Rare Entrant in Ayala Tournament

Santa Ana Calvary Chapel will be making a rare appearance at the Ayala wrestling tournament in Chino Hills on Friday and Saturday.

The Eagles have been to the tournament only one other time since its inception. Calvary Chapel, Ayala and Laguna Hills are the only teams from The Times’ top-ten rankings participating at the tournament.

“We usually head to Doc Buchanan [tournament] at Clovis high school the second week in January before heading to Five Counties [at Fountain Valley],” Calvary Chapel Coach Josh Holiday said. “This way, the kids get some time off between tournaments and I think that’s the better way to go. Five Counties is really tough and I want my kids fresh for that.”

-- Rafer Weigel

Quarterback Sean Norton of Newhall Hart has been selected the state player of the year by Cal-Hi Sports after leading the Indians to a Southern Section Division II championship and passing for 4,067 yards.

Two football players from City Section runner-up Venice have made college commitments. Receiver Gerold Rodriguez has committed to Utah, with teammate Erick Lobos, a defensive tackle, selecting Washington.

All-City offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz of Palisades has committed to Oregon.

Pete Duffy has resigned as football coach at Los Angeles Fremont because he is moving to Temecula.

The San Bernardino Cajon girls’ basketball team is averaging more than 80 points a game in a 13-1 start.

Cajon set a school single-game scoring record in its opener, a 113-22 win over Desert Hot Springs, then matched it last Saturday in a 113-25 win over Victor Valley.

Coach Mark Lehman says he has six players -- Shannee Green, Lynette Jacobs, Jatarra Pryor, Marie Andrade, Amber Green and Desiree Brown -- capable of starting so, “I ask for a volunteer to sit out [of the starting lineup] every game, and they do. They take turns.”

-- Martin Henderson