Sports roundup: Burroughs girls’ basketball secures share of fourth straight league title
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Burroughs 66, Hoover 25: The victory Friday at home gave the Indians a share of their fourth straight Pacific League championship.
Burroughs (19-7, 12-0 in league) can win the title outright with a victory Tuesday at Glendale.
“Actually, none of us even talked about that we won a share of the title,” said Burroughs Coach Vicky Oganyan, whose squad has won 40 straight league games. “As far as we are concerned, we have two games left and we want to win those, so I don’t think there is any celebrating by any of us just yet.”
The Indians were led by Jordan Meltzer, who poured in 29 points. Abby Ibarra added 14 points and six steals and Kamryn Cardenez had six points and nine rebounds.
“We have improved as a team, especially offensively,” Oganyan said. “Defensively we are still playing hard and whenever we have those lapses that we struggle on offense, our defense has been keeping us in games.”
The Indians’ last league loss came at the hands of rival Burbank on Feb. 7, 2013.
Burbank 55, Pasadena 40: The win Friday at home moved the Bulldogs back into a third-place tie in the Pacific League with Glendale.
With two games remaining, Burbank (18-8) and Glendale are knotted at 8-4 in league.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Burroughs 81, Hoover 60: The Indians remained in the hunt for second place in the Pacific League with the victory Friday at home.
With two games remaining, Burroughs (18-6, 8-4 in league) is in a third-place tie in league with Crescenta Valley (8-4 in league), one game behind second-place Muir (9-3).
The Indians, who had a 19-point halftime lead, received 17 points from Angelo Solis, 10 from Steven Hubbell and eight each from Tristen Hull, Ross Lee, Justin Henderson and Nick Howard.
Pasadena 60, Burbank 53: Burbank had a lead after three quarters, but couldn’t hold on for the win Friday against Pasadena, which earned a share of the Pacific League championship.
Burbank (16-10, 6-6 in league) had a 46-43 advantage heading into the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs are in fifth place in league with two games remaining.
Salesian 51, Bellarmine-Jefferson 48 (overtime): The Guards (2-15, 1-7 in the Camino Real League) lost a close one Friday on the road against the Mustangs.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Burbank 6, Pasadena 1: Burbank kept a hold on third place in the Pacific League with the win Friday on the road.
With two matches left, Burbank (10-3-2, 9-3 in league for 27 points), is three points ahead of fourth-place Burroughs (11-4, 8-4 for 24 points).
Burbank trailed, 1-0, at halftime, but struck for six straight goals in the second half. Burbank was paced by Kira Bochard and Adrianne Sarukhanyan, who tallied two goals each. Samantha Gonzalez had a goal and two assists, Priscilla Romero had a goal, Dalia Farazdaghi had three assists and Nicole Winters had an assist.
Burroughs 5, Hoover 1: The Indians defeated the host Tornadoes on Friday to notch their eighth win in their last nine Pacific League contests and clinch fourth place and a playoff spot.
Burroughs (11-4, 8-4 for 24 points) is in fourth place behind Burbank (10-3-2, 9-3 for 27 points) with two matches remaining.
Maddie Riggs had two goals and an assist to pace the Indians. Mireya Gonzalez added a goal and an assist and Camila Franco had a goal and two assists.
BOYS’ SOCCER
Pasadena 2, Burbank 0: Burbank couldn’t gain the win Friday, as Pasadena was able to secure a share the Pacific League championship.
Burbank (6-7-1, 5-6-1 in league for 16 points) is in a fifth-place tie with Hoover (5-6-1 in league), one point behind Crescenta Valley (5-5-2 for 17 points) for the final automatic playoff spot with two matches remaining.
Providence 1, Pacifica Christian 0: The Pioneers (6-9, 3-1 in the Independence League) remained in second place with the victory Friday at Marine Park in Santa Monica.