Basketball Recap: Jahaziel Catano's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Mar Vista over Bonita Vista

Mar Vista played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 84-61 to the Bonita Vista Barons. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 893rd, while the Barons are ranked 248th).

Mar Vista lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jahaziel Catano, who went 9 of 14 on his way to 24 points and six rebounds. That's the most points Catano has posted since back in December of 2024. Jonan Ceballos was another key player, going 7 for 12 en route to 17 points and five boards.

Aaron Owens continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bonita Vista, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerry Stokes, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 17 points and three steals.

Mar Vista now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Bonita Vista, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.

Mar Vista didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-55 victory against San Ysidro on the 31st. Bonita Vista has also already played their next contest, a 66-50 win against Otay Ranch on the 29th.