Downey, Warren winter sports recaps

DOWNEY – The Downey High School girls’ basketball team improved their overall record to 23-5 after winning their first two games in the C.I.F. Division 2A playoffs. 

The Lady Vikings defeated Murrieta Valley at Downey, 67-26, on 2/15 in the first round and defeated Westminster at Westminster, 52-39, on 2/17 in the second round. 

Downey played Arroyo Valley (25-2, 10-0) of San Bernardino at Downey on Wednesday (score unavailable at press time). The Lady Vikings will play the winner of the Righetti/Summit game in the semi-finals if they defeated Arroyo Valley on Wednesday.

DOWNEY GIRLS SOCCER: The Downey High School girls’ soccer team saw their season come to an end when they were defeated by Mayfair, 3-0, on 2/15 in the first round of the C.I.F. Division 3 playoffs. 

The Lady Vikings conclude their season with an overall record of 12-7-4 and a S.G.V.L. record of 7-2-1. Downey finished San Gabriel Valley League play in second place behind cross-town rival Warren.

DOWNEY GIRLS WATER POLO: The Downey High School girls’ water polo team improved to 25-5 after winning their first three games in the C.I.F. Division 5 playoffs. 

The Lady Vikings defeated Hillcrest of Riverside at Downey, 16-2, on 2/14 in the first round, defeated Beaumont at Beaumont 13-8 on 2/15 in the second round and defeated Santa Ana Valley at Downey, 12-7, on 2/17 in the third round. 

Downey hosted Sunny Hills at Downey on Wednesday (score unavailable at press time). The Lady Vikings will play the winner of the Diamond Bar/Sherman Oaks of Notre Dame game in the semi-final round if they defeated Sunny Hills Wednesday. 

WARREN GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Warren High School girls’ basketball team improved their overall record to 17-10 after winning their first two games in the C.I.F. Division 3AA playoffs. 

The Lady Bears defeated St. Joseph’s of Lakewood at St. Joseph’s, 52-45, on 2/15 and defeated Corona del Mar at Corona del Mar, 47-20, on 2/17.

Warren hosted Long Beach Wilson at Warren on Wednesday in the third round (score unavailable at press time). The Lady Bears will play the winner of the Culver City/Colony game tomorrow if they defeated Long Beach Wilson on Wednesday.

WARREN GIRLS WATER POLO: The Warren High School girls’ water polo team saw their season come to an end in the first round of the C.I.F. Division 3 playoffs. 

The Lady Bears defeated Villa Park at Warren, 9-8, on 2/14 in the wild card round and were then defeated by Long Beach Wilson at Long Beach Wilson, 13-8, on 2/15 in the first round. 
Warren concludes its season with an overall record of 13-17 and a S.G.V.L. record of 4-1. Warren finished second in league play behind cross-town rival Downey.

WARREN GIRLS SOCCER: The Warren High School girls’ soccer team saw their season come to an end on Tuesday in the second round of the C.I.F. Division 2 playoffs. 

Warren finished its season with an overall record of 21-3 and a S.G.V.L. record of 10-0, including 10 shutouts. The Lady Bears defeated Rosary Academy, 0-0, 3-0 PK’s at Warren on 2/15 and were defeated by San Luis Obispo, 2-1, at Warren on Tuesday.    
 

DOWNEY BOYS SOCCER: The Downey High School boys’ soccer team defeated Fountain Valley at Downey, 1-0, on 2/16 in the first round of the C.I.F. Division 1 playoffs. 

The Vikings traveled to Mission Viejo on Wednesday for their second-round game against the Diablos (score unavailable at press time). If Downey wins, they will play the winner of the Santa Ana/Loyola game tomorrow.

DOWNEY WRESTLING: The Downey High School wrestling team traveled to Beaumont High School on Saturday to compete in the 2018 C.I.F. Northern Division Individual championships. 

The Vikings had seven wrestlers place in the top eight of their respective weight classes and five wrestlers advanced to the Master’s Meet at Citizen’s Bank Arena in Ontario this weekend. Downey placed second overall with a total of 164.5 points behind C.I.F. champion Citrus Hill, who finished first with 203 points.

Downey’s Jonathan Prata defeated Robert Casanave of Bonita by pin at the 3:55 mark of the second period to become the 106-pound C.I.F. champion. Dilan Ajtun defeated Giancarlo Facio of San Jacinto by pin at the 3:33 mark of the second period to become the 113-pound C.I.F. champion. Roland Dominguez was defeated by Mohammed Shalabi of Bloomington 6-4 to place second at 120 pounds.

Downey’s Matthew Morales defeated Joshua Mendoza of Warren 9-4 to become the 126-pound C.I.F. champion. Sergio Smith defeated Noe Salcedo of Gahr, 7-3, to place seventh at 145 pounds and Adrian Guerra defeated Arturo Ojeda of San Jacinto, 5-1, to place third at 220 pounds. Downey’s Elias Velasco was defeated by Chris Rosa of California, 3-0, to place eighth at 285 pounds.
 

WARREN BOYS BASKETBALL: The Warren High School boys’ basketball team saw their season come to an end against St. Paul at St. Paul, 73-59, in the first round of the C.I.F. Division 1 Playoffs on 2/14. 

The Bears finished their season with an overall record of 15-11 and a S.G.V.L. record of 6-4. The Bears finished league play in third place behind Dominguez and Lynwood, respectively.

WARREN BOYS SOCCER: The Warren High School boys’ soccer team improved their overall record to 11-7-4 with their C.I.F. Division 1 first round win against Harvard-Westlake at Warren on 2/16. 

The Bears traveled to Servite (17-2-2) on Wednesday for their second-round game against the Friars (score unavailable at press time). The Bears will play the winner of the San Clemente/Palos Verdes game tomorrow if they defeated Servite on Wednesday.

WARREN WRESTLING: The Warren High School wrestling team traveled to Beaumont High School on Saturday to compete in the 2018 C.I.F. Northern Division Individual championships. 

The Bears had six wrestlers place in the top eight of their respective weight classes and five advanced to the Master’s Meet tomorrow at Citizen’s Bank Arena in Ontario. Warren placed seventh overall with a total of 131 points behind C.I.F. champion Citrus Hill, with 203.

Warren’s Carlos Vasquez placed sixth at 106 pounds after he was pinned by Miguel Angulo of Coachella Valley at the 4:06 mark of the third period. Salvader Alvarez placed fourth at 113 pounds after he was defeated by Sebastian Cruz of Citrus Hill 4-2 and Joshua Mendoza placed second at 126 pounds after he was defeated by Matthew Morales of Downey 9-4.

Warren’s Matthew Lopez placed second at 132 pounds after he was defeated by Anthony Miranda of Colton, 12-2, and Alan Dillon placed fourth at 145 pounds after he was defeated by Carlos Mejia of Citrus Hill, 8-0. Carlos Durazo placed second at 152 pounds after he was defeated by Steven Dourseau of Citrus Hill, 10-0.