Santa Clarita Sports Report, January 25, 2017. This is your place for Santa Clarita’s 2016/17 Foothill League winter sports. Find all the latest news and updates on your hometown schools here as they compete in the Foothill League, Heritage League, Western State Conference and GSAC.

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Santa Clarita High School Boys Basketball

Golden Valley (9-12, 3-2) has dropped two straight Foothill League games since their 3-0 start. West Ranch (11-9,3-2) and Austin Galuppo’s 51 point game gave the Wildcats a 73-58 win. Galuppo’s 51 points is a new school record. Since an 0-2 start, West Ranch has won three straight league games and are currently in a five-way tie for first in the Foothill League.

Hart (14-7, 3-2) have won back-to-back games, including last night’s 64-57 win over Valencia (11-10, 3-2).

11 Saugus (14-7, 3-2) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 69-47 win over Canyon (5-16, 0-5). Zach Phipps led the team in scoring with 22 points for the Centurions. Anthony McIntyre had 16 points and Adrian McIntyre also had 11 points in the win.

Trinity (7-14, 2-4) got the job done with a 73-48 win over Guidance Charter. Ryan DeMarois led the team with 22 points and Koby Schafer was right behind him with 15 points in the win. The Knights will be in action tomorrow against Faith Baptist. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Santa Clarita High School Girls Basketball

11 Valencia (18-4, 5-0) remained perfect in league play with a big 70-28 win over Hart (8-12, 4-1).

Canyon (13-8, 4-1) won two consecutive games including last night’s 59-28 win over Saugus (10-13, 2-3). Canyon had already established a 19-2 lead and didn’t ease off the gas pedal. Talia Taufaasau led the team in scoring with 12 points and eight assists.

West Ranch (6-16, 1-4) picked up its first Foothill League victory this season with a 46-43 win at Golden Valley (8-13, 0-5). For Golden Valley, Serene Tyus led the Grizzlies with 14 points.

Trinity (9-7, 1-3) picked up its first Heritage League win with last nights 40-20 road win at Guidance Charter.

Santa Clarita High School Boys Soccer

3 Valencia (12-2-3, 5-0) continued its dominance in the Foothill League with a 1-0 win over 4 Hart (13-5-2, 3-2). While the Indians and Vikings always seem to sit atop the Foothill League standings, as of now Hart has dropped to third place.

Saugus (10-5-3, 4-1) shrugged off its 4-0 defeat at the hands of Valencia last week to  overwhelm Canyon (0-13-5, 0-4-1), 3-0. Josh De Leon, Tanner Brown, and Patrick Elliott all found the back of the net in the win for the Centurions. Saugus has won four of their last five and have now claimed second in the Foothill League

West Ranch (4-5-1, 2-3) has won two league games in a row after a 3-1 victory over struggling Golden Valley (1-11-2, 0-4-1).

Santa Clarita High School Girls Soccer

Hart (14-2-4, 1-0-3) picked up its first league win of the year after opening league play with three consecutive draws. The Indians earned a well deserved 3-2 win over Valencia (10-6-2, 3-1-1).

West Ranch (8-3-5, 2-0-3) remain undefeated this season with a 4-0 over Golden Valley (5-9-2, 0-4).

Canyon (6-9-2, 2-2-1) cruised past Saugus (5-10-3, 1-2-2) with a 2-1 win yesterday.

COC Basketball

The Cougars (11-10, 1-0) look to extend their six-game winning streak as they travel to Santa Monica for a Western State Conference game tonight.

Michael Kalu leads the Cougars in scoring this season, averaging  17 points a game. Tonights game at Santa Monica is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

The COC women’s team will also head down to Santa Monica for its second Western State Conference game of the year.

The Cougars are looking to make it back-to-back wins after their latest 70-43 win over LA Piece. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers are back in action tonight as they get ready to play in Portland tonight.

The Lakers were routed in their last outing in Dallas, as they had no answer for the Mavericks and put only 73 points in the big loss. However, for many Laker fans they will always remember January 22 as the day Kobe put up 81 points against the Raptors back in 2006.

Tip-off for tonight’s game is scheduled for 7:30 PST.
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