BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS : Louisville Slips Past Santa Barbara, 75-57, in Tournament Quarterfinals

The Santa Barbara High girls basketball team became the latest sacrificial lamb in the path of the Louisville High Royals at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions on Saturday night.

Led by All-American center Andrea Knapp’s 30-point performance, Louisville easily defeated the Dons, 75-57, in the tournament’s quarterfinal round.

Louisville will meet Gahr, last season’s Southern Section 4-A finalist and a 58-57 winner over Oakland Tech on Saturday, in a semifinal game Monday at 8:45 p.m.

Louisville is ranked 18th in the nation by USA Today and is top-seeded in the 13-team tournament, which is considered one of the nation’s premier high school showcases, featuring five prep All-Americans and an All-Canadian player.

“They are a higher quality of team than we’re used to playing,” said Santa Barbara Coach Andrew Butcher. “If we can learn to play at that speed, maybe we can stay with them.”

Louisville extended a 21-16 first-quarter lead by outscoring the Dons 14-4 in the early minutes of the second quarter behind the strong rebounding of Kristen Carpenter and Barbara Terhar and 12 first-half points from Knapp. The Royals held Santa Barbara forward Shannon Frowis to just 15 points, 17 below her average.

“We knew the things Shannon does and that she has a problem down low,” said Royals Coach Brian O’Hara. “We knew she was a post player and that’s all. If Louisville can’t stop a post player . . . .”

In other action, Lisa Mascarenas scored 11 points to lead Thousand Oaks to a 37-31 victory over Palmdale in the consolation bracket semifinal. The Lancers will meet the winner of Monday’s St. Joseph-Chino game in the consolation final Tuesday at 12:45 p.m.

Newbury Park 73, La Reina 26--Newbury Park had five players in double figures in the first round of the Simi Valley High tournament.

Kristi Gallenbeck had game-high totals of 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for Newbury Park. Teammate Julia Johnson scored 11 points while Marlo Cormier, Dawn Hatmaker and April Winter each scored 10.

Michelle Lundby led La Reina (0-3) with eight points.

Simi Valley 68, San Marcos 23--Simi Valley, behind the scoring of Paula Cooper and Julie Arlotto, jumped out to a 16-0 lead in the first half of the first-round Simi Valley Tournament game and handed San Marcos its fifth straight defeat.

Cooper scored a team-high 16 points, including 12 in the first half, and grabbed eight rebounds. Arlotto had 15 points and eight rebounds.

Simi Valley (7-2) will meet Dos Pueblos Monday night at 7:30.

Antelope Valley 67, Burroughs 54--Linda Owens scored 23 points and Joelle Longobardi added 19 to lead Antelope Valley to the championship in the Burroughs/Bell-Jeff Tournament.

Antelope Valley, which led by five after three quarters, made 12 of 15 free throws in the final period to seal the victory. Longobardi was named the tournament’s most valuable player, while Owens and Burroughs’ Kim Powers were named to the all-tournament team.

Burroughs was led by Quaifferle Van Benschoten, who scored 16 points, while Powers added 12.

L.A. Baptist 46, Saugus 39--Dawn Broline scored 20 points to lead L.A. Baptist to a third-place finish in the Burroughs/Bell-Jeff Tournament.

L.A. Baptist (6-2) led by 10 points early as Broline scored six points in the first quarter. She was supported by Kendra Frazier, who scored 7 of her 12 points during the opening period.

Saugus (3-8) was led by Joanne Farkas, who scored 16 points, including 14 in the first half.

Ventura 54, Canoga Park 23--Ventura’s Julie Rosemond scored 14 points and Michelle DiGuilio added 13 as Ventura beat Canoga Park in the first round of the Simi Valley tournament.

Canoga Park (0-4) fell behind, 18-8, after the first quarter and trailed, 33-13, at halftime. Julie Burmester led Canoga Park with seven points. The Hunters will meet the Simi Valley junior varsity in a consolation game Monday at 2:30 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Simi Valley 67, Hawaii Kalaheo 51--Shawn DeLaittre scored 22 points to lead four Simi Valley players in double-figures as the Pioneers defeated Hawaii Kalaheo, 67-51, in the consolation semifinal round of the Iolani tournament in Honolulu.

Simi Valley jumped out to a 21-9 lead in the first quarter and was never threatened. The Pioneers (7-1) will meet McClancy High of New York on Monday for the consolation championship.

Travis Bice had 12 points for the Pioneers, while Don MacLean and Butch Hawking each had 10.

San Fernando 67, Basic (Anderson, Nev.) 59--Charles Thomas scored 10 of his 12 points in the third quarter as San Fernando pulled away for the win in the El Dorado tournament in Las Vegas, Nev.

San Fernando (3-3) led by one point at halftime, but outscored Basic, 24-11, in the third period to seal the victory. Shelton Boykin led San Fernando with 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. On Monday, San Fernando plays for fifth place in the 16-team tournament.

Canyon 76, North Bakersfield 66--Greg Paskwietz had 28 points and 11 assists as Canyon jumped out to a 20-4 lead midway through the first quarter and coasted to the win in the fifth-place championship game of the Bakersfield North Tournament at Bakersfield College.

The Cowboys (8-1) made their first five shots and shot 56% in the first half.

Stuart Sayre had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Larry Allbritton added 10 points for the Cowboys.

L.A. Baptist 58, Fillmore 43--Mike Null scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half as L.A. Baptist came from behind to win the third-place game in the Fillmore Tournament.

L.A. Baptist trailed, 23-20, at halftime, but took a 31-30 lead early in the third quarter. The Knights (5-1) then outscored Fillmore, 20-1, to turn the game into a rout.

Mike Wise had 12 points and five assists, and James Hoback added 11 points and 10 rebounds for L.A. Baptist.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Moorpark 73, Rancho Santiago 56--Debra Rabin scored 23 points as Moorpark used its full-court press to pull away for the win in the consolation final of the Trade Tech tournament.

Moorpark (7-6), which has won three straight, led by five at halftime and then outscored Rancho Santiago, 38-26, in the second half.

Rabin, who made the all-tournament team, was supported by Karina Hardman, who added 15 points.

GIRLS SOCCER

Thousand Oaks 2, Alemany 0--Thousand Oaks improved its record to 6-1-1 with a victory in the third-place game of the Simi Valley High tournament.

Michelle Chabot and Phronsie Franco scored for Thousand Oaks, the 10th-ranked team in the Southern Section’s preseason 3-A Division poll.