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One year later and the Bell-Jeff of Burbank girls basketball team just keeps rolling along.

Last year, the Guards won the state Division V championship and this year they want more.

They could be on their way with three new players.

Freshman Leslie Lopez-Wood enrolled in the summer, Layana White transferred from Canyon and sophomore Marilyn Flynn transferred from Burroughs of Burbank.

If that wasn't enough, Bell-Jeff returns Margeaux Gupilan, Julia Tani, Rishonda Napier and Jasmine Smith.

There should be no shortage of victories for Bryan Camacho and the Guards.

All Games at Thousand Oaks High School
First Team Listed Wears Away Uniforms

Pool A: Pool B:

Camarillo Buena
Golden Valley El Segundo
San Marcos Granada Hills
Thousand Oaks Moorpark

Monday, December 28th

2:30PM - Camarillo vs Thousand Oaks
4:00PM - Buena vs Moorpark
5:30PM - Golden Valley vs San Marcos
7:00PM - El Segundo vs Granada Hills

Tuesday, December 29th

2:30PM - Granada Hills vs Moorpark
4:00PM - Camarillo vs San Marcos
5:30PM - Buena vs El Segundo
7:00PM - Golden Valley vs Thousand Oaks

Wednesday, December 30th

2:30PM - San Marcos vs Thousand Oaks
4:00PM - El Segundo vs Moorpark
5:30PM - Camarillo vs Golden Valley
7:00PM - Granada Hills vs Buena

Thursday, December 31st

10:00AM - Pool B 4th vs Pool A 4th
11:30AM - Pool B 3rd vs Pool A 3rd
1:00PM - Pool B 2nd vs Pool A 2nd
2:30PM - Pool A 1st vs Pool A 1st

Brooke Lemar will not be going to Western New Mexico after all.

Lemar received a scholarship offer from Southern Illinois and is excited about the opportunity to play Division I basketball.

Western New Mexico was a Div. II program.

Brooke Lemar, a senior guard at Canyon of Canyon Country has committed to Western New Mexico, a Division II program.

Lemar plans to sign on November 11th.

Troy Best is the new girls' basketball coach at Santa Clarita Christian. He previously coached at Golden Valley and Canyon.

-- Gerry Gittelson

Beverly Hills Fall League schedule for Saturday Sept. 19

9am Monroe vs Venice
10am Oaks Christian vs Inglewood
11am St Paul vs Saugus
12pm Santa Monica vs Fairfax
**12pm Beverly Hills vs Harvard Westlake
**1pm Ventura vs Alemany
1pm Saugus vs Peninsula
2pm Alemany vs Bishop Montgomery
**3pm LACES vs Harvard Westlake
3pm Ventura vs Culver City
**4pm- Burroughs vs Chatsworth
4pm-Marlborough vs Buckley
**5pm- St Monica vs Marymount

Oaks Christian of Westlake Village will be hosting a 12-team tournament starting the day after Christmas.

Currently there are 11 teams confirmed to participate. The tournament organizers are searching for one more team.

The 11 teams in so far include Oaks Christian, Sierra Canyon, Sheldon of Sacramento, Horizon of San Diego, Taft, Cleveland, Agoura, Westlake, Palisades of Pacific Palisades, Santa Clara of Oxnard and Mount Vernon of Virginia.

Tournament director Dennis Magro can be reached at 818-585-6755.

The Winter Slam Jam girls basketball tournament is set for Dec. 7-12 at Calabasas High.

Twelve teams will take partin the six-day tournament.

Valencia, Knight, Sierra Canyon, Burbank, Golden valley, Hueneme, Calabasas, El Camino Real, Birmingham, Kennedy, San Fernando and North Hollywood are confirmed.

Chantel Dooley, a 5'8 guard from Montclair Prep of Van Nuys has committed to Long Beach St.

Dooley averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds last season for the Mounties.

Here is a recent article from ESPN HoopdGurlz.

Montclair Prep's Chantel Dooley verbals to LBSU
Chantel Dooley, the 5-foot-8 point guard from Northridge, Calif., told ESPN HoopGurlz she has verbally committed to Long Beach State and new head coach Jody Wynn.

"We both thought it was a better fit for me education-wise and for basketball," Dooley said of both her and her mom's thoughts on her recruitment. "I have a good relationship with the Wynn's."

Dooley, a stand out and team captain at Montclair Prep, averaged a double-double her junior year with more than 12 points and 10 rebounds per contest. Known also as a defensive stopper she spent a lot of time this summer working on perimeter shooting and it showed this summer.

Dooley chose Long Beach State after considering several other schools including Cal-Bakersfield, Fresno State, and USC.

"I think I'll be good for them," Dooley said. "I think I'm a very good defensive fit fro them and I think Jody will help me excel my game."

The Mission League by far and away has the regions best college-bound senior class.

Several players have made decisions and others are close.

Harvard-Westlake of North Hollywood's Nicole Nesbit is headed to UCSB next September while Nicole Hung is expected to choose between Stanford or a school in the Ivy League.

Sydney Haydel is another Wolverine senior that could land a scholarship.

Chaminade of West Hills' Erin Dautremont will attend UC San Diego.

The League's biggest prize, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks' Kody Burke is down tofour schools.

Burke said she will take official visits to Colorado, Arizona St., Boston College and North Carolina St.

Colorado could be the front runner for the imposing power forward because she has family living in the area.

Stay tuned.................