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Heartbreak: Culver Girls Lose Narrowly In State Tournament The Culver City High girl’s basketball team’s dream season ended last week with an overtime loss to Granada Hills in the State Regional playoffs. Their magical season ended in a 49-46 overtime loss to the Highlanders at Granada Hills. “We had a great season and now we have to build on this season and continue our success next year,” said Culver City coach Julian Anderson after the heartbreaking loss. “We have a lot of players returning...
Culver City High’s bid for a CIF championship in girl’s basketball ended Saturday in a 47-39 loss to Murrieta Valley at the Anaheim Arena. Culver did receive an invitation to the state playoffs. But because of the CIF title game defeat the Centaurs were given a road game in the first round at Granada Hills of the LA City section. The game was scheduled for Wednesday night but the result was unavailable at press time. By defeating Culver in the CIF title game Murrieta Valley earned a home fir...
Last Second Winning Shot Ends Playoff Thriller Taylor Tanita has made many important shots for the Culver City High girl’s basketball team during her career, but none bigger than Tuesday night. Tanita’s 16-foot shot at the final buzzer gave the Ocean League champions a 42-40 victory over Orange Lutheran in the CIF Division 2A playoffs. Culver City will play for the championship Friday at 3 pm, opposing Murrieta Valley in the Anaheim Convention Center. This will be the Culver girls’ first appea...
After conquering the regular season, the Ocean League champion Culver City High girls basketball team will now go after a CIF championship. Coach Julian Anderson’s team went undefeated in 10 league games, completing the schedule with a 66-30 victory over Beverly Hills. The Centaurs are 21-6 overall The Centaurs were also 10-0 a year ago and came back with another stirring performance despite the graduation of 10 seniors. Kelsey Ueda scored 17 points in a 54-34 win over Santa Monica and the C...
The 20th victory was one of the toughest, but the Culver City High girls basketball team emerged with a 33-31 win at Hawthorne Tuesday night. Taylor Tanita’s shot with five seconds left kept Culver undefeated in nine Ocean League games and gave Hawthorne a 6-3 league record. Coach Julian Anderson’s team has a 20-5 record as it heads into a game against Beverly Hills that will conclude the regular season. Then the CIF playoffs will begin. Anderson said the Centaurs are working on developing a k...
The spectacular Culver City High girl’s varsity basketball team improved its record to 17-5, including 6-0 in the Ocean League, with two more victories last week. The Centaurs defeated Beverly Hills, 60-40 and Morningside, 70-20. The Centaurs won the league championship last season and have a current league winning streak of 16 games. “Practices have picked up,” said Coach Julian Anderson. “The players are paying attention to details.” Asked if practices have been harder than the games And...
The way the Culver City High boy’s basketball team has been going in a 5-14 season any victory was most welcomed. The Centaurs, who had lost their first three Ocean League games, won for the first time last Friday night when visiting Hawthorne forfeited in a game scheduled for the Culver gym. Hawthorne was involved in a brawl with Morningside in its previous game. Four players were ejected and drew an automatic one-game suspension, leaving them unable to play against Culver City. Hawthorne p...
The struggle continued for the Culver City High boy’s basketball team as it lost its first two Ocean League games last week, bringing their overall record to 4-12. Culver lost to Morningside, 46-40 and to defending champion Santa Monica, 78-52 in the Vikings’ gym. “We don’t have tremendous size but we did a good job of getting the ball to our post players,” said Santa Monica coach James Hecht. “I didn’t think we played an exceptional game but when I looked at the scoreboard I kept seeing we were far ahead.” Santa Monica led by 42-21 after thr...
That was some basketball competition between Culver City and West Torrance Highs last week. The Culver boys played at home and despite an inspiring fourth quarter comeback lost a 51-50 decision. In defeat the Centaurs held the visitors to four points in the fourth quarter. The girls’ teams played at West Torrance and Culver City won, 50-47. The Culver girls, fresh from a tournament in Arizona, improved their record to 10-4. Ocean League play began Wednesday night and defending champion Santa M...
Culver City High has had some outstanding girl’s basketball teams in recent years. This season, it looks like Coach Julian Anderson has another one. The Centaurs have a 6-2 record and have overwhelming success in some games. After winning the first quarter from Bellflower High, 27-2, Culver went on to a 60-19 victory. In another non-league game Culver routed North Torrance, 62-39. After losing two of their first three teams the Centaurs have won five in a row and appear to be a challenger for s...
With six losses in their first eight non-league games, the Culver City High boy’s basketball team doesn’t have the look of a contender for the Ocean League championship. Defending champion Santa Monica and Inglewood appear to be the class of the six league teams. But there’s hope for the Centaurs to have a successful season. Three Ocean League teams are assured of a CIF playoff berth and often a fourth or even a fifth place team is selected. The Centaurs don’t have a lot of size but the do have...
In a new season with a new coach, the Culver City High boy’s basketball players are learning their roles. Junior guard Chris Edwards is quickly emerging as a high scorer. Edwards is averaging 13.4 points per game in the Centaurs’ four contests and has shown Coach Adam Eskridge he can handle the pressure of producing when defenses realize he’s a key offensive threat. Culver City has lost to Brentwood, Mira Costa and banning but defeated Carson, 57-50. On Tuesday in the Santa Monica Tourn...
It’s a new season and a new era for the Culver City High boy’s basketball program. Jon Chapman, the Centaurs’ head coach the last seven years, has given up the position to concentrate on being the school’s assistant principal. Adam Eskridge, Chapman’s assistant, moves up to head coach. Culver began its season in a 79-65 loss to Brentwood Monday in the Mira Costa Pacific Shores Tournament. Culver fell far behind early in the game, relied on its pressing defense to get closer, but couldn’t...
Former Centaur Basketball Stars Move On The two stars of last season’s Culver City High boy’s basketball team have moved on to college teams. Guard Keilan Horton is off to a fast start, averaging 20 points per game for Santa Monica College even though he isn’t in the starting lineup. “That doesn’t surprise me,” said Jon Chapman, his coach at Culver last season. Forward Aamahd Walker is at UC Santa Barbara, but hasn’t received a lot of playing time in the Guachos’ early games, which isn’t unu...
Chapman will Be Assistant Principal Jon Chapman, who coached the Culver City High boys basketball team the last seven years, has given up the position to concentrate on being the school’s assistant principal. Chapman has been assistant principal in the recent past in addition to coaching the team. Adam Eskridge, his assistant coach last season, will take over as head coach. Eskridge has coached the Centaur junior varsity and freshmen teams in the past. He’s the son of former School Board member...
Culver City High star basketball player Lunden Junius has signed a letter of intent to play for the Cal State Fullerton women’s team. As a senior on last season’s Centaur squad Junius was a key contributor as Culver City compiled a 10-0 Ocean League record and advanced to the CIF playoffs....
Culver City High junior guard Taylor Tanita has been named to the all-CIF Division 2 girls’ basketball first team. The team included nine players. Seven were seniors. Tanita and a sophomore from Foothill High were the only ones who’ll return next season. Tanita’s outside shooting was a major factor in the Centaurs going undefeated in the Ocean League, reaching the CIF playoffs and then being granted a berth in the state tournament....
The Culver City High girls basketball team completed a memorable season last week in a state tournament first round 62-42 loss to Monache High of Prterville. Culver had to travel for the game. Coach Julian Anderson’s team finished with a 22-9 record, including 10-0 in the Ocean League, and won two games in the CIF Tournament....
The season ended for the Culver City High boys basketball team Tuesday night. Coach Jon Chapman said he was concerned when he didn’t see much zip in his players during warm-ups for their second round playoff game against Colony High of Ontario. He had reason to be concerned. The Centaurs fell 28 points behind at halftime. Culver rallied to come within nine points in the fourth quarter but couldn’t come closer. “We made a game of it,” said Chapman. “Near the finish we kept fouling in order to...
Jon Chapman was right. The Culver City High boys basketball coach said he expected the Centaurs to receive a CIF playoff berth even if they didn’t finish in the top three in the Ocean League.. The league gets three automatic playoff berths but there was a possibility of an at-large berth because the league is so highly regarded. By losing its final league game to Beverly Hills, Culver finished in a fourth place tie with Morningside but both teams were given at-large berths. Culver will play a f...
Nearing the end of the regular season, the Culver City High boy’s basketball team helped its chances of reaching the CIF playoffs last week. Coach Jon Chapman’s team defeated Beverly Hills, 87-81 in overtime and Morningside, 62-49, improving its Ocean League record to 3-3. The Centaurs are attempting to finish in the league’s top three, but with at-large berths available might receive a playoff bid even if they finish lower. The CIF has recognized the strength of the Ocean League in recen...
They weren’t available for summer competition and they missed the first eight Culver City High regular season games but four Centaur football players have joined the basketball team. And one, 6-foot-1 Malik Deckard, was a key player last Friday night when Culver overcame a 21-point deficit to win a non-league game from Lynwood, 78-76. Deckard had five assists, four rebounds and three assists He was named Culver’s Player of the Week. “Malik gave us a spark that we really needed,” said Coach J...
Culver City High boys’ basketball coach Jonathan Chapman wasn’t all that surprised with how last week went for the Centaurs. Culver City lost both of its games last week, Ocean League contests to Santa Monica and Inglewood, and Chapman had foreshadowed it all by saying as the week began that the biggest way to get his team to recognize its complacent play was if “we lose both games.” So after a 59-58 loss to Santa Monica at home and a 61-49 loss at Inglewood, Chapman was ready to meet with his t...
Wins Over Hawthorne Boost Centaurs At least the Culver City High boys’ basketball team knows one thing as it makes its way through its Ocean League schedule: It can beat Hawthorne. So far, that’s what is keeping the Centaurs in the hunt for a CIF playoff spot. Last week Culver C ity defeated Hawthorne for the second time this season, and the Centaurs’ two victories over the Cougars represent their only two league victories so far. Overall, Culver City went 1-1 last week, losing to Beverly Hills before rebounding with the win over Hawthorne. Ent...
Culver City High boys’ basketball coach Jonathan Chapman has a simple formula for the Centaurs to contend in the Ocean League. “We need to win all of our home games and try to steal some on the road,” Chapman said. “If we can do that, we have a chance to be a factor.” Last week, Culver City started Ocean League play with a 57-53 victory over Hawthorne at home, so that’s a good start. But the Centaurs were unable to steal one away from home in their first league road contest, falling to Morningside, 62-56. So, as the Centaurs started thi...
