The day after Christmas is for greater than searching for cut price Christmas gross sales or making returns on items. It’s additionally the primary likelihood for highschool basketball gamers who needed to sit out the primary half of the season after transferring to make their debuts.
On the Basic at Damien, Loyola acquired a direct elevate in a 67-51 win over Bakersfield Christian on Friday. Its two main scorers had been sit-out interval gamers. Deuce Newt, a switch from Campbell Corridor, scored 24 factors and Omari Cuffe, a switch from St. Pius X-St. Matthias, had 17 factors.
No crew has waited extra patiently than Corona Centennial’s women’ basketball crew. Figuring out its prime switch college students wouldn’t be eligible till Dec. 26, the Huskies didn’t play any video games till Friday’s 90-31 win over Camarillo. Maybe that is the development of the longer term. Centennial is 1-0 and anticipated to be a Southern Part Open Division playoff crew.
Are you able to say constructed for the playoffs?
Boys’ basketball
Crean Lutheran 62, Meridian (Id.) Owyhee 59: The Saints knocked off a crew that beat Harvard-Westlake final week in Hawaii. Hunter Caplan scored 20 factors.
Crespi 73, Layton (Utah) Christian 70 (OT): The Celts received in extra time. Isaiah Barnes had 28 factors, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
Redondo Union 110, Fresno Clovis North 56: SJ Madison had 30 factors for the Sea Hawks.
St. John Bosco 56, Utah American Fork 39: Christian Collins led the Braves with 27 factors.
Arcadia 64, Mayfair 59: Owen Eteuati-Edwards had 22 factors for Arcadia, organising a Saturday showdown with San Gabriel Academy.
San Gabriel Academy 66, Palisades 57: Freshman Zach Arnold contributed 14 factors for San Gabriel Academy.
Moorpark 57, Fairfax 47: Sophomore Logan Stotts had 16 factors for Moorpark.
Bogart (Ga.) North Oconee 65, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 64: Freshman Darrellreon Morris had 21 factors in a buzzer-beater loss.
Milken 65, Bishop Alemany 55: Grayson Coleman scored 24 factors for 7-7 Milken. Sophomore Ethan Frank, a switch from Crespi, made his season debut for Milken, scoring 9 factors and getting seven rounds.
Etiwanda 53, San Joaquin Memorial 50: Armaun Pollock’s 14 factors helpd the Eagles (15-0) keep unbeaten.
Mira Costa 55, La Costa Canyon 44: The Mustangs improved to 14-1 with a win in Carlsbad. Jayden Kainsinger scored 20 factors.
La Habra 63, Washington Prep 48: Acen Jimenez completed with 27 factors for La Habra.
St. Francis 68, Burroughs 23: Luke Paulus had 23 factors for St. Francis.
Bishop Montgomery 73, Sylmar 41: Twins Terron and Tarron Williams mixed for 30 factors and 18 rebounds.
Harvard-Westlake 70, Germany Urspring 44: Joe Sterling made seven threes and completed with 31 factors.
Brentwood 62, Taft 52: Ethan Hill completed with 22 factors and 11 rebounds.
Mater Dei 98, Otay Ranch 50: Zain Majeed, a switch from IMG Academy, had 20 factors in his debut for Mater Dei.
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 55, Idaho Lake Metropolis 45: Josiah Nance, again from harm, had 9 factors for the Knights as they slowly get him again into form. NaVorro Bowman led the way in which with 17 factors.
Thousand Oaks 68, Davis Sr. 61: The Lancers stayed unbeaten behind Dylan McCord, who made seven threes and had 36 factors.
Viewpoint 67, Washington Roosevelt 43: Solomon Clanton Jr. had 21 factors.
Rolling Hills Prep 51, California 50: Carter Fulton had 27 factors for 11-2 Rolling Hills Prep.
Calabasas 85, Eastside 58: Tristan Cordero had 28 factors and Calvin Goetz 27 factors for the Coyotes.
JSerra 68, Democracy Prep 64: Early Bryson scored 23 factors and Jaden Bailes 22 factors in San Diego.
St. Bernard 65, Washington Mount Si 64: Brandon Granger had 34 factors for St. Bernard.
Women’ basketball
Troy 57, King/Drew 46: Mei-Ling Perry led the way in which with 24 factors for 10-3 Troy.
Sierra Canyon 82, Rancho Cucamonga 36: Sophomores Rosie Oladokum and Cherri Hatter every scored 18 factors for the Trailblazers.
