Tournaments, Tournaments, Tournaments,

LHS JV/Frosh Coach Nick Jansen performs one of the early season rituals - asking "How do you spell your last name ?", while filling out 'the Book'.


Expectations are funny things. Cabrillo Girls Soccer Boss Derrick Wong was rather morose after his charges  dropped a tough game on the road against a very good Righetti outfit. The Conqs, ranked 3rd in Division 5, were toppled 2-0 the defending PAC-7 Champion Warriors, who are ranked 8th in Division 3. Meanwhile Kari Rosson, who helms the CHS Girls Basketball varsity which has been battered the past couple of years, was quite thrilled at her youngsters ability to stay with Santa Barbara for a half at Lompoc HS.

There was tournament action all over the place, and the LPL/PAC-7 contests continued in a variety of sports. We start with Girls Basketball coverage, scroll down for Boys Basketball, Boys & Girls Soccer, and Girls Water Polo.

Area Action: Thursday, 29 November 2012

Girls Basketball

Both Lompoc and Cabrillo hosted tournaments that began on Thursday. A varsity shindig at the Braves place, and the Frosh at Cabrillo. Then there were the varsity get-togethers at Mission Prep and Atascadero. The Lompoc tournament is held annually in honor of former Brave basketball coach and Athletic Director Bryan Ayer, who died in 2006 after a 3 year struggle with cancer.

Bryan Ayer Tournament

3pm Game: Santa Barbara 69, Cabrillo 37

The Conqs held their own against a speedy and talented Santa Barbara squad - for a half. Leading 27-21 heading into the 3rd period, the Dons shifted into overdrive. According to CHS Head Coach Kari Rosson "We just ran out of gas.".

Coach Rosson was generally pleased with the squads effort, especially the outside shooting of Gaby Baumgardner, the work under the basket by Chelsea Kelly and Tori Wilson, and the cotribution of freshman Devan McCune.

Conqs [0-1]: Gaby Baumgardner 8 pts, 2 steals, 2 assists; Chelsea Kelly 7 pts, 8 rebounds; Devan McCune 7; Tori Wilson 6.
Dons [1-0]: Desirea Coleman 16 pts, 11 rbds; Ivette Gil 15 pts; Melissa Lemus 12.

4:30 Game: Lompoc  67, Crean Lutheran (Irvine) 40
Due to re-shuffling after 2 of the 8 teams dropped out, the Braves got to do double-duty on Thursday. They are going up-tempo this year, but had a bit of a shaky start in game 1 - shooting only 30% (27/90). They compensated by rebounding well (59 to 29).

Braves [1-0]: Rylee Sager 14 pts, 12 rbds; Arianna Espinosa 13 pts; Chrisshnay Brown 19 rebounds, 10 pts; Lexie Barbosa 9 pts; Precilla Castellanos 9 pts; Shyanne Dean 10 rebounds.
Saints : No Individual Information Provided.


6pm Game: Dos Pueblos 56, Orcutt Academy 12
DP graduated 8 of the 9 players they had last year. Evidently the JV was pretty good. It also didn't help Orcutt that their starting backcourt was unavailable.

Chargers: Jennifer Wetzel 14 pts; Helen Nam 9 pts; Jocelyn Petatan 9 pts, 6 rbds; Paige Huyck 7 rebounds.
Spartans: No Information Provided.

7:30 Game: Lompoc 61, Coast Union 12
The Lompoc press continued, and the shooting inproved.

Braves [2-0]: Points - Arianna Espinosa 13, Lexie Barbosa 10, Precilla Castellanos 10, Chrisshnay Brown 9.
Broncos : No Individual Information Provided.

Jay Cowitz Invitational

Arroyo Grande 47, Mission Prep 30
Eagles [1-0]: Points - Alexandra Mero 14, Jordan Robinson 11, Krista St. Denis 7, Ashlyn Herlihy 6.
Royals [1-1]: Points - Connor Storlie 10, Tess Boehm 6, Carly Colvin 5.

Moorpark 42, San Luis Obispo 38
Tigers [0-2]: Points - Jessica Judge 12, Sam Lopez 10.
Musketeers : No Information Provided.

Ruth Doser Tournament (Atascadero)

Atascadero 63, Santa Maria 27
Grayhounds [1-0]: Mary Kate Evans 17 points, 10 rbds, 4 assists, 4 blocks; Camille LeBlanc 13 pts.
Saints : Points - Lucy Salinas 6, Sally Ybarra 6.

Templeton 56, Independence 49
Eagles [2-0]: Mari Stewart 22 pts, 16 rbds; Paige O'Sullivaan 13 pts; Megan Hattar 10 pts. .
Falcons : No Information Provided.

Garces Memorial (Bak.) 47, Paso Robles 31
Bearcats [0-2]: Molly Donovan 16 points.
Rams : No Information Provided.

Marin Catholic Tournament

Marin Catholic 64, St. Joseph 59
Knights: Points - Tatiana Dunlap 19, Kaitlyn Flowers 16, Syenna Ramirez 12.

Cabrillo Freshmen Tournament

Four games were played Thursday, the remainder of the tourney will be played on Saturday.

3pm Game: Cabrillo 28, Orcutt Academy 20
Tied 10 all at the primary break, the Conquistadors pulled away in the 3rd. Jenna Daley's game-high 13 points were the result, in part, of numerous trips to the 'charity stripe'. Esther Bueno added 5 point to the tally. Cheyenne Carreira scored 6 points to pace the Spartans.

4:30 Game: Morro Bay 26, Righetti 20
The Pirates used Roxy Nolan's 8 1st quarter points to help establish a 20-5 halftime advantage. They pulled in their horns in the 2nd half and coasted across the finish line. Morro Bay was undoubtedly conserving some energy since they had to play a 2nd game Thursday night.

6pm Game: Mission Prep 53, St. Joseph 15
This one started ugly, stayed ugly, and ended with a running clock for the entire 4th period. It likely would have started sooner, but while the Royals were dominant in all phases of the game, they had some serious shooting problems. Innumerable Warrior ball handling problems made things considerably easier for Mission Prep.

7:30 Game: Morro Bay 38, Lompoc 26
[Lompoc 5, 6, 6, 9 - 26 ; MB 4, 17, 2, 15 - 38]
If this one is any indication, the next 4 years in the LPL could get real interesting. The Pirates were somewhat tired from the earlier game, but they were also not ready for the speed and pressure that Lompoc threw at them in the 1st quarter. The pace throughout was fast and furious, and never really did let up.

Neither side was able to do anything with any consistancy, although Morro Bay did put together some stretches in the 2nd & 4th periods. It was either feast or famine for the Pirates, averaging 3 points in the 1st & 3rd, and 16 in the 2nd & 4th. Even with the surges, the Braves managed to pull to with-in a bucket (23-21) with 7:09 left in the 4th.

One big, and perhaps decisive factor, was the size and ability of Morro Bay's starting center - #55 Fallon Molnar. She scored 10 points (8 in the 2nd) before fouling out with a couple of minute left, but her major contributions were rebounding at at both ends of the floor, and causing shot adjustments defensively. The guard battle, to the surprise of both coaches, was pretty even, but Lompoc didn't have anyone to effectively counter Molnar. The Pirates also had more balanced scoring.

Braves [0-1]: Aryana Lovingood 12 pts, Bella Almanaza 8 pts, Catalina Martinez 4 pts, Ginneice Wilson 2.
Pirates [2-0]: Skye Schwellenbach 10 pts, Fallon Molnar 10 pts, Sam Duston 8 pts, Roxy Nolan 4 pts, Julia Fonturbel 4 pts, June Jensen 2.

Boys Basketball

Three teams - 3 tournaments. The Cabrillo varsity took to the hardwood at the Nordhoff Tournament in Ojai, while the JV were at Righetti and the freshmen visited St. Joseph. Unfortunately, we don't have results from the latter two, but we do have some from Nordhoff, the HIT (Morro Bay/SLO), and another out of the area.

70th Nordhoff Invitational Tournament

Cabrillo 78, Kilpatrick (Malibu) 53
The Conqs got stronger as the game progressed.

Conquistadors [2-0]: Points - Josh Harris 22 (2x3), Chad Brodhead 22 (2x3), Josh West 13 (1x3), Michael Woodard 12 (1x3), Aaron Abayari 5, Ozzy Zacharias 2, Guillermo Cisneros 2.
Mustangs : Points - Reed 19 (2x3), Carter 8, McNeil 6, Johnson 6, Turner 4, Woodson 4, Hicks 4, Romero 1.

As an additional note, this will likely be one of last appearances by Kilpatrick on the local sports scene. The school, located in the Malibu back-country, is a county run continuation school that has been a member of the Tri-County Athletic Association (Tri-Valley & Frontier Leagues) for quite a while. The LA County Probation Department is shutting down the sports program at the school next January as part of a 'resructuring' effort. The program has been lauded for, among other things, getting kids from disparate gangs to work together. 

34th Harding Inv. Tournament

Morro Bay 62, Archbishop Carney (Brit. Columbia) 58
Pirates [1-0]: Points - Xavier Alfaro 18 (2x3), Zach Smith 17, Frank Molina 10, Elijah Lampley 8.

Arroyo Grande 61, Moorpark 48
Eagles : Brennan Rivera 19 (2x3), Matt Willkomm 15 (3x3), Carson Wack 11 (3x3), Cobe Williams 8.
Musketeers: No Information Provided.

Independence (Bak.) 49, San Luis Obispo 46
Tigers : Points - David Thoresen 23, Kwab Farkye 9, Parker Lauritzen 8.
Falcons : Points - Isaac Clack 22.

Escondido 75, Paso Robles 45
Bearcats : Points - Jaylon Davis 16, Ricky Binkele 11.
Cougars : No Information Provided.

at Hanford
Fresno 45, Coast Union 40
Broncos [1-1]: Points - Quintin Raethke 12, Logan Brandt 11, Angel Azina 8.

Boys Soccer

The LPL fared better in the guys games.

Cabrillo Head Coach James Baca discusses Thursday's game.


Cabrillo 3, Righetti 1 [JV: Cabrillo 1, Righetti 0]

The Conquistadores prevailed at home on a cold, blustery, and somewhat damp day. The locals struck first when Eduardo Cardenas netted a misplayed throw-in. Kenny Benton gave them a 2-0 lead, with an assist from Eze Cadena. Righetti then pulled within a goal when Edwin Franco put one home, but Cabrillo got an insurance score from Adrian Diaz to ice it. The JV squad won 1-0.

Lompoc 4, Atascadero 0
Grayhounds [1-1]: David Hernandez 7 saves.

Nipomo 4, Arroyo Grande 1
Titans [2-0]: Goals - Aaron Robles 2, Jonathan Gomez, Mike Arevalo. Assists - Jesus Valdez, Jose Esparza. Saves -  Johan Ayala 10.
Eagles [1-1]: Nacho Hernandez 1 goal, Christian Merino 1 assist. Aaron Friedman 4 saves.

Santa Maria 5, Mission Prep 0
Royals [0-3]: Peter Bertelsen 6 saves.

Templeton 1, San Luis Obispo 1 [TIE]
Eagles [1-1-1]: Jordan Milan PK goal. Tyrus Yamagata 8 saves.
Tigers [1-0-1]: Jesus Vazquez PK goal. Michael Lamberg 2 saves.

Girls Soccer

The Central Coast Tournament (CCT) continued. It did not go well for the LPL.

Righetti 2, Cabrillo 0 [JV: Righetti 2, Cabrillo 0]

Derrick Wong's take on the game was - "We played alright, but we're just not in sync."

Conqs : Saves - Kiki Miller 5.
Warriors : Goals - Bailey Wineman, Itzy Pinon. Assists - Michaela Olney 2. Saves - Haley Cochran 2, Leean Wolf 4.

Santa Ynez 3, Pioneer Valley 0
The Pirates scored all three in the 2nd half.

Pirates : Goals - Rylie Smith, Natalie Yamasaki, Kat Rocha. Assists - Erin Williams, Kat Rocha. Saves - Alyssa Beamer 5.
Panthers : Goals - None. Saves - None.

Arroyo Grande 7, Nipomo 1
Eagles [2-0]: Nadine Reed 3 goals, 2 assists; Mallory Flatebo 2 goals. Sara Doughty/Kedall Bowers 5 saves combined.
Titans [0-2]: Cristina Ozzimo goal, Kristy Chaves 11 saves.

@ San Luis Obispo 7, Templeton 0
Tigers [1-1]: Kelsey Harper 3 goals, 2 assists; Darla Berkefeld 1goal, 3 assists; Brady Candaele 2 goals, 1 assist. Lila McCann 8 saves.
Eagles [0-2]: Chloe Bushong 10 saves.

Paso Robles 7, Morro Bay 2
Bearcats: No Information Provided.
Pirates [0-2]: Goals - Tess Volkov, Michelle Cordova. Saves - Madelinn Martinez 7.

Girls Water Polo

The Mistletoe Classic Tournament at Newbury Park  got underway Thursday afternoon, but without Cabrillo. The Conqs open tourney play on Friday

Paso Robles 18, Morro Bay 1

Bearcats [2-0]: Goals - Shannon Rees 4, Nicole Steingruber 3. Saves - Marti Rae Grois 10
Pirates [0-1]: Goal - Miranda Lalindo. Saves - Cassidy Stephens 5.