GRIFFIN SPORTS: Boys soccer wins, draws, Girls BB wins

BOYS SOCCER:  Griffins down Alisal 2-1, tie Bell Gardens 2-2

The Los Alamitos Boys Soccer completed the West Coast Classic with a win and tie on Saturday.  

In the morning match against Alisal, Los Al squandered at least four great opportunities in front of the net, and found themselves down 1-0 after a corner kick play they were to recognize.  But the Griffins rallied with a pressing attack and finally Riley Hunsaker broke with two goals off assists from Louie Arellano.

In the late afternoon consolation match Los Al and Bell Hardens tied 2-2.  Goal-keeper C.J. Prycor took advantage of some field time to score a goal in the second half. Louis Arellano scored in the first half with an assist to Adrian Alcazar.

Los Al will take a 6-3-2 record into its Sunset League season next week which begins with two road matches.  On Monday they play Marina, then after a break for finals, they play Fountain Valley on Friday.  

On the JV side, the Los Al played to a pair of draws in the third and fourth rounds of the Huntington Beach tournament.  In the morning match the JV squad rallied from a 2-0 deficit to finish in a 2-2 tie.    Thingts didn;t look good early for Los Al which quickly found itself down 2-0, but
Kai Iwasaki got them back with a header goal in the 15th minute.  Rocco Fallabella tied it up midway thru the second half after a wild skirmish in front of the Servite net.   

The JVs then played to a 0-0 tie with Millikan in the afternoon match.  The JVs finished the HB tounament with one win and three ties.

  GIRLS BB:  Los Al 64, Los Osos 44

The Los Al Girls improved their non-league record to 9-3 with a convincing win over Los Osos in Saturday’s final game of the Orangewood Academy Spartan Classic. 

Junior guard Sydney Gandy, who earned All-Tournament honors, scored 28 points and had four assists.  Sophomore center  Lataviah Miller had 17 points, 2 steals,  Maya Montez  had 7 points, 6 rebounds and Molly Clarke -added 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal.

Los Al begins Sunset League play on Tuesday night against Marin.