In Round I of the CIF State Boys Basketball Regional Division IV, Chaminade College Preparatory faced the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies. The Eagles won, 72-50.
Chaminade moves on to Round II, and will play the No. 2 seed, Maranatha on Saturday, March 14. The game tips off at 7:00 p.m., at Maranatha.
Photo by: Todd Wolfson, Head Coach Boys Varsity Basketball
In July 2012, Nate Newman was diagnosed with a brain tumor and it goes without saying his life changed dramatically. While he has undergone many treatments and surgeries, his treatments continue today. The treatment schedule keeps Newman away from school, so is no longer a Chaminade student, but he is still a big part of the family.
You may have seen Newman recently, sitting on the bench as an assistant coach for the Chaminade Boys’ Varsity Basketball team. Head Coach, Todd Wolfson invited him to join the staff after Newman tweeted about how he thought he’d be in high school playing basketball.
Last night, Leanne Suter of ABC7 Eyewitness News stopped by Chaminade’s high school campus in West Hills to interview Newman and share his inspiring story. Watch the video here.
In their CIF Southern-Section quarterfinal match-ups on Tuesday night, both Chaminade Girls’ and Boys’ Varsity Basketball teams came away victorious.
The girls’ team traveled to Ventura High School, where they won 72-45. Their seminal game in the Open Division is on Friday, February 27 at home against Long Beach Poly.
While the girls played their game away, the boys’ team faced Morningside at the Uribe Center. The game ended with a 77-66 win for the Eagles, who move on to the semifinals on Friday, February 27. They will travel to Mission Prep.
Both games are scheduled to tip-off at 7:00 p.m.
Chaminade Eagle basketball fans were treated to a doubleheader of CIF-Southern Section playoff basketball games on February 18.
The Girls’ Varsity team faced Oaks Christian in the Open Division, and came away with a 66-42 win. The Eagles face Ventura in an away match-up for the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m.
The Boys’ Varsity team played Compton Centennial in Division 4AA, and won their game, 89-57. In the second round of playoffs they face Laguna Beach at home on Friday, February 20. The game tips at 7:00 p.m.
Chaminade’s Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball teams made history this weekend when they each won a CIF State championship. These wins are a first for both programs, and for Chaminade College Preparatory.
The boys’ team faced Sir Francis Drake of San Anselmo in the Division III state final on Friday, March 28 at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento. More than 380 miles away from home, they won the title, 71-51. Junior guard Michael Oguine scored a game-high 26 points, while senior guard Justin Eisen contributed 15 points and sophomore center Trevor Stanback scored 12 points and had four blocks and nine rebounds.
The next day, the girls’ team played in the Division II state final against Archbishop Mitty of San Jose. Chaminade’s 80-51 win over Mitty also set the points scored record in a Division II state championship. Senior center Devin Stanback matched her career-high with 27 points scored, and pulled down 10 rebounds. In addition, senior forward Natalie Valenzuela ended the game with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore guard Valerie Higgins added 15 points and senior guard Kayle Fandino scored 12 points.
With these two wins, Chaminade became the ninth school in California history to take both titles in the same season, as well as the first school to win state championships in boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and football in the same year.
View boys’ championship game photos – Los Angeles Daily News
View girls’ championship game photos – Los Angeles Daily News