school

A pimp whose sex worker allegedly advertised on social media that she was willing to be anything from “arm candy” for a party to a “no strings attached girlfriend” has been charged with a slew of criminal charges in Kern County Superior Court.

The alleged pimp, Kevin Mays, was an assistant men’s basketball coach and former player at Cal State Bakersfield.

Mays faces 11 charges, including pimping, possession of automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana with intent to sell. An investigation by the Bakersfield Police Department also led to separate charges citing Mays for possession of more than 600 images of youth or child pornography and distribution of obscene matter involving someone younger than 18.

Mays, who was arrested in September 2025, is being held without bail. He has pleaded not guilty, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 13 .

The case, first reported by Shwetha Surendran of ESPN, has upended the athletic department at CSU Bakersfield. Longtime basketball coach Rod Barnes and athletic director Kyle Condor have left their jobs, and Condor filed a lawsuit against the school alleging wrongful termination, according to court documents obtained by The Times.

CSU Bakersfield officials said the allegations against Mays did not involve a student. Nevertheless, the school formed a commission to examine the athletic program and recommend changes.

“When CSU Bakersfield received an anonymous report in August of 2025 that a member of our coaching staff was engaged in human trafficking, we took immediate action in notifying university police and the Bakersfield Police Department,” the school wrote in a statement. “Both agencies launched investigations that resulted in an arrest within days. Shortly after, the university terminated the coach.

“But the nature of the allegations devastated our campus community. We seized the opportunity to strengthen education and prevention efforts around human trafficking. To that end, we consulted with a local human trafficking expert and offered training and education focused on awareness and prevention for our campus community.”

Police said the alleged victim is 23. In the advertisement she posted last summer, she stated that she charged $300 for a half hour and $500 for 60 minutes. Authorities conducted a sting operation in September, arranging to meet her in a hotel room that Mays rented.

In an interview with police after the operation, she referred to Mays as her boyfriend and said he paid for her travel accommodations in Oregon, Washington and Nevada in addition to California.

Those locations were listed in an anonymous email to Barnes last fall titled “IMPORTANT MESSAGE 911 911.”

“HE IS TRAFFICKING A GIRL BY THE NAME OF [redacted],” the email read, according to police records. “HE HAS BEEN TRAFFICKING THIS GIRL SINCE MAY.”

Barnes turned over the email to university police, who attempted to contact the sender and received a subsequent email, according to ESPN. The tipster claimed to have known the alleged victim and Mays through previous travel for sex work. The person said Mays presented himself as a professional gambler and allegedly threatened to take away the tipster’s child if the person exposed his activities.

Mays, who was born in Queens, N.Y., attended high school at St. John’s Military Academy in Delafield, Wis., and played at Odessa Community College in Odessa, Texas, before transferring to CSU Bakersfield ahead of the 2014-2015 season.

“We are excited about signing Kevin as he fits our culture,” Barnes said of Mays at the time.

A year later, as a senior forward, Mays helped CSU Bakersfield to a 24-10 record and scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the Roadrunners’ first-round NCAA tournament loss to Oklahoma. He later returned to the school as a player-development coordinator.

In his application for the player-development position in 2019, Mays wrote that he was motivated by helping players improve on and off the court, according to school records obtained by ESPN.

“I gained lots of experience dealing with learning to lead young men and help them navigate the Division I experience in a successful manner,” Mays wrote. “CSUB helped me tremendously, and I look forward to giving back.”

Barnes was Mays’ coach, and he hired his former player last fall, paying him $3,000 a month. Now, Mays is in jail awaiting trial and Barnes is unemployed.

“The safety and well-being of our students and all CSU Bakersfield community members remain our highest priority,” the school said in its statement. “This work is sustained every day by the dedication of our faculty, staff and students. Their commitment to one another and to our shared values strengthens the culture of care and accountability we strive to build at CSUB.”

HIGH SCHOOL SCORES

Thursday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Animo Leadership 18, Animo Venice 4

Birmingham 10, Sylmar 0

Monroe 25, Triumph Charter 0

Port of Los Angeles 2, Torres 1

SOUTHERN SECTION

AAE 14, NSLA 0

Animo Leadership 18, Animo Venice 4

Banning 9, Arroyo Valley 4

Beckman 4, La Quinta 3

Beverly Hills 6, Ambassador 1

Bloomington 4, Montclair 3

Calvary Baptist 15, Southlands Christian 0

Carter 9, Xavier Prep 1

Cerritos 6, Long Beach Poly 5

Chaminade 8, Foothill Tech 1

Chino Hills 8, Don Lugo 0

Colony 4, Buena Park 1

Colton 10, Ontario 1

Compton Centennial 25, Dorsey 9

Costa Mesa 5, Estancia 3

Covina 8, Arroyo 2

Crossroads Christian 17, Bethel Christian 1

Culver City 5, West Torrance 3

Diamond Ranch 13, United Christian Academy 0

Esperanza 20, Westminster La Quinta 3

Excelsior Charter 13, Silver Valley 1

Garden Grove 9, Garden Grove Santiago 2

Glendale 8, Inglewood 5

Hesperia 21, Silverado 2

Highland 11, Serrano 9

Indian Springs 6, San Gorgonio 4

Indio 8, Desert Mirage 3

Irvine University 1, San Juan Hills 0

La Habra 6, Woodbridge 2

Lawndale 12, Environmental Charter 1

Loara 8, New Roads 0

Lucerne Valley 3, Redlands Adventist Academy 2

Malibu 6, Grace 1

Mayfair 7, Northwood 4

Mission Viejo 5, San Clemente 4

Monrovia 11, Righetti 3

Moreno Valley 10, Jurupa Valley 1

Nordhoff 17, Bishop Diego 8

Nuview Bridge 11, Desert Christian Academy 0

Oakwood 12, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 1

Ontario Christian 6, La Palma Kennedy 5

Orange County Pacifica Christian 11, Ocean View 0

Palm Springs 12, Yucca Valley 1

Rancho Alamitos 12, Westminster 0

Redlands East Valley 5, Oak Hills 3

Ridgecrest Burroughs 14, Adelanto 0

Riverside Notre Dame 10, Eisenhower 0

Rolling Hills Prep 11, Vistamar 3

Rubidoux 20, Entrepreneur 1

San Jacinto Valley 13, Perris 2

Santa Monica 8, Long Beach Wilson 7

Santa Ynez 12, Santa Clara 0

Segerstrom 7, Bosco Tech 3

Shalhevet 10, Hawthorne 7

SLOCA 10, Villanova Prep 2

South Hills 4, La Mirada 3

St. Anthony 1, Bishop Montgomery 1

St. Monica Academy 14, Valley Torah 13

Sultana 4, Granite Hills 2

Temecula Prep 10, California Lutheran 0

Temecula Valley 4, Yucaipa 0

Trinity Classical Academy 15, Canyon Country Canyon 2

Tustin 6, Orange 5

Upland 7, Diamond Bar 1

Vasquez 2, Santa Clarita Christian 0

Victor Valley 12, St, Margaret’s 9

Viewpoint 6, Brentwood 1

Village Christian 12, Milken 7

Walnut 2, Alta Loma 1

Western 11, Saddleback 3

West Valley 16, Rim of the World 1

INTERSECTIONAL

Compton Centennial 25, Dorsey 9

Gladstone 4, Bloomington Christian 4

Hoover 13, Eagle Rock 6

Mater Dei 13, Marcus (TX) 1

Oceanside El Camino Real 2, Elsinore 1

Poway 7, Chaparral 6

Troy 3, South Gate 2

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Bravo 13, LA University 7

Dorsey 8, USC-MAE 6

Dymally 13, Alliance Bloomfield 3

El Camino Real 3, Garfield 1

Fulton 25, Bert Corona 6

Hollywood 30, VAAS 19

Middle College 38, Alliance Ouchi 0

Sun Valley Poly 14, Sylmar 6

SOUTHERN SECTION

AAE 9, Granite Hills 4

Adelanto 10, Ridgecrest Burroughs 9

Alhambra 3, Bishop Conaty-Loretto 1

Ayala 14, Upland 4

Azusa 19, Edgewood 2

Bell Gardens 18, Glendale 8

Bethel Christian 36, Crossroads Christian 1

Bloomington 7, Montclair 2

Bolsa Grande 22, Samueli Academy 6

Brea Olinda 6, South Torrance 2

Buena Park 11, Pioneer 0

California 8, Sunny Hills 5

Chaminade 2, Oak Park 1

Colton 15, Ontario 0

Corona 20, Arroyo Valley 0

Corona del Mar 9, Santa Ana 0

Costa Mesa 21, Estancia 2

Crean Lutheran 5, Newport Harbor 4

CSDR 10, Entrepreneur 0

Cypress 8, Schurr 6

Desert Christian Academy 27, Nuview Bridge 21

Diamond Bar 3, Redlands East Valley 1

Don Lugo 1, Ontario Christian 0

Downey 19, Eastvale Roosevelt 0

Eastside 25, Rosamond 20

El Dorado 15, Segerstrom 0

El Toro 7, West Torrance 4

Etiwanda 13, Beaumont 1

Firebaugh 21, Lennox Academy 6

Fontana 7, Big Bear 6

Garey 13, Baldwin Park 4

Heritage Christian 17, Trinity Classical Academy 7

Hesperia 14, Silverado 7

Hesperia Christian 6, Rancho Mirage 5

Highland 13, Canyon Country Canyon 0

Hillcrest 5, Patriot 3

Hueneme 15, Bishop Diego 15

Irvine University 11, Ocean View 0

JSerra 8, Westlake 4

JSerra 1, Los Alamitos 0

Jurupa Valley 17, Tahquitz 3

Katella 15, Anaheim 6

La Mirada 6, Brea Olinda 0

La Puente 18, Calvary Baptist 9

La Salle 17, Duarte 2

La Salle 5, Monrovia 4

Los Altos 17, Rowland 2

Los Amigos 5, Portola 1

Los Osos 9, West Covina 3

Magnolia 12, Western 11

Millikan 4, Redondo Union 0

Murrieta Mesa 7, Aliso Niguel 0

Murrieta Valley 14, Linfield Christian 8

Newbury Park 21, Nordhoff 0

Norwalk 13, Hacienda Heights Wilson 7

Northview 20, Ramona Convent 0

Orange Lutheran 3, El Toro 2

Paraclete 12, Apple Valley 7

Pomona Catholic 17, Redlands Adventist Academy 16

Quartz Hill 13, Oak Hills 6

Redlands 8, San Gorgonio 6

Rio Hondo Prep 4, Arroyo 2

Riverside North 15, Serrano 0

Riverside Prep 10, Diamond Ranch 1

San Jacinto Valley 13, Perris 3

San Marcos 11, Foothill Tech 0

San Marino 10, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 5

Santa Fe 10, San Dimas 5

Santa Margarita 9, Tesoro 1

Santa Ynez 16, Carpinteria 3

Saugus 3, El Modena 0

Sierra Canyon 2, Burbank Burroughs 0

Simi Valley 11, Grace 1

Sonora 19, Troy 2

Southlands Christian 16, Savanna 0

Temecula Prep 24, California Lutheran 1

Temple City 11, Covina 8

Thousand Oaks 6, Righetti 1

Trabuco Hills 13, Woodbridge 0

Trona 10, Desert Christian 8

United Christian Academy 13, Banning 0

Valencia 5, Crescenta Valley 3

Ventura 23, Calabasas 0

Viewpoint 4, Louisville 3

Warren 3, Chino 0

Western Christian 6, Beckman 3

Whittier 14, El Monte 7

Whittier Christian 9, Cypress 6

Yorba Linda 11, Santa Ana Foothill 5

Yucca Valley 15, Moreno Valley 4

INTERSECTIONAL

Animo Venice 24, Animo Leadership 7

Chino Hills 4, Salpointe Catholic (AZ) 0

Crossroads 19, Elizabeth 7

Downey 19, LA Roosevelt 0

Hawthorne 18, LA Jordan 0

Leuzinger 18, LA Hamilton 7

Long Beach Poly 8, Wilmington Banning 5

Mira Costa 7, Venice 0

Oaks Christian 11, Granada Hills 0

O’Connor (AZ0 11, Villa Park 0

San Leandro 3, Rosary Academy 0

Saugus 5, Cibola (AZ) 0

Smidt Tech 21, Esperanza College 13

Torrance 8, River Valley(AZ) 3

Verdugo Hills 6, Golden Valley 4

Village Christian 19, Canoga Park 0

West Ranch 16, Chavez 6

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALS

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

SEMIFINALS

BOYS

DIVISION I

#1 Mater Dei 2, #4 El Camino Real 1

#3 Del Norte 0, #2 Orange Lutheran 0 (Del Norte wins 4-1 in shootout)

DIVISION II

#4 San Pascual 1, #8 Sultana 0

#2 Mira Monte 2, #3 Fontana 1

DIVISION III

#1 Bishop Amat 3, #4 Palisades 1

#6 Los Alamitos 2, #7 Mt. Carmel 0

DIVISION IV

#1 Irvine University d. #5 Chatsworth, forfeit

#2 Granite Hills 2, #6 Santa Ana Valley 1

DIVISION V

#5 Kern County Taft 2, #1 Ontario Christian 1

#3 Garfield 3, #7 San Diego Lincoln 0

GIRLS

DIVISION I

#1 Santa Margarita 3, #4 Cleveland 0

#2 Mater Dei 2, #6 Oaks Christian 0

DIVISION II

#8 Westview 2, #5 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 0

#2 Westlake 1, #3 Garces Memorial 0

DIVISION III

#4 Quartz Hill 1, #1 Del Norte 0

#2 Millikan 0, #3 Ayala 0 (Millikan wins 4-1 in shootout)

DIVISION IV

#5 Coachella Valley 4, #8 Segerstrom 1

#3 San Jacinto 3, #7 Del Sol 2

DIVISION V

#8 Coastal Academy 3, #5 Bravo 0

#3 Delano Kennedy 1, #2 Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 0

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)

FINALS

BOYS

DIVISION I

#3 Del Norte vs. #1 Mater Dei at Fred Kelly Stadium

DIVISION II

#2 Mira Monte at #1 San Pascual

DIVISION III

#6 Los Alamitos at #1 Bishop Amat

DIVISION IV

#2 Granite Hills at #1 Irvine University

DIVISION V

#5 Kern County Taft at #3 Garfield, 5 p.m.

GIRLS

DIVISION I

#2 Mater Dei vs. #1 Santa Margarita at Tesoro

DIVISION II

#8 Westview at #2 Westlake

DIVISION III

#4 Quartz Hill at #2 Millikan

DIVISION IV

#5 Coachella Valley at #3 San Jacinto

DIVISION V

#8 Coastal Academy at #3 Delano Kennedy

Note: State Championships March 13-14 at Matomas High in Sacramento (times TBA).

When a Los Angeles County judge ordered a notorious Watts scrap metal yard to permanently halt its operations last year, many residents and environmental advocates thought it might finally bring an end to the facility’s dangerous pollution. Instead, the shutdown may have only marked the beginning of what could be a lengthy process to erase decades of environmental degradation.

For nearly 75 years, S&W Atlas Iron & Metal had crushed car parts, shredded aluminum cans and processed an assortment of recyclable metals. Over that time, the facility and its owners racked up dozens of environmental violations and were eventually criminally convicted of crimes that endangered students next door at Jordan High School and residents of Watts.

Since Atlas’ court-ordered closure, the towering piles of scrap metal have largely disappeared from the 3-acre recycling facility. Jordan High’s campus hasn’t been rocked by explosions, pelted with shrapnel or blanketed in layers of toxic, metallic dust.

But one of the most serious, and remaining, threats has gone unnoticed until recently.

A contractor hired by Atlas recently measured a witch’s brew of toxic chemicals percolating in the soil and groundwater beneath the site at orders of magnitude above California’s standards, according to court documents. Around five feet underground, a soil probe detected the highest reading of vinyl chloride — just one of the several carcinogens at the site — more than 1.3 million times higher than the state benchmark.

“What they found were astronomical levels of these contaminants,” said Danielle Hoague, director of research for the Better Watts Initiative.

“I think it’s definitely a hidden danger. I don’t think that the community has been informed of what underlies Atlas. But I would assume that people are experiencing the health effects of this.”

State regulators are still hashing out the scope of the cleanup at the shuttered industrial site. But, more concerning, Watts residents and school district officials fear these contaminants may be migrating with groundwater, posing a risk to neighboring Jordan High School and Jordan Downs housing complex. If that is the case, the question is who will foot the bill to clean up this pollution?

“The cleanup of the Atlas site has been slow, and Atlas is proceeding with a lack of executed urgency,” an L.A. Unified School District spokesperson said in a statement.

Atlas “has failed to advise Los Angeles Unified promptly of contamination found just feet away from the school campus and the adjacent Jordan Downs Housing Development,” the spokesperson added.

Shutting down a source of pollution is only the first step in campaigns for cleaner air. It’s often equally burdensome, time-consuming and expensive to hold polluters accountable for cleaning up the legacy contamination at their own property. And it’s even more difficult to compel companies to decontaminate nearby properties that may have been affected by their operations.

In Lincoln Heights, decades passed after the closure of a massive dry-cleaning operation before residents learned of underground contamination spreading off-site, potentially threatening nearby homes and an elementary school. In Newport Beach, a sprawling aerospace and defense hub was converted into luxury homes three decades ago, and homeowners were only recently informed about residual toxic pollution. In Jurupa Valley, residents were alarmed to learn about toxic vapors seeping into their homes after contaminated groundwater migrated several miles from a former hazardous waste dump uphill.

In Watts, many residents were already aware of the danger posed by toxic metals produced by Atlas’ operations. At times, metallic dust left parts of Jordan High’s campus covered in an iridescent sheen, and the school district has in the past removed contaminated soil from the campus.

But it was far more difficult to predict that pollution could be spreading underground. Many of the chemicals found beneath Atlas evaporate at room temperature and sneak into buildings through cracks in foundations, floor drains or other gaps — a process known as vapor intrusion.

Over the past year, an LAUSD consultant conducted two rounds of air sampling at Jordan High. The levels of airborne chemicals the detected in gym’s basement suggest toxic vapors are infiltrating the building. However, the consultant has said more air sampling is necessary to determine whether it constitutes an unacceptable health risk.

So far, the district says the concentrations have not warranted closing school buildings yet.

In the meantime, the school district is pleading with the state regulators to get Atlas to commit to cleaning up the toxic fallout.

A Los Angeles County judge recently ordered an audit of Atlas’ finances, raising doubts about the company’s ability to pay potential damages.

But community leaders, like Timothy Watkins, president of the Watts Labor Community Action Committee, won’t be satisfied until the case moves from courtroom to cleanup.

“There’s no champion for us. So we have to find a way — with very, very limited resources — to get our story out in a way that begins to raise some kind of alarm and awareness of the danger here.”

More recent air news

New research suggests some air pollutants can significantly alter insect behavior, science journalist Gennaro Tomma writes in National Geographic. Smog-forming emissions can interfere with insect communication by breaking down pheromones, causing ant colonies to exhibit aggression toward their own members and neglect their larvae.

The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era rule limiting brain-damaging mercury emissions from coal plants, arguing compliance costs threatened energy reliability, Guardian environmental reporter Oliver Milman writes. The rollback allows some of the coal plants to avoid expensive upgrades, sparking debate over the trade-off between economic concerns and public health risks.

The California Air Resources Board set an Aug. 10 deadline for some of the nation’s largest companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Sacramento Bee’s climate reporter Chaewon Chung. A pair of state laws enacted in 2023 required companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue to adhere to the reporting requirements.

In other climate news

As Western states brace for deep cuts to their allotments of Colorado River water, one California water agency may be in a position to help. San Diego County Water Authority’s board recently voted to consider selling a portion of its water to Arizona and Nevada, reports Ian James for the LA. Times. The San Diego area is home to the nation’s largest desalination plant, allowing the agency to rely less on unpredictable reservoirs.

The escalating war in the Middle East has triggered the biggest oil and gas market disruption since 2022, driving a surge in energy prices and forcing a re-evaluation of energy security, Bloomberg reports. While high prices could bolster the case for deploying renewable energy, experts warn that worsening inflation — from higher energy costs — could ironically hamper the shift to clean energy.

A Southern California architect is challenging the notion that wildfire-resistant designs can’t also be visually stunning. L.A. Times wildfire reporter Noah Haggerty interviewed a Palisades fire survivor who is so confident about the design of his newly constructed Spanish-revival home, he asked the fire department if he could spark a controlled fire on his property.

This is the latest edition of Boiling Point, a newsletter about climate change and the environment in the American West. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. And listen to our Boiling Point podcast here.

For more air quality news, follow Tony Briscoe on X and LinkedIn.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

BOYS

Open Division

#1 Sierra Canyon, bye
#5 Santa Margarita 75, #4 Redondo Union 71
#3 Santa Maria St. Joseph 66, #6 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 60
#2 Harvard-Westlake, bye

GIRLS

Open Division

#1 Sierra Canyon, bye
#4 Sage Hill, bye
#3 Etiwanda, bye
#2 Ontario Christian, bye

Note: Quarterfinals in Division I-V are Thursday, March 5 at higher seeds; Semifinals in all divisions are Saturday, March 7 at higher seeds; Finals are Tuesday March 10 at higher seeds. State championships are March 13-14 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
TUESDAY’S RESULTS

BOYS
Division I
#16 Mater Dei 86 #1 La Mirada 79
#9 JSerra 60, #8 Francis Parker 59
#5 Victory Christian Academy 71, #12 Rancho Christian 65
#4 St. John Bosco 65, #13 San Marcos 55
#3 Crespi 83, #14 Bishop Amat 66
#6 Damien 84, #11 Inglewood 65
#7 Crean Lutheran 68, #10 Santa Fe Christian 56
#2 Corona Centennial 42, #15 Hesperia 38

Division II
#1 Eastvale Roosevelt 106, #16 Bakersfield Centennial 68
#8 Palisades 80, #9 Mira Mesa 67
#5 La Costa Canyon 72, #12 Aliso Niguel 68
#13 Torrey Pines 54, #4 Olympian 53
#3 Bakersfield Christian 51, #14 San Pedro 44
#11 El Cajon Christian 51, #6 Cathedral Catholic 46
#7 Murrieta Mesa 66, #10 Cleveland 63
#15 Carlsbad 61, #2 Mission Bay 53

Division III
#1 Gahr 67, #16 Narbonne 51
#8 Shalhevet 56, #9 Rancho Bernardo 42
#5 Colony 90, #12 Norte Vista 69
#13 Atascadero 69, #4 Warren 62
#3 Birmingham 79, #14 Gardena Serra 67
#6 Trabuco Hills 55, #11 El Camino Real 47
#7 Poway 63, #10 Washington Prep 56
#2 Fairfax 65, #15 Pilibos 49

Division IV
#1 Tulare Union 60, #16 Salesian 51
#8 Placentia Valencia 67, #8 Ramona 62
#12 Vasquez 93, #5 Laguna Hills 79
#13 Moreno Valley 41, #4 Central Valley Christian 39
#3 San Juan Hills 64, #14 Pacific Ridge 57
#11 Venice 61, #6 Ramona 50
#7 Army-Navy 57, #10 Chatsworth 48
#2 Granada Hills Charter 55, #15 Rialto 52

Division V
#1 Coalinga, bye
#9 Verdugo Hills 52, #8 Colton 47
#5 Orosi 59, #12 Redlands Adventist Academy 35
#4 Rowland 78, #13 Pacific 48
#3 Canyon Country Canyon 83, #14 Franklin 66
#6 Victor Valley 72, #11 Edgewood 55
#7 Preuss UCSD 53, #10 South El Monte 48
#2 Sylmar 104, #15 Canoga Park 65

GIRLS

Division I
#1 Mater Dei 66, #16 Windward 46
#8 La Salle 50, #9 Westview 37
#5 Corona Centennial 67, #12 Valencia 40
#13 Moreno Valley 75, #4 Fairmont Prep 69
#3 Francis Parker 65, #14 Westchester 41
#6 Oak Park 72, #11 La Jolla Country Day 57
#7 JSerra 54, #10 Mission Hills 51
#2 Rancho Christian 102, #15 Bakersfield Christian 48

Division II
#1 Birmingham 68, #16 Misson Oak 60
#9 San Diego Cathedral 48, #8 Camarillo 47
#5 Grossmont 73, #12 LA Hamilton 57
#4 Saugus 46, #13 San Diego Lincoln 39
#3 Crescenta Valley 65, #14 La Costa Canyon 63
#6 Rosary Academy 58, #11 Victor Christian Academy 47
#10 St. Margaret’s 50, #7 Chula Vista Mater Dei 36
#2 Santa Maria St. Joseph 71, #15 Venice 62

Division III
#1 Murrieta Valley 62, #16 Burbank Burroughs 55
#8 King/Drew 58, #9 Imperial 46
#5 Leuzinger 49, #12 Torrey Pines 48
#4 Granada Hills 55, #13 Redwood 42
#3 Carlsbad 51, #14 Bishop Diego 41
#11 Anaheim Canyon 60, #6 Oxnard 57
#7 La Canada 43, #10 Shafter 42
#2 El Dorado 45, #15 Montgomery 43

Division IV
#1 Marina 57, #16 Escondido 55
#8 Savanna 53, #9 El Camino Real 39
#5 Palisades 61, #12 La Palma Kennedy 59
#13 Hillcrest 46, #4 Cleveland 42
#3 Tulare Union 47, #14 San Pedro 44
#6 Granada Hills Kennedy 64, #11 San Jacinto 47
#7 Oakwood 50, #10 Warren 19
#2 Godinez 57, #15 Ridgecrest Burroughs 38

Division V
#1 Rosamond 59, #16 University Prep 25
#8 Patriot 36, #9 Chadwick 31
#5 Bakersfield Foothill 55, #12 Sierra Vista 45
#4 Laguna Hills 48, #13 Wilmington Banning 24
#3 North Hollywood 53, #14 San Pasqual 36
#6 Schurr 52, #11 Santana 30
#10 Orange 51, #7 Washington Prep 47
#2 Vista 63, #15 Desert Hot Springs 46

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE

BOYS
Open Division
#1 Sierra Canyon, bye
#5 Santa Margarita at #4 Redondo Union
#6 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at #3 Santa Maria St. Joseph
#2 Harvard-Westlake, bye

GIRLS
Open Division
#1 Sierra Canyon, bye
#4 Sage Hill, bye
#3 Etiwanda, bye
#2 Ontario Christian, bye

Note: Quarterfinals in Division I-V are Thursday, March 5 at higher seeds; Semifinals in all divisions are Saturday, March 7 at higher seeds; Finals are Tuesday March 10 at higher seeds. State championships are March 13-14 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
TUESDAY’S FIRST ROUND RESULTS

BOYS
DIVISION I
#1 Mater Dei 2, #8 Santa Monica 0
#4 El Camino Real 1, #5 Placentia Valencia 0
#3 Del Norte 4, #6 JSerra 1
#2 Orange Lutheran 3, #7 St. Augustine 2

DIVISION II
#8 Sultana 3, #1 Torrey Pines 2
#4 San Pascual 4, #5 Anaheim Canyon 0
#3 Fontana 4, #6 Hilltop 1
#2 Mira Monte 0, #7 Birmingham 0 (Mira Monte wins 4-1 in shootout)

DIVISION III
#1 Bishop Amat 1, #8 Godinez 0
#4 Palisades 1, #5 Bakersfield Liberty 1 (Palisades wins 3-2 in shootout)
#6 Los Alamitos d. #3 Bonita Vista, forfeit
#7 Mt. Carmel 2, #2 Newport Harbor 1

DIVISION IV
#1 Irvine University 4, #8 Animo Leadership 2
#5 Chatsworth 4, #4 Bakersfield 1
#6 Santa Ana Valley 3, #3 La Jolla 1
#2 Granite Hills 2, #7 Esperanza 0

DIVISION V
#1 Ontario Christian 2, #8 LA Roosevelt 0
#5 Kern County Taft 2, #4 North Hollywood 1
#3 Garfield 1, #6 Orange County Pacifica Christian 1 (Garfield wins 5-4 in shootout)
#7 San Diego Lincoln 3, #2 Pasadena Poly 1

GIRLS

DIVISION I
#1 Santa Margarita 2, #8 Eastvale Roosevelt 2 (SM wins 3-2 in shootout)
#4 Cleveland 2, #5 Redondo Union 0
#6 Oaks Christian 1, #3 Mt. Carmel 0
#2 Mater Dei 5, #7 North County San Marcos 0

DIVISION II
#8 Westview 1, #1 Newport Harbor 0
#5 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 3, #4 Carlsbad 0
#3 Garces Memorial 1, #6 Granada Hills 0
#2 Westlake 1, #7 La Costa Canyon 0

DIVISION III
#1 Del Norte 4, #8 Palisades 3
#4 Quartz Hill 3, #5 El Diamante 0
#3 Ayala 7, #6 Crescenta Valley 2
#2 Millikan 7, #7 Tulare Western 0

DIVISION IV
#8 Segerstrom 1, #1 Birmingham 1 (Segerstrom wins 4-2 in shootout)
#5 Coachella Valley 3, #4 Ramona 2
#3 San Jacinto 1, #6 Mission Vista 0
#7 Del Sol 0, #2 Immaculate Heart 0 (Del Sol wins 4-3 in shootout)

DIVISION V
#8 Coastal Academy 1, #1 Ocean View 0
#5 Bravo 2, #4 Webb 1
#3 Delano Kennedy 2, #6 Marquez 2 (Kennedy wins in shootout)
#2 Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 4, #7 Sun Valley Poly 3

Note: Semifinals 1 p.m. or 5 p.m. Thursday at higher seeds; Finals 1 p.m. or 5 p.m. Saturday at host sites; State Championships March 13-14 at Matomas High in Sacramento (times TBA).

The ending was not what Jason Crowe Jr. wanted, but he got a hug from his mother and praise from his coach/father after Inglewood’s 84-65 loss to Damien on Tuesday night in the Southern California Division I regional playoff game.

He finished with 34 points, ending his high school career with a state-record 4,718 points in 124 games, according to CalHiSports.com. He’s more than 1,000 points ahead of the next closest player. His scoring average was 38.0 points.

“I think he’s had an amazing high school career,” said his father, Jason Sr., who will join his son at Missouri next season serving as an assistant coach. “He had to go against the best defenses every night. I’m proud of him. He brought this program to the Division I level. He was on honor roll every year.”

Damien (28-7) had too much firepower for Inglewood (28-7). Eli Garner scored 25 points and Zaire Rasshan had 24 points. Garner had a five-point play and Rasshan added a four-point play. Damien will play at No. 3-seeded Crespi on Thursday. Crespi defeated Bishop Amat 83-66. Isaiah Barnes scored 20 points. Sophomore Aiden Shaw had 25 points for Bishop Amat.

Jason Crowe Jr. of Inglewood launches three against Damien. He finished with 34 points in loss.

(Nick Koza)

“Incredible career,” Damien coach Mike LeDuc said of Crowe Jr.

Damien fans get excited in state playoff game.

(Nick Koza)

Mater Dei 86, La Mirada 79: The Monarchs came back from a 12-point halftime deficit to eliminate No. 1-seeded La Mirada on the road in Division I.

St. John Bosco 65, San Marcos 55: Christian Collins scored 30 points and Max Ellis 19 for the Braves.

Venice 61, Riverside Ramona 50: Canaan Rodriguez scored 18 points for Venice in Division IV.

Girls basketball

Oak Park 72, La Jolla Country Day 57: Karisma Flores scored 27 points, including seven of seven from the three-point line, to lead Oak Park.

Iran has held a mass funeral for 165 schoolgirls and staff killed in what it has described as a United States-Israeli attack on a girls school in the southern city of Minab.

Saturday’s strike came on the first day of the joint US and Israeli attacks on Iran. It was the deadliest incident in the campaign against Tehran so far.

The Israeli military said it was not aware of any Israeli or US attacks in that area. Throughout its genocidal war on Gaza, however, Israel has repeatedly denied responsibility for deadly attacks on Palestinian civilians, only to later backtrack when evidence emerged, often describing such incidents as “accidental”.

The attack in Minab has been condemned by UNESCO and Nobel Peace Prize-winning education activist Malala Yousafzai.

Deliberately attacking an educational institution, hospital or any other civilian structure is a war crime under international humanitarian law.

On Monday, Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the two countries “continue to indiscriminately strike residential areas, sparing neither hospitals, schools, Red Crescent facilities, nor cultural monuments”.

Monday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Diego Rivera 11, Washington Prep 10

Fulton 24, Bert Corona 4

LACES 10, LA Wilson 3

Monroe 7, Arleta 1

North Hollywood 8, Legacy 4

Rancho Dominguez 11, Eagle Rock 0

Sherman Oaks CES 9, Sun Valley Magnet 3

WISH Academy 6, RFK Community 6

SOUTHERN SECTION

Alhambra 3, Schurr 2

Alta Loma 3, Diamond Bar 2

Ambassador 8, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 3

Anaheim 6, Garden Grove Santiago 4

Antelope Valley 16, Desert 6

Barstow 17, ACES 0

Beaumont 6, Colton 5

Bell Gardens 3, Mark Keppel 2

Bethel Christian 21, Grove School 3

Corona Centennial 4, Eastvale Roosevelt 0

Edison 5, Katella 2

Glendora 15, Riverside Notre Dame 2

Grace 11, Windward 0

Grand Terrace 5, Redlands East Valley 0

Highland 10, Ridgecrest Burroughs 3

Jurupa Hills 5, Citrus Hill 3

Lancaster 14, Serrano 4

Littlerock 11, Boron 5

Long Beach Poly 7, Cerritos Valley Christian 1

Mary Star of the Sea 18, Rolling Hills Prep 1

Montebello 19, San Gabriel 0

Mountain View 9, Webb 7

Northwood 10, Buena Park 5

Oak Hills 8, Carter 1

Oakwood 12, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 1

Ontario 15, Garey 2

Pacific 25, NSLA 0

Redlands Adventist Academy 26, Weaver 0

Rialto 10, Banning 1

Riverside King 11, Ramona 2

Rosemead 10, Workman 0

San Marino 4, Downey 1

Santa Clarita Christian 5, Vasquez 1

Santa Rosa Academy 17, United Christian Academy 7

Upland 12, Jurupa Valley 0

Valley View 10, Moreno Valley 2

Venice 5, San Pedro 4

Walnut 3, West Covina 2

Whitney 8, La Puente 4

Woodbridge 5, Cerritos 0

INTERSECTIONAL

Animo Leadership 17, Alliance Ouchi 5

Bell 9, Peninsula 2

Capistrano Valley Christian 7, South Gate 1

El Camino Real 2, Valencia 1

Maywood CES 5, Salesian 3

North Torrance 9, Narbonne 4

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Bravo 10, South Gate 0

Carson 5, Venice 4

Chatsworth 9, San Fernando 3

Port of Los Angeles, 14 Chavez 5

Rancho Dominguez 14, Jefferson 1

South East 23, LA University 14

Sylmar 15, Cleveland 5

SOUTHERN SECTION

Aquinas 13, El Rancho 9

Arlington 10, Hemet 9

Azusa 6, Calvary Baptist 3

Charter Oak 10, Monrovia 1

Citrus Hill 14, Desert Hot Springs 0

Costa Mesa 15, Savanna 5

Crean Lutheran 20, United Christian Academy 2

Duarte 5, Flintridge Sacred Heart 4

Garden Grove Santiago 11, Westminster 0

Hillcrest 7, Riverside North 3

Immaculate Heart 22, Pasadena Marshall 21

Indio 5, Shadow Hills 1

La Canada 11, La Salle 1

Lakeside 14, Chaparral 12

Lancaster 13, Ridgecrest Burroughs 2

Los Altos 16, Walnut 0

Nogales 21, Gabrielino 10

Northview 13, Duarte 0

Peninsula 18, Mary Star of the Sea 3

Rancho Mirage 12, West Valley 5

Rialto 14, Loma Linda Academy 3

San Dimas 11, Don Lugo 7

Santa Ana Valley 15, Long Beach Cabrillo 0

Santa Clara 26, Nordhoff 3

Southlands Christian 10, Garey 4

St. Genevieve 14, HMSA 4

St. Monica 7, Heritage Christian 5

Summit 15, Canyon Springs 1

Twentynine Palms 14, Rubidoux 0

Valencia 14, Oak Park 8

Villa Park 7, Edison 1

Valley View 11, Rancho Cucamonga 2

Village Christian 14, Arrowhead Christian 13

Yorba Linda 8, Corona Santiago 5

INTERSECTIONAL

Bishop Conaty-Loretto 22, Santee 5

Cantwell-Sacred Heart 13, Bernstein 0

US First Lady Melania Trump has presided over a UN Security Council meeting focusing on children in conflict days after dozens of children at a school in Iran were reportedly killed after Israel and the United States launched attacks.

WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court revived a San Diego judge’s order Monday and said parents have a right to know about their child’s gender identity at school.

The decision came in a 6-3 order granting an emergency appeal from lawyers for Chicago-based Thomas More Society.

They said the student privacy policy enforced in California infringes parents’ rights and the free exercise of religion.

“The parents object that these policies prevent schools from telling them about their children’s efforts to engage in gender transitioning at school unless the children consent to parental notification,” the court said. “The parents also take issue with California’s requirement that schools use children’s preferred names and pronouns regardless of their parents’ wishes.”

The judge’s injunction “does not provide relief for all the parents of California public school students, but only for those parents who object to the challenged policies or seek religious exemptions,” the justices added.

The six conservatives were in the majority, while the three liberals dissented.

Religious liberty advocates hailed the decision.

“Parents’ fundamental right to raise their children according to their faith doesn’t stop at the schoolhouse door,” said Mark Rienzi, president of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. “California tried cutting parents out of their children’s lives while forcing teachers to hide the school’s behavior from parents. We’re glad the Court stepped in to block this anti-family, anti-American policy.”

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had put on hold a late December ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, who held that the student privacy rules enforced by California school officials were unconstitutional.

“Parents and guardians have a federal constitutional right to be informed if their public school student child expresses gender incongruence,” Benitez wrote. “Teachers and school staff have a federal constitutional right to accurately inform the parent or guardian of their student when the student expresses gender incongruence.”

Escondido public schoolteachers Elizabeth Mirabelli and Lori Ann West, who described themselves as “devout Catholics,” sued in 2023, and they were later joined by parents in Pasadena and Clovis.

The Supreme Court’s ruling refers only to the parents.

The parents who brought the case “have sincere religious beliefs about sex and gender, and they feel a religious obligation to raise their children in accordance with those beliefs,” the court said.

The court added: “Gender dysphoria is a condition that has an important bearing on a child’s mental health, but when a child exhibits symptoms of gender dysphoria at school, California’s policies conceal that information from parents and facilitate a degree of gender transitioning during school hours.”

“This is a watershed moment for parental rights in America,” said Paul M. Jonna, special counsel at Thomas More Society. “The Supreme Court has told California and every state in the nation in no uncertain terms: you cannot secretly transition a child behind a parent’s back.”

The 9th Circuit had agreed with the state’s attorneys who said the judge had misstated California law.

“The state does not categorically forbid disclosure of information about students’ gender identities to parents without student consent,” they said in a 3-0 decision.

“For example, guidance from the California Attorney General expressly states that schools can ‘allow disclosure where a student does not consent where there is a compelling need to do so to protect the student’s wellbeing,’ and California Education Code allows disclosure to avert a clear danger to the well-being of a child.”

In their parents’ rights appeal to the Supreme Court, attorneys said school employees are secretly encouraging gender transitions.

“California is requiring public schools to hide children’s expressed transgender status at school from their own parents — including religious parents — and to actively facilitate those children’s social transitions over their parents’ express objection,” they told the court.

“Right now, California’s parental deception scheme is keeping families in the dark and causing irreparable harm. That’s why we’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene immediately,” Jonna wrote in his appeal. “Every day these gender secrecy policies stay in effect, children suffer and parents are left in the dark.”

California state attorneys had urged the court to put the case on hold while it is under appeal.

They said the judge’s order “appears to categorically bar schools across the State from ever respecting a student’s desire for privacy about their gender identity or expression — or respecting a student’s request to be addressed by a particular name or pronouns—over a parent’s objection.”

They said the order “would allow no exceptions, even for extreme cases where students or teachers reasonably fear that the student will suffer physical or mental abuse.”

The warm smiles coming from Chadrack Mpoyi are plentiful these days. After forcefully dominating the paint and protecting the rim in Crean Lutheran wins, the imposing big man beams as teammates, classmates and supporters congratulate him. He offers a hug in return.

Mpoyi says he’s having fun each game in his one season of high school basketball in the U.S., the 6-foot-11 African enjoying a meteoric rise to become one of the top West Coast centers in this year’s class. A virtual unknown coming from Congo two summers ago to attend school in Orange County, Mpoyi saw his recruitment skyrocket and lead to him signing with Minnesota. He scored 14 points during Crean Lutheran’s 59-52 win over JSerra in the Southern Section Division 1A championship game Saturday. The Saints (26-7) qualified for for the CIF Southern California Regional that begins Tuesday, extending Mpoyi’s senior season.

In a way, it all happened so quickly, by leaps and bounds. Within a week of arriving in June 2024 on a student visa, Mpoyi was donning the Saints’ jersey and playing in a tournament in Corona in preparation for the NCAA evaluation period when college coaches can watch recruits play in person. By that August, he claimed an offer from Washington. The following summer, he had about two dozen offers.

Still, Mpoyi’s swift emergence came amid a rather inauspicious beginning to his journey. He left his father, mother and siblings to pursue a basketball opportunity on another continent. He tried seeking international student transfer eligibility with the highly regarded Crean Lutheran program, but the CIF Southern Section ruled he couldn’t play on the varsity team in the 2024-25 season. He’d be sitting out.

Chadrack Mpoyi saw the Crean Lutheran community support him before he was ever able to play in an official game for the Saints.

(Diamond Leung / For The Times)

And soon after that …

“My mom passed away,” Mpoyi said quietly, declining to discuss it much further.

The Crean Lutheran community responded by wrapping its arms around the teenager with the 7-foot-5 wingspan. A second family — a prominent Orange County one — stepped forward to open its doors to Mpoyi and form a stateside support system.

“And he blended in beautifully,” said Stacy Jones, the mother of his host family.

Crean Lutheran is named after John Crean, the recreational vehicle pioneer and philanthropist with a rags-to-riches story. As a child, Crean and his family left North Dakota at the start of the Great Depression and settled in Southern California as they barely scraped by, and his Irish immigrant father was in poor health. As an Orange County businessman, Crean ultimately became the founder and chief executive of Fleetwood Enterprises, a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue surpassing $3 billion. His foundation donated $10 million after his 2007 death to help establish Irvine’s first Christian high school.

The school has made it a well-worn path for international students to come for a faith-centered education in one of the newer planned residential communities in the city. And boys’ basketball coach Austin Loeb, through his connection to the Luol Deng Foundation, has facilitated the addition of several players from the former NBA All-Star’s native South Sudan. They’ve stayed with host families and gone on to play at the college level. The Saints currently include two Sudanese players in senior forwards Jacob Majok, who has signed with UC Riverside, and Will Malual.

“It’s a ministry as well [as] an opportunity to get kids that come from nothing and give them this,” Loeb said in Crean Lutheran’s gym after a Saints win.

Mpoyi is the first player from Congo to play for Crean Lutheran. He arrived with the ability to speak three languages — French, Swahili and Lingala.

Crean Lutheran guard Caden Jones recalled how the team communicated with the new kid as Mpoyi joined a trip to Santa Barbara for a summer tournament the week after he arrived.

“Through Google Translate,” said Jones, a dual-sport standout who also stars at quarterback for Crean Lutheran. “Every food place we went to, he wanted a cheeseburger or pizza. By the end of it, we just knew what he wanted so we didn’t have to ask him.”

Jones’ mom, Stacy, upon first spotting Mpoyi wearing the Crean Lutheran jersey, wondered who was the player sitting by himself.

“Nobody was talking to him,” Stacy recalled. “Nobody offered him water or anything. We went to him and said, ‘Do you need water or a protein bar?’ He didn’t speak English. He didn’t know what we were talking about. So we just went and got it, and we asked the coach, ‘What’s going on with this kid?’”

Mpoyi was limited not only by the language. He’d been playing basketball only a few years, after he started watching videos of Hakeem Olajuwon, an NBA star from Nigeria, so he also had more to learn on the court.

“He traveled every other possession,” said Loeb, who served as Crean Lutheran’s top assistant coach last season. “I’m not kidding.”

Eventually, Stacy learned about Mpoyi’s living situation off campus and found it to be unsatisfactory for him.

“The coach says, ‘Do you mind? Can you just take him for a couple weeks until I can find a host family?’” Stacy recalled. “And so we did, and then … we couldn’t give him away.”

Chadrack Mpoyi greets Stacy Jones, right, the mother of his host family, after leading Crean Lutheran to a win at Cypress.

(Diamond Leung / For The Times)

She laughed and smiled.

Said Caden: “Just being with him every day, he’s like a brother to me now. I love him to death.”

Stacy never got a chance to speak with Mpoyi’s mother, but she could tell they were very close. She understood that his mom’s life revolved around church and raising nine kids, Mpoyi being the baby of the family.

Less than three months after he left his hometown of Likasi, his mother died.

“It’s pretty sad and incredible,” Loeb said. “His mom had cancer and when this opportunity came about for him to come over to the U.S., she didn’t tell him because she thought he would stay. Once he was here, she told him she was sick, but he didn’t know how quick it would be. Talk about putting your kids above yourself.”

Mpoyi was neither able to travel back home nor play in high school basketball games as an outlet. As Mpoyi mourned, the team had to encourage him to step outside of the house to clear his mind, said Caden, who extended empathy beyond the hospitality inside of it. Mpoyi’s faith deepened.

“I was driving him to school — he wanted to go to school, and put his hand on my arm, and he says, ‘… I really want to get baptized in honor of my mom,’” Stacy Jones said, her voice shaking. “And I just lost it.”

A month after losing his mother, Mpoyi was baptized at chapel held in the school gym. Wearing a Crean Lutheran hoodie, he bowed his head in front of the whole school, including teammates and coaches, and received a standing ovation.

Stacy, who had arranged a French-speaking pastor, also surprised Mpoyi with a letterman jacket, with his mom’s favorite picture and Bible verse custom-printed on the back.

“It was just cool to see him continuing his faith and how happy inside he was to take the journey,” Caden said.

Caden’s father, Steve, is the global chairman and chief executive of Allied Universal, the private security provider for many Fortune 500 companies, and he oversees the third-largest private employer in North America. The only companies with more employees are Walmart and Amazon.

Crean Lutheran teammates Chadrack Mpoyi and Caden Jones, waiting to check into a game, say they are like brothers after living together.

(Diamond Leung / For The Times)

Stacy, his wife, is a philanthropist who has joined him in raising $13 million in the last seven years for victims of human trafficking by supporting Vera’s Sanctuary, an Orange County residential drug rehabilitation center for young women.

Together they opened the doors of their home to Mpoyi and later signed on for guardianship. Mpoyi didn’t know the family well upon arriving to the gated community of Coto de Caza, but adapted — and grew in more ways than one.

Stacy said she enlisted an English instructor who also spoke French and that Mpoyi picked up the language in two weeks. “He’s a sponge,” she said. “He just absorbs everything. He’s wicked smart.”

Mpoyi said it was hard, but in four or five months, Loeb described a night-and-day difference in his English-speaking ability and marveled at the progress, noting that he carries a grade-point average above 3.0. Stanford would join the schools offering him a scholarship.

The Joneses were especially busy during the fall of 2024 raising two sons as elite athletes as well. Caden was a four-star quarterback when he suffered a season-ending knee injury that September before bouncing back as a junior by throwing for 30 touchdowns and more than 3,000 yards to draw heavy recruiting interest. Carter Jones flipped his commitment from California to Arizona that October after developing into a three-star linebacker at Crean Lutheran, and he formed a tight bond with Mpoyi before leaving for college.

With the new dynamics, what was it like in that household?

“We are a very physical family,” Stacy said. “Lots of hugs.”

Said Caden: “A lot of food. We eat a lot.”

And with the team, Loeb said what made Mpoyi special was how he connected, explaining, “He loves people so much and he cares about them. He’s a natural leader.”

Sidelined last season, Mpoyi dedicated himself to lifting weights and adding muscle. That part he could control, according to Loeb, who credited Mpoyi for sticking with the plan. With Crean Lutheran’s strength program — and having access to some weights at the Jones home — he went from 195 pounds to about 245. The transformation of his body enabled him to transform his game as he progressively improved his combination of physicality and skill.

“I can do several things,” said a smiling Mpoyi, who watches video of another 6-11 talent, NBA great Kevin Garnett, before games. “I can dunk on people, and then I can face up.”

Said Loeb: “When he came over, he was more of like a stretchy forward. I wanted to turn him into a more traditional big right now because that would help him to be successful. But he still has the mobility to get out and guard and still be physical. He’s learning the game, and he has really good touch.”

And perseverance, for which Loeb nominated Mpoyi for the Naismith High School Basketball Courage Award. Loeb believes the trait comes from Mpoyi’s strong faith.

Steve Jones, who wrote a book about achieving more in business and life titled, “No Off Season: The Constant Pursuit of More,” sees the same.

“All people see is this giant 7-foot kid,” Steve said. “What people don’t see is how hard of a worker he is.”

Midnight neared as Steve, dressed in Crean Lutheran gear, visited with Arizona football staffers at the Saints’ basketball game at the Nike Extravaganza in Santa Ana. They watched Caden hoop with Crean Lutheran fighting for a spot in the Open Division playoff field, as there’s interest in having him join his older brother on the Wildcats’ football team. Caden, a 6-foot-3 point guard, also has received basketball offers from Washington and UC Santa Barbara.

Aside from running a global company that does about $23 billion in annual revenue out of its Irvine headquarters, Steve, a former college football player at Cal Poly whose father played for Bear Bryant, also oversaw the recruitment process for Mpoyi last summer and looked out for his best interests.

Forced to sit out last season, Mpoyi developed into a three-star prospect while playing for All In Elite on the Under Armour circuit and in summer high school events. Mpoyi and Crean Lutheran traveled to Mesa, Ariz., last June and captured a bracket title at Section 7, an event crawling with college coaches. Minnesota offered the following week, and Loeb counted 23 offers over the summer.

“I wanted to make sure no one took advantage of him,” Steve said. “I wanted to make sure he found the right fit. I wanted to make sure that coaches really wanted him for the right reason, that it was the right offense for him.”

Crean Lutheran coach Austin Loeb has watched Chadrack Mpoyi fight to overcome obstacles after he arrived from Congo.

(Diamond Leung / For The Times)

That ended up being in the bruising Big Ten with Minnesota. After the 19-year-old signed with just five years of playing experience, Coach Niko Medved said in a statement in November: “Chadrack has an incredible upside, has a great motor and is athletic. One of the first things we noticed was how well he moves for his size and his ability to move his feet and protect the rim.”

It’s Stacy who has taken on the difficult task of trying to track down Congolese documentation as she works with Minnesota’s compliance department to help Mpoyi meet NCAA eligibility requirements.

Mpoyi not only acknowledges that the Joneses have supported him but also has shown protective instincts with the family. When they’re walking around, he’ll wait and make sure she’s nearby, Stacy said.

“He’s very humble and I know he comes from small beginnings but he never lets you know it,” she said. “We live in a nice house, and they ask him all the time, what’s it like to live with the Joneses? And he’s like, what are you talking about? He doesn’t engage with those kinds of conversations. How much money do they have? Like, why are you asking? Does it matter?

“He’s a gift.”

“He’ll be in our lives forever,” said Steve, who envisions holidays in which Mpoyi is able to come back from college to their home. “It’s like he’s turned into our son. I don’t know if we originally thought that was going to happen. When you say, ‘Can someone live at your house for a little bit,’ you say ‘Yes.’

“It’s like we have a third son forever.”

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PAIRINGS

FIRST ROUND

TUESDAY

(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)

BOYS

DIVISION I

#8 Santa Monica at #1 Mater Dei

#5 Placentia Valencia at #4 El Camino Real

#6 JSerra at #3 Del Norte

#7 St. Augustine at #2 Orange Lutheran

DIVISION II

#8 Sultana at #1 Torrey Pines

#5 Anaheim Canyon at #4 Pascual

#6 Hilltop at #3 Fontana

#7 Birmingham at #2 Mira Monte

DIVISION III

#8 Godinez at #1 Bishop Amat

#5 Bakersfield Liberty vs. #4 Palisades, 4:30 p.m. at Birmingham

#6 Los Alamitos at #3 Bonita Vista

#7 Mt. Carmel at #2 Newport Harbor

DIVISION IV

#8 Animo Leadership at #1 Irvine University

#5 Chatsworth at #4 Bakersfield

#6 Santa Ana Valley at #3 La Jolla

#7 Esperanza vs. #2 Granite Hills at Newton Bass Stadium

DIVISION V

#8 LA Roosevelt at #1 Ontario Christian

#5 Kern County Taft at #4 North Hollywood

#6 Orange County Pacifica Christian at #3 Garfield

#7 San Diego Lincoln at #2 Pasadena Poly

GIRLS

DIVISION I

#8 Eastvale Roosevelt at #1 Santa Margarita, 4 p.m.

#5 Redondo Union vs. #4 Cleveland, 6 p.m. at Taft

#6 Oaks Christian at #3 Mt. Carmel

#7 North County San Marcos at #2 Mater Dei

DIVISION II

#8 Westview at #1 Newport Harbor

#5 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at #4 Carlsbad

#6 Granada Hills at #3 Garces Memorial

#7 La Costa Canyon vs. #2 Westlake at Cal Lutheran

DIVISION III

#8 Palisades at #1 Del Norte, 4:30 p.m.

#5 El Diamante at #4 Quartz Hill

#6 Crescenta Valley at #3 Ayala

#7 Tulare Western at #2 Millikan

DIVISION IV

#8 Segerstrom at #1 Birmingham, 7 p.m.

#5 Coachella Valley at #4 Ramona

#6 Mission Vista at #3 San Jacinto

#7 Del Sol vs. #2 Immaculate Heart at Rio Mesa

DIVISION V

#8 Coastal Academy at #1 Ocean View

#5 Bravo at #4 Webb

#6 Marquez at #3 Delano Kennedy

#7 Sun Valley Poly vs. #2 Santa Monica Pacifica Christian at Lincoln Middle School

Note: Semifinals 1 p.m. or 5 p.m. Thursday at higher seeds; Finals 1 p.m. or 5 p.m. Saturday at host sites; State Championships March 13-14 at Matomas High in Sacramento (times TBA).

Sixth-year senior guard Chad Baker-Mazara, who spent most of this season as the Trojans top scorer, is no longer with USC’s men’s basketball program, the school announced Sunday.

A person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly said that it wasn’t any one incident, but an accumulation of issues that led to Baker-Mazara’s departure.

Baker-Mazara left Saturday’s loss to Nebraska a few minutes into the second half after he chased down a lay-in and fell hard on the court. USC coach Eric Musselman said after the game that Baker-Mazara told coaches he was unable to return to the game.

After lead guard Rodney Rice was lost for the season in November, Baker-Mazara stepped into the void as the Trojans’ top scorer, averaging 26 points per game over the remaining seven games of USC’s non-conference slate.

Baker-Mazara became less reliable through Big Ten play. Five times during USC’s conference schedule, he has played fewer than 20 minutes in a game, for one reason or another. At times, his health was what held Baker-Mazara back. Other times, it was less clear.

His exit on the doorstep of March is just another ominous sign for the Trojans, who have lost five in a row. USC has two games still remaining in its regular season slate, with a trip to Washington on tap Wednesday and a home tilt with UCLA next weekend.

Annual passes can be a great way to keep the kids entertained through the school holidays, and give you unlimited visits to Merlin’s theme parks throughout the year, as well as some other perks

If you’re already wondering how to keep the kids entertained for the Easter holidays, as well as the looming six week school holidays, then this deal might help you out.

Merlin, who own over 20 UK attractions including Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and LEGOLAND Windsor has slashed the cost of the Merlin Annual Pass , meaning families can now enjoy a year of theme park fun from just £99 per person.

The spring sale, which launched today and runs until March 29, offers discounts on Merlin’s three annual pass types.

The Essential Merlin Annual Pass is the cheapest option, with the price cut from £139 to £99 in the sale. This pass offers 339 days of unlimited entry to Merlin attractions, with some restrictions on bank holidays and summer weekends. An availability calendar shows which dates are restricted for certain passes.

The Gold pass, which includes extra perks such as free parking and up to 20% off shops and restaurants in each of the attractions, has been cut from £239 to £189. There’s also a Platinum pass with no date restrictions, four Bring a Friend tickets a year, and a free one-shot Fastrack per visit. This usually costs £299 and is £249 in the spring sale.

You can also opt for a monthly membership, with the cost of a Gold membership reduced from £19.99 to £16.99 a month, and the Platinum level reduced from £24.99 to £20.99 monthly if you sign up during the sale period.

If your family are fans of a particular theme park, or you only plan to go to a local attraction, then some Merlin parks also offer their own annual passes. For example, Alton Towers’ annual pass starts at just £64 a year, the same price as a yearly pass for Chessington World of Adventures. However, it’s worth considering whether you want to limit yourself to one place or if you’d prefer to have lots of options for days out.

Tesco shoppers can also use Clubcard points to get into many Merlin attractions. For example, 50p worth of Clubcard vouchers can be exchanged for £1 to spend on Thorpe Park tickets. If you’re a Blue Light Card holder there are also a number of theme park deals to be snapped up during the year, including Member Days where cardholders enjoy discounted entry, smaller crowds, and free parking.

Annual passholders will be able to enjoy new attractions in 2026 including Alton Towers’ Bluey The Ride: Here Come the Grannies, which opens March 28. Spring 2026 will also see the opening of the World of PAW Patrol in Chessington, while over in LEGOLAND® Windsor, the resort will have a year of celebrations to make its 30th anniversary.

If your family are fans of a particular theme park, or you only plan to go to a local attraction, then some Merlin parks also offer their own annual passes. For example, Alton Towers’ annual pass starts at just £64 a year, the same price as a yearly pass for Chessington World of Adventures. However, it’s worth considering whether you want to limit yourself to one place or if you’d prefer to have lots of options for days out.

Tesco shoppers can also use Clubcard points to get into many Merlin attractions. For example, 50p worth of Clubcard vouchers can be exchanged for £1 to spend on Thorpe Park tickets. If you’re a Blue Light Card holder there are also a number of theme park deals to be snapped up during the year, including Member Days where cardholders enjoy discounted entry, smaller crowds, and free parking.

Full list of attractions where the Merlin Annual Pass can be used

• Alton Towers Resort
• Chessington World Of Adventures Resort
• LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort
• The London Eye
• Thorpe Park
• SEA LIFE London
• National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham
• SEA LIFE Manchester
• SEA LIFE Blackpool
• SEA LIFE Brighton
• SEA LIFE Weymouth Adventure Park
• SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth
• SEA LIFE Sanctuary Hunstanton
• SEA LIFE Scarborough
• SEA LIFE Loch Lomond
• Warwick Castle
• Madame Tussauds London
• Shrek’s Adventure! London
• LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Birmingham
• LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Manchester
• The London Dungeon
• The York Dungeon
• The Edinburgh Dungeon
• Cadbury World

Have a story you want to share? Email us at webtravel@reachplc.com

Ensure our latest stories always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings.

Feb. 28 (UPI) — Authorities arrested singer Cher’s son, Elijah Allman, for allegedly trespassing and causing a disturbance at a New Hampshire private school, Concord police said.

Known professionally as P. Exeter Blue I, the lead singer of the group Deadsy, he was arrested around 6 p.m. Friday at St. Paul’s School. WMUR-TV in Concord reported that police received information that he was causing a disturbance in the elite prep school’s dining hall.

The Concord Police Department confirmed the arrest to People magazine.

Elijah Allman, 49, has no known connection to the school.

He faces multiple charges, including two counts of simple assault, criminal trespass, criminal threatening and disorderly conduct.

Elijah Allman was detained at Merrimack County Jail and released on personal recognizance, which means no bail was required.

Elijah Allman is the son of Cher and the late Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band. Cher did not immediately respond to a request for comment by People.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL

Friday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Bravo 6, Rancho Dominguez 5

Collins Family 19, Reseda 12

Eagle Rock 6, Glendale 0

El Camino Real 8, Sun Valley Poly 5

Garfield 9, LA Marshall 8

Granada Hills 6, Sylmar 1

Hollywood 16, RFK Community 6

LA Wilson 6, Fairfax 2

Port of Los Angeles 12, Westchester 3

Roybal 20, Mendez 1

SOCES 14, Grant 3

South Gate 7, Granada Hills Kennedy 6

Torres 21, Hawkins 2

Washington Prep 32, Alliance Ouchi 15

SOUTHERN SECTION

Alhambra 4, Pasadena 2

Aliso Niguel 6, San Juan Hills 3

Anaheim 8, Garden Grove 5

Anaheim Canyon 4, Woodcrest Christian 2

Apple Valley 15, Desert Hot Springs 1

Aquinas 4, Grand Terrace 0

Beaumont 6, Orange Vista 1

Bishop Amat 19, St. Paul 11

Bolsa Grande 6, Santa Ana 2

Canyon Springs 6, Big Bear 2

Capistrano Valley Christian 4, Santa Fe 3

Chadwick 11, Downey Calvary Chapel 1

Chaffey 8, Jurupa Valley 5

Channel Islands 11, Del Sol 0

Chino 14, Eastside 0

Chino Hills 11, La Palma Kennedy 2

Costa Mesa 7, Orange County Pacifica Christian 4

Crean Lutheran 16, Patriot 4

Dana Hills 5, Corona Del Mar 1

Diamond Bar 4, Baldwin Park 3

Downey 6, Loara 4

El Modena 1, Palm Desert 0

El Toro 9, Katella 7

Fountain Valley 4, Tesoro 1

Gabrielino 13, Workman 6

Gahr 1, El Dorado 0

Golden Valley 11, Vasquez 9

Hart 4, Alemany 2

Heritage Christian 4, Oak Park 1

Hillcrest 7, Tustin 1

Inglewood 16, Animo Leadership 12

Jurupa Hills 6, Shadow Hills 3

La Canada 9, Arcadia 2

La Salle 8, St. Bernard 7

Los Alamitos 8, Yucaipa 1

Los Altos 3, Ontario Christian 2

Lucerne Valley 14, Mojave 2

Mission Viejo 1, Woodbridge 0

Montclair 5, Covina 4

Montebello 4, West Covina 3

Moorpark 7, Rio Mesa 3

Murrieta Mesa 11, Rancho Buena Vista 1

Newbury Park 11, Hueneme 3

Newport Harbor 6, Santa Ana Foothill 1

Northwood 12, Laguna Hills 6

Oaks Christian 10, Calabasas 4

Ontario 10, Nogales 7

Orange 4, Buena Park 2

Orange Lutheran 10, Crespi 0

Palm Springs 7, San Gorgonio 1

Paloma Valley 10, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 4

Placentia Valencia 13 Esperanza 10

Rancho Cucamonga 3, Don Lugo 2

Redondo Union 3, Millikan 0

Rosemead 5, Pioneer 1

Rubidoux 10, Bethel Christian 3

San Clemente 5, La Habra 1

Santa Ana Valley 12, Whitney 5

Santa Barbara 4, Arroyo Grande 2

Santa Margarita 4, Loyola 3

Savanna 14, Magnolia 4

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 2, Servite 0

Sierra Canyon 3, West Ranch 1

Sonora 6, California 3

South Hills 4, Bonita 0

St. Bonaventure 7, Malibu 0

St. John Bosco 8, La Serna 0

Sultana 9, Palmdale 3

Sunny Hills 3, El Rancho 0

Twentynine Palms 23, Cathedral City 4

United Christian Academy 12, Pacific 12

University Prep 8, CIMSA 3

Valley View 10, Tahquitz 9

Villa Park 6, Corona Santiago 5

Western 4, Lynwood 3

Western Christian 12, Serrano 9

Westlake 6, Highland 1

Westminster La Quinta 16, Westminster 0

Whittier 8, Rowland 2

Yorba Linda 16, Lakewood 0

INTERSECTIONAL

Anza Hamilton 13, Bonsall 4

Bell 10, South El Monte 1

Birmingham 4, San Marcos 2

Carson 5, West Torrance 0

Environmental Charter 8, Gardena 8

JSerra 17, Prosper (TX) 9

Legacy 3, Salesian 1

Leuzinger 11, King/Drew 0

Murrieta Valley 7, Wilmington Banning 4

Oakwood 10, North Hollywood 5

Williams Field (AZ) 5, Warren 4

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Maywood Academy 24, Santee 5

Maywood CES 17, Diego Rivera 3

Monroe 21, Grant 18

Narbonne 10, Bell 3

Northridge Academy 8, Cleveland 5

Reseda 16, Bernstein 6

SOCES 20, Hollywood 9

South Gate 14, LA Wilson 13

Torres 22, Hawkins 10

Van Nuys 18, Vaughn 8

SOUTHERN SECTION

AAE 12, Arroyo Valley 9

Antelope Valley 15, Santa Clarita Christian 8

Arroyo Valley 9, Rim of the World 4

Bethel Christian 7, Rubidoux 6

Bishop Montgomery 18, Bellflower 5

Bonita 11, Maui 1

Bolsa Grande 22, Century 8

Calvary Baptist 18, Pomona 7

Citrus Valley 15, Laguna Hills 0

Corona Centennial 13, Dana Hills 1

Costa Mesa 10, Westminster La Quinta 4

Crean Lutheran 18, Artesia 1

Flintridge Sacred Heart 7, San Marino 2

Garey 4, Adelanto 3

Grand Terrace 4, Aquinas 1

Hemet 15, Temecula Valley 5

Heritage 12, Bloomington 6

Hesperia 14, Palm Springs 0

Hesperia Christian 16, Barstow 0

Hesperia Christian 8, Riverside Notre Dame 4

HMSA 18, Compton 6

JSerra 3, El Modena 0

Jurupa Hills 13, Twentynine Palms 2

Jurupa Hills 9, Santa Monica 6

Laguna Hills 10, Palm Springs 5

Lakewood St. Joseph 8, Cerritos 3

La Quinta 14, San Gorgonio 1

Leuzinger 10, Brentwood 0

Los Amigos 22, Estancia 2

Mojave 16, Lucerne Valley 1

Murrieta Mesa 10, Linfield Christian 0

Orange Vista 8, Apple Valley 4

Palm Desert 10, San Bernardino 7

Patriot 17, Ontario 7

Placentia Valencia 16, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 4

Rialto 22, Public Safety Academy 0

Riverside North 14, Yucca Valley 0

Riverside Prep 22, Rim of the World 0

San Jacinto 16, San Gorgonio 0

Santa Ana Valley 2, Orange 1

Santa Monica 11, Eisenhower 2

Santa Paula 8, Castaic 6

Simi Valley 4, Rio Mesa 4

St. Genevieve 14, Faith Baptist 0

Sultana 2, Canyon Springs 1

University Prep 14, Barstow 0

West Covina 15, Arroyo 13

Western Christian 7, San Jacinto 1

Woodcrest Christian 20, Vista del Lago 0

Yucca Valley 8, San Bernardino 5

INTERSECTIONAL

Animo Venice 13, Lennox Academy 2

Bonita 13, Kauai (HI) 0

Modesto 24, Portola 1

North Torrance 7, San Pedro 2

Rancho Dominguez 16, Long Beach Jordan 0

Sierra Canyon 4, Chatsworth 0

Taft 14, Calabasas 3

Trabuco Hills 20, Modesto 1

Wilmington Banning 6, South Torrance 4

Workman 10, Baldwin Park 9

Footage from Minab, Iran, shows the aftermath of an Israeli-US strike on a girls’ elementary school that reportedly killed more than 50 people.

William Hudson, a 14-year-old freshman golfer, shot 71 on Monday at Western Hills Country Club in Chino Hills to win the Servite Invitational.

“It was very important to me and my school,” Hudson said.

Some think it’s the first time a St. John Bosco student won an invitational title.

Hudson is a straight-A student who picked up his first golf club when he was 3. He has a daily routine involving practicing at 6 a.m. before heading to school. He’s also enrolled in a school entrepreneur program that involves taking classes at a junior college that will qualify for college credits.

“They are long days, but I get through it,” Hudson said.

He comes from a family that enjoys golf. His great-grandfather played until his death at 98 last year.

“I love how it can take me to interesting places and meet interesting people,” Hudson said. “I can play for the rest of my life. It’s a lifelong sport.”

It’s looking like another strong year for golfers in Southern California, with several individual champions returning, including Jaden Soong of St. Francis and Grant Leary of Crespi.

Now Hudson has thrust himself into the conversation.

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

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Bravo 2, Fremont 1

Mendez 13, West Adams 1

Torres 12, Lincoln 2

SOUTHERN SECTION

Aliso Niguel 5, Millikan 3

Anaheim Canyon 9, Villa Park 8

Arroyo 8, Edgewood 1

Banning 5, San Bernardino 3

Barstow 2, Eastvale Roosevelt 1

Bellflower 4, Mary Star of the Sea 0

Bell Gardens 12, Hacienda Heights Wilson 4

Bishop Montgomery 11, South East 0

Bonita 11, Northview 6

Brentwood 6, Campbell Hall 4

Buckley 18, Shalhevet 2

Calvary Baptist 8, Fontana 2

Cantwell-Sacred Heart 6, Burbank 2

Cerritos 7, Ocean View 1

Charter Oak 11, Montebello 3

Colton 15, Vista del Lago 2

Compton Centennial 12, Compton Early College 3

Cornerstone Christian 14, Lakeside 5

Corona 11, Trabuco Hills 1

Corona Centennial 10, Arrowhead Christian 8

Crossroads 6, Viewpoint 1

Desert Christian 10, Boron 5

Downey 4, Redondo Union 1

Entrepreneur 23, California Lutheran 14

Excelsior Charter 14, Yucca Valley 5

Foothill Tech 8, Fillmore 1

Flintridge Prep 4, Schurr 3

Garey 20, El Monte 2

Great Oak 8, Los Osos 5

Hemet 11, Temecula Prep 1

Heritage 7, Rancho Mirage 5

Hesperia Christian 17, ACE 1

Hoover 24, La Puente 2

Indian Springs , Arroyo Valley 1

Irvine 3, Estancia 1

Kaiser 4, Cajon 3

Katella 2, Woodbridge 1

Laguna Beach 10, Segerstrom 1

Lawndale 4, Firebaugh 3

Linfield Christian 18, Whittier Christian 8

Long Beach Jordan 10, Dominguez 0

Long Beach Poly 3, Palos Verdes 2

Maranatha 5, St. Augustine 4

Montclair 6, Miller 1

Moreno Valley 11, Redlands 2

Mountain View 10, Mark Keppel 2

Murrieta Mesa 9, Rancho Verde 1

Nordhoff 6, Santa Clara 3

Norte Vista 14, San Gorgonio 1

Nuview Bridge 6, Bloomington 2

Oak Hills 2, Granite Hills 1

Oakwood 11, Pasadena Poly 1

Ontario 7, Azusa 3

Oxnard 7, Santa Monica 5

PACS 31, Mojave 4

Paramount 8, Glenn 0

Ramona 8, Hillcrest 3

Righetti 12, Milken 2

Riverside North 6, Tahquitz 6

Rowland 10, Pasadena Marshall 0

Royal 10, Trinity Classical Academy 2

San Clemente 3, Colony 2

San Jacinto 9, Santa Rosa Academy 4

San Jacinto Valley Academy 13, Xavier Prep 3

San Marino 6, Cathedral 5

Santa Ana Foothill 6, Santa Fe 5

Saugus 16, Quartz Hill 9

St. Anthony 6, Cerritos Valley Christian 1

Summit 3, Etiwanda 0

Temescal Canyon 6, La Sierra 2

Thousand Oaks 10, Chaminade 8

Victor Valley 9, Vasquez 4

Village Christian d. South El Monte, forfeit

Vista Murrieta 5, Yorba Linda 5

Webb 19, Pomona 3

West Valley 7, Indio 6

INTERSECTIONAL

El Rancho 6, Maywood CES 0

Bishop Montgomery 11, South East 0

Mira Costa 8, Chatsworth 3

San Fernando 3, Castaic 1

JSerra 5, Southlake Carroll 2

South Torrance 10, Venice 0

St. Francis 9, Taft 0

St. Monica 12, LA Hamilton 1

Warren 12, Mesa (AZ) Dobson 3

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Bernstein 17, Fairfax 16

Cleveland 15, Reseda 9

Mendez d. Animo Venice, forfeit

SOUTHERN SECTION

AAE 16, Rim of the World 0

Ayala 7, Carter 0

Banning 11, San Bernardino 5

Beaumont 7, Northview 2

Bishop Montgomery 15, St. Anthony 4

Bloomington 8, Indian Springs 4

Bolsa Grande 17, Long Beach Cabrillo 14

Bonita 11, Baldwin 2

Boron 9, Desert Christian 4

Burbank Providence 15, Santa Clarita Christian 3

California 5, Downey 3

Calvary Baptist 7, Fontana 2

Cantwell-Sacred Heart 17, Mayfield 1

Capistrano Valley 7, Villa Park 4

Cathedral City 10, Coachella Valley 4

Chaffey 8, Patriot 1

Chaminade 10, Heritage Christian 0

Chino 12, Beckman 7

Claremont 13, Don Lugo 2

Colton 16, Tahquitz 9

Compton Centennial 12, Burbank Burroughs 0

Corona 7, Colony 5

Corona del Mar 7, Ocean View 2

Costa Mesa 16, Compton Early College 9

Covina 7, Diamond Ranch 3

Crescenta Valley 7, Hart 3

Crossroads 11, Trinity Classical Academy 7

Desert Hot Springs 24, Xavier Prep 20

Dos Pueblos 10, Lompoc 5

Downey Calvary Chapel 12, Santa Ana Valley 9

El Dorado 4, Esperanza 1

El Monte 15, Mark Keppel 3

Etiwanda 13, Cajon 4

Firebaugh 17, Rosemead 4

Fountain Valley 9, Irvine 6

Garden Grove Pacifica 7, Mater Dei 2

Glendale 15, St. Bernard 5

Glendora 11, West Covina 0

Grace 8, Vasquez 2

Hacienda Heights Wilson 9, Montebello 4

Hawthorne 15, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 3

Hesperia 14, Moreno Valley 4

La Habra 9, La Palma Kennedy 0

Lakewood St. Joseph 10, Katella 0

Lancaster 12, Silverado 1

La Serna 1, Mission Viejo 0

Liberty 16, Ridgecrest Burroughs 3

Los Amigos 18, Century 3

Maranatha 18, South Pasadena 3

Millikan 21, Gahr 7

Moorpark 18, Ventura 4

Newbury Park 12, Santa Paula 2

Nogales 12, Montclair 6

Northview 7, Eastvale Roosevelt 2

Northwood 24, Newport Harbor 5

Oak Park 2, Rio Mesa 1

Oaks Christian 11, Simi Valley 2

Ontario 9, Azusa 2

Ontario Christian 15, Irvine University 3

Oxford Academy 20, Samueli Academy 4

Oxnard 6, Camarillo 5

Oxnard Pacifica 11, Carpinteria 0

Paloma Valley 10, Jurupa Valley 0

Paramount 13, Long Beach Jordan 1

Ramona 3, Los Osos 1

Rancho Cucamonga 8, Rancho Verde 0

Riverside Notre Dame 13, Barstow 2

Riverside Prep 13, Arroyo Valley 0

Riverside Prep 14, AAE 1

Sacred Heart of Jesus 7, Ramona Convent 6

Sage Creek 9, Elsinore 5

San Juan Hills 8, Santa Ana Foothill 4

San Marcos 14, Del Sol 2

Santa Margarita 2, Trabuco Hills 1

Segerstrom 6, Tesoro 1

Sierra Vista 9, Pasadena 8

South El Monte 16, Edgewood 16

Southlands Christian 14, La Puente 1

South Torrance 12, Mary Star of the Sea 3

St. Bonaventure 8, Buena 5

St. Paul 8, Sonora 2

Thousand Oaks 3, Valencia 2

University Prep 9, Hesperia Christian 3

University Prep 13, Riverside Notre Dame 3

Valley View 12, Lakeside 2

Viewpoint 6, Flintridge Prep 4

Walnut 11, Rowland 2

Warren 15, Sunny Hills 5

Westlake 2, Royal 1

West Valley 13, Temecula Prep 5

Yorba Linda 17, Troy 0

INTERSECTIONAL

Alhambra 11, LA Marshall 2

Bonita 11, Kailua (HI) 0

Burbank Burroughs 7, Granada Hills Kennedy 2

Canyon Country Canyon 9, Verdugo Hills 8

Culver City 13, LA Hamilton 3

El Camino Real 4, Louisville 1

El Rancho 11, Garfield 7

Golden Valley 24, Grant 4

Granada Hills 13, La Canada 1

HMSA 8, Animo Venice 1

Long Beach Poly 9, Legacy 2

Muir 12, Eagle Rock 2

Port of LA 10, Bishop Conaty-Loretto 0

Shadow Hills 6, Brawley 5

Wilmington Banning 12, Peninsula 0