BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Dennis No Menace to Bother as Bell Gardens Wins

It may have been a sibling rivalry between coaches, but it wasn’t much of a game.

Bell Gardens beat Montebello, 67-49, in an Almont League game Friday night that pitted Coach Charlie LaCommare of Bell Gardens against his brother, Coach Dennis LaCommare.

Charlie LaCommare showed no mercy for Dennis--his Lancers led the game from start to finish. Bell Gardens was led by senior forward Mike Curiel’s 20 points and eight rebounds. Simon Garcia scored 10 points, the only other Lancer to score in double-figures.

Montebello never threatened, shooting a paltry one-for-15 from three-point range. Sophomore point guard Arthur Cox led the Oilers with 17 points, but committed seven turnovers.

Bell Gardens, which led by 16 points at halftime, increased its advantage to as many as 20 in the fourth quarter.

BELL GARDENS--Curiel 20, Garcia 10, Lizarraga 9, Oropeza 8, Delgado 5, Loza 5, Santana 3, Torres 3, Escobar 2, Zaragoza 2.

MONTEBELLO--Cox 17, Neverov 8, Urteaga 6, Montiel 6, Ramirez 4, Perez 4, Moreno 2, Hernandez 2.

Records: Bell Gardens 12-5; Montebello 5-9.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Mary Star 84, Salesian 70--Center Paul Basich had a strong 20-point, 16-rebound performance and forward Tony Dileva added 24 points to lead Mary Star over Salesian in a Santa Fe League game.

Mary Star took an early 30-12 lead, but Salesian ended the second quarter with a 10-2 run and pulled to within 44-37 at halftime. Salesian took its only lead of the game at 56-55 with 7:50 left in the game, but But Mary Star pulled away after hitting 17 of 23 free throws.

Salesian was paced by forward Jimmy Gonzalez, who had 23 points, 11 rebounds and five steals before fouling out with 1:30 left in the game.

MARY STAR--Dileva 24, Basich 20, Pietro 18, Groppo 10, Schiazzano 6, Gallefti 6.

SALESIAN--J. Gonzalez 23, Gomez 11, A. Gonzalez 8, Navarro 7, Lopez 6, Burgara 5, Collaso 5, Baca 3, Gutierrez 2.

Records: Mary Star 9-4; Salesian 4-9.

Verbum Dei 83, Cathedral 34--Myk’l Williams led the way with 15 points, and Verbum Dei effectively used its all of its players in a one-sided Santa Fe League game at Cathedral.

Andre Coleman, who had nine points, Rodney Webb (six points) and Aldo Gutierrez (six assists) came off the bench for the Eagles and played well in the second half.

VERBUM DEI--Williams 15, Burris 12, Stafford 11, Coleman 9, Cobbs 8, Miller 8, Brown 6, Webb 6, Colbert 6, Gutierrez 2.

CATHEDRAL--Soria 11, Cruz 4, Quintero 4, Servio 3, Henton 2, Ornelas 2, Nieve 2, Rosas 2, Villarreal 2, Saiz 2.

Records: Verbum Dei 13-3.

Loyola 87, Chaminade 57--Toby Bailey led all scorers with 25 points and Kenan Adams posted his best game of the season with 12 points as Loyola rolled to an easy Mission League win at home.

CHAMINADE--Cote 20, Simington 9, Covely 8, Testwuide 6, Gunn 3, Gideon 3, Crespo 2, Aroulahoud 2, Kozlov 2, Orme 2.

LOYOLA--T. Bailey 25, M. Bailey 14, Adams 12, Smith 9, Woods 8, Callahan 6, Kaufman 6, Canady 4, Randazzo 3.

Records: Loyola 13-3.

Ribet Academy 77, Pilgrim 63--Gary Hackett had 25 points, including five three-pointers, for Pilgrim, but Ribet Academy broke the five-game winning streak in a Heritage League game.

Pilgrim was outscored 19-10 in a pivotal third quarter.

Ribet Academy, the two-time defending Southern Section Division V-AA champions, have a 4-0 league record. Pilgrim drops to second with a 4-1 league record.

PILGRIM--Hackett 25, Dean 14, Burnam 9, Villamater 8, Quan 6, Biray 1.

RIBET ACADEMY--Osterselnte 20, Hayes 17, Granger 10, Warmsley 8, Duncan 7, Bishop 5, Morgado 5, Collins 5.

Records: Pilgrim 12-3; Ribet Christian 8-6.

THURSDAY’S GAME

Pilgrim 76, Pacific Christian 16--Pilgrim held Pacific Christian to eight points in the first half and then played its reserves to win a Heritage League game.

Pilgrim, which won its fifth consecutive league game, was led by Victor Dean with 17 points. Gary Hackett had 10 points and played outstanding defense for the Patriots.

PILGRIM--Dean 17, Burnam 16, Biray 11, Hackett 10, Parham 9, Lewis 2, Quan 2, Lasmarias 2, Villamater 7.

PACIFIC CHRISTIAN--Cessna 5, Casassola 3, Lee 2, Liana 2, Halvorsen 2, Barajas 2.

Records: Pilgrim 13-2.

WEDNESDAY’S GAME

Loyola 67, St. Bernard 59--Toby Bailey and his brother, Ryan, combined to score all of Loyola’s 23 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Cubs to a Mission League victory.

Before the Bailey brothers took over, the teams were tied at the end of the third quarter at 44.

After picking up three fouls in the first quarter, Toby Bailey played only 2:27 of the second quarter and sat out the third, but still managed to score a game-high 29 points, 14 of which came in the final quarter. Ryan Bailey came off the bench to add 15 points for the Cubs.

Greg Metoyer scored 18 points to lead the Vikings, who held a seven-point lead in the third quarter.

LOYOLA--T. Bailey 29, R. Bailey 15, Woods 7, Canady 6, Adams 4, Kaufman 2, Callhan 2, Thomason 2.

ST. BERNARD--Metoyer 18, Mitchell 16, Bowman 7, Jefferson 6, Criner 5, Cox 5, Owens 2.

Records: Loyola 12-3, St. Bernard 6-11.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Pilgrim 98, First Lutheran 41--Victor Dean scored 37 points and Fred Burnam added 25 points and nine assists as Pilgrim won its fourth consecutive Heritage League game.

FIRST LUTHERAN--Hernandez 16, Alderete 6, A. Haddad 5, Law 5, M. Haddad 4, Larson 3, Griffin 2.

PILGRIM--Dean 37, Burnam 25, Hackett 10, Biray 9, Quan 9, Parham 4, Lewis 4.

Records: First Lutheran 3-7; Pilgrim 12-2.

Cathedral 73, Salesian 58--Forward Mario Rosas scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds, and center Ricky Quintero added 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead Cathedral to a Santa Fe League victory.

Salesian took a 6-3 lead in the first four minutes, but Cathedral went on a 10-0 run in the next five minutes and did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the game.

Guard Jimmy Gonzales sank a three-point shot with 5:01 left in the third quarter to pull Salesian to within two, 35-33. Cathedral then went on a 12-4 run during the next 2:39 to take a comfortable 47-37 lead.

Gonzales scored 16 points and guard Hermino Baca added 15 points to lead the Mustangs.

SALESIAN--Gonzales 16, Baca 15, Gonzalez 8, Navarro 8, Lopez 5, Collaso 4, Burgara 2.

CATHEDRAL--Rosas 20, Quintero 19, Nieves 14, Ornales 9, Servio 5, De La Cruz 4, Henton 2.

Records: Cathedral 7-10; Salesian 4-9.

MONDAY’S GAME

Bishop Montgomery 87, Loyola 80 (OT)--After a seesaw game that led to a tie at the end of regulation, Loyola managed only three points in overtime and fell to Bishop Montgomery in a Del Rey League game.

After eight lead changes in regulation, Loyola center Toby Bailey hit a jump shot with 11 seconds left to knot the game at 77. The Cubs, down 73-65 with 2:26 remaining, had a 12-4 run that included eight points by Bailey, who ended up leading all scorers with 36 points.

BISHOP MONTGOMERY--English 32, Sanders 17, Mutrie 11, Jones 9, Allred 8, Nolasco 6, Ramirez 4.

LOYOLA--T. Bailey 36, R. Bailey 8, Woods 7, Canady 7, Thomason 7, Kaufman 6, Callahan 5, Adams 4.

Records: Bishop Montgomery 12-1, Loyola 11-3.

GIRLS GAMES

Ribet Christian 39, Pilgrim 37 (OT)--Thai Bass scored 12 points, including the only two points in overtime, as Ribet Christian ended Pilgrim’s four-game Heritage League winning streak Friday. Dawn Fields had 16 points to lead Pilgrim.

PILGRIM--Fields 16, Locsin 8, Sino-Cruz 7, Ogbunamiri 5, Potter 1.

RIBET CHRISTIAN--Preston 18, Bass 12, Fernandez 5, Magana 2, Hards 2.

Records: Pilgrim 8-4.

Pilgrim 60, Pacific Christian 30--Joy Ogbunamiri had 11 points and 12 rebounds to lead Pilgrim to a Heritage League win Thursday.

PILGRIM--Fields 14, Lacsin 12, Ogbunamiri 11, Potter 10, Osaski 6, Wang 4, Sino-Cruz 3.

PACIFIC CHRISTIAN--Moran 11, Park 8, Manzano 7, Robinson 2, Almazon 2.

Records: Pilgrim 8-3; Pacific Christian 3-6.

Pilgrim 61, First Lutheran 42--Dawn Fields scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds Tuesday to lead the Pilgrim girls team to its fourth consecutive win in the Heritage League.

PILGRIM--Fields 22, Lacsin 18, Ogbunamiri 13, Potter 6, Wang 2.

FIRST LUTHERAN--L. Stark 14, K. Stark 14, Dennis 12, Campos 2.

Records: Pilgrim 7-3; First Lutheran 8-2.