Valencia’s ‘Angels’ Earn Wings by Spoofing Another Film

Oh, heavens. Valencia High has done it again.

The girls’ basketball team, which has given us spoof schedule posters of “Men in Black” and “Spice World,” has turned its attention to “Charlie’s Angels” this season.

The schedule, which resembles a movie marquee poster, is titled “Jerry’s Angels” and features Viking players doing their best Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore impersonations while surrounding Coach Jerry Mike.

The posters have become a popular tradition at Valencia.

“It’s kind of fun,” said All-Valley guard Valerie Pina. “There’s probably one up in every room in our school.”

The posters have been a smash hit at Valencia (8-2), which won its first Foothill League title last season.

But the decision to spoof Charlie’s Angels wasn’t unanimous.

“I wanted to do Mission Impossible II so I could be Tom Cruise,” Mike said. “But I was shot down.”

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Buena is ranked No. 1 in the nation in ESPN’s girls’ poll. The Bulldogs (6-0), ranked No. 6 by Highwired Sports and No. 16 by USA Today, open play in the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions Invitational Division tonight at 8 against Chino Hills Ayala.

Six other teams from the region, including four ranked in The Times’ regional top 10, will join No. 1 Buena in the three-division tournament.

No. 10 Newbury Park will play in the Invitational, with No. 3 Ventura, No. 7 Agoura, Palmdale and Chatsworth competing in the Large Schools Division and No. 2 Harvard-Westlake in the Small Schools Division.

The tournament concludes on Friday, with championship games played at the Events Center at UC Santa Barbara.