The Valencia boys basketball team won another tough game in the Oaks Christian Holiday Classic to reach the semifinals of the tournament.
Valencia beat Alemany, 66-64 in overtime, and will play Loyola for a chance to go to the championship game.
Quincy Quintero hit the game-winner, hitting a shot under the basket with seven seconds left in the overtime period.
Lonnie Jackson scored a team-high 26 points for Valencia. He was the one who found Quintero open under the basket for the game-winning shot.
Quintero only scored five points in the game, four of them in the second half and overtime.
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The Canyon boys basketball team won its second-round game in the Ventura Tournament. Clay Kasdorf scored 22 points in Canyon’s 69-52 win over Buena.
Coley Apsay had 20 points and Darnel Haggerty had 17 points for Canyon.
The Golden Valley boys basketball team lost to St. Genevieve, 66-65, in the Chaminade Tournament.
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The Canyon girls basketball team beat Harvard-Westlake, 39-36, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the West Coast Holiday Classic.
Alia McCoy led Canyon with 13 points against Harvard-Westlake.
The West Ranch girls basketball team beat Newbury Park, 55-51, in the West Coast Holiday Classic. Alexus Bryant scored 13 points and Whitney Branham had 10 for West Ranch.
The Saugus girls basketball team lost to Los Osos, 63-47, in the West Coast Holiday Classic. Megan Dawe led Saugus with 14 points.
In high school soccer, Hart beat University, 2-1, in the Hart Tournament. Gabe Robinson scored the game-winner in the final minute of the game.
The Canyon boys lost to La Canada, 2-0, in the opening round of the La Canada Tournament.
The Lakers are officially in another tailspin after losing, 97-82, to the San Antonio Spurs. It is the third loss in a row for the Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 21 points, but was 8-of-27 from the field and missed 13 shots in a row at one point in the game.
The Spurs improved to 27-4, one of the best starts in NBA history. The Lakers dropped to 21-10. It is the first time since 2007 that the Lakers have reached 10 losses this early in the season.
The Kings are in Phoenix for a game against the Coyotes tonight. The Kings are coming off a 4-0 shutout over the San Jose Sharks. The Coyotes lost to the Anaheim Ducks, 3-1, on Tuesday night.
Listen to the game on AM 1220, KHTS. The puck drops at 6.