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Los Angeles Times
26-02-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Rolling Hills Prep girls' basketball receives boost from sophomore Regan Enright
Moniquee Alexander, a former UCLA women's basketball player, is now coach at Rolling Hills Prep, and she knows a future Division I player when she sees one. Regan Enright has come on strong during the Southern Section playoffs and has helped her team reach Friday's Division 2A final against Rosary at 2 p.m. at Toyota Arena in Ontario. 'She's a sophomore who has really become a leader on the court and buckled down,' Alexander said. Enright is averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds in the playoffs. Rolling Hills Prep faces a tough challenge against Rosary, which won a Dec. 20 game against the Huskies 65-55. Alexander appreciates Enright's resilience and determination, which will be needed to upset Rosary. … The game of the year in girls' basketball is set for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at Toyota Arena when two-time defending state champion Etiwanda plays upstart Ontario Christian for the Open Division title. Both teams have been preparing for this moment for months after they met in November at Harvard-Westlake, with Ontario Christian winning easily. … The Easton baseball tournament championship game will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Birmingham, matching Crespi (4-0) against Simi Valley (4-0). This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
Los Angeles Times
15-02-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep basketball roundup: Redondo Union upsets St. John Bosco; Windward eliminates Inglewood
It was a wild Friday night in the Southern Section basketball playoffs. Redondo Union, seeded No. 7 in the Open Division playoffs, pulled out a 77-75 win over No. 3 St. John Bosco in Pool B. Brayden Miner made six of his team's 14 threes and had 18 points. Windward ended the season of Jason Crowe Jr. and Inglewood with a 71-69 road victory in Division 1. JJ Harris scored 25 points and Jeremiah Hampton 17 points. Crowe finished with 29 points. Campbell Hall took down No. 1-seeded Crespi 79-66 in a Division 1 game behind 43 points from Isaiah Johnson, who made 14 of 21 shots. Crean Lutheran went on an 11-0 run after a 57-57 deadlock in the fourth quarter to defeat host Brentwood 62-52 in Division 1. Matt Ciftcikara scored 19 points, Caden Jones had 15 points and Jacob Majok contributed 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter. Shalen Sheppard scored 20 points for Brentwood. Sierra Canyon 65, Heritage Christian 54: Maximo Adams scored 17 points for the Trailblazers, who improved to 2-0 in Open Division pool play and came back from an 11-point halftime deficit. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 71, La Mirada 65: Lino Mark and Tyran Stokes each had 22 points for the Knights, who are 2-0 in the Open Division playoffs. JSerra 63, Santa Margarita 51: The Lions picked up the Open Division road victory. BJ Davis-Ray scored 21 points and Brannon Martinsen added 19 points. Mira Costa 72, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 54: The Mustangs (27-3) advanced in Division 1 behind 25 points from Eneasi Piuleini. Rolling Hills Prep 64, Corona del Mar 62: Nick Welch Jr. and Mylo Murphy each scored 17 points for Rolling Hills Prep. Los Alamitos 58, Long Beach Poly 56: Liam Gray had the winning tip-in basket with two seconds left in Division 1. Trent Minter led Los Alamitos with 16 points. Mater Dei 71, St. Paul 67: Luke Barnett made four threes and had 28 points and Demarcus Henry added 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Monarchs. St. Bonaventure 73, Blair 52: Freshman Charlie Adams scored 20 points for 24-6 St. Bonaventure. Camarillo 66, Glendora 62: The Scorpions received 24 points from Jackson Yeates. Santa Barbara 84, Anaheim Canyon 70: Luke Zuffelato scored 38 points for Santa Barbara.
Los Angeles Times
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Nick Welch Jr. of Rolling Hills Prep is rising big man
During 44 years of coaching high school basketball, including four decades at Fairfax, Harvey Kitani has coached the likes of Chris Mills, Sean Higgins, Solomon Hill, Craig Smith, JD Green and others with size and ability. Now he has 6-foot-9 sophomore Nick Welch Jr. at Rolling Hills Prep. 'I think he can be just as good as a lot of those guys,' Kitani said. Rolling Hills Prep is playing at Corona del Mar on Friday in a second-round game of the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. Welch continues to make steady progress. 'You can't coach height,' Kitani said of what separates players with size. Welch's father, Nick Sr., was a standout at Air Force, earning co-Mountain West Conference player of the year honors in 2004. Nick Jr. is 16 years old and still growing. 'He's probably one of the best kids attitude wise I've ever coached,' Kitani said. ... Here's the link to Friday's updated Southern Section basketball playoff games. ... The City Section will announce its boys and girls basketball pairings on Sunday after 5 p.m. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
Los Angeles Times
13-02-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep sports roundup: Mateo Trujillo leads Rolling Hills Prep to Division 1 playoff win
In 44 years of coaching high school basketball, Harvey Kitani is only getting more active. Seemingly every time his Rolling Hills Prep team is on offense, he calls out a play. Mateo Trujillo, a senior guard, said he started studying Kitani's playbook in eighth grade. 'I was reading it religiously,' he said. Trujillo has the plays down pat. He scored 25 points Wednesday night as Rolling Hills Prep (21-6) opened the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs with a 76-62 win over Marmonte League champion Oaks Christian at North Torrance. Trujillo was so pumped he looked up into the bleachers to wave to his father. Rolling Hills Prep advances to play Corona del Mar on Friday in the second round. Isayah Garcia led Oaks Christian with 25 points. Campbell Hall 82, Chaminade 69: The Vikings won the Division 1 home game. St. Pius X-St. Matthias 61, Bishop Alemany 56: Douglas Langford Jr. scored 15 points for PMA. Los Alamitos 83, Vista Murrieta 74: Samori Guyness had 18 points, Trent Minter 16, Liam Gray 12, Jordan Taylor 11 and West Trevino 10 for Los Alamitos, which hosts Long Beach Poly in the second round. Brentwood 81, Culver City 66: Freshman Shalen Sheppard had 23 points and 12 rebounds in his playoff debut for Brentwood. Shane Frazier added 18 points. Mira Costa 70, Leuzinger 58: Jacob De Armas led Mira Costa with 17 points. Crespi 90, Edison 54: The Celts, seeded No. 1 in Division 1, received 24 points from Jayden Xu. Mater Dei 66, Fountain Valley 57: Blake Davidson had 19 points for Mater Dei. Inglewood 80, Westlake 69: Jason Crowe Jr. scored 40 points for Inglewood. Santa Barbara 62, St. Anthony 57: The Saints were beaten in the Division 1 opener. Viewpoint 43, Capistrano Valley 42: Wesley Waddles made a game-winning layup at the buzzer for Viewpoint. Aeneas Grullon had 18 points. Harvard-Westlake 73, La Mirada 52: The top-seeded Wolverines opened the Open Division with a decisive home victory. Nikolas Khamenia finished 25 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Eastvale Roosevelt 74, Heritage Christian 57: No. 2-seeded Roosevelt received 24 points and 13 rebounds from Brayden Burries. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 71, JSerra 68: Zach White scored 19 points and Lino Mark returned from an injury to contribute 11 points for the Knights. Sierra Canyon 69, Redondo Union 66: The Trailblazers held on in overtime to win their Open Division opener. Bryce Cofield had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Hudson Mayes scored 25 points for Redondo Union. Glendora 83, Mayfair 79: Colton Gray scored 31 points for Glendora, which needed three overtimes to win. Mater Dei 1, Loyola 1: Both teams scored early but the game ended in a tie, making Saturday's game at Mater Dei to decide which team moves on in the Open Division playoffs. Harvard-Westlake 1, Great Oak 0: Micah Rosen scored the only goal in a Division 2 opener. Oaks Christian 0, Apple Valley 0: The two teams will play again in the Open Division playoffs at Oaks Christian on Friday. Hart 3, Arlington 1: Mia Rodriguez scored early to propel the Hawks to the Division 1 victory. Harvard-Westlake 1, Redondo Union 0: The Wolverines stunned the top-seeded Sea Hawks. Kaia Santomarco-King scored the winning goal. San Pedro 4, Banning 0: The Pirates won their 20th consecutive Marine League title and improved to 22-0-2.
