TRINITY LEAGUE JSERRA 62, MATER DEI 52: The Lions notched their fourth victory in a row over the Monarchs dating back to last season. BJ Davis-Ray scored 23 points, Grayson Sinek had 10 points and Brannon Martinsen nine points to lead JSerra (20-5, 6-2) to the win at Mater Dei. Read More
Santa Ana players celebrate Wednesday’s league win over Westminster. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Santa Ana High School’s boys basketball celebrated senior night Wednesday with a hard-fought 59-50 Golden West League victory over Westminster to keep its CIF playoff hopes alive. The Saints (7-16, 3-3) remained in third place Read More
Alexa Muller of Esperanza is guarded by Crean Lutheran’s Jane Hewitt Tuesday night. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, Howard Lyon and John Luciano). Esperanza High School’s girls basketball team is almost back to full strength after battling illness and injuries and it helped Tuesday as the Aztecs rallied for a Read More
SUNSET LEAGUE LOS ALAMITOS 82, NEWPORT HARBOR 78 (OT): Wes Trevino and Trent Minter each had 23 points to lead league-leading Los Alamitos (17-8, 8-0) to the road win Tuesday night. Samori Guyness added 15 points for the Griffins. Guyness and Trevino each moved into the 1,000-point career mark at Read More
Mater Dei Coach Gary McKnight acknowledges fans applause Saturday at the Nike Extravaganza. (Photos courtesy John Luciano, Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs). Legendary Mater Dei High School boys basketball coach Gary McKnight had another honor bestowed on him Saturday night before the Mater Dei vs. Crean Lutheran game at the Nike Extravaganza. Read More
Mater Dei’s Evan Willis attempts a shot as Crean Lutheran’s Jacob Majok (23) and Caden Jones (0) defend. No. 4 is Mater Dei’s Blake Davidson. (Photos courtesy John Luciano, Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs). Crean Lutheran High School’s boys basketball team kept it close in the first half against Mater Dei Saturday Read More
Los Alamitos Coach Nate Berger with Saturday’s leading scorer Liam Gray. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Los Alamitos High School’s boys basketball team, in the final leg of trying to secure its third consecutive Sunset League title, had an impressive performance outside of league Saturday against Foothill in the Read More
CRESTVIEW LEAGUE CREAN LUTHERAN 57, LA HABRA 53: Crean Lutheran went on a 14-3 run late in the second quarter to take a 34-32 lead and held on for the win to move into sole possession of first place in the league. Click here for photos and story: CYPRESS 61, Read More
Irvine players and coaches after Friday’s PCL win over Sage Hill. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Irvine High School’s boys basketball team took another big step toward winning the first league title for the program since 1991, defeating Sage Hill 66-37 Friday night in a showdown of the top Read More
(PHOTO: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). North head coach Zack LaMonda from El Dorado is looking forward to leading his squad into the Orange County All-Star Football Classic presented by Costa Mesa United on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Orange Coast College. “I am proud to be the head Read More
