LA QUINTA and Santiago girls’ teams battled for first place last Friday, but there are more “showdown” games this week (Orange County Tribune photos).
UPDATE: This week’s CIF-SS winter sports poll results are below.
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We’re far enough into the league season for local prep basketball teams to have showdown games. Here are a few.
- Segerstrom at Garden Grove in a girls’ Golden West League clash at the Argonaut gym today (Tuesday) at 5:45 p.m. Both are 4-0 in league play.
- Los Amigos at Bolsa Grande in a boys’ Garden Grove League clash in the Matador gym today (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. LA is 4-0 in league and Bolsa is 3-1.
- Edison at Corona del Mar on Wednesday in a boys’ Surf League clash at the Sea King gym. Edison is 1-0 in league and 14-9 overall while CDM is 0-1 and 15-7.
How they stand, so far
Here are the standings for high school basketball leagues involving teams serving our communities of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Stanton and Westminster.
BOYS
Empire: Cypress 4-0 (17-5 overall), Crean Lutheran 3-1 (11-8), Tustin 2-2 (15-7), Valencia 2-2 (16-6), Pacifica 1-3 (13-9), Kennedy 0-4 (12-7).
Golden West: Ocean View 4-0 (14-8), Garden Grove 3-1 (15-7), Segerstrom 2-2 (6-15), Western 1-3, (6-15), Godinez 1-3 (12-9), Westminster 1-3 (5-15).
Orange: Century 4-0 (13-8), Savanna 3-1 (3-17), Katella 2-2 (5-13), Anaheim 1-2 (6-13), Santa Ana Valley 1-3 (4-18), Magnolia 0-3 (0-17).
Orange Coast: Estancia 4-0 (19-3), Saddleback 2-2 (4-18), Santa Ana 2-2 (10-10), Costa Mesa 2-2 (7-15), Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana 2-2 (7-14), Orange 0-4 (3-19).
San Joaquin: Pacifica Christian 3-0 (15-4), Fairmont Prep 3-1 (13-6), Capistrano Valley Christian 1-3 (15-5), Orangewood Academy 0-4 (11-10).
Surf: Newport Harbor 1-0 (19-4), Edison 1-0 (14-9), Corona del Mar 0-1 (14-7), Los Alamitos 0-1 (14-8).
Wave: Laguna Beach 1-0 (14-7), Fountain Valley 1-0 (12-6), Marina 0-1 (9-14), Huntington Beach 0-1 (5-16).
GIRLS
Empire: Tustin 3-1 (16-5), Cypress 3-1 (11-11), Crean Lutheran 3-1 (18-3), Kennedy 2-2 (8-12), Pacifica 1-3 (11-10), Valencia 0-4 (4-16).
Garden Grove: Santiago 4-0 (10-9), Rancho Alamitos 3-1 (11-8), La Quinta 3-1 (10-10), Loara 2-2 (8-3), Los Amigos 0-4 (10-11), Bolsa Grande 0-4 (4-16).
Golden West: Garden Grove 4-0 (11-10), Segerstrom 4-0 (9-11), Godinez 2-2 (12-9), Westminster 1-3 (7-9), Ocean View 1-3 (7-15), Western 0-4 (7-15).
Orange: Anaheim 4-0 (16-3), Magnolia 3-1 (10-8), Savanna 3-1 (7-13), Century 2-2 (9-7), Katella 0-4 (6-11), Santa Ana Valley 0-4 (1-13).
Orange Coast: Saddleback 4-0 (13-8), Calvary Chapel 2-2/Santa Ana 2-2 (11-7), Costa Mesa 2-2 (4-10), Orange 2-2 (5-11), Estancia 1-3 (3-19), Santa Ana 1-3 (3-19).
San Joaquin: Orangewood Academy 4-0 (17-4), Fairmont Prep 2-1 (14-6), Sage Hill 2-1 (14-5), St. Margaret’s 0-3 (7-12), Avalon 0-3 (3-14).
Surf: Huntington Beach 1-0 (13-4), Edison 1-0 (13-9), Corona del Mar 0-1 (17-6), Los Alamitos 0-1 (5-14).
Wave: Fountain Valley 1-0 (12-11), Marina 1-0 (5-16), Laguna Beach 0-1 (9-13), Newport Harbor 0-1 (10-11).
Stars of the week
Here are some of the outstanding basketball performances from the past week for local athletes.
- Brianna Landeros scored 18 points for Santiago Friday in its 55-37 win over La Quinta.
- Ryann Nadeau scored 12 points for La Quinta in its loss to Santiago.
- Slater Miller scored 23 points for Ocean View last Tuesday in the Seahawks’ 67-55 win over Garden Grove.
- Jerry Martinez scored 22 points for Garden Grove in the loss to OVHS.
- Sydney Gandy of Orangewood Academy scored 14 points in the Spartans’ 50-34 win over Fairmont Prep last Thursday.
- Sandra Balandran of Garden Grove scored 32 points in the Argonauts’ 67-40 win over Western.
As for the polls …
Eleven local winter sports teams are ranked in CIF-SS polls this week, and two are top-rated. They are:
Boys’ basketball
- Division 5A: Los Amigos is seventh.
Girls’ basketball
- Open Division: Orangewood Academy (also first in Division 2AA
Boys’ soccer
- Division 2: Santiago is sixth.
Girls’ soccer
- Division 1: Pacifica is sixth.
- Division 5: Santiago is ninth.
Girls’ water polo
- Division 5: Garden Grove is 10th.
- Division 6: Marina is first.
- Division 7: Rancho Alamitos is seventh, Westminster is ninth and La Quinta is 10th.
Prep Sport Spotlight is posted on Tuesdays during the local high school athletic year.