Author: Tim Burt OC Sports Zone

OC high school boys and girls basketball highlights and final scores for Friday, Nov. 17

BOYS BASKETBALL SANTA ANA VARSITY TOURNAMENT Consolation semifinals Huntington Beach 83, University 66: The Oilers (2-1) were led by Oliver Nakra, who had 25 points and four 3-pointers; Danny Huynh, who had 20 points and six 3-pointers; and Logan Barker (15 points) and Kai Labistre (14 points). University (1-2) was Read More

Fountain Valley starts fast and captures win over Santa Ana in opening round of tourney

Fountain Valley players including leading scorer Parker Rodriguez (No. 4) and No. 33 Troy Leach exchange handshakes with Santa Ana, led by No. 31 Jack Rivera. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Fountain Valley High School’s boys basketball team took charge early and went on to defeat Santa Ana 59-44 Read More

Orange plagued by penalties in quarterfinal round loss to top-seeded Rio Hondo Prep

Orange’s football team, supported by the Panther cheerleaders, gets ready to take the field Friday night. (Photo Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Orange High School’s football team, which reached the CIF Division 6 championship game last year, was trying to get back into the finals this year. But top-seeded Rio Read More

After opening round CIF playoff win, Beckman prepares to face West Covina

Beckman quarterback Austin Shepard drops back to pass Friday night vs. Capo Valley Christian.  (Photos courtesy of @ttownsportspics on Instagram). Beckman High School’s football team, after defeating Capo Valley Christian 14-9 on the road Friday night, gets a home game Friday in the quarterfinals of the CIF Division 10 playoffs. Read More

Western QB Anthony Luna sets career TD record and leads Pioneers into quarterfinals

Anthony Luna leads the Pioneers into Friday’s quarterfinals. (Photos courtesy Western Media Crew). Western High School’s senior quarterback Anthony Luna is having another remarkable year, leading the Pioneers into the quarterfinal round of the CIF Division 5 playoffs Friday night. Luna passed for 195 yards and three touchdowns in Western’s Read More

OC football teams experience upsets and milestone victories in round one of CIF playoffs

(Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Week one of the CIF high school football playoffs, featuring the competitive formula from CalPreps ratings, produced some close games and upsets for Orange County teams: …. Crean Lutheran High School’s football team went on a long road trip and pulled off Read More

Portola keeps CIF title hopes alive with quarterfinal round win over Crean Lutheran

Portola’s Ryder Tonkovich defends against Connor McTaggart of Crean Lutheran. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano). Portola High School’s boys water polo team kept its hopes for a CIF title alive Saturday evening, defeating Crean Lutheran 16-11 in the quarterfinal round of the Division 2 playoffs at Portola. The Read More