BOYS' BASKETBALL
Hoover 47, Pasadena 43: The Tornadoes (6-10) won one of their
biggest Pacific League games in recent years, upsetting the
back-to-back league champion Friday night in their league opener on
the road.
Ignacio Diaz, who scored seven points, made two free throws with
six seconds remaining to clinch the win for Hoover, which plays at
Crescenta Valley at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Andy Shaknazaryan hit four three-pointers, finishing with 12
points. Freshman Zareh Zargaryan added six points and 10 rebounds
and Romik Abolian had six assists.
St. Francis 57, West Hills Chaminade 56: The Golden Knights pulled
off the big Mission League road victory Friday night, as Scott
Burton made a free throw with 3.8 seconds left, and Chaminade missed
a desperation 40-footer as time expired.
Chris Johnson had 18 points and Dean Grimes added 17 points -- on
seven-of-seven shooting -- and seven rebounds for St. Francis (9-5,
1-1 in league).
Kevin Peterson contributed eight points and nine rebounds, and
Steve Polchow added seven points, as did Burton, for the Golden
Knights, who were up by two points late in the contest when Chaminade
tied it with 15 seconds left, before Burton got fouled.
La Canada 88, Temple City 56: The Spartans scored 35 points in the
third quarter en route to an easy victory in their Rio Hondo League
opener at Temple City.
Philip Anderson had 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocked
shots, Umar Khan added 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists,
Rhett Anderson tallied 16 points and five rebounds, and Ryan
Cosgrove contributed 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists for La
Canada (14-2).
Craig Ballard had six points and Colin McQuay added five points
for the Spartans, who made seven three-point field goals.
Flintridge Prep 63, Rancho Palos Verdes Chadwick 49: Ramses Barden
led the Rebels with 18 points in Friday night's Prep League opener at
Chadwick (7-8).
Andrew Beck added 10 points and Tim Mercer contributed eight
points for Flintridge Prep (8-5), which broke the game open with a
42-20 run in the second and third quarters, including 25 points in
the third.
The Rebels return to league action Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Arcadia
Rio Hondo Prep.
BOYS' SOCCER
St. Francis 2, West Hills Chaminade 1: Despite surrendering a
goal to Chaminade's Chris Estu five minutes into Friday's road
match, the Golden Knights rallied for two first-half goals to
improve to 14-4, 2-0 in Mission League.
Chris Hertz tied it in the 20th minute with a left-footed shot on
