January 26th Chino Vs. Chaffey

The result of the second match up of the season between Chino High and The Chaffey Tigers was much different than the first.

          Where the Tigers lost by 14 points.

          Chaffey won this latest game with a final score of 63-57.

          Chaffey started the game on a 9-0 run.

          By the time the 1^st quarter was halfway done, Chino was losing 13-1. They looked confused out there.

          The hustle by all the Chaffey starters gave them a big lead. It seemed as if they won all the loose balls.

          The team’s tight 2-3 zone defense forced turnover after turnover.

          The play of senior guard Brandon Agapay sparked the Tigers to a huge victory.

Agapay led the team with 24 points. He was very excited about the team’s performance.

“This game we had a lot of desire, we began with a lot of energy.” “We played with a sense of urgency.”

“Good team ball”

          At one point he Tigers led by 16 points.

However Chino cut that lead down to 10 points by halftime. Senior guard Samuel Holmes led the team with 19 points.

As the game went on, Chino got closer and closer. But Chaffey held on for a much needed victory.

This was their first win in league and are now tied with Chino in the league standings.

With five games remaining in the season, Chaffey took a big step to ending the season strong.

January 14th Don Lugo Vs. Chaffey

Guard Paul Evans lead The Don Lugo Conquistadors to a much needed win in a game where both teams heart was displayed.  In a close game of 76-72.

         Chaffey trailed for most the game and faced a 13 point deficit at halftime. However the Tigers roared back to cut the lead to single digits to start the fourth quarter.

All this couldn’t have been done without the great play of senior guards Brandon Agapay and Miguel Quezada. The two starting guards seemed to do it all. Scoring for them and setting up teammates with nifty passes.        

Agapay finishing with 22 points and 7 assists. The senior guard remained positive even in defeat.

“We played hard with a lot of energy and everyone contributed to a team effort.”

As well as a strong performance by Center Sydney Vega.

         Don Lugo’s strategy seemed to be beat the tigers with their size when the game began. But that changed quickly as the Conquistadors switched to a smaller quicker lineup.

         As the game progressed we saw a star from Don Lugo step up to the challenge.  Senior Paul Evans finished with 27 points.  He has lead his team in scoring this season averaging 19.7 points a game. It was easy to tell why.

         The jumpshot was simply unstoppable. Shooting right over the Chaffey defenders with no hesitation.

         At one point Chaffey looked as if they captured all the momentum. With the crowd screaming for their Tigers. Evans ran off a screen and drained a three pointer over the Tiger zone. One fan even saying “he is too good”.

         Evans play combined with the play of sophomore point guard Mark Eden was just too much for Chaffey to overcome. After the game when speaking to Paul Evans he seemed very humble about the opportunity he has.

         “We all came to play hard.”

When asked what he has to say about his 27 point performance he said, “We work hard every day in practice and stick to the coach’s strategy to win.”

These two teams next matchup with each other comes Feb. 4^th, which should prove to be another great game.

January 7th Ontario Vs Chaffey

With a final score of 73-43. The Chaffey High Tigers suffered their fourth straight lose.

You couldn’t tell by the high score, but this was a game dominated by defense.

Marciano Rogers said, “Our defense lead to all the offense.” A junior at Ontario High explained it best. His 16 points and 17 rebounds lead the team to a much needed victory.

The road win came following a four game losing streak for Ontario.

In a game where both teams looked stagnate in the half court offense. Great defense leading to easy fast break scores decided the game.         

Mid way through the second quarter with a still reachable deficit for Chaffey. Ontario’s coaching staff was seen jumping up and down. Heard all through the arena, “Run, run, run.”

The Ontario players did just that the rest of the game.

A turnover forced by the aggressive Ontario full court press sparked a 26-10 run through the second quarter.

By the time the third quarter had started; Chaffey’s team looked out of gas.

Ontario’s press defense continued to put pressure on the Tigers. Facing a 26 point deficit in the third quarter, the game was all but over.

         Chaffey made a final run to cut the deficit, however it was too late.