WINTER SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS : Alemany Uses Tandem of Swanson and Lucid to Snap Losing Streak

It was just like old times as David Swanson and Bill Lucid led Alemany to a 76-66 Del Rey League victory Tuesday night at St. Francis.

Not really old times--it had been only 10 days since the Indians’ last victory--but to Coach Joe Anlauf, those 10 days seemed like an eternity. After opening league with five straight wins, Alemany dropped two straight games.

But with Lucid scoring 24 points and Swanson adding 21, Alemany (14-6, 6-2 in league) snapped the losing streak. Lucid and Swanson, both seniors, have carried the Indians all season.

Greg Forrest scored a game-high 31 points for St. Francis (4-12, 3-5 in league).

BOYS BASKETBALL

Bosco Tech 63, Notre Dame 51--Bosco Tech (19-3, 8-0) remained in first place in the Del Rey League behind Carlos Carrillo’s 16 points and Ramirez Javier’s 10. Notre Dame is 3-4 in league and 5-11 overall.

Chaminade 76, Bell-Jeff 51--Scott Stuber had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for Chaminade (11-6, 7-1) in the Santa Fe League game at Chaminade. Kevin Black had 18 points and 15 rebounds for Chaminade, and Brian Gahl had 12 points and five steals. Ron Brandant led Bell-Jeff (8-7, 5-3) with 13 points.

St. Genevieve 62, Salesian 33--St. Genevieve outscored Salesian, 18-7, in the third quarter en route to the Santa Fe League victory. St. Genevieve (7-9, 3-5) was led by Mark Earhart, Ruben Aguirre and Mike Walker with 10 points each.

Crossroads 85, Campbell Hall 45--Crossroads outscored Campbell Hall, 19-8, in the second quarter in this Delphic League game. Donnie Sakaida had 19 points for Campbell Hall (8-6, 4-4). Crossroads is 13-5, 6-1.

L.A. Lutheran 56, Western Christian 51--L.A. Lutheran (4-12, 1-6) overcame a 13-6 first-quarter deficit in an Alpha League game.

West Valley Christian 67, Herman Lewis Academy 62--West Valley Christian was down by five points at halftime but shot 71% in the second half of the Christian Schools Athletic Conference game.

Highland Hall 46, Grace Community 45--Josh Hawkins followed a missed shot and scored inside with three seconds left as Highland Hall won the Westside League game.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Newbury Park 44, Thousand Oaks 43--Junior Kristi Gellenbeck made two free throws with one minute remaining to give Newbury Park a Marmonte League victory at home. Gellenbeck led Newbury Park (12-7, 6-2) with 13 points and Julia Johnson had 11. Kris Pederson and Shani Smyth had 16 points each for Thousand Oaks (10-10, 5-3).

Simi Valley 71, Royal 36--Paula Cooper had 15 points and 16 rebounds for Simi Valley in the Marmonte League game at Royal. Simi Valley (17-3, 8-0) sprinted to a 22-4 lead. Kristie Sterbens had 10 points and Sandy Nothvogel had nine points and 16 rebounds for Simi Valley. Blanca Escobar led Royal (3-11, 1-7) with 17 points.

L.A. Baptist 48, Montclair Prep 19--Dawn Broline scored 30 points and Kenra Frazier had 10 for L.A. Baptist (14-3, 8-1) in the Alpha League game at L.A. Baptist. Lorie Oleesky had 10 points for Montclair Prep (5-9, 2-7).

Bell-Jeff 66, St. Genevieve 37--Bell-Jeff led, 23-16, at the end of the first half, then outscored St. Genevieve in the third quarter, 19-11, to clinch the San Fernando Valley League win.

L.A. Lutheran 47, Western Christian 42--In an Alpha League game, Maricela Lopez scored 19 points as L.A. Lutheran (6-10, 4-5) held off a third-quarter rally by Western Christian (1-8 league).

West Valley Christian 42, Wilmington Christian 25--Randi Arnold had 16 points for West Valley (10-2, 4-0) in the Christian Schools Athletic Conference game at Wilmington.

Buckley 33, Brentwood 30--Laura Kirkpatrick, who finished with 20 points and nine rebounds, completed a three-point play in the fourth quarter to spark Buckley (3-3, 4-8).

BOYS SOCCER

Newbury Park 3, Simi Valley 2--Marc McComas, Mark Palmer and Dave Beston each scored a goal for host Newbury Park in a Marmonte League game. Senior goalie Robert Falcone had 16 saves for Newbury Park (12-6-3, 5-2).

Alemany 3, St. Francis 1--Alemany’s Chris Lobos tied the Del Rey League match late in the first half. Tom Hynes added a goal for Alemany (6-6-2, 3-3-2).

L.A. Baptist 2, Montclair Prep 0--Shane Wight broke a scoreless tie and Steve Phillips scored on a penalty kick for L.A. Baptist (3-7-7, 3-2-3). L.A. Baptist’s Mike Eden had 13 saves. Montclair Prep is 7-4-3, 2-3-3.

GIRLS SOCCER

Chaminade 3, Notre Dame Academy 2--Cris Casazza scored all of Chaminade’s goals, including the game winner, in a Sunshine League game. Chaminade, ranked ninth in 2-A, is 9-1-3 and 6-0-1. Notre Dame is 5-1-1 in league.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Master’s 93, West Coast Christian 91--Pete Coeler scored three of his 37 points with one minute left in the game and Roger Terry hit a free throw with eight seconds left to lead Master’s (3-18, 2-6). Teammate Rocky Shipes had 20 points and eight rebounds. Glen Parrish led West Coast Christian (11-9, 2-4) with 30 points.