Roundup: Harvard-Westlake’s Alyssa Thompson scores six goals in 6-3 Division 1 playoff win

It’s playoff time, so why not turn loose the best girls’ soccer player in California.

Unbeaten Studio City Harvard-Westlake unleashed sophomore Alyssa Thompson on Tuesday in a Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal against Temecula Valley, and Thompson responded by scoring six goals in a 6-3 victory.

Thompson came in having scored 30 goals on the season. She’s one of the quickest players and used that speed to dominate.

“What do you say?” Harvard-Westlake coach Richard Simms said. “She leaves you a little speechless. Some are spectacular runs and some are spectacular shots and some are spectacular composure. She’s pretty dynamic.”

Harvard-Westlake (14-0) advances to the Division 1 semifinals against Corona Santiago on Saturday.

Volleyball

Servite def. La Palma Kennedy 3-1: Cade Rosenkranz had 17 kills and Tetairoa McMillan added 12 kills in the 25-14, 27-17, 22-25, 25-6 Division 2 playoff opener.

Baseball

Harvard-Westlake 2, Chaminade 1: The Wolverines rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh, with sophomore Will Gasparino driving in the tying run and sophomore Kai Caranto driving in the winning run to support pitcher Christian Becerra, who struck out 13. Aric Berg of Chaminade had kept the Wolverines quiet until the seventh.

Crespi 6, St. Francis 0: The Celts picked up the Mission League win. Nico Azpilcueta had a two-run home run.

Bishop Alemany 4, Loyola 1: Jarrett Segura hit a grand slam for Alemany.

King 6, Norco 1: John Stark hit a home run and three pitchers combined to give up one run.

Etiwanda 4, Rancho Cucamonga 3: The Eagles won it in the eighth on a walk-off single from Kaedon Mas.

Simi Valley 2, Moorpark 0: Shane Aldrete threw a shutout, striking out three and walking none. Jake Thrift had 10 strikeouts for Moorpark.

Corona 5, Corona Santiago 2: Danny Perez threw a complete game and Nick Zellers had two hits.

Corona Centennial 7, Roosevelt 4: Bobby Benavidez contributed three hits.

Fountain Valley 4, Edison 1: Blake Went had two hits and two RBIs.

Huntington Beach 8, Los Alamitos 1: Ralph Velazquez had three hits and two RBIs and Blake Penso had a key two-run double to lead the Oilers. Matthew Lopez threw five shutout innings.

Laguna Hills 3, Irvine 1: Scotty Kato struck out 10 for 15-4 Laguna Hills.

Gahr 5, El Toro 1: Ethan Kang finished with three hits and two RBIs.

Dana Hills 8, Tesoro 3: Kanoa Perman had two hits and three RBIs and Grant Faris finished with four RBIs.

Orange Lutheran 23, St. John Bosco 0: Derek Curiel had four RBIs to help the Lancers win their 14th consecutive game.

Santa Ana Mater Dei 4, Santa Margarita 0: Sebastian Guzman threw a four-hit shutout and Ethan Hedges contributed three hits.

JSerra 9, Servite 1: The Lions won their 16th game in a row. Luke Jewett had four RBIs, Cody Schrier hit a home run and Gage Jump struck out seven in five innings.

Granada Hills 6, Taft 5: The Highlanders (17-2, 7-0) clinched at least a share of the West Valley League championship with an eight-inning win. Trent Wainfield had three hits, including the walk-off single.

El Camino Real 8, Birmingham 4: Luis Torres, Brady Heron and Josh Wood each had two hits.

Cleveland 9, Chatsworth 4: Nano Lopez went three for three with two RBIs.

Viewpoint 8, Windward 6: Treye Meadows recorded the final six outs for the save.

Royal 9, Oak Park 0: Trevor Hansen struck out nine in five innings.

Burbank 1, Crescenta Valley 0: The Bulldogs won the Pacific League game.

Warren 21, Lynwood 0: Warren clinched its first San Gabriel Valley League championship since 2003.

High School Sports

Norco is No. 1 in Southern California high school softball rankings

Norco is the top-ranked high school softball team, followed by Villa Park and Westlake. All three teams have one loss.

May 18, 2021

Softball

Norco 11, King 0: Matti Severns and Abby Dayton each had three RBIs for the 20-1 Cougars.

Louisville 2, Bishop Alemany 0: On senior day, Grace Luderer and Natalie Norman combined on a no-hitter. Luderer struck out 10.

Girls’ basketball

Harvard-Westlake 76, Chaminade 56: Stanford-bound Kikii Iriafen scored 30 points for the Mission League champion Wolverines.

Camarillo 79, Simi Valley 25: Gabriela Jaquez scored 36 points.

Muir 72, Burbank 66: Jyah LoVett scored 61 points for Muir.

Boys’ basketball

JSerra 62, Servite 56: Austin Perek led JSerra with 16 points.

St. John Bosco 69, Orange Lutheran 67: Lamaj Lewis had 19 points and Scotty Washington 17 for the Braves.

Mater Dei 59, Santa Margarita 42: Harrison Hornery scored 25 points for the Monarchs, who are 24-0 and clinched at least a share of the Trinity League title.

Corona Centennial 82, Roosevelt 58: The Huskies clinched the Big VIII League championship.

Campbell Hall 75, Windward 69: Christopher Hammond scored 24 points and Aaron Powell 23 in the Gold Coast League game.

Hart 83, Valencia 58: Dillon Barrientos scores 26 points for the Indians.

Saugus 80, Golden Valley 66: Nate Perez had 28 points and Davis White 22.

Sierra Canyon 88, Paraclete 55: Ryan Grande scored 24 points.

Etiwanda 80, Rancho Cucamonga 58: Jahmai Mashack had 22 points for Etiwanda, which won the Baseline League championship.

Los Altos 94, South Hills 54: Jazz Gardner had 26 points for Los Altos (12-1, 9-0).

Ribet 91, Price 55: Mike Price and Barrington Hargress each scored 21 points.

Crossroads 67, Brentwood 62: TJ Muhammad scored 21 points, Joey Chammaa 16 and Brendan Terry 12 to help Crossroads move into second place in the Gold Coast League.