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The Valley Christian (Cerritos, CA) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Saint Joseph (Lakewood, CA) by a score of 37-16.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Saint Joseph	8	14	11	4	37
Valley Christian	3	0	7	6	16

Final score provided by Y. Martinez.

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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Saint Joseph (22-23)

Valley Christian (22-23)

Saint Joseph

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	37	17	47	36	38
1	P. Palacio (Jr)	2	1	3	33	33
2	Olivia Coates (Jr)	7	3	6	50	58
3	Suzanne Ponce (So)	0	0	1	0	0
10	Sophia Velonza (Jr)	3	1	10	10	15
21	Olivia Martinez (Fr)	2	1	4	25	25
22	Talia Mazzotta (So)	6	3	4	75	75
23	Christina Ayon (Sr)	10	5	10	50	50
24	Grace Hentges (So)	7	3	6	50	50
32	M. Bezuayeho (Fr)	0	0	3	0	0

Valley Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	16	5	47	11	12
2	Grace Verhoef (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0
3	Molly Fortney (Sr)	4	1	14	7	11
10	Liana Lopez (So)	2	1	10	10	10
20	M. Patterson (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0
22	Aniyah Peoples (Fr)	4	1	7	14	14
24	Carissa Kamstra (Sr)	6	2	11	18	18

Saint Joseph

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	37	2	7	29	1	5	20	15	40	38
1	P. Palacio (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
2	Olivia Coates (Jr)	7	1	3	33	0	2	0	2	3	67
3	Suzanne Ponce (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	Sophia Velonza (Jr)	3	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	8	0
21	Olivia Martinez (Fr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
22	Talia Mazzotta (So)	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	100
23	Christina Ayon (Sr)	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	50
24	Grace Hentges (So)	7	0	0	0	1	3	33	3	6	50
32	M. Bezuayeho (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Valley Christian

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	16	1	12	8	5	12	42	4	35	11
2	Grace Verhoef (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
3	Molly Fortney (Sr)	4	1	5	20	1	2	50	0	9	0
10	Liana Lopez (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	10
20	M. Patterson (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Aniyah Peoples (Fr)	4	0	2	0	2	4	50	1	5	20
24	Carissa Kamstra (Sr)	6	0	2	0	2	4	50	2	9	22

Saint Joseph

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	37	13	20	33	12	10	5	18	13
1	P. Palacio (Jr)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	1
2	Olivia Coates (Jr)	7	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	3
3	Suzanne Ponce (So)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
10	Sophia Velonza (Jr)	3	2	1	3	7	1	0	2	0
11	Ayana Perez (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	Emma Persi (Sr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
21	Olivia Martinez (Fr)	2	1	6	7	0	0	1	2	5
22	Talia Mazzotta (So)	6	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
23	Christina Ayon (Sr)	10	5	5	10	2	3	0	4	2
24	Grace Hentges (So)	7	3	4	7	2	2	3	0	0
32	M. Bezuayeho (Fr)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
34	H. Casanova (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Valley Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	16	6	13	19	1	14	2	45	10
2	Grace Verhoef (Fr)	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0
3	Molly Fortney (Sr)	4	0	3	3	0	2	0	7	1
10	Liana Lopez (So)	2	0	3	3	0	4	0	4	1
20	M. Patterson (Sr)	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	5	1
22	Aniyah Peoples (Fr)	4	3	3	6	0	7	0	2	3
23	Sierra Geary (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	Carissa Kamstra (Sr)	6	2	1	3	0	0	2	22	4
25	Jiselle Park (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Saint Joseph

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.67	0.56	0.77	0.39
2	Olivia Coates (Jr)	0.00	2.00	0.67	0.33
3	Suzanne Ponce (So)	0.00	0.50	1.00	0.00
10	Sophia Velonza (Jr)	3.50	0.50	1.00	0.00
21	Olivia Martinez (Fr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20
22	Talia Mazzotta (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
23	Christina Ayon (Sr)	0.50	0.75	1.50	0.00
24	Grace Hentges (So)	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00
32	M. Bezuayeho (Fr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Valley Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.02	0.31	1.40	0.20	9
2	Grace Verhoef (Fr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
3	Molly Fortney (Sr)	0.00	0.29	2.00	0.00	2
10	Liana Lopez (So)	0.00	1.00	4.00	0.00	2
20	M. Patterson (Sr)	0.00	0.20	1.00	0.00	2
22	Aniyah Peoples (Fr)	0.00	3.50	2.33	0.00	1
24	Carissa Kamstra (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	1

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Valley Christian ripped by Saint Joseph

January 7, 2023: Cerritos, CA 90703

The Saint Joseph Jesters basketball team scored 37 points and held the host Valley Christian Defenders to 16 in the Jesters non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Jesters now sport a 11-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bishop Conaty-Loretto for a Santa Fe contest on Tuesday, January 10.

The Defenders (6-13) will now prepare for their contest against Whittier Christian (La Habra, CA). The Heralds enter the Olympic contest with a 6-14 record.

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0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Saint Joseph 0, Valley Christian 0

Posted @ 4:13p
Commentary

Warm up.

Posted @ 4:48p
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Game Start
Saint Joseph1st Quarter
Saint Joseph won the tip off.

Posted @ 5:15p
2 - 0

Score Alert
Saint Joseph1st Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 2, Valley Christian 0

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Score Alert
Saint Joseph1st Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 4, Valley Christian 0

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Score Alert
Saint Joseph1st Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 6, Valley Christian 0

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Score Alert
Valley Christian1st Quarter
Valley Christian - #2 Grace Verhoef makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 6, Valley Christian 2

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8 - 2

Score Alert
Saint Joseph1st Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 8, Valley Christian 2

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8 - 3

Score Alert
Valley Christian1st Quarter
Valley Christian - makes a Free Throw. Saint Joseph 8, Valley Christian 3

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8 - 3

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Saint Joseph 8, Valley Christian 3

Posted @ 5:15p
10 - 3

Score Alert
Saint Joseph2nd Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 10, Valley Christian 3

Posted @ 5:24p
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Score Alert
Saint Joseph2nd Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 12, Valley Christian 3

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Score Alert
Saint Joseph2nd Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 14, Valley Christian 3

Posted @ 5:24p
16 - 3

Score Alert
Saint Joseph2nd Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 16, Valley Christian 3

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Score Alert
Saint Joseph2nd Quarter
Saint Joseph - #2 Olivia Coates makes a 3pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 19, Valley Christian 3

Posted @ 5:33p
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Score Alert
Saint Joseph2nd Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 21, Valley Christian 3

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22 - 3

Score Alert
Saint Joseph2nd Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a Free Throw. Saint Joseph 22, Valley Christian 3

Posted @ 5:33p
22 - 3

Halftime
Halftime
Saint Joseph 22, Valley Christian 3

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Halftime

At the half jesters are up !

Posted @ 5:34p
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Start of 3rd Quarter
Saint Joseph3rd Quarter
Saint Joseph's ball.

Posted @ 5:52p
24 - 3

Score Alert
Saint Joseph3rd Quarter
Saint Joseph - #2 Olivia Coates makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 24, Valley Christian 3

Posted @ 5:53p
24 - 5

Score Alert
Valley Christian3rd Quarter
Valley Christian - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 24, Valley Christian 5

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Score Alert
Valley Christian3rd Quarter
Valley Christian - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 24, Valley Christian 8

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Score Alert
Valley Christian3rd Quarter
Valley Christian - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 24, Valley Christian 10

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Score Alert
Saint Joseph3rd Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 27, Valley Christian 10

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Score Alert
Saint Joseph3rd Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 30, Valley Christian 10

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Score Alert
Saint Joseph3rd Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 32, Valley Christian 10

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Score Alert
Saint Joseph3rd Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a Free Throw. Saint Joseph 33, Valley Christian 10

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End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Saint Joseph 33, Valley Christian 10

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Commentary
4th Quarter

At the end of 3

Posted @ 5:54p
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Score Alert
Saint Joseph4th Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 35, Valley Christian 10

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Score Alert
Saint Joseph4th Quarter
Saint Joseph - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 37, Valley Christian 10

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Score Alert
Valley Christian4th Quarter
Valley Christian - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 37, Valley Christian 13

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Score Alert
Valley Christian4th Quarter
Valley Christian - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Saint Joseph 37, Valley Christian 16

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Commentary
4th Quarter

Game over. Jesters win!!

Posted @ 6:11p
37 - 16

End of Game
Final
Saint Joseph 37, Valley Christian 16

Posted @ 6:12p

Saint Joseph @ VCHS Basketball Game Info

Sat., Jan. 7, 2023 @ 5p

The Valley Christian (Cerritos, CA) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Saint Joseph (Lakewood, CA) by a score of 37-16.

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Rankings & Records

Saint Joseph (22-23)

CA	Section	State Div.	Sec. Div.
666	255	70	24

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
15-8	5-3	8-3	5-3	2-2	.652	.625	942	678

Valley Christian (22-23)

CA	Section	State Div.	Sec. Div.
895	324	175	41

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
6-19	1-7	4-9	1-6	1-4	.240	.125	813	1,141

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Saint Joseph	12.6	9.9	11.7	8.2	41.0
Valley Christian	10.0	7.5	9.1	7.9	32.5

Team Stat Comparison

Saint Joseph		Valley Christian
41.0	Points Per Game	32.3
39.3	Rebounds Per Game	29.2
9.6	Assists Per Game	6.2
11.8	Steals Per Game	10.2
3.6	Blocks Per Game	3.9

Team Leaders

Saint Joseph		Valley Christian	National Avg.
#23 Christina Ayon9.2	Points Per Game	#42 Jocelyn Tani9.4	4.1
#21 Olivia Martinez9.7	Rebounds Per Game	#3 Molly Fortney4.5	2.8
#10 Sophia Velonza3.9	Assists Per Game	#42 Jocelyn Tani1.9	0.9
#21 Olivia Martinez2.7	Steals Per Game	#24 Carissa Kamstra3.0	1.1
#24 Grace Hentges1.6	Blocks Per Game	#24 Carissa Kamstra2.3	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Saint Joseph	2-0		Valley Christian	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
1/5/23	Saint Joseph	St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy	(W) 54-36		11/15/22	St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy	Valley Christian	(W) 51-25
1/24/23	St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy	Saint Joseph	(W) 49-19

Record Breakdown

Saint Joseph (22-23)		Valley Christian (22-23)
15-8	Overall	6-19
5-3	League	1-7
8-2	Non-League	3-7
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
2-0	Common Opponent	1-0
8-3	Home	4-9
5-3	Away	1-6
2-2	Neutral	1-4
0-1	Playoff	0-0
15-8	In-State	6-19
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0