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The Culver City high school girls' varsity basketball team is hoping to continue to climb the standings of a strong Bay league after starting league play with an 0-3 record. The Centaurs are now 2-3 in league play after winning their last two games against Palos Verdes last Friday and Santa Monica last Tuesday. Their overall record is 12-10. Their next two games are Friday at second place Mira Costa and Tuesday at home against first place Redondo Union. Both games start at 5:30 p.m. The...
The season is still young, but the Culver City High School girls' varsity basketball team needs an identity check. The team has talent, but they are young and somewhat inexperienced. The 6-6 Lady Centaurs will need to grow up fast because in a few weeks they will start league play in a very good Bay League. Palos Verdes is currently 10-0, Mira Costa is 8-1, Redondo Union is 5-2 and although Santa Monica and Peninsula currently have losing records, they are always competitive. "The league is...
Culver City's speedy guard Brycen Matthews was named to the CIF Division 2AA first team this week....
The Culver City High School boys' basketball team has reached a new level. They put the school on the Southern California basketball map as one of the best teams in the area after they made it all the way to the State Division III Regional final a few weeks ago. One more victory they would made the trip to Sacramento to play in the State Final. This team went further in the playoffs than any basketball team in Culver City High School Now they have a target on their backs. "It feels great...
High school basketball does not get any better than the State Regional final game that was played at Culver City High School last Tuesday. The gym was packed with a standing room only crowd and the fans were on their feet during the three overtime periods. It was the loudest basketball game ever played at Culver High School. The atmosphere was perfect. The only problem is Culver City's boys high school basketball team lost the game against Buena in triple overtime, 82-79. It was the first time i...
Last Tuesday the Culver City high school boys basketball team won their first round game in the California State Playoff against Crenshaw. The round one of the State Division III boys basketball tournament was another nail biting close game when Culver City beat Crenshaw 70-67, at Culver City inside the Del Goodyear gym. During the last few weeks the Centaurs have played one exhilarating game after another. Next up for the Centaurs is a date with Lincoln high school on Thursday, March 2, at home...
Good things happen to teams that play hard. That's what happened to Culver City high school's boys' varsity basketball team last week. Although they lost a 68-65 overtime game last Friday to Tesoro in the CIF semifinal game they still got an invitation to the big dance, the CIF State Playoffs. Their next game will be on the road next Tuesday or Wednesday. Call Culver City high school to find out the exact time, day, and location. Despite a 17-12 overall record the Centaurs use athleticism and...
The Lady Centaurs basketball season ended last Wednesday night when a very good Leuzinger team beat Culver City 60-35 in the CIF quarter-finals at Culver City. They finished the season with a record of 23-7 overall and 6-4 in the Bay league. They placed third in league play behind Redondo Union and Santa Monica. Leuzinger is one of the best teams in Southern California and they were at the top of their game against the Centaurs. They used their height and speed to over power Culver City....
And you thought the Super Bowl was exciting. The Culver City high school boys basketball team played one of the most exciting games in school history when they beat Windward 57-55 last Tuesday inside the Del Goodyear gym on the Culver City campus. The boisterous crowd stormed the court after junior forward Achebe Thompson made a layup as the horn sounded to end the game. Hollywood could not have written a better script. "It felt really good," said Thompson outside the locker room right after...
Culver City senior Bianca Baskin drives to the basket and then passes back to a teammate for a 3-point shot against Santa Monica last week. The Lady Centaurs face Providence on Thursday (Tonight) in the first round of the CIF playoffs at home at 7 p.m.. If they win the 21-6 Centaurs will play on Saturday...
Brycen Matthews, in the middle, gets ready to score two points for Culver City against Santa Monica last week at Santa Monica. The Centaurs played their first round playoff game against Thousand Oaks last Wednesday. If they win that game they play their second round game on Friday....
CIF playoffs start next week and the Culver City high school boys' basketball team is hoping to recapture the winning culture that helped them win seven games in a row a few weeks ago. The Centaurs are currently 13-10 overall and 5-4 in the Bay league. Their Bay league record is good enough for third place. They can improve their record to 6-4 if they beat Santa Monica tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at Santa Monica in their last regular season game. At first glance a 13-10 overall record is not...
For the past 11 years Culver City girls basketball has been synonymous with winning. Year in and year out the teams coach by Julian Anderson and his reliable assistants have continued to play at a high level. Even though his teams don’t have size they make up for it by playing fundamentally sound basketball. This year the Lady Centaurs are 14-3 overall and 2-1 in league play and tied for second place with Santa Monica in the tough Bay league. Anderson keeps it simple. He never gets too high o...
For the past 11 years Culver City girls basketball has been synonymous with winning. Year in and year out the teams coach by Julian Anderson and his reliable assistants have continued to play at a high level. Even though his teams don't have size they make up for it by playing fundamentally sound basketball. This year the Lady Centaurs are 14-3 overall and 2-1 in league play and tied for second place with Santa Monica in the tough Bay league. Anderson keeps it simple. He never gets too high or...
Making it to the third round of the CIF Division 2A girls' playoffs was a great accomplishment for the undersized Culver City high school girls basketball team. They made it that far because they displayed true grit and determination and a group of dedicated seniors. Although they lost to Santa Margarita last Saturday in the quarterfinals 58-42, making that far was a great achievement. Having what head coach Julian Anderson described as a roller coaster season, but in the end, it was all down hi...
When you look at the high school girls' basketball teams in the Bay league you realize why the league is one of the most competitive in the CIF Southern Section. Culver City, Mira Costa, Redondo Union, Santa Monica and Peninsula all have winning records. At press time the combined records for the six teams were 67-41. Palos Verdes is the only team in the league with a losing record. Culver City is 12-5 overall and 1-2 in the Bay league. Redondo Union is currently in first place followed by Mira...
Back in the 1980's the Los Angeles Lakers were know as the Showtime Lakers because they were the most entertaining team in basketball history. One of the stars on that team was high flying Michael Cooper. Fast forward to 2021 and that same Michael Cooper is the new Culver City high school boys' basketball coach. How did one of the greatest players in NBA history end up coaching at Culver City? "My son use to go to Culver City Middle School so I was familiar with Culver City," said Cooper. "A few...
Under the leadership of Culver City's girls high school varsity basketball coach Julian Anderson, the Centaurs are 6-0 at press time. This week they play in a local preseason tournament against Trinity Classical Academy, Chaminade and Birmingham and their next home game is Tuesday, December 14, against El Segundo at 6 p.m. inside the Del Goodyear gym. After struggling last season, the Centaurs seem to be back on track. Winning in the preseason is very important because they want to carry that...
Culver City – The anticipated, pre-season, coaching debut of legendary player and coach, Michael Cooper, took place this past weekend in Garden Grove. Coach Cooper led the Centaurs to a 4-0 record and a championship at the Aloha Challenge. Coach Cooper introduced his brand of fast paced, yet, controlled basketball with a heavy emphasis on defensive pressure/intensity and offensive focus on appreciating each possession by creating quality opportunities to score with ball movement. Although, it i...
By Luis Castro Special to the Culver City Observer The highly anticipated pre-season coaching debut of legendary player and coach, Michael Cooper, took place this past weekend in Garden Grove. Cooper coached the Centaurs to a 4-0 record and a championship at the Aloha Challenge during a preseason tournament. Cooper introduced his brand of fast paced, yet, controlled basketball with a heavy emphasis on defensive pressure and intensity. The offensive focused on appreciating each possession by...
The Culver City high school girls' basketball program started a new league during the pandemic shorten season in 2021 and that league put the Centaurs in unfamiliar territory. Going from the Ocean league to the Bay league this year made them realize they have work to do. For the past 10 years Culver City was the class of the Ocean league. They won 88 games and lost only 12. Their overall record from 2010-20 was 206-90. Their league records included four 10-0 seasons and three 9-1 seasons. They...
When the Culver City varsity boys' basketball season ended on June 1, in the CIF playoffs quarterfinals a lot of people thought the program had gained a lot of respect after years of average and below average seasons. The 2021 Centaurs won the tough Bay league with a record of 8-2 and into the playoffs. They made it to the third round before losing to Crean Lutheran of Irvine, a team that made it to the championship game in Division 2A. Crean Lutheran was one of the best teams in the state, so...
Two Ocean League games this week will determine when and where the Culver City High girls basketball team will be playing when the CIF Division 2A Basketball Playoffs begin next week. The Centaurs are currently in second place with a 6-2 record, two games behind league leader Santa Monica High who is undefeated at 8-0. Last week the girls solidified their second place standing as they overwhelmed Lawndale High, 77-19, at home on Wednesday, January 29. Two nights later they traveled to El...
Culver City High boys basketball fought hard, rallied late but had a slight setback in Ocean League action last week on the road against two league powers, Beverly Hills High and Santa Monica High. The Centaurs lost 55-40 to Beverly Hills last Wednesday, January 22 and were just edged, 63-60, by Santa Monica two night later. "It was a tough week. In our league anybody can beat anybody," said head coach Roy Walker. "We have a split with SaMo now, so we just have to split with Beverly. We're...
After a tough pre-league schedule and a very rough start due to key player injuries, the Culver City High girls basketball team has regained its composure and are tied for second place in the Ocean League. The Centaurs (3-1) now trail league leader Santa Monica High (4-0) after taking out previously undefeated El Segundo High (3-1) in overtime, 61-54, last Wednesday at Del Goodyear Gymnasium. The girls also took care of Hawthorne High, 54-34, two nights later before defeating West Adams High,...
