High School Roundup : Chatsworth Wins 16th in a Row, 5-4

Reed McMackin probably would be the No. 1 starting pitcher for most high school teams. But with Chatsworth teammate Derek Wallace, a senior, undefeated in eight starts, McMackin, a junior, is decidedly second.

He is also undefeated in seven starts.

McMackin scattered 10 hits and struck out nine as the Chancellors defeated Cleveland, 5-4, Thursday in a Northwest Valley Conference game at Chatsworth.

The win was Chatsworth’s 16th in a row and 42nd in the past 46 games.

McMackin (7-0) also hit a three-run double to highlight Chatsworth’s four-run first inning. Cleveland (3-6-1, 5-8-1) scored twice in the second on a single by Tony Holiday before Chatsworth (17-2, 10-0 in league play) took a 5-2 lead in the fourth.

In the fifth, Pat Bryant hit a two-run home run, but McMackin held on for the complete game. “It was typical McMackin,” Chatsworth Coach Bob Lofrano said. “He’s a real gutsy pitcher.”

In other Northwest Valley games:

San Fernando 8, Canoga Park 2--Hector De La Cruz struck out eight, walked one and fired a six-hitter for host San Fernando.

Rudy Sanchez drove in three runs, two on a third-inning double, to give the Tigers (12-3-1, 6-2-1) a 4-0 lead.

El Camino Real 7, Granada Hills 3--Junior Patrick Treend scattered eight hits and posted his first complete-game win for the host Conquistadores (3-7).

Del Marine was three for four, including two doubles. Jeff Marks and Paul Geller each had two hits.

VALLEY PAC-8 CONFERENCE

Poly 6, Van Nuys 2--David Giatti and Eddie Chavez teamed to stop the Wolves on five hits at Poly.

Giatti (5-0) struck out three and walked four before yielding to Chavez in the sixth with one out, the bases loaded and one run across. Chavez walked in a run but struck out two to end the threat and post his second save.

Chavez hit a two-run single during Poly’s three-run first, and Poly (12-5, 8-2) added a run in the second and two more in the fifth on run-scoring singles by Harold Whiteside and Kevin Connolly.

North Hollywood 4, Reseda 1--After starting the season with 12 losses, the Huskies won their second consecutive game as Sam Ciaramigar and Erik Martinez combined on a seven-hitter. Ciaramigar struck out three and walked four in six innings. Martinez struck out the side in the seventh.

Mike Lewis hit a two-run home run in the second and North Hollywood (2-12, 2-8) added two runs in the sixth on Mike Buch’s run-scoring double and an RBI single by Rene Gomez.

Reseda (4-10, 1-9) scored its run in the third when Robert Guateraux singled home Louis Vanacore.

Sylmar 10, Birmingham 3--Brad McGahan and Nino Romo combined for seven hits in eight at-bats at Sylmar.

NORTHERN CONFERENCE

Verdugo Hills 7, Hollywood 0--Bob Yerby, a three-year player for the Dons, made his debut as a starting pitcher, throwing a five-hitter and striking out 10 while extending his hitting streak to 12 games.

Masaaki Yamashita had two hits and two RBIs and Ralph Leon smacked a two-run double for Verdugo Hills (7-9, 5-5).

SOFTBALL

Saugus 2, Quartz Hill 1--Westie Gray singled, stole second and was sacrificed to third before scoring on a wild pitch in the seventh inning to lead host Saugus to the Golden League victory.

Lewis pitched a three-hitter, striking out 10 and walking none.

Kennedy 5, Granada Hills 1-Kennedy starter Sabrina Davis (4-2) struck out six and allowed two hits in the North Valley League game at Kennedy.

BOYS’ TRACK

Canyon 93, Saugus 43--Corey Harrold won three events and ran a leg on the victorious 400-meter relay as Canyon (6-1, 5-0) clinched the Golden League title in the meet at College of the Canyons.

Harrold won the 100 meters in 10.9 seconds, the 200 in 22.3 and the triple jump at 43 feet, 3 1/2 inches.

Crespi 94, St. Francis 28-Russell White won four events for the host Celts (6-0, 3-0) in a Del Rey League meet.

White took the 100 meters in 10.9, the 220 yards in a season best of 21.6, the long jump at 21-11 1/2 and the triple jump at 42-11 1/2.