Etiwanda defeats Damien to take first in Baseline League
In a battle for first place in the Baseline League, Etiwanda made clutch three-point shots while relying on its man-to-man defense to knock off Damien 49-39 on its home court Thursday night.
Christian Harris made four threes and had 18 points for the Eagles (19-3, 5-0). Zion Booker connected on back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter to halt a Damien comeback bid. The Spartans (18-4, 4-1) closed to within one point after trailing in double figures in the second half. That’s when Booker made his threes.
Etiwanda refused to double team Damien 7-foot center Nate Garcia, and that allowed the Eagles to make sure Damien’s other players couldn’t get open outside shots. And Etiwanda made enough outside shots against Damien’s zone defense to lead much of the game. Garcia finished with 17 points.
Rancho Cucamonga 63, Upland 60: Diego Murguia had 17 points for Rancho Cucamonga.
Viewpoint 61, Brentwood 52: Aeneas Grullon scored 20 points and Monty Koonce had 18 points in Viewpoint’s Gold Coast League win.
Campbell Hall 70, Crossroads 67: The Vikings stayed one game behind Windward in the Gold Coast League.
Windward 71, Price 49: Louis Bond scored 19 points, Gavin Hightower 16 and JJ Harris 15 to help the Wildcats improve to 20-3.
Grant 78, Verdugo Hills 70: Omree Bentov scored 20 points, making five threes, and Will Overton had 10 points for Grant.
Girls’ basketball
Sierra Canyon 83, Harvard-Westlake 43: The Trailblazers (21-1, 6-0) continued their domination of the Mission League. Jerzy Robinson scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds, Izela Arenas had 22 points and Mackenly Randolph added 19 points and 20 rebounds.
Mater Dei 75, Orange Lutheran 40: Kaeli Wynn scored 20 points for the Monarchs, who improved to 5-0 in the Trinity League.
Ontario Christian 98, Buena Park 69: Freshman Kaleena Smith scored 45 points for Ontario Christian.
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 64, Chaminade 54: Amia Witt scored 23 points for the Knights.
