Along with Jaguar teammate Luke Stehly, senior Colton Paxton (shown here) grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in VC’s narrow 55-53 semifinal loss to Santana. Photo by Lenny Kerbs It was all but a given that if the Valley Center High hoopsters of coach Jeff Bickford came up short in their pursuit of a CIF championship,
SP’s gritty guard Cristian Zamora (3) delivered in the postseason despite playing on a gimpy ankle. Photos by Lenny Kerbs At the beginning of the 2022-23 season, San Pasqual’s first-year boys basketball coach Andrew Oribello wasn’t exactly sure what he had when it came to his team’s mindset. Would the Golden Eagles embrace Oribello’s concepts
Power forward Kevin Garcia blows by an Escondido defender during VC’s 59-53 victory last Friday night. Photos by Lenny Kerbs If last Friday night’s encounter with nearby rival Escondido wasn’t exactly a must-win for the host Valley Center Jaguars, it was darn close. It was all but imperative that the Jags get it done against
Valuable point guard Danny Lopez (0) contributes to the Charter cause in a number of ways. Photos by Lenny Kerbs Thus far this season, it’s been a mixed bag for the Escondido Charter boys’ basketball team. Despite having won five games by 17 or more points – which normally would be an encouraging sign at
Senior Trevor Allen was one of many Classical heroes versus Crawford with his impressive punting and booming kickoffs. Photo by Lenny Kerbs After a disappointing and unproductive first half in which it thrice frittered away great field position, the Classical Academy offense suddenly sprang with Life – Pollard that is – and put on quite