MONDAY, JAN. 3 SGV/WHITTIER PREPS ROUNDUP
Gabrielino girls hoops and Glendora Girls Water Polo post big wins.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
Gabrielino girls basketball player Kyra Yoshitani who scored the winning basket in the Eagles 39-37 win over Rosemead. (Escarcega)
Gabrielino 39, Rosemead 37: On a day in which basketball games were postponed at a rate of speed so fast, you would have thought it was 2021 again, it only figured that the two best girls basketball teams in the Mission Valley League would be ensnared in a tight battle.
The Eagles (9-4, 2-0) came away with the win when Kyra Yoshitani rebounded an errant 3-point attempt from Yvonne Yu and scored a layup with 17 seconds left in the game. Yoshitani ended the game as the teams’ leading scorer with 12 points. Josie Sanchez added seven points and Rachel Liv pumped in six points.
Rosemead (11-7, 1-1) had their chances to come away with the victory. They started the third quarter on an 8-0 run that started on a layup by standout guard Vivian Duong and gave Rosemead a 24-19 lead. But the Eagles mounted a late rally in the final stages of the third quarter and tied the game at 27 at the end of the quarter.
Duong finished as the games’ leading scorer with 15 points and Jasmine Duong pitched in another 11 points. The win moves Gabrielino into sole possession of first place in the Mission Valley League standings.
In another Mission Valley League girls’ basketball game Monday night, South El Monte defeated Mountain View 44-12.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Mission Valley League Scores
Marshall 60, El Monte 41
Gabrielino 63, Rosemead 11
GIRLS WATER POLO
Glendora 21, Alta Loma 4: The Tartans, who enter the week as the top-ranked team in the latest CIF Southern Section Div. 2 poll, opened a 10-1 halftime lead and cruised to an easy road Palomares League win over the Braves.
Hailey Andress, an Arizona State signee, spearheaded the Tartans attack with 8 goals and 4 assists. Aria Ng added 5 goals and Rachelle Herrera dished out 6 assists.
THE LATEST WITH BASKETBALL SCHEDULING
It was a crazy day on Monday with many teams hitting the pause button due to COVID-19 Health and Safety protocols. Here is the latest information that we’ve gathered:
- As was first reported by San Gabriel Valley Tribune’s Fred Robledo, Damien has postponed their home basketball game on Tuesday against Etiwanda. They are scheduled to travel to Upland on Friday, but no determination has been made as of Monday night.
- Robledo was also the first to report that Covina and Diamond Ranch boys’ basketball teams will not play their Valle Vista League games this week and will reschedule at a later date. Glendora’s girl'’ basketball game on Tuesday has been postponed but the boy's game is still going to be played Tuesday night.
- Robledo also confirmed that St. Paul’s girls’ basketball game against Bishop Amat has been postponed as was the Lancers boys’ basketball game against Salesian was also postponed.
- We were able to confirm that Keppel boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will not be able to play games this week. An official at Schurr High School confirmed that their girl'’ basketball game against San Gabriel has been postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. The boy's game against San Gabriel will be played on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Montebello HS posted on Twitter that its boys and girls basketball games have been postponed this week.
- According to a source, La Canada’s boys’ basketball game against South Pasadena has been postponed due to COVID-19 Health and Safety protocols. However, the girl's game between the Spartans and the host Tigers (the area’s top-ranked team) is still on a path to be played Friday at 5:15 p.m.