Portola Coach Brian Smith gives some advice before the start of the third quarter Thursday. (PHOTOS: TIm Burt, OC Sports Zone). Portola’s boys basketball team proved why it is the top seeded team in the Pacific Coast League post-season tournament, defeating No. 8 St. Margaret’s 87-44 Thursday night at Portola. Read More
Woodbridge players celebrate after league victory over Irvine. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge’s girls basketball team used a strong second half to break open a close game and win going away over Irvine 42-28 in a Pacific Hills League game Wednesday evening at Irvine. The Warriors (18-8, Read More
Crean Lutheran’s Chadrack Mpoyi dunks as La Habra’s Acen Jimenez reacts Tuesday night. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano). Crean Lutheran’s boys basketball team took its game to another level Tuesday night and the timing couldn’t have been better for the Saints. In front of a capacity crowd at Read More
Aliso Niguel’s Wyatt Richmond handles the ball under pressure from Beckman as teammate Jayden Mysin sets a screen. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Aliso Niguel’s boys basketball team withstood a fourth quarter charge by Beckman and held on for a hard-fought 61-60 victory Monday night at Beckman to clinch Read More
Mater Dei captain Luke Barnett drives to the hoop Saturday against Coronado. (Photos courtesy John Luciano, For OC Sports Zone). Mater Dei’s boys basketball team made a late run Saturday night but was unable to complete a comeback, losing to Coronado, Nev. 80-71 in the Nike Extravaganza at the Meruelo Read More
Crean Lutheran point guard Caden Jones drives as Bishop Gorman’s Braylen Williams defends Saturday night. (Photos courtesy John Luciano, For OC Sports Zone). Crean Lutheran’s boys basketball team was hoping to end a successful week with bang at the Nike Extravaganza Saturday night at Mater Dei’s Meruelo Athletic Center. But Read More
Servite’s Jake Shutt drives to the baseline against Los Alamitos junior Owen Chung Saturday at Mater Dei. (Photos courtesy John Luciano, For OC Sports Zone). Servite’s boys basketball team took the floor with added incentive Saturday afternoon against Los Alamitos in the Nike Extravaganza at Mater Dei. The Friars, with Read More
La Habra Coach Aaron Riekenberg talks to his team during a timeout Friday. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Both La Habra Coach Aaron Riekenberg and Cypress Coach Derek Mitchell told their teams before Friday night’s Crestview League boys basketball game game that the intensity of the contest would Read More
Woodbridge and Sage Hill players exchange handshakes after Wednesday’s game. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge’s boys basketball team, boosted by the return of top player Jaiden Sabino, got back on the winning track Wednesday night, defeating Sage Hill 38-30 in a Pacific Coast League game at Woodbridge. Woodbridge Read More
Buena Park’s basketball team after Wednesday’s league victory. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Buena Park’s girls basketball team drilled 12 3-pointers en route to a 69-43 victory over Segerstrom in a Golden Empire League game Wednesday afternoon at Buena Park. Buena Park (17-4, 5-0) came out firing from Read More
