The Nordhoff boys basketball tournament came to a close, and there was plenty of local boys basketball action to go around to round out the weekend of high school sports.
Cate 53, Carpinteria 49
The Rams bested the Warriors in a hard-fought Consolation Championship of the tournament.
“I’m proud of this Cate team, we have not had a lot of practice time but these guys work hard and enjoy each other and are great teammates,” Rams coach Andy Gil said.
Both teams came out of the gates physically, fighting back and forth in the first quarter until Carpinteria came away with a 16-14 lead after the opening period.
However, Cate opened the second quarter on a 5-0 run and they never gave up the lead for the entirety of the game, despite the score being tied in both the third and fourth quarters.
Marcus Scudder, who earned All-Tournament honors, dropped 29 points for the Rams en route to the win, scoring in the paint and out on the perimeter.
Meanwhile, Tyler Martinez collected crucial rebounds down the stretch to go with his eight points.
For the Warriors, Sebastian Reed led the team with 16 points with Carlo Suarez following right behind with 12 points.
Cate will take on Thacher at home on Tuesday at 6 p.m. while Carpinteria will face off against Nordhoff on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
San Marcos 75, Fillmore 39
The Royals dominated Fillmore in the third-place matchup of the tournament.
The San Marcos offensive attack was spearheaded by Joe Pasternack’s 17 points and 15 points from Josh Hahs. Dante Bruice turned in a solid scoring night as well with eight points.
“I was happy with our effort and it was good to see guys come out and play hard,” Royals coach James Kinzler said. “It was a great experience this weekend, good for us to get game experience and looking forward to us continuing to work hard and get better as we jump into Channel League action this next week.”
Laguna Blanca 60, Santa Clarita Christian 46
The Owls secured a comeback victory over Santa Clarita Christian on Saturday to open their season.
The Cardinals jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first quarter, but Laguna Blanca’s Carson Stewart and Charlie Sheldon led a 12-point run to take a 14-10 lead after the first.
“For a while, I questioned why we scheduled a 3A team so early in the season,” Owls coach Phil Sherman said. “The kids did a good job of competing and overcoming an early onslaught by the opponent.”
After a low-scoring second quarter, Laguna Blanca led 23-17 at halftime.
The Owls kept it close in the third quarter but dominated the fourth en route to the victory. Ganden Walker came up clutch with 10 points in the final quarter to go with his game-high 12 rebounds.
Sheldon also contributed eight of his team-high 28 points on the night to steal the victory.
“We had some very timely performances from some kids who were playing in their first game ever,” Sherman said. “Mason Siegel and Drew Levinson both logged some key minutes and were solid, especially considering that we have had about five uninterrupted practices.
“The coaching staff was very impressed, and Spencer Hlavity started and set the tone for playing hard.”
Laguna Blanca is now 1-0 on the season.
