Valencia Boys Basketball Team Tops Canyon Comfortably

Posted by: Connie Jones in Santa Clarita Sports January 22, 2014 - 10:48 am 0 229 Views

The Valencia boys basketball team crushed Canyon, 81-49, and ended the Cowboys 15-game winning streak.

The Vikings led 44-26 at halftime and outscored Canyon, 31-10, in the third quarter.

Valencia’s Dakota Abbott scored 20 points and made four 3-pointers. The Vikings improved to 3-0 in the Foothill League and have won seven games in a row.

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Canyon dropped to 2-1 in league and 18-2 overall.

The West Ranch boys won their first Foothill League game, 56-52, over Saugus.

The Hart boys beat Golden Valley, 84-61, to improve to 3-0 in the Foothill League. Myles Franklin led Hart with 13 points.

The Albert Einstein Academy boys beat San Fernando Valley Academy, 86-44, in an Omega League game.

Chris Yin and Hunter Morris each had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Einstein is undefeated in the Omega League at 7-0.

On the girls side, Valencia beat Canyon, 53-27, and improved to 3-0 in the Foothill League.

The Valencia girls jumped out to a 15-0 lead in the first quarter and cruised from there.

Canyon dropped to 2-1 in league and 17-4 overall.

In high school soccer, the Valencia girls beat Canyon, 2-1, and improved to 3-0 in the Foothill League. Sammy Simon scored the go-ahead goal for Valencia.

The Saugus boys beat West Ranch, 2-1, in a Foothill League match. Danny Macias scored both goals for Saugus.

The Hart boys beat Golden Valley, 3-1. Anthony Salvadori and Brayon Rodriguez scored second-half goals for Hart to break a 1-1 tie at halftime.

In college basketball, The Master’s College women, ranked No. 9 in the NAIA, beat Concordia, 86-63.

Whitney Best scored 18 points to lead the Lady Mustangs.

The Master’s College men lost to Concordia, 68-63. Concordia is ranked No. 8 in the NAIA.

In the NHL, the Kings lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-3. The Kings have lost three games in a row. They will try to break the streak against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.

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