HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

By MIKE BRESNAHAN

Jan. 25, 2000 12 AM PT

Valencia center Megan Honaker might not play Friday against Burbank because of a sprained ankle.

Honaker, averaging 11.3 points and 7.4 rebounds, was injured in the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ game last Friday against Saugus.

Valencia led by five at the time, but gave up six consecutive points en route to a 42-41 loss.

“You can’t blame it on [Honaker’s injury],” Valencia Coach Jerry Mike said. “We’ve got to respond.”

The loss cost Valencia (13-7, 4-1) sole possession of first place in the Foothill League and added importance to its game against Burroughs (14-5, 4-1) next Tuesday.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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