster 32

#9 La Canada 41, #8 Yorba Linda 27

#5 Eastside 42, Gabrielino 23

Anaheim Canyon 39, Knight 26

#3 El Dorado 64, #14 Ontario 29

#6 Long Beach Wilson 56, Westlake 49

#7 Pasadena Poly 66, Shalhevet 44

#2 Marina 54, #15 Holy Martyrs 47

DIVISION 5

#16 Sunny Hills 48, #1 Tesoro 19

#9 Bishop Diego 55, Fullerton 44

Torrance 53, #5 Fountain Valley 26

#13 Godinez 50, Heritage Christian 41

Whitney 40, #3 Santa Ana Foothill 33

Oakwood at YULA

#7 Burbank Burroughs 51, #10 Culver City 23

Carter 45, #2 Western Christian 42

DIVISION 6

#16 San Jacinto 65, #1 Carpinteria 43

Immaculate Heart 44, #9 Costa Mesa 39

Savanna 41, #5 Redlands 28

#4 Palm Desert 45, #13 Santa Monica 29

Hillcrest 52, #14 Notre Dame Academy 20

Rowland 57, #11 Liberty 41

#10 Sante Fe 48, #7 Hart 23

Warren 41, Silver Valley 39

DIVISION 7

#16 Foothill Tech 55, #1 Fillmore 35

Laguna Hills 45, Capistrano Valley Christian 40

#12 Rosemead 54, Desert Christian Academy 42

Patriot 74, Villanova Prep 40

#3 Canoga Park AGBU 45, #14 Nogales 44

Ridgecrest Burroughs 45, #6 Barstow 21

La Palma Kennedy 47, Long Beach Poly 46

Cajon 42, Garden Grove 25

DIVISION 8

Yucca Valley 61, #1 Cobalt 44

University Prep 45, #8 Norwalk 39

Orange 44, #12 Coachella Valley 40

#13 Riverside Notre Dame 51, #4 Santa Ana Valley 45

#14 Schurr 49, Mesa Grande Academy 23

#6 CAMS 49, #11 South El Monte 42

#10 Chadwick 47, #7 Victor Valley 44

#15 Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 57, #2 Riverside North 35

DIVISION 9

#16 Vista del Lago 44, #1 NOVA Academy Early College 18

#8 Santa Clarita Christian 53, #9 Victor Valley Christian 34

#5 Channel Islands 37, #12 Jurupa Hills 31

Desert Hot Springs 48, #4 Temple City 37

La Sierra 46, Faith Baptist 38

#6 Redlands Adventist 55, #11 Newport Christian 32

#10 Sierra Vista 48, #7 San Gabriel 32

Western 48, Santa Maria Valley Christian 38

(Quarterfinals Feb. 18; Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27 or 28)

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

BOYS

CITY SECTION
QUARTERFINALS
DIVISION I

#1 Granada Hills 82, #9 LA Marshall 50

#5 LA Jordan at #4 Crenshaw, 1 p.m. Saturday

#3 Venice 58, #6 Sun Valley Poly 40

at #2 Chatsworth 67, #10 Rancho Dominguez 64

DIVISION II

#1 Bravo d. #8 MSCP, forfeit

#4 King/Drew 52, #12 Downtown Magnets 50

#6 Carson at #3 Sylmar

#10 Marquez 57, #2 Eagle Rock 50

DIVISION III

#1 RFK Community 49, #9 Orthopaedic 46

#5 Huntington Park 45, #4 Hollywood 36

#3 SOCES 84, #6 Foshay 64

#10 Verdugo Hills 59, #2 Los Angeles 58

Note: Semifinals Feb. 21-22; Finals Feb. 27-28.

SECOND ROUND

DIVISION IV

#1 East Valley 73, #16 Jefferson 47

#8 Hawkins 73, #9 Mendez 18

#5 San Fernando 71, #12 Animo Robinson 65

#4 Gardena 65, #20 USC-MAE 60

#3 Bell 53, #14 West Adams 41

#6 Angelou 56, #11 Alliance Marine-Innovation 27

#7 Contreras 64, #10 Animo Watts 50

#2 Franklin 74, #15 New West Charter 37

DIVISION V

#17 Central City Value at #1 Van Nuys

#8 Legacy 58, #9 Sotomayor 43

#21 Camino Nuevo 56, #5 Stella 29

#13 Magnolia Science Academy 55, #4 Sun Valley Magnet 47

#19 Santee 78, #3 Vaughn 56

#11 Torres 69, #6 Animo Venice 39

#7 Monroe 61, #10 East College Prep 39

#2 Canoga Park 57, #18 Chavez 45

Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 18; Semifinals Feb. 20; Finals Feb. 27-28.

SOUTHERN SECTION

SECOND ROUND

OPEN DIVISION

Pool A

#9 Crespi 82, #8 Corona del Mar 70

Pool B

#7 Harvard-Westlake 67, #10 Damien 62

Pool C

#6 Corona Centennial 74, #11 Etiwanda 48

Pool D

#12 La Mirada 56, #5 St. John Bosco 53

Note: Third round pool play games Tuesday at higher seeds; Quarterfinals Feb. 20; Semifinals Feb. 24; Finals Feb. 28 at Toyota Arena.

DIVISION 1

#1 Crean Lutheran 87, Corona Santiago 80

#9 Village Christian 67, #8 Mira Costa 66

#12 Millikan 79, Windward 75

Rancho Christian 94, Cypress 82

#3 Inglewood 103, St. Bernard 92

Fairmont Prep 60, #6 Brentwood 57

#7 Rolling Hills Prep 63, Orange Lutheran 52

#2 JSerra 75, Loyola 46

DIVISION 2

#1 Bishop Amat 81, Chino Hills 74

#8 Anaheim Canyon 70, Oxnard 67

#12 Servite at #5 Eastvale Roosevelt, Saturday

Edison 58, Valencia 56

#3 Mater Dei 85, #14 Westlake 59

#11 El Dorado 66, Leuzinger 61

#7 Rancho Verde 84, #10 San Marcos 69

#2 Hesperia 77, #15 Elsinore 62

DIVISION 3

#16 Ontario Christian 54, San Marino 52

#8 Murrieta Mesa 88, #9 Temecula Valley 67

Warren 64, Long Beach Wilson 61

Golden Valley 61, Los Altos 54

#3 Alta Loma 65, Ayala 56

Aliso Niguel 87, #11 Glendora 73

#10 Gahr 56, #7 Aquinas 42

#15 Woodbridge 44, Eastside 39

DIVISION 4

#16 Blair 79, #1 Bonita 71

#9 Trabuco Hills 60, #8 Saugus 54

#12 Norte Vista 71, #5 Moorpark 69

Cathedral 56, #4 Summit 51

#3 Shalhevet 42, #14 Palm Springs 41

Long Beach Jordan 71, #6 Torrance 66

#7 Colony 57, #10 South Torrance 48

#2 Walnut 71, #15 Corona 70

DIVISION 5

#1 Gardena Serra 55, #16 Northwood 47

Rancho Mirage 87, #9 California 73

Oakwood 77, Beaumont 52

Vasquez 45, Adelanto 41

Pilibos 53, #14 Quartz Hill 47

Temple City 56, #6 Brea Olinda 50

#10 Verbum Dei 42, Rio Mesa 35

#15 San Juan Hills 75, Irvine 63

DIVISION 6

Placentia Valencia 65, #1 Hemet 63

#9 St. Bonaventure 54, Highland 43

#12 Ramona 52, #5 Pasadena Poly 35

#4 Montclair 64, #13 Fontana 63

Laguna Hills 88, #14 Carter 50

#11 Orange Vista 67, Valley View 63

#10 Buckley 72, Eisenhower 57

#15 Moreno Valley 49, #2 Troy 42

DIVISION 7

#16 Vista del Lago 50, #1 Tahquitz 45

#8 Canyon Country Canyon 60, Anaheim 52

#5 Salesian 58, Westminster La Quinta 51

Webb 74, #13 YULA 71

Riverside Notre Dame 59, Faith Baptist 48

#6 Rowland 45, #11 Norwalk 44

Rosemead 65, Santa Rosa Academy 47

#2 Rialto 67, #15 Segerstrom 53

DIVISION 8

#1 Excelsior Charter at Redlands Adventist, 6:30 p.m. Saturday

Twentynine Palms 51, #9 Bolsa Grande 45

#5 Victor Valley 88, #12 Trinity Classical Academy 54

#14 South El Monte 45, #3 Desert Christian Academy 41

#4 Barstow 58, Loara 55

#6 Coastal Christian 69, #11 Silver Valley 63

#10 Edgewood 63, #7 Big Bear 48

Dunn 64, #2 San Gabriel 56

DIVISION 9

Sherman Indian 48, #1 Bassett 36

#8 Colton 63, #9 Newbury Park Adventist 29

#5 Santa Maria Valley Christian 76, #12 Long Beach First Baptist 56

#13 Loma Linda Academy 65, #4 San Jacinto Valley 63

Samueli Academy 84, Grove School 49

#6 Santa Barbara Providence 49, #11 Santa Ana Valley 48

Pacific 58, #7 California Lutheran 50

#15 Mesrobian 80, #2 ACE 62

(Quarterfinals Feb. 17; Semifinals Feb. 20; Finals Feb. 27 or 28)

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

(All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)

GIRLS

CITY SECTION
QUARTERFINALS
DIVISION I

#9 Garfield at #1 El Camino Real, 2 p.m.

#5 Arleta at #4 Eagle Rock

#6 Grant at #3 San Pedro

#7 Verdugo Hills at #2 Granada Hills Kennedy

DIVISION II

#8 Larchmont Charter at #1 Harbor Teacher

#5 West Adams at #4 Triumph Charter

#11 South East at #3 Santee, 1 p.m.

#7 New West Charter at #2 North Hollywood

DIVISION III

#8 Diego Rivera at #1 Washington Prep

#5 Sun Valley Poly at #4 LA Marshall

#11 Animo Robinson at #3 San Fernando

#7 Crenshaw at #2 Gardena

Note: Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27-28.

SECOND ROUND

DIVISION IV

#16 Huntington Park at #1 Maywood CES

#9 Smidt Tech at #8 Magnolia Science Academy

#12 Wilmington Banning at #5 Foshay

#13 Lincoln at #4 LA Wilson

#19 Franklin at #3 WISH Academy

#11 Bravo at #6 Marquez

#10 Panorama at #7 Contreras

#18 South Gate vs. #2 Sun Valley Magnet at East Valley

DIVISION V

#17 Horace Mann UCLA at #1 LA Roosevelt

#9 Los Angeles at #8 Camino Nuevo

#12 Discovery at #5 Torres

#20 Sotomayor at #4 Chavez

#14 Animo Bunche at #3 Vaughn

#11 Monroe at #6 Lake Balboa College Prep

#23 Alliance Bloomfield / #10 Port of LA at #7 Aspire Ollin

#18 East College Prep at #2 Legacy

Note: Quarterfinals Feb. 19; Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27-28.

SOUTHERN SECTION

SECOND ROUND

OPEN DIVISION

Pool A

#9 Rancho Christian at #8 JSerra

Pool B

#10 Fairmont Prep at #7 Lakewood St. Joseph

Pool C

#11 Oak Park at #6 Corona Centennial

Pool D

#12 Redondo Union at #4 Mater Dei

Note: Third round pool play games Wednesday at higher seeds; Quarterfinals Feb. 21; Semifinals Feb. 24; Finals Feb. 28 at Toyota Arena.

DIVISION 1

#1 Ventura at Bishop Montgomery

#8 Flintridge Prep at Windward

#5 Valencia at Mira Costa

#4 Brentwood at Troy

#3 Moreno Valley at St. Bonaventure

#6 Orange Lutheran at Marlborough

#7 Villa Park at Santa Margarita

#2 La Salle at St. Anthony

DIVISION 2

#1 Glendora at Portola

#9 Saugus at Heritage

312 Summit at #5 Yucaipa

Camarillo at #13 South Torrance

#4 Rancho Cucamonga at Camarillo

#3 Crescenta Valley at #14 Chino Hills

Rolling Hills Prep vs. #11 San Clemente

#7 San Juan Hills at Dos Pueblos

#2 Rosary Academy at Riverside King

DIVISION 3

#1 Lynwood at Murrieta Valley

#8 St. Monica at Arcadia

#12 Trabuco Hills at #5 Segerstrom

#4 Oxnard at #13 Aliso Niguel

#14 Mark Keppel at El Modena

#6 Leuzinger at #11 Shadow Hills

#10 Riverside Poly at #7 St. Margaret’s

#2 Wiseburn-Da Vinci at Canyon Country Canyon

DIVISION 4

#1 Long Beach Jordan at Lancaster

#9 La Canada at #8 Yorba Linda

#5 Eastside at Gabrielino

Knight at Anaheim Canyon

#14 Ontario at #3 El Dorado

#6 Long Beach Wilson at Westlake

#7 Pasadena Poly at Shalhevet

#2 Marina at #15 Holy Martyrs

DIVISION 5

#1 Tesoro at #16 Sunny Hills

#9 Bishop Diego at Fullerton

#5 Fountain Valley at Torrance

#13 Godinez at Heritage Christian

#3 Santa Ana Foothill at Whitney

Oakwood at YULA

#10 Culver City at #7 Burbank Burroughs

#2 Western Christian at Carter

DIVISION 6

#16 San Jacinto at #1 Carpinteria

#9 Costa Mesa at Immaculate Heart

#5 Redlands at Savanna

#4 Palm Desert at #13 Santa Monica

#14 Notre Dame Academy at Hillcrest

#11 Liberty at Rowland

#7 Hart at #10 Sante Fe

Warren at Silver Valley

DIVISION 7

#16 Foothill Tech at #1 Fillmore

Capistrano Valley Christian vs. Laguna Hills

Desert Christian Academy at #5 Dominguez

#12 Rosemead at Desert Christian

Villanova Prep at Patriot

#14 Nogales at #3 Canoga Park AGBU

#6 Barstow at Ridgecrest Burroughs

La Palma Kennedy at Long Beach Poly

Garden Grove at Cajon

DIVISION 8

#1 Cobalt at Yucca Valley

University Prep vs. #8 Norwalk

#12 Coachella Valley at Orange

#4 Santa Ana Valley at #13 Riverside Notre Dame

Mesa Grande vs. #14 Schurr

#6 CAMS at #11 South El Monte

#7 Victor Valley vs. #10 Chadwick

#2 Riverside North at #15 Santa Monica Pacifica Christian

DIVISION 9

#1 NOVA Academy Early College at #16 Vista del Lago

#8 Santa Clarita Christian at #9 Victor Valley Christian

#12 Jurupa Hills at #5 Channel Islands

Desert Hot Springs vs. #4 Temple City

La Sierra at Faith Baptist

#6 Redlands Adventist at #11 Newport Christian

#10 Sierra Vista at #7 San Gabriel

Western at Santa Maria Valley Christian

(Quarterfinals Feb. 18; Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27 or 28)

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
THURSDAY’S RESULTS

GIRLS
CITY SECTION
OPEN DIVISION
Quarterfinals
#1 Westchester 43, #8 King/Drew 38
#5 Venice 55, #4 Granada Hills 42
#3 LA Hamilton 70, #6 Cleveland 65
#2 Birmingham 75, #7 Palisades 39

DIVISION I
First Round
#1 El Camino Real 58, #16 RFK Community 39
#9 Garfield 48, #8 Taft 35
#5 Arleta 38, #12 Narbonne 22
#4 Eagle Rock 50, #13 Bernstein 26
#3 San Pedro 63, #14 Fairfax 29
#6 Grant 53, #11 LACES 27
#7 Verdugo Hills 66, #10 Carson 32
#2 Granada Hills Kennedy 77, #15 Chatsworth 29

DIVISION II
First Round
#1 Harbor Teacher 43, #16 Bell 36
#9 Larchmont Charter 37, #8 Gertz-Ressler 27
#5 West Adams 38, #12 Hollywood 31
#4 Triumph Charter 43, #13 MSCP 21
#3 Santee 77, #14 Sylmar 39
#11 South East 48, #6 Northridge Academy 42
#7 New West Charter 53, #10 Hawkins 28
#2 North Hollywood 70, #15 Animo Watts 19

DIVISION III
First Round
#1 Washington Pep 65, #16 AMIT 11
#8 Diego Rivera 51, #9 Central City Value 24
#5 Sun Valley Poly 45, #12 USC Hybrid 35
#4 LA Marshall 45, #13 Van Nuys 31
#3 San Fernando 47, #14 SOCES 40
#11 Animo Robinson 26, #6 USC-MAE 22
#7 Crenshaw 60, #10 Stern 18
#2 Gardena 51, #15 Mendez 21

DIVISION IV
First Round
#16 Huntington Park 18, #17 Angelou 15
#13 Lincoln 49, #20 Roybal 27
#19 Franklin 32, #14 Lakeview Charter 13
#18 South Gate 56, #15 Community Charter 30

DIVISION V
First Round
#17 Horace Mann UCLA 25, #16 VAAS 17
#9 Los Angeles 22, #24 Rancho Dominguez 18
#12 Discovery 11, #21 Stella 7
#20 Sotomayor 38, #13 Orthopaedic 21
#14 Animo Bunche 51, #19 Valor Academy 25
#11 Monroe 50, #23 Animo de La Hoya 15
#23 Alliance Bloomfield at #10 Port of LA
#18 East College Prep 47, #15 Annenberg 39

SOUTHERN SECTION
OPEN DIVISION
Pool Play
#1 Ontario Christian 122, #9 Rancho Christian 72
#2 Etiwanda 79, #10 Fairmont Prep 49
#3 Sierra Canyon 77, #11 Oak Park 51
#4 Sage Hill 74, #12 Redondo Union 47

DIVISION 1
First Round
#1 Ventura 59, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 41
Bishop Montgomery 41, #16 Harvard-Westlake 38
Windward 56, #9 North Torrance 50
#8 Flintridge Prep 59, Rialto 44
#5 Valencia 76, Chino 44
Mira Costa 45, #12 Oak Hills 39
Troy 69, #13 Los Osos 57
#4 Brentwood 81, Alemany 56
#3 Moreno Valley 65, Village Christian 27
St. Bonaventure 43, #14 Thousand Oaks 37
Marlborough 55, #11 Beckman 46
#6 Orange Lutheran 56, West Torrance 35
#7 Villa Park 71, Palos Verdes 50
Santa Margarita 65, #10 Esperanza 54
St. Anthony 62, #15 Oaks Christian 37
#2 La Salle 62, Buena Park 39

DIVISION 2
First Round
#1 Glendora 60, Los Altos 45
Portola 64, #16 Paramount 41
#9 Saugus 64, Claremont 47
Heritage 58, #8 Chaparral 56
#5 Yucaipa 46, Bonita 39
#12 Summit 63, Campbell Hall 59
Camarillo 54, #13 South Torrance 32
#4 Rancho Cucamonga 45, Crossroads 42
#3 Crescenta Valley 70, Hacienda Heights Wilson 46
#14 Chino Hills 42, Gardena Serra 37
#11 San Clemente 52, San Marcos 39
Sonora at #6 Rolling Hills Prep
#7 San Juan Hills 53, Orange County Pacifica Christian 47
Dos Pueblos 53, #10 Los Alamitos 43
Riverside King 49, #15 Murrieta Mesa 41
#2 Rosary Academy 65, Trinity Classical Academy 36

DIVISION 3
First Round
#1 Lynwood 71, El Toro 31
Murrieta Valley 58, #16 Cerritos 42
Arcadia 62, #9 Bishop Amat 57
#8 St. Monica 66, CSDR 59
#5 Segerstrom 50, South Hills 30
#12 Trabuco Hills 70, La Serna 46
#13 Aliso Niguel 49, Rio Mesa 46
#4 Oxnard 62, Cypress 53
El Modena 53, #3 Aquinas 33
#14 Mark Keppel 48, Downey 30
#11 Shadow Hills 60, Ramona 41
#6 Leuzinger 61, Lawndale 52
#7 St. Margaret’s 46, San Dimas 29
#10 Riverside Poly 56, Arrowhead Christian 36
Canyon Country Canyon 75, #15 Vista Murrieta 52
#2 Wiseburn-Da Vinci 52, Huntington Beach 44

DIVISION 4
First Round
#1 Long Beach Jordan 47, Eastvale Roosevelt 32
Lancaster 71, #16 South Pasadena 33
#9 La Canada 62, Viewpoint 38
#8 Yorba Linda 43, Quartz Hill 38
#5 Eastside 43, Xavier Prep 39
Gabrielino 58, #12 Beaumont 53
Anaheim Canyon 55, #13 Moorpark 22
Knight 56, #4 Burbank 42
#3 El Dorado 67, Loma Linda Academy 34
#14 Ontario 50, Whittier Christian 45
Westlake 65, #11 Hesperia Christian 35
#6 Long Beach Wilson 43, Hesperia 35
#7 Pasadena Poly 60, Walnut 39
Shalhevet 51, #10 Bolsa Grande 30
#15 Holy Martyrs 67, Silverado 43
#2 Marina 40, St. Genevieve 36

DIVISION 5
First Round
#1 Tesoro 52, St. Paul 41
#16 Sunny Hills 40, Lakewood 25
#9 Bishop Diego 62, Milken 54
Fullerton 43, #8 Twentynine Palms 32
#5 Fountain Valley 75, Temescal Canyon 35
Torrance 78, #12 St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 45
#13 Godinez 64, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 38
Heritage Christian 46, #4 Colony 44
#3 Santa Ana Foothill 34, Temecula Prep 22
Whitney 73, #14 Calvary Baptist 39
YULA 60, #11 San Bernardino 24
Oakwood 55, #6 Rio Hondo Prep 31
#7 Burbank Burroughs 54, Sacred Heart LA 39
#10 Culver City 44, Santa Paula 40
Carter 61, #15 West Covina 50
#2 Western Christian 38, La Quinta 24

DIVISION 6
First Round
#1 Carpinteria 69, San Gabriel Academy 39
#16 San Jacinto 52, Pioneer 37
#9 Costa Mesa 63, Newbury Park Adventist 23
Immaculate Heart 42, #8 El Rancho 35
#5 Redlands 29, Loara 26
Savanna 48, #12 Pilibos 40
#13 Santa Monica 49, Sherman Indian 15
#4 Palm Desert 67, Colton 22
Hillcrest 55, #3 Glendale 42
#14 Notre Dame Academy 42, Citrus Valley 35
#11 Liberty 48, Irvine 46
Rowland 60, #6 Whittier 50
#7 Hart 49, San Jacinto Valley 44
#10 Sante Fe 49, Woodbridge 21
Warren 50, #15 Fontana 37
Silver Valley 54, #2 Cerritos Valley Christian 51

DIVISION 7
First Round
#1 Fillmore 31, Hawthorne MSA 29
#16 Foothill Tech 50, Lucerne Valley 24
Capistrano Valley Christian 58, #9 Monrovia 42
Laguna Hills 46, #8 Mary Star of the Sea 44
Desert Christian Academy 44, #5 Dominguez 26
#12 Rosemead 29, Lancaster Desert Christian 23
Patriot 48, #13 Arlington 42
Villanova Prep 56, #4 St. Monica Academy 45
#3 Canoga Park AGBU 49, Vistamar 24
#14 Nogales 50, Indian Springs 44
Ridgecrest Burroughs 40, #11 Chaffey 32
#6 Barstow 47, Coastal Christian 45
La Palma Kennedy 65, #7 San Jacinto Leadership Academy 35
Long Beach Poly 63, #10 St. Mary’s Academy 22
Garden Grove 52, #15 Kaiser 41
Cajon 39, #2 Paloma Valley 30

DIVISION 8
First Round
#1 Cobalt 58, Excelsior Charter 39
Yucca Valley 61, #16 Laguna Blanca 20
University Prep 40, #9 Anaheim 38
#8 Norwalk 44, Elsinore 36
Orange 50, #5 California Military 32
#12 Coachella Valley 53, Banning 31
#13 Riverside Notre Dame 54, Duarte 42
#4 Santa Ana Valley 54, Santa Barbara Providence 10
Mesa Grande 35, #3 EF Academy 17
#14 Schurr 75, Compton Early College 5
#11 South El Monte 53, Packinghouse Christian 21
#6 CAMS 40, Edgewood 30
Anza Hamilton at #7 Victor Valley
#10 Chadwick 48, Samueli Academy 30
#15 Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 55, Westminster 46
#2 Riverside North 50, Desert Chapel 25

DIVISION 9
First Round
#1 NOVA Academy 71, Southwestern Academy 12
#16 Vista del Lago 25, Eisenhower 19
#9 Victor Valley Christian 28, Saddleback 26
#8 Santa Clarita Christian 38, Webb 32
#5 Channel Islands 65, Riverside Bethel Christian 12
#12 Jurupa Hills 60, La Puente 21
Desert Hot Springs at #13 Glendale Adventist
34 Temple City 52, San Luis Obispo Classical 16
La Sierra 37, #3 Cate 35
Faith Baptist 30, #14 Arroyo 20
#11 Newport Christian 39, Miller 32
#6 Redlands Adventist 42, Ganesha 19
#7 San Gabriel 55, Lakeview Academy 6
#10 Sierra Vista 68, Thousand Oaks Hillcrest Christian 7
Santa Maria Valley Christian 39, #15 Rancho Alamitos 37
Western 35, #2 Avalon 21

We’ve seen animated animals belt out tunes in the “Sing” movies. We’ve learned about “The Secret Life of Pets” (twice). And we’ve visited them in “Zootopia” (also on two occasions). Now we get to see them play basketball. “Goat,” produced by Golden State Warriors prodigy Stephen Curry, is yet another underdog story about following your dreams wrapped in a by-the-numbers sports movie. It feels utterly unoriginal on multiple fronts.

Taking the popular acronym GOAT (Greatest of All Time) to its most literal form, the first feature by TV animation veteran Tyree Dillihay — from a screenplay by Aaron Buchsbaum and Teddy Riley — follows an anthropomorphic young goat who aspires to become the GOAT.

A lifelong fan of roarball (this film’s version of basketball), Will, who is voiced by Caleb McLaughlin, dreams of playing for his hometown team, Vineland. His admiration for the sport is embodied by Jett Fillmore (Gabrielle Union), Vineland’s most accomplished player, who carries the entire team on her back — she wants all the glory of victory for herself.

The world of “Goat” is divided between “smalls” and “bigs” (unlike “Zootopia” where the separation is between predators and prey). Will considers himself a “medium” but in the eyes of professional roarball players, he’s tiny. Still, after going viral for bravely challenging Mane Attraction (Aaron Pierre), one of the sport’s major stars who is double his size, Will lands a chance to play in the big leagues.

To the credit of the writers, roarball is a rather inclusive sport. There are no gendered teams, nor any discrimination based on species. Will might be the first “small” to make it big, but that stems from the public’s prejudice, not from rules that ban animals like him from playing.

Desperate for instant relevancy (like plenty of animated features these days), “Goat” is steeped in vapid internet references, from crypto to online memes. Sports fans, however, will find specific allusions, like contentious press conferences and even the kiss cam. Rowdy and kinetic from start to finish, “Goat” does in fact reflect the fast-paced dynamism of basketball, but it soon reveals itself a sugar rush without much substance.

Once Will joins the team, a “never meet your heroes” lesson ensues, since Jett feels like he’s usurping her position. Animosity on her part creates tension until Will opens up about his personal reason for playing. The emotions are not complex here, but they are heartfelt, thanks to how McLaughlin and Union conjure up larger-than-life personalities via their voice performances.

Meanwhile, Will’s other teammates — a rhinoceros, a giraffe (played by Curry himself), an ostrich and a Komodo dragon — don’t feel distinct enough from the ensemble casts of other animated projects like “Sing.” Each member of the assortment has their quirks, some of which occasionally yield a chuckle: Archie (David Harbour), the rhino, has two comically violent kid daughters.

There’s no denying “Goat” has a vibrant aesthetic, but that alone can’t overwrite its defects. Back in 2018, Sony Pictures Animation dazzled the industry when “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” introduced an approach that mixed 3D CGI with traditional hand-drawn animation. This combination of techniques doesn’t make “Goat” particularly unique anymore.

What’s most impressive, visually, about “Goat” is the way the natural world blends with the urban settings. Vineland, Will’s neighborhood, is indeed covered in vines and yet the vegetation appears organically integrated into the infrastructure. Each game takes place in a different ecosystem. The finale, for example, unfolds amid cracked volcanic rocks and lava. There’s visible handcraft and care in creating these backdrops for the action.

A mixed bag of eye-catching imagery and formulaic writing, “Goat” disappoints because it follows every expected path toward a triumphant conclusion. Its premise could have offered up a kid-friendly reading on failure that doesn’t simplify a way out of adversity. If talking animals will continue to be used as surrogates for human experiences — especially for young viewers — some nuance would be appreciated.

Tyran who?

Remember when people were wondering what might happen to the Sherman Oaks Notre Dame basketball team after All-American Tyran Stokes left for a new high school in Washington?

What’s happened is that the Knights (20-6) went into the weight room, got stronger to make up for losing Stokes’ rebounding prowess and are very much alive in the Southern Section Open Division playoffs after defeating La Mirada 76-60 on Wednesday night in their opening game of Pool D. Next up is St. John Bosco at home Tuesday night.

Players such as Zach White, Josiah Nance, Ilan Niklov and Zion Lanier are showing off their muscles. Even guard NaVorro Bowman, who scored 25 points, is using his strength to draw fouls and head to the free-throw line.

Andrew Castro scored 17 points for La Mirada, which had won 14 consecutive games.

Santa Margarita 81, Damien 71: The Eagles won their pool play opener at home. Kaiden Bailey finished with 21 points.

Sierra Canyon 71, Crespi 64: Jordan Mize scored 16 points, Brandon McCoy and Brannon Martinsen 15 and Maxi Adams 14 to power top-seeded Sierra Canyon to an Open Division win.

Redondo Union 74, Etiwanda 31: SJ Madison led the way with 20 points for Redondo Union.

Windward 77, Bishop Montgomery 61: Davey Harris finished with 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists for Windward.

JSerra 72, Pasadena 66: The Lions won in overtime. Jaden Bailes had 21 points.

Orange Lutheran 79, Arcadia 74: Josh King scored 22 points for Orange Lutheran.

Inglewood 102, Tesoro 70: Jason Crowe Jr. finished with 34 points for Inglewood.

St. Bernard 63, La Habra 51: Chris Rupert led St. Bernard with 14 points.

Saugus 65, Culver City 64: Braydon Harmon came through with 44 points and 14 rebounds for Saugus. The Centurions came back from a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Brentwood 61, Long Beach Poly 55: AJ Okoh delivered a 31-point performance for the Eagles, who will face Fairmont Prep on the road Friday. Fairmont Prep eiminated Crossroads.

Loyola 72, Los Alamitos 64: Deuce Newt had 24 points for the Cubs.

Eastside 65, Redlands East Valley 61: Christian Duran led Eastside with 18 points.

Rolling Hills Prep 50, St. Monica 47: Kawika Suter had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Rolling Hills Prep.

Oakwood 72, San Bernardino 69: Dylan Williams had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Bryce Fletcher added 18 points for Oakwood.

Rancho Christian 78, St. Francis 59: With 7-4 center Cherif Millogo not playing, St. Francis was beaten in its playoff opener. Luke Paulus had 17 points.

Long Beach Millikan 79, Thousand Oaks 34: Freshman guard Quali Giran had 21 points.

Murrieta Mesa 71, Viewpoint 58: Murrieta Mesa advances in the Division 3 playoffs.

MIra Costa 57, Oaks Christian 56: Paxx Bell scored 15 points for Mira Costa.

Fairfax 66, Birmingham 58: Chris Stokes scored 22 points to help the Lions upset No. 3-seeded Birmingham in the City Section Open Division playoffs. Fairfax will face Cleveland, a 57-52 winner over Narbonne, in the semifinals on Feb. 21. Charlie Adams scored 23 points for Cleveland.

Palisades 72, El Camino Real 45: Top-seeded Palisades received 23 points from EJ Popoola and will face San Pedro in an Open Division semifinals on Feb. 21 at L.A. Southwest College.

San Pedro 51, Washington Prep 47: The Pirates won on the road to reach the Open Division semifinals. AJ Bobich made four free throws in the final 30 seconds and finished with 10 points. Chris Morgan led the way with 15 points and Ricky Alonso had 12.

Sun Valley Poly 44, Westchester 36: The Parrots eliminated defending City Open Division champion Westchester in a Division I opener. Kevin Lara scored 15 points for Poly.

Carson 68, LACES 53: Mekhi Williams had 28 points and Blake McCall 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Colts in a City Division II game.

Crenshaw 69, Grant 58: Lauran Coleman had 20 points for the Cougars in a Division I opener.

Eagle Rock 53, University 51: Skylar Melton scored 27 points for University in the Division II loss.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

BOYS
CITY SECTION
OPEN DIVISION
Quarterfinals
#1 Palisades 72, #8 El Camino Real 45
#5 San Pedro 51, #4 Washington Prep 47
#6 Fairfax 66, #3 Birmingham 58
#2 Cleveland 57, #7 Narbonne 52

DIVISION I
First Round
#1 Granada Hills 83, #16 Bernstein 53
#9 LA Marshall 60, #8 Triumph Charter 55
#5 LA Jordan 53, #12 LA Hamilton 38
#4 Crenshaw 69, #13 Grant 58
#3 Venice 73, #14 North Hollywood 64
#6 Sun Valley Poly 44, #11 Westchester 36
#10 Rancho Dominguez 61, #7 Taft 58
#2 Chatsworth 81, #15 LA Wilson 53

DIVISION II
First Round
#1 Bravo 76, #16 Granada Hills Kennedy 51
#8 MSCP 74, #9 LA Roosevelt 50
#12 Downtown Magnets 59, #5 Dorsey 54
#4 King/Drew 64, #13 View Park 34
#3 Sylmar 72, #14 Lincoln 65
#6 Carson 68, #11 LACES 53
#10 Marquez 55, #7 Garfield 38
#2 Eagle Rock 53, #15 LA University 51

DIVISION III
First Round
#1 RFK Community 69, #16 Wilmington Banning 51
#9 Orthopaedic 43, #8 South Gate 33
#5 Huntington Park 52, #12 WISH Academy 37
#4 Hollywood 55, #13 Middle College 51
#3 SOCES 89, #14 South East 57
#6 Foshay 81, #11 Arleta 76
#10 Verdugo Hills 51, #7 Northridge Academy 32
#2 Los Angeles 56, #15 Roybal 34

DIVISION IV
First Round
#16 Jefferson 95, #17 Larchmont Charter 53
#20 USC-MAE 54, #13 University Prep Value 45
#14 West Adams 52, #19 USC Hybrid 37
#15 New West Charter 53, #18 Harbor Teacher 38

DIVISION V
First Round
#17 Central City Value 56, #16 Simon Tech 54
#9 Sotomayor 56, #24 CHAMPS 37
#21 Camino Nuevo 60, #12 Horace Mann UCLA 55
#13 Magnolia Science 37, #20 Manual Arts 36
#19 Santee 85, #14 Valor Academy 49
#11 Torres 58, #23 Animo De La Hoya 30
#10 East College Prep 55, #23 Collins Family 51
#18 Chavez 54, #15 Animo Pat Brown 31

SOUTHERN SECTION
OPEN DIVISION
Pool Play
#1 Sierra Canyon 71, #9 Crespi 54
#2 Santa Margarita 81, #10 Damien 71
#3 Redondo Union 74, #11 Etiwanda 31
#4 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 76, #12 La Mirada 60

DIVISION 1
First Round
#1 Crean Lutheran 87, Santa Barbara 61
Corona Santiago 60, #16 Heritage Christian 55
#9 Village Christian 65, Orange County Pacifica Christian 63
#8 Mira Costa 57, Oaks Christian 56
Windward 77, #5 Bishop Montgomery 61
#12 Millikan 79, Thousand Oaks 34
Cypress 61, #13 San Gabriel Academy 58
Rancho Christian 78, #4 St. Francis 59
#3 Inglewood 102, Tesoro 71
St. Bernard 63, #14 La Habra 51
Fairmont Prep 52, #11 Crossroads 43
#6 Brentwood 61, Long Beach Poly 55
#7 Rolling Hills Prep 50, St. Monica 47
Orange Lutheran 79, #10 Arcadia 74
Loyola 72, #15 Los Alamitos 64
#2 JSerra 72, Pasadena 66

DIVISION 2
First Round
#1 Bishop Amat 68, La Serna 42
#16 Chino Hills 59, Mayfair 57
Oxnard 45, #9 North Torrance 43
#8 Anaheim Canyon 63, Silverado 55
#5 Eastvale Roosevelt 82, Santa Monica 61
#12 Servite 70, Maranatha 66
Edison 79, #13 Esperanza 76
Valencia 65, #4 Beverly Hills 63
#3 Mater Dei 83, Burbank Providence 63
#14 Westlake 65, Burbank 39
#11 El Dorado 74, Fountain Valley 62
Leuzinger 79, #6 St. Anthony 68
#7 Rancho Verde 68, Great Oak 64
#10 San Marcos 69, Calabasas 51
#15 Elsinore 80, Sonora 78
#2 Hesperia 52, San Clemente 41

DIVISION 3
San Marino 59, #1 Milken 57
#16 Ontario Christian 70, Villa Park 61
#9 Temecula Valley 66, Oak Park 54
#8 Murrieta Mesa 71, Viewpoint 58
Long Beach Wilson 59. #5 Riverside King 52
Warren 66, #12 Camarillo 44
Los Altos 59, #13 Palos Verdes 56
Golden Valley 66, #4 Oak Hills 49
#3 Alta Loma 51, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 34
Ayala 59, #14 Crescenta Valley 55
#11 Glendora 70, Portola 68
Aliso Niguel 68, #6 Newport Harbor 60
#7 Aquinas 54, Knight 50
#10 Gahr 60, La Salle 55
#15 Woodbridge 65, La Canada 50
Eastside 65, #2 Redlands East Valley 61

DIVISION 4
#1 Bonita 71, Malibu 34
#16 Blair 74, Palm Desert 66
#9 Trabuco Hills 70, Chino 54
#8 Saugus 65, Culver City 64
#5 Moorpark 101, Godinez 75
#12 Norte Vista 77, Downey 76
Cathedral 64, Flintridge Prep 36
#4 Summit 70, Holy Martyrs 65
#3 Shalhevet 57, Capistrano Valley Christian 51
#14 Palm Springs 67, Pioneer 46
Long Beach Jordan 69, #11 Los Amigos 65
#6 Torrance 61, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 55
#7 Colony 59, Beckman 51
#10 South Torrance 61, Citrus Hill 60
#15 Corona 95, Santa Paula 91
Hart 73, #2 Walnut 63

DIVISION 5
#1 Gardena Serra 82, Diamond Ranch 75
#16 Northwood 56, Valley Torah 51
#9 California 73, Temescal Canyon 49
Rancho Mirage 54, #8 Bishop Diego 53
Beaumont 63, #5 Mark Keppel 62
Oakwood 72, #12 San Bernardino 69
Adelanto 66, #13 Cerritos 55
Vasquez 67, #4 Sierra Vista 61
Pilibos 42, #3 Tustin 31
#14 Quartz Hill 70, Charter Oak 65
Temple City 39, #11 Hacienda Heights Wilson 28
#6 Brea Olinda 70, Indian Springs 54
#7 San Juan Hills 63, Arrowhead Christian 56
#10 Verbum Dei Jesuit 61, Diamond Bar 42
#15 San Juan Hills 84, Apple Valley 65
Irvine 84, #2 Calvary Baptist 68

DIVISION 6
#1 Hemet 75, Palmdale Aerospace 64
Placentia Valencia 62, #16 Vistamar 51
#9 St. Bonaventure 58, Western 42
Highland 43, #8 Paloma Valley 42
#5 Pasadena Poly 63, Grace 32
#12 Ramona 91, Fillmore 58
#13 Fontana 77, Ontario 54
#4 Montclair 68, Oxford Academy 58
Laguna Hills 85, #3 Temecula Prep 80
#14 Carter 72, Foothill Tech 56
#11 Orange Vista 60, Cajon 39
Valley View 57, #6 Chadwick 48
Eisenhower 80, #7 Santa Clara 73
#10 Buckley 59, Santa Fe 49
#15 Moreno Valley 62, La Palma Kennedy 55
#2 Troy 69, Ocean View 59

DIVISION 7
#1 Tahquitz 72, Azusa 65
#16 Vista del Lago 51, Summit Leadership 35
Anaheim 75, #9 Gabrielino 60
#8 Canyon Country Canyon 98, Bell Gardens 68
#5 Salesian 88, Thousand Oaks Hillcrest Christian 24
Westminster La Quinta 71, #12 CSDR 42
#13 YULA 64, Channel Islands 41
Webb 44, #4 Thacher 38
Riverside Notre Dame 61, #3 Garden Grove 60
Faith Baptist 57, #14 San Fernando Valley Academy 51
#11 Norwalk 52, La Puente 31
#6 Rowland 56, Arroyo 46
Rosemead 75, #7 Desert Chapel 47
Santa Rosa Academy 69, #10 CAMS 53
#15 Segerstrom 52, Estancia 42
#2 Rialto 58, Schurr 49

DIVISION 8
#1 Excelsior Charter 69, Newport Christian 54
Redlands Adventist at #16 Hawthorne MSA
#9 Bolsa Grande 52, Banning 43
Twentynine Palms 76, #8 Riverside Prep 63
#5 Victor Valley 82, Rubidoux 72
#12 Trinity Classical Academy 68, Sequoyah 54
Loara 73, #13 Palm Valley 21
#4 Barstow 68, Santa Ana 49
#3 Desert Christian Academy 63, Desert Hot Springs 57
#14 South El Monte 70, Tarbut V’ Torah 36
#11 Silver Valley 63, Rancho Alamitos 46
#6 Coastal Christian 82, Packinghouse Christian 54
#7 Big Bear 79, Western Christian 58
#10 Edgewood 52, Duarte 45
Dunn 77, #15 Animo Leadership 23
#2 San Gabriel 62, Rim of the World 44

DIVISION 9
First Round
#1 Bassett 53, Coast Union 9
Sherman Indian 48, #16 Maricopa 38
#9 Newbury Park Adventist 54, Public Safety Academy 49
#8 Colton 64, Hesperia Christian 35
#5 Santa Maria Valley Christian 88, Glendale Adventist 47
#12 Long Beach First Baptist 66, Mesa Grande Academy 42
#13 Loma Linda Academy 64, Crossroads Christian 22
#4 San Jacinto Valley 79, Coachella Valley 75
Grove School 64, #3 Joshua Springs 46
Samueli Academy 58, #14 Lakeview Leadership 39
#11 Santa Ana Valley 54, Magnolia Science 47
#6 Santa Barbara Providence 54, NOVA Academy 31
#7 Cal Lutheran 88, New Covenant 31
Pacific 68, #10 Acaciawood 66
#15 Mesrobian 60, Ambassador Christian 55
#2 ACE 78, Compton Early College 66

Megan Grant laughs after hearing that at one point during her basketball career, she was shooting .500 from field-goal range, better than her career .348 batting average.

The two-time NFCA All-American utility player has made softball look easy during her time with UCLA. She holds a career .727 slugging percentage, .978 fielding percentage and hit 26 home runs during the 2025 season, a Big Ten single-season record.

Is basketball just that much easier for her?

“I wouldn’t say easy but I would always say fun,” Grant said. “It’s something where I can just easily lose myself in the competitive nature and just the process of things.”

Grant has been a member of the Bruins’ women’s basketball team this season, an opportunity brought to her by her softball coach. When coach Kelly Inouye-Perez asked her if she would be interested in joining the team for the Bruins’ current season, she felt like she couldn’t turn down the opportunity.

Training with the basketball team would allow her to add new skills to her game. While developing, she would be doing it at a high level of college basketball competitiveness — it was a win-win situation.

“Just being able to say I played basketball at such a high level collegiately, it’s always an honor to say,” Grant said.

UCLA forward Megan Grant (43) is surrounded by teammates while celebrating after a win over North Carolina on Nov. 13 in Las Vegas.

(Steve Marcus / Associated Press)

Throughout the season, Grant has played 33 minutes off the bench and made three of nine field goal attempts. The No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball team is 22-1 and undefeated in Big Ten play.

Softball season began Friday, so her time on the court has come to an end. As she transitions to the diamond, Grant is entering her senior season with ambition, gratitude and a new sense of leadership.

“I feel like all programs all throughout our campus, we just have this competitive greatness about all of us that we know we will do whatever it takes to win,” she said. “It’s really refreshing to even see that from [women’s basketball] coach Cori [Close’s] side and just to get to learn her little nuggets.”

No. 7 UCLA softball is 5-0 after the opening weekend, including a record-setting 17-0 rout of UC Riverside.

The Bruins were the runner up in last year’s Big Ten tournament after falling 2-0 to Michigan in the championship game. In the Women’s College World Series, after Grant hit a two-run home run to tie a game against Tennessee, UCLA lost in extra innings.

The Bruins begin the season with a versatile and close-knit roster, Grant said. The team spent the fall getting to know each other, on and off the field.

“I feel like almost every single player is playing both infield and outfield and that kind of depth that we have is something that we haven’t had in a while,” she said.

Grant says even during her stint with the women’s basketball, her goal remained the same — winning softball Big Ten and national championships. Ultimately, she just wants to have the best time with her teammates along the way.

“If that moment were to come, I know in my heart, I have the confidence to just be able to say, ‘Yup, I worked on this and I’m ready,’” Grant said.

Rose Bowl scores a court win

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge denied a request from UCLA last week seeking to move its dispute with the Rose Bowl Operating Co. and the city of Pasadena to arbitration as it stated was required by their lease contract.

Officials who operate the Rose Bowl filed a lawsuit against UCLA after it learned the Bruins were heavily considering ending their lease early and instead playing home football games at SoFi Stadium. The Rose Bowl is seeking to enforce terms of a lease that runs through 2044, arguing taxpayers are backing costly renovations at UCLA’s request and the Bruins’ departure would cause irreparable harm.

Arbitration proceedings would limit the Rose Bowl’s right to obtain records related to the stadium lease and would be closed to the public. City of Pasadena and Rose Bowl attorneys argued public funds were at stake and the dispute should play out in court proceedings open to the public.

Judge Joseph Lipner ruled the contract’s arbitration clause contains “unusual and exceeding narrow language,” with evidence to suggest both sides did not want to use arbitration to settle disputes over termination of the agreement.

The next case hearing is scheduled for Feb. 27.

The streak continues

Lauren Betts pulls a rebound away from two Michigan players Sunday.

(Lon Horwedel / Associated Press)

No. 2 UCLA faced its toughest test of Big Ten play so far this season, earning a 69-66 win at No. 8 Michigan and extending its win streak to 17 games.

“What I’m proud of is, … our team in the midst of situations we haven’t been in very much this season, we found ways to win,” UCLA coach Cori Close said. “To go into a hostile environment, and really in the second half, do it with our defense.”

The Bruins close out a tough trip at No. 12 Michigan State on Wednesday at 5 p.m. PST. The game will be streamed on Peacock.

A Prince tribute

Jordan Chiles earlier this season.

(Jesus Ramirez / UCLA Athletics)

UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles dusted off last season’s floor routine set to Prince’s music in honor of the team’s meet at Minnesota on Saturday. Chiles nailed the routine, scoring a perfect 10 for the fourth consecutive week. After the meet, Chiles addressed the crowd, saying that the Prince routine was a tribute to the Minnesota fans who have endured immigration raids.

“I know it has been a lot of tough weeks going on here and I just want to say we stand with you,” Chiles told the crowd. “The Prince routine was meant for you guys and I wanted to bring that energy here and so I hope it uplifted you guys in this very dark time and that the Bruins will always be by your side.”

UCLA won the meet 197.550-197.275, with Chiles winning her fourth consecutive individual all-around title.

Watch her routine here and her address to fans here.

Survey results

We asked, “Aside from football and basketball, what is your favorite UCLA sport? Vote for up to three.”

The results, after 684 votes.

Softball, 52.8%
Baseball, 52.3%
Gymnastics, 32.9%
Men’s volleyball, 27.2%
Women’s soccer, 16.7%
Men’s water polo, 14%
Track and field, 11.8%
Women’s volleyball, 8.9%
Beach volleyball, 8.7%
Men’s soccer, 5.8%
Women’s water polo, 5.3%
Women’s golf, 1.1%
Men’s golf, 1.1%
Rowing, 0.6%
Men’s tennis, 0.4%
Cross-country, 0.1%
Swimming and diving, 0.1%
Women’s tennis, 0.1%

In case you missed it

Lauren Betts has 16 points, 16 rebounds as No. 2 UCLA beats No. 8 Michigan

UCLA men’s basketball holds off Washington, closes homestand with back-to-back wins

UCLA gymnastics team loves putting on a show during floor exercise

Kiki Rice and Gabriela Jaquez help No. 2 UCLA rout Rutgers

Everything goes right for Xavier Booker and UCLA men in win over Rutgers

Angela Dugalic and No. 2 UCLA dominate No. 8 Iowa for 15th consecutive win

UCLA falls to Indiana in a double-overtime heartbreaker: ‘We deserved to lose’

Jordan Chiles achieves another perfect 10 to lead UCLA past Washington

The Bruins are actually lions who picked up another big win

Have something Bruin?

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In the eyes of Lakers coach JJ Redick, every team his group faces is a test. Still, many wondered if the Lakers’ litmus test would come from facing the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.

Even with All-Star and league most valuable player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out with a strained abdominal, the Thunder are still a problem for most of the league. And the Lakers had to play OKC with their own MVP candidate, Luka Doncic, sitting out for the second straight game with a left hamstring strain.

In the end, the Thunder had seven players score in double figures and pulled out a 119-110 win over the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena.

The Lakers (32-19) had six players score in double figures, but it wasn’t enough.

LeBron James had 22 points, 10 assists and six rebounds, Marcus Smart had 19 points, Austin Reaves 16 off the bench, Jake LaRavia 14 and Rui Hachimura and Jaxon Hayes both had 12 points.

Reaves gave the Lakers a 99-98 lead on a drive to the basket in the fourth quarter.

But the Thunder just kept coming back, taking a 109-101 lead by outscoring the Lakers 11-2.

The Lakers, too, kept fighting back, getting to within 113-110 on a Hachimura basket.

But Jalen Williams, who had 23 points in his return to the lineup, kept scoring for the Thunder, making a field goal, two free throws with 35.9 seconds left and two more with 20.9 seconds left that sealed the game.

Thunder guard Kenrich Williams is double teamed by Luke Kennard and Jarred Vanderbilt in the first half.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Reaves provided the fans with a big-time highlight, driving down the lane and throwing down a two-handed dunk on Jaylin Williams and Aaron Wiggins to end the first quarter.

The Lakers had 20 turnovers the last time they played at Oklahoma City in a game L.A. got down by as much as 37 points before losing by 29.

So, one point of emphasis for the Lakers was taking care of the basketball and then playing a high level of basketball despite the opponent.

“For our group, it felt like it’s good to see where we’re at every single night,” Redick said.

His team spent the entire first half climbing out of a hole.

The Lakers were down by just one at the end of the first quarter, but quickly got down 52-38 early in the second quarter.

But behind a James dunk over Chet Holmgren, the Lakers got to within two points in the second, drawing cheers from the fans.

But the Lakers couldn’t keep up that momentum, going down 67-58 at the half.

Then in the third quarter, the Lakers got rolling and opened an eight-point lead behind a strong defense and good offense.

But again, the Thunder didn’t stop playing hard, coming back to open a 93-91 lead at the end of the third quarter on an Alex Caruso three-pointer.

Uncapped Eoin Nelson, Sean Fitzpatrick and America-born Eli Brooks have also been named in Bree’s squad.

South Carolina-born point guard Brooks plays for Spanish side Basquet Manresa and qualifies for Ireland through his Belfast-born grandfather.

Centre Nelson was called up to the previous squad for the North Macedonia game but did not feature, while guard Fitzpatrick did not make it on to the court against Norway last summer after making an extended 20-man squad.

There is also a return for James Gormley, who missed the Luxembourg and North Macedonia games, but Taiwo Badmus, Sean Jenkins and Max Amadasun are out injured while John Carroll is unavailable due to personal commitments.

“Eoin and James, at 6ft 8ins and 7ft, both bring size to the equation and have been playing well with their respective clubs, as has Sean Fitzpatrick,” added Bree.

“It’s great to be able to bring in someone of the calibre of Eli Brooks too, who has been playing EuroCup basketball with his club Basquet Manresa and has experience playing in Germany and Italy too.”

The three group winners and the best-ranked second-placed team from three first round groups will advance to the second round of pre-qualifiers, where they will be joined by eight teams from the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers first round.

A look at The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings for the Southland after the regular season.

Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week

1. SIERRA CANYON (22-1); vs. Crespi, Wednesday; 1

2. REDONDO UNION (25-3); vs. Etiwanda, Wednesday; 2

3. SANTA MARGARITA (26-3); vs. Damien, Wednesday; 3

4. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (19-6); vs. La Mirada, Wednesday; 4

5. ST. JOHN BOSCO (20-7); vs. La Mirada, Friday; 5

6. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (22-5); vs. Damien, Friday; 6

7. LA MIRADA (22-6); at SO Notre Dame, Wednesday; 7

8. CORONA DEL MAR (27-1); vs. Crespi, Friday; 9

9. DAMIEN (26-5); at Santa Margarita, Wednesday; 8

10. CORONA CENTENNIAL (25-5); vs. Etiwanda, Friday; 10

11. ETIWANDA (26-2); at Redondo Union, Wednesday; 11

12. CRESPI (19-11); at Sierra Canyon, Wednesday; 12

13. VILLAGE CHRISTIAN (22-6); vs. Newport Beach Pacifica Christian, Wednesday; 13

14. INGLEWOOD (25-5); vs. Tesoro, Wednesday; 14

15. CREAN LUTHERAN (21-7); vs. Santa Barbara, Wednesday; 15

16. JSERRA (19-12); vs. Pasadena, Wednesday; 16

17. LOS ALAMITOS (19-9); vs. Loyola, Wednesday; 17

18. BRENTWOOD (25-3); vs. Long Beach Poly, Wednesday 18

19. LOYOLA (15-15); at Los Alamitos, Wednesday; 19

20. ST. FRANCIS (21-8); vs. Rancho Christian, Wednesday; 20

21. ORANGE LUTHERAN (18-9); at Arcadia, Wednesday; 21

22. ELSINORE (28-0); vs. Sonora, Wednesday; 22

23. ROLLING HILLS PREP (21-6); vs. St. Monica, Wednesday; 23

24. NEWPORT BEACH PACIFICA CHRISTIAN (20-7); at Village Christian, Wednesday; NR

25. SAN GABRIEL ACADEMY (19-8); vs. Cypress, Wednesday; 25

Brandon Granger, a 5-foot-10 junior guard at St. Bernard, has burst onto the scene with much to celebrate.

He’s averaging 25 points a game and led St. Bernard (17-11) to the Del Rey League championship earlier this week with an 80-65 win over St. Paul in which he scored 28 points.

Jordan Ballard, a transfer from Westchester, has also played a big role for the Vikings, who won the league title in the second year as head coach of alumnus Bernard McCrumby, who came from Gardena Serra.

The league is always competitive. St. Monica finished second, St. Anthony third, St. Pius X-St. Matthias fourth and St. Paul fifth.

McCrumby took over the program with the promise to renew the Vikings’ success. St. Bernard will find out its spot in the Southern Section playoffs when pairings are released on Saturday at noon.

This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email eric.sondheimer@latimes.com.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

BOYS
CITY SECTION
AMIT 51, Discovery 26
Angelou 85, West Adams 55
Animo Bunche 56, Aspire Ollin 41
Birmingham 74, Cleveland 66
Bravo 60, Eagle Rock 56
CHAMPS 66, Bert Corona Charter 52
Community Charter 54, Lakeview Charter 37
East Valley 57, Fulton 32
El Camino Real 54, Granada Hills 43
Fairfax 77, LA Hamilton 49
Foshay 87, Larchmont Charter 55
Granada Hills Kennedy 62, Panorama 43
Grant 49, Verdugo Hills 47
Harbor Teacher 59, Port of LA 46
Hawkins 70, Locke 38
Hollywood 90, Belmont 21
Huntington Park 58, South East 44
Jefferson 56, Diego Rivera 42
LA Jordan 70, Dorsey 27
LA Roosevelt 53, Bell 31
LA Wilson 55, LA Marshall 52
Lincoln 73, Franklin 45
MSAR 47, Sun Valley Magnet 43
MSCP 71, New West Charter 53
Palisades 76, Westchester 40
Rancho Dominguez 67, Gardena 53
San Fernando 65, Van Nuys 59
San Pedro 78, Wilmington Banning 35
Simon Tech 66, AHSA 22
Smidt Tech 48, Stern 42
South Gate 53, Legacy 38
Sun Valley Poly 65, Arleta 49
Sylmar 95, Reseda 25
University Prep Value 63, Sotomayor 58
Valor Academy 73, Lake Balboa College Prep 33
Venice 64, LA University 31
View Park 60, Dymally 20

SOUTHERN SECTION
Ambassador Christian 84, Summit View West 44
Anaheim 53, Savanna 52
Arroyo 75, Mountain View 46
Banning 61, Cathedral City 31
Bassett 59, Workman 45
Big Bear 72, Indian Springs 62
Blair 78, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 71
Buckley 84, North Hollywood 77
California 83, Whittier 50
Canyon Country Canyon 90, Castaic 53
Carpinteria 66, Santa Barbara Providence 43
Charter Oak 70, Covina 33
Colony 56, San Dimas 45
Compton 78, Muir 66
Corona Centennial 59, Corona Santiago 38
Crossroads 64, Murrieta Mesa 55
CSDR 45, Sherman Indian 40
Desert Hot Springs 70, Desert Mirage 35
de Toledo 80, International School of LA 33
Eastvale Roosevelt 72, Riverside King 54
Elsinore 82, Temecula Prep 67
Faith Baptist 55, Grace 50
Gabrielino 57, El Monte 21
Garden Grove 41, Buena Park 39
Gardena Serra 54, Verbum Dei 53
Glendora 80, Walnut 67
Hacienda Heights Wilson 50, Northview 43
Hart 64, West Ranch 53
Heritage 68, San Jacinto Valley Academy 45
Heritage Christian 80, Burbank Providence 44
Hesperia 81, Serrano 52
Highland 63, Palmdale 48
Highland Hall 61, Pilgrim 53
JSerra 87, Mater Dei 66
Keppel 70, Alhambra 49
Knight 68, Eastside 42

Lancaster 57, Antelope Valley 46

La Puente 62, Edgewood 60
Long Beach Wilson 59, Long Beach Cabrillo 51
Mesrobian 72, Le Lycée 70
Montebello 53, San Gabriel 41
Nordhoff 52, Villanova Prep 38
Oak Hills 101, Apple Valley 32
Orange County Pacifica Christian 50, Fairmont Prep 46
Pacific 51, Miller 46
Quartz Hill 53, Littlerock 48
Rancho Mirage 68, Palm Desert 63
Redlands Adventist Academy 67, Packinghouse Christian 50
Ridgecrest Burroughs 58, Sultana 44
Rosemead 53, Pasadena Marshall 44
San Bernardino 96, Entrepreneur 46
San Fernando Valley Academy 89, Campbell Hall 43
San Gabriel Academy 73, Capistrano Valley Christian 40
Santa Clara 80, Del Sol 55
Santa Fe 51, El Rancho 50
Santa Margarita 57, St. John Bosco 56
Schurr 59, Bell Gardens 50
SEED: LA 80, EF Academy 67
Segerstrom 52, Godinez Fundamental 48
Summit Leadership Academy 59, Victor Valley Christian 56
Thousand Oaks Hillcrest Christian 68, Newbury Park Adventist 54
Twentynine Palms 64, Silver Valley 59
United Christian Academy 74, Bethel Christian 51
Valencia 68, Golden Valley 63
Verbum Dei 54, Gardena Serra 53
West Covina 41, Rowland 39
Westmark 64, Summit View 40
Wildwood 60, Lennox Academy 52
Woodcrest Christian 60, Loma Linda Academy 54

INTERSECTIONAL
Buckley 84, North Hollywood 77
South Pasadena 56, Garfield 49

GIRLS
CITY SECTION
AMIT 23, Discovery 8
Arleta 58, Sun Valley Poly 21
Aspire Ollin 28, Animo Bunche 24
Bell 57, LA Roosevelt 13
Birmingham 54, Cleveland 44
Carson 36, Narbonne 23
Crenshaw 62, GALA 57
Diego Rivera 51, Jefferson 20
Gardena 58, Rancho Dominguez 14
Granada Hills 50, El Camino Real 32
Granada Hills Kennedy 61, Panorama 11
Harbor Teacher 80, Port of Los Angeles 21
Lake Balboa College Prep 28, Valor Academy 15
Lakeview Charter 25, Community Charter 21
Larchmont Charter 56, Foshay 29
Mendez 33, Roybal 13
Monroe 41, Chavez 18
MSAR 38, Sun Valley Magnet 29
New West Charter 66, MSCP 15
San Pedro 66, Wilmington Banning 38
South Gate 47, Legacy 41
Stern 32, Smidt Tech 19
Sylmar 58, Reseda 17
Taft 64, Chatsworth 45
Van Nuys 50, San Fernando 37
Vaughn 44, VAAS 25
Verdugo Hills 45, Grant 37
West Adams 43, Angelou 25

SOUTHERN SECTION
AAE 47, Webb 32
Arroyo 52, Mountain View 6
Banning 53, Cathedral City 26
Bethel Christian 37, La Sierra Academy 26
Canyon Country Canyon 65, Castaic 10
Carpinteria 52, Villanova Prep 30
Cate 31, Dunn 22
Charter Oak 58, Covina 31
CSDR 44, Sherman Indian 31
Desert Hot Springs 55, Desert Mirage 27
Eastside 56, Knight 49
Edgewood 40, La Puente 20
EF Academy 45, SEED: LA 33
El Modena 50, Katella 37
Gabrielino 53, El Monte 14
Ganesha 27, Pomona 16
Hacienda Heights Wilson 68, Northview 61
Hart 46, West Ranch 33
Hesperia 59, Serrano 36
International School of LA 44, Mesrobian 32
Keppel 64, Alhambra 23
Lancaster 53, Antelope Valley 23
Laguna Hills 43, Tustin 42
La Sierra 24, Jurupa Valley 17
Lancaster 53, Antelope Valley 23
Le Lycee 37, Archer 29
Loma Linda Academy 50, Woodcrest Christian 40
Lucerne Valley 38, Big Bear 25
Marymount 47, St. Genevieve 35
Miller 28, Pacific 24
Montebello 43, San Gabriel 40
Newbury Park Adventist 69, Thousand Oaks Hillcrest Christian 20
Oak Hills 68, Apple Valley 21
Packinghouse Christian 43, Redlands Adventist Academy 35
Palmdale 42, Highland 21
Palm Desert 73, Rancho Mirage 14
Quartz Hill 60, Littlerock 14
Rancho Christian 68, Fairmont Prep 64
Ridgecrest Burroughs 71, Sultana 16
Rosemead 48, Pasadena Marshall 17
Samueli Academy 30, Southlands Christian 22
San Bernardino 23, Entrepreneur 10
San Dimas 64, Colony 38
Santa Clarita Christian 52, Legacy Christian Academy 26
Santa Fe 55, El Rancho 37
Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 45, Burbank Providence 36
Schurr 33, Bell Gardens 24
Segerstrom 63, San Clemente 61
Sherman Indian 31, CSDR 44
Silver Valley 61, Twentynine Palms 59
Temecula Prep 41, San Jacinto Valley Academy 33
Valencia 82, Golden Valley 21
West Covina 44, Rowland 34
Westridge 27, Santa Clara 25
Whittier 62, California 33
Wildwood 33, Lennox Academy 15
Workman 30, Bassett 20
Yorba Linda 36, Sunny Hills 34

Super Bow LX is set for Sunday in Santa Clara, and don’t be surprised if someone who played high school football in the Southland on the Seattle Seahawks or New England Patriots makes a big play or even becomes the game MVP.

In fact, if you want to make a hunch bet in Las Vegas, former Narbonne linebacker Uchenna Nwosu of the Seahawks might be someone to consider. He’s the only athlete from the City Section competing, and two former Super Bowl MVPs were John Elway from Granada Hills and Malcolm Smith from Taft.

Nwosu has quite a story. He never started at Narbonne until his senior year. He was a junior varsity player focused on basketball.

His football coach, Manuel Douglas, remembers a meeting with Nwosu, who wanted to give up the sport.

“Coach, I’m not going to make it in football,” Nwosu told him.

“What are you an idiot?” Douglas said. “You’re 6-2 and too small for basketball.”

Douglas said, “He always had the grades. He just had to wait his turn. He had a moment he was going to quit and I wasn’t going to let him.”

Nwosu started 14 games his senior year in 2013, became the captain at USC and was a second-round draft pick of the Chargers.

“Perseverance,” is the word Douglas used to describe how Nwosu finds himself starting in the Super Bowl.

“He’s had to work from the beginning,” Douglas said. “People have their moments when they falter, but he never gave up.”

Among the other Southland high school graduates:

In 2017, USC quarterback Sam Darnold visits his former teammates at San Clemente High.

(Los Angeles Times)

Sam Darnold, quarterback, San Clemente: The hero of the Seahawks’ offense and the first former USC quarterback to play in a Super Bowl has been a legend in San Clemente for years.

Said San Clemente coach Jaime Ortiz: “Sam has continued to be the same Sam he was in high school. He is the leader of the locker room where he sets the example and makes everyone around him better. He is a man of few words and lets his actions do the talking. He is the ultra competitor and when he steps onto the field or basketball court, he was there to win.”

Former St. Monica receiver Kyle Williams now plays for the Patriots.

(St. Monica Yearbook)

Kyle Williams, receiver, St. Monica: The Patriots took a chance on a 5-foot-10 receiver, making him a third-round pick from Washington State.

Said St. Monica coach Thomas Barnes: “He is living and walking proof that a kid from St. Monica Prep can make it all the way to the big time. You don’t have to go to one of the big name schools, go to St. Monica and become the big name.”

Former St. John Bosco running back George Holani in 2023 for Boise State. He plays for the Seahawks.

(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

George Holani, running back, St. John Bosco: A backup running back for the Seahawks who’s filled in for the injured Zach Charbonnet, Holani twice ran for more than 1,000 yards at St. John Bosco before starring at Boise State.

Said coach Jason Negro: “I’m not surprised one bit in George’s journey from Bosco to the Super Bowl. He took the lessons he learned here and the ones that were instilled in him by his family and continued to climb the professional sports ladder.

“George is one of the most humble and hard-working individuals I’ve ever encountered in my career. He’s built on loyalty and culture, which is why he took the path from Bosco to Boise State.

“He trusted the process and understood he needed to be rooted in who he was to get to his ultimate destination, which is playing in the biggest game in the world.”

Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins (27) attempts to evade a tackle by Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai (48) in 2024.

(Greg M. Cooper / Associated Press)

Jahlani Tavai, linebacker, Mira Costa: Just looking at the family history of the Tavai family in the South Bay means there will be plenty of people cheering for him and the Patriots. There are six brothers, all of whom played football.

Said coach Don Morrow: “Jahlani deserves a lot of credit. He was a great athlete coming out of Mira Costa but wasn’t the biggest guy. He was tall and lanky. He really changed his body at Hawaii and got really strong and moved to linebacker.”

Mission Viejo wide receiver Brenden Schooler looks for room to run against Norco in 2015.

(Los Angeles Times)

Brenden Schooler, safety, Mission Viejo: The Patriots once had one of the most famous special teams player in Matthew Slater from Servite. Now Schooler is getting noticed after being signed as a free agent in 2022. He made the Pro Bowl in 2024.

Said defensive coordinator Brett Paton: “Brenden was alway the guy who did extra, first in and last out. Made everyone around him a winner, held his teammates to a higher standard, really good leader. And always came up with the big play when we needed it. In the CIF championship game versus Vista Murrieta, he had the game-changing pick at safety.”

Harden, an 11-time All-Star, was traded for the fifth time in his career after two and a half seasons at the LA Clippers.

The Cavaliers and Clippers ‌have finalised a trade that sends ‍11-time All-Star James ‍Harden to Cleveland, with Darius Garland and a second-round pick going to Los Angeles, ESPN and The Athletic both reported late on Tuesday.

Harden, 36, ⁠was held out of the Clippers’ lineup the ​last two games for what the team labelled ‍personal reasons.

The former NBA MVP and three-time scoring champ is averaging 25.4 points, 8.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds in ‍44 games this ⁠season, his 17th in the NBA.

Harden could block any trade because he is technically under contract for just this season, which requires his approval for the swap. The second year of his two-year, $81.5m deal is a player ​option, which is not fully guaranteed.

Garland, ‌26, has been sidelined since January 14 with a Grade 1 right toe sprain.

The two-time All-Star is averaging 18.0 points ‌and 6.9 assists over 26 games this season. He is in the third ‌year of a five-year, $197.2m ⁠contract.

The Cavaliers (30-21) are in contention in the Eastern Conference, one of four teams with either 30 or 31 wins behind first-place ‌Detroit (36-12), which explains the desire to make a big move by acquiring Harden.

The Clippers, 23-26, remain in ‍play-in contention in the West, currently in ninth place.

The NBA trade deadline is Thursday at 3pm ‌ET (20:00 GMT).

In the old days, during the 1980s and 1990s, when the Notre Dame-Crespi basketball rivalry was in peak form, it would get so hot in Notre Dame’s sold-out gym that they’d have to open windows from high above or sweat would be everywhere. Then came the invention of air conditioning, but Friday’s Mission League tournament semifinals were also super hot in terms of intensity and top performances.

Notre Dame (20-6) was able to pull out an 82-78 victory over Crespi on the strength of four consecutive pressure free throws made by standout junior guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. in the final 14 seconds to earn the Knights a championship game appearance against host Sierra Canyon on Wednesday night.

Crespi (19-11), which went on the road to upset Harvard-Westlake on Saturday, gave the Knights plenty to sweat about. The Celts held a 70-67 lead with 4:46 left until a Josiah Nance three tied the score and started a 10-0 Notre Dame run. A three by sophomore Zion Lanier off an assist from Bowman with 1:10 left put the Knights on top 77-70. The Celts were forced to foul and never got closer than two points.

Notre Dame has produced some outstanding high school guards in the past five years, from Dusty Stromer to Mercy Miller to Angelino Mark, who’s a freshman at Rutgers and showed up Monday night to root for his former teammates. But Bowman is headed to rarefied air. From making threes to powering his way through defenders to converting layups to making a seemingly impossible off-balance shot Monday, he has been in a class by himself.

He’s averaging 23 points and finished with 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

“He’s a special player,” Notre Dame coach Matt Sargeant said. “He shows up in big moments. He’s super mentally tough.”

His father was an NFL player, and Bowman has the family genes to perform at his best when the team needs him the most. Crespi was trying to cover him closely in the first half. Notre Dame players kept setting him screens, but Bowman was a little bit off, missing six shots. In the second half, he couldn’t be stopped.

“I had to lock in,” Bowman said.

The game was briefly halted early in the second quarter when the officials gave a warning to Sargeant and Crespi coach Derek Fisher to stay in their coaching boxes. Adding to the drama, Fisher’s wife was asked to leave the gym by Notre Dame officials. Both teams plowed through the distractions to put on a terrific second half that went back and forth.

Isaiah Barnes finished with 24 points and Cayman Martin had 20 points. Ilan Nikolov helped out Notre Dame with 19 points.

“This has been a rivalry for years,” Bowman said. “It feels good to win twice.”

Wednesday’s Mission League tournament final will also decide league MVP honors. The league champion gets to pick who the MVP is, so if Notre Dame wins, it surely will be Bowman.

Sierra Canyon 103, Loyola 74: The Trailblazers (22-1) received 30 points from Brandon McCoy and 23 points from Maxi Adams, both of whom were selected for the McDonald’s All-American Game in an announcement on Monday.

Mater Dei 92, Orange Lutheran 65: Luke Barnett scored 31 points to lead Mater Dei in an opening game of the Trinity League tournament.

JSerra 78, Servite 53: Ryan Doane had 16 points for the Lions.

Cleveland 61, Chatsworth 56: Harout Posheyan had 14 points and Charlie Adams 13 for Cleveland, which clinched the West Valley League championship. Aaron Krueger had 13 points for Chatsworth.

Brentwood 71, Viewpoint 56: Ethan Hill had 24 points and 20 rebounds for Brentwood.

Los Alamitos 68, Edison 61: Tyler Lopez led the way with 17 points.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
MONDAY’S RESULTS

BOYS
CITY SECTION
Angelou 86, Diego Rivera 46
Animo Robinson 59, Animo City of Champions 57
Bell 56, South Gate 38
Birmingham 74, Granada Hills 59
Crenshaw 52, Dorsey 47
Downtown Magnets 94, Central City Value 62
El Camino Real 66, Taft 60
Fairfax 62, Westchester 44
Fulton 50, Panorama 45
Garfield 34, Legacy 26
Grant 78, Monroe 55
Jefferson 71, West Adams 65
Lakeview Charter 51, Valley Oaks CES 25
LA Roosevelt 57, Huntington Park 42
Los Angeles 67, Manual Arts 26
Marquez 94, Maywood Academy 44
Maywood CES 43, Elizabeth 38
North Hollywood 78, Chavez 24
Orthopaedic 52, USC-MAE 22
Palisades 82, LA Hamilton 45
Simon Tech 48, Brio College Prep 46
SOCES 54, Hollywood 49
Sotomayor 42, Torres 38
Sun Valley Poly 60, Verdugo Hills 58
Van Nuys 69, Canoga Park 51
View Park 52, Harbor Teacher 33
Washington Prep 61, LA Jordan 52

SOUTHERN SECTION
Acaciawood 69, Southlands Christian 58
AGBU 63, de Toledo 53
Aliso Niguel 57, El Toro 46
Animo Leadership 39, AHSA 20
Animo Robinson 59, Animo City of Champions 57
Apple Valley 71, Sultana 50
Arlington 56, Riverside North 46
Arroyo 53, Rosemead 49
Azusa 52, Garey 40
Big Bear 84, California Lutheran 65
Bishop Montgomery 74, Bishop Amat 67
Bonita 70, Ayala 53
Brentwood 71, Viewpoint 56
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 67, St. Genevieve 51
Channel Islands 69, Nordhoff 46
Chino 73, Don Lugo 54
Citrus Hill 67, Vista del Lago 57
Citrus Valley 60, Beaumont 56
Colony 67, South Hills 54
Corona del Mar 59, Newport Harbor 51
Covina 61, Northview 49
CSDR 71, University Prep 66
Crossroads 62, Campbell Hall 60
Desert Chapel 56, Mesa Grande 50
Diamond Ranch 71, Chaffey 56
Dominguez 79, Compton Early College 24
Dos Pueblos 59, Buena 56
Duarte 71, Baldwin Park 34
Eastside 79, Palmdale 56
Edgewood 70, Pomona 13
Fairmont Prep 70, Capistrano Valley Christian 40
Faith Baptist 81, Valley Torah 65
Gabrielino 69, Pasadena Marshall 43
Garden Grove 75, Costa Mesa 44
Glendora 80, Walnut 58
Golden Valley 50, Saugus 28
Hacienda Heights Wilson 51, West Covina 44
Hawthorne MSA 53, Geffen Academy 46
Hemet 83, Perris 55
Heritage 64, Canyon Springs 50
Highland 71, Lancaster 36
Holy Martyrs Armenian 63, Le Lycee 49
Indian Springs 83, Miller 49
Indio 79, Yucca Valley 49
JSerra 78, Servite 53
Keppel 71, Bell Gardens 38
Laguna Hills 65, Godinez 55
Lancaster Baptist 62, PACS 48
La Palma Kennedy 61, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 55
La Puente 54, Workman 32
La Salle 76, Paraclete 30
La Serna 51, Whittier 45
Legacy College Prep 69, Downey Calvary Chapel 41
Long Beach Poly 57, Millikan 66
Los Alamitos 68, Edison 61
Los Altos 83, San Dimas 64
Malibu 81, Fillmore 42
Marina 76, Huntington Beach 72
Mary Star of the Sea 54, Salesian 53
Mater Dei 92, Orange Lutheran 65
Mesrobian 55, Samueli Academy 52
Milken 59, YULA 50
Millikan 66, Long Beach Poly 57
Moreno Valley 62, Valley View 35
Newbury Park Adventist 55, Glendale Adventist 33
Norte Vista 93, Jurupa Valley 58
Ocean View 63, Katella 52
Ontario 63, Montclair 61
Orange Vista 64, Liberty 59
Palmdale Aerospace 75, Trinity Classical Academy 66
Palm Desert 95, La Quinta 32
Palm Valley 56, Joshua Springs Christian 36
Paloma Valley 59, Lakeside 49
Pilgrim 78, Summit View 38
Placentia Valencia 60, Fullerton 43
Quartz Hill 66, Antelope Valley 50
Ramona 94, Patriot 47
Redlands East Valley 83, Yucaipa 55
Rio Hondo Prep 77, EF Academy 39
River Springs Magnolia 65, Temecula River Springs 33
Rubidoux 51, La Sierra 34
San Bernardino 65, Buena Park 53
San Clemente 69, Tesoro 64
San Fernando Valley Academy 51, Highland Hall 39
San Gabriel Academy 62, Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 53
San Marcos 67, Oxnard Pacifica 46
Santa Barbara 71, Rio Mesa 46
Santa Clarita Christian 67, St. Monica Academy 65
Santa Fe 68, California 58
Santa Paula 92, Carpinteria 48
Santa Rosa Academy 63, Warner 46
San Jacinto Valley Academy 51, Nuview Bridge 25
Segerstrom 66, Westminster 25
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 82, Crespi 78
Sierra Canyon 103, Loyola 74
Sierra Vista 69, Nogales 53
Silverado 68, Victor Valley 28
Southwestern Academy 32, Waverly 27
St. Anthony 75, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 68
St. Bernard 80, St. Paul 65
St. Bonaventure 60, Cate 47
Trabuco Hills 56, Mission Viejo 52
United Christian Academy 65, Anza Hamilton 47
Valencia 67, Canyon Country Canyon 64
Verbum Dei 53, Gardena Serra 50
Westmark 49, Lighthouse Christian 18
West Torrance 74, SEED: LA 42
Woodcrest Christian 74, Desert Hot Springs 26

INTERSECTIONAL
Compton 82, South East 36
Santa Maria Valley Christian 51, Maricopa 44

GIRLS
CITY SECTION
Angelou 31, Diego Rivera 24
Animo Robinson 67, Animo City of Champions 11
Bell 66, South Gate 20
Birmingham 61, Granada Hills 57
Central City Value 56, Downtown Magnets 9
Cleveland 58, Chatsworth 30
Crenshaw 65, Dorsey 21
Eagle Rock 37, Arleta 31
East Valley 24, Fulton 22
El Camino Real 59, Taft 41
Garfield 86, Legacy 23
Grant 72, Monroe 5
Harbor Teacher 68, Hawkins 27
Huntington Park 33, LA Roosevelt 19
LA Hamilton 86, Palisades 83
Los Angeles 40, Manual Arts 26
Marquez 55, Maywood Academy 16
Maywood CES 52, Elizabeth 11
North Hollywood 65, Chavez 16
Northridge Academy 75, Vaughn 13
Santee 61, New West Charter 22
Sotomayor 35, Torres 22
USC-MAE 38, Orthopaedic 15
Venice 75, LACES 37
Verdugo Hills 75, Sun Valley Poly 16
Washington Prep 57, LA Jordan 20
West Adams 59, Jefferson 15
Westchester d. Fairfax, forfeit

SOUTHERN SECTION
AGBU 60, Buckley 33
Alemany 55, Notre Dame Academy 17
Animo Robinson 67, Animo City of Champions 11
Apple Valley 43, Sultana 29
Barstow 36, Granite Hills 17
Beaumont 63, Citrus Valley 55
Bonita 49, Ayala 38
Brentwood 63, Viewpoint 22
Cajon 31, Redlands 26
Calvary Baptist 64, Packinghouse Christian 41
Chaffey 47, Diamond Ranch 34
Chino 66, Don Lugo 25
Claremont 72, Diamond Bar 37
Crossroads 60, Campbell Hall 56
CSDR 50, University Prep 38
Duarte 47, Baldwin Park 40
Edgewood 47, Pomona 11
Gabrielino 39, Pasadena Marshall 19
Ganesha 34, Bassett 22
Glendora 57, Walnut 46
Hacienda Heights Wilson 60, West Covina 44
Hart 54, Castaic 14
Hawthorne 40, Animo Leadership 13
Hawthorne MSA 33, Geffen Academy 25
Heritage 59, Canyon Springs 21
Immaculate Heart 63, Flintridge Sacred Heart 34
Indian Springs 55, Miller 28
Jurupa Valley 34, Norte Vista 17
Keppel 67, Bell Gardens 13
Knight 60, Littlerock 15
Lancaster Baptist 44, PACS 36
La Puente 37, Workman 32
La Serna 71, Whittier 42
La Sierra 36, Rubidoux 4
Liberty 45, Lakerside 41
Los Alamitos 74, Edison 31
Louisville 47, Burbank Burroughs 21
Mater Dei 60, JSerra 46
Milken 58, Burbank Providence 21
Newbury Park Adventist 46, Glendale Adventist 21
Nogales 66, Sierra Vista 47
Northview 55, Covina 46
Oak Hills 69, Hesperia 38
Ojai Valley 38, Pilgrim 34
Ontario 37, Montclair 12
Orange Lutheran 48, Santa Margarita 44
Pacific 53, Entrepreneur 9
Palm Desert 52, La Quinta 40
Paloma Valley 60, Orange Vista 36
Pilibos 56, Shalhevet 51
Quartz Hill 59, Antelope Valley 35
Rancho Christian 105, Hemet 43
Ridgecrest Burroughs 40, Serrano 26
Riverside North 32, Arlington 27
Riverside Poly 74, Perris 10
Rosemead 47, Arroyo 18
Samueli Academy 54, Legacy College Prep 14
San Dimas 58, Los Altos 41
San Gabriel 40, Alhambra 37
San Jacinto Valley Academy 58, Nuview Bridge 32
Santa Clarita Christian 40, St. Monica Academy 34
Sante Fe 48, California 28
Santa Rosa Academy 44, Warner 35
Saugus 54, Golden Valley 36
Schurr 49, Montebello 36
Silverado 37, Victor Valley 32
South El Monte 30, El Monte 11
South Hills 41, Colony 20
Southwestern Academy 37, New Covenant Academy 22
St. Bonaventure 67, Thacher 22
St. Lucy’s 39, Mountain View 15
St. Mary’s Academy 48, Mesrobian 29
Trinity Classical Academy 92, Palmdale Aerospace 23
Twentynine Palms 61, Coachella Valley 22
Valencia 64, Canyon Country Canyon 46
Vista del Lago 37, Citrus Hill 34
Webb 50, First Baptist 17
Westridge 36, EF Academy 33
Windward 55, Archer 24
Woodcrest Christian 52, Desert Hot Springs 39
Yucaipa 90, Redlands East Valley 21
Yucca Valley 50, Indio 36
YULA 68, New Roads 6

INTERSECTIONAL
Panorama 39, Beverly Hills 36
Santa Maria Valley Christian 59, Maricopa 15

UCLA coach Cori Close constantly reminds her players to ignore every mention of a streak and any hint that they have arrived.

The Bruins are hoping to extend one streak and avenge another this season, but the only way Close and her players believe they can accomplish that is ignoring all of it.

No. 2 UCLA was in complete control during an 88-65 win over No. 8 Iowa Sunday, extending its winning streak to 15 games. As we reach February and inch closer to March, is this veteran UCLA team with tremendous depth ready to avenge its streak of losing to the eventual national champion during three consecutive seasons?

Hawkeyes coach Jan Jensen suggested yes, she just lost to the best team in the country.

“We played Connecticut, ranked No. 1, and we’ve now played UCLA,” Jensen said during her postgame interview on Hawkeye Radio Network. “There’s no question in my mind who No. 1 is. I haven’t played three and four, but I wouldn’t argue against UCLA. They just have so many weapons and they’re so efficient.”

Close joked she expected Jensen’s endorsement, but knocked the suggestion the Bruins are ready to play for a national championship.

“We’re not yet,” Close said with no hesitation. “We’re not. I think that one of the things that last year taught me as a leader is that you can never feel like you’ve arrived at your standard. The team that starts reading what the outside world is saying about them or starts settling into a comfort zone, they’re the ones that lose their momentum and lose their edge.

“I think that the edge is a really good place because it’s where your talent is not the factor. It’s when you’re forced to develop the discipline and the skill that it takes to really be successful. And I want our team to live on that edge every day.”

During seemingly every media interview this season, her experienced players have echoed that message.

UCLA assistant coach Tasha Brown was the latest to inspire the team, drawing on her experience during a safari. Her group saw friendly lions during the day, but they were warned they had to leave by dusk because that’s when the lions began to hunt.

The Bruins agreed they could be friendly before and after games, but during games, they must hunt.

“The target is not on our backs, we have a target on other people,” said Angela Dugalic, who led the Bruins with 22 points off the bench against Iowa on Sunday. “… We’re not taking anybody or any team, any game for granted. I don’t care where you’re ranked, or who you are, at the end of the day, you’re our opponent and that’s it.”

Speaking of streaks

John Wooden in 1972.

(Associated Press)

The UCLA women’s basketball team’s 15-game winning streak stirs memories of the most iconic winning streak in Bruins history.

It began with a UCLA men’s basketball victory over UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 23, 1971. And it continued for an NCAA-record 88 remarkable games. Notre Dame rallied from a 17-point deficit to earn a 71-70 win over UCLA to end the streak on Jan. 19, 1974.

“It’s the continuation thing that makes you proud,” UCLA coach John Wooden said. “It’s not something one team could do all by itself.”

The Times revisited the Bruins’ streak in great detail in 2010. Read more here.

Google him?

Bob Chesney, center, with athletic director Martin Jarmond, left, and Chancellor Julio Frenk during his introduction in December.

(Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)

New UCLA football coach Bob Chesney spent the last week running some of the same motivational plays that vaulted Indiana coach Curt Cignetti to a national title.

Like Cignetti, Chesney won big at James Madison before earning a head coaching job at a Big Ten school nobody expected to contend for a conference title, much less a national championship.

Cignetti famously stated: “I win. Google me” during a new introducing him as the Hoosiers’ new head football coach. He followed it up by setting championship expectations at a school that held the record for most losses in NCAA history.

During a Wooden Athletic Fund fundraiser last week, Chesney told donors: “When we as a staff talk to these recruits, we want UCLA to be considered the greatest place in the world to play football. Period. That’s it. The greatest place in the world to play football. Which means the greatest place in the world to then watch a football game. And it’s the greatest place in the world to be connected with the players and the coaches and the community within it. It really does take a village, and there’s never been a time in the history of sports you that you can affect that team. Let’s go be great and make this the greatest place in the world to play football.”

Chesney followed it up by firing up a broader audience during a UCLA men’s basketball game at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday.

“It’s an honor to be here. I’d like to introduce you to our staff, the best staff in the world. … I’ve been here about a month now. Looking around, there’s nothing average that I see about UCLA. There is nothing average. And I did not come here to be average. This is the team of the future. That future starts now. Go Bruins.”

Perfect again

Jordan Chiles competes in floor exercise on her way to a perfect score.

(Jesus Ramirez / UCLA Athletics)

UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles delivered another perfect 10 on the floor exercise during the Bruins’ win over Washington on Friday despite battling an illness.

“I think I’m understanding my body,” Chiles said. “… I’ve been sick for the past two days. Obviously last week our team was pretty down and I was the last one to get it. And so I think what really helps me get to this point is really my teammates. Understanding that no matter where I’m at, no matter the circumstance, we all have each other’s back.”

Watch her full routine here.

Olympic spotlight

No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (6-0) won the Tritan Invitational, defeating No. 2 USC (8-1) Sunday at the Canyonview Aquatic Center at UC San Diego.

The Bruins have defeated five teams ranked in the top 10 and improved to 57-42 in the series against the Trojans.

Senior Taylor Smith led UCLA with a game-high five goals and added an assist. Senior Bia Mantellato and freshman Katherine O’Dea finished with two goals apiece. Mantellato drew a penalty, an exclusion and tallied a steal in the win. O’Dea drew an exclusion and recorded two assists for a total of four points in her first matchup against the Trojans. Junior Lauren Steele earned 13 saves and one steal while surrendering nine goals.

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