17-Feb-10

CIF 2A Southern Section

Westlake 84     Rio Mesa 59

Westlake roars into playoffs with big win at home Wednesday night against the Spartans of Rio Mesa. Scoring was deep with nearly the entire roster adding to the mix.  Lead by Kirk Jones (16) and Angelo Jacobs (13), Devon Silber added long range support with 3 threes and 11 points.  The short handed Spartans were no match for the Warriors inside and key rebounding kept Rio Mesa in check. 

draws Damien of La Verne on Friday.

4-Feb-10  Varsity

Westlake 69

Calabasas 63

One thing was evident as the Coyotes of Calabasas took the floor in Thursday night’s contest that the Warriors were not about to go peacefully to the unbeaten challengers.  In a game that Westlake took charge from the get go, Westlake paced Calabasas throughout the first period pulling even by halftime.  In typical Warrior style, the 3^rd period was played with a vengeance that saw Westlake put up 26 points highlighted by a three point buzzer beater from the scorer’s desk by JJ Koss.  With perfection in the balance, Calabasas trimmed the double digit deficit to under 10 in the last period but the Warriors remained calm amidst the battle and even with Mark Friedman and Kirk Jones fouling out as the 4^th quarter wound down the Warriors held firm as the bench, once again, stepped up to hold the Coyote charge.   Devon Silber led the Warrior offence with 19 including 2 threes while Joe Detweiler put down 16 with 2 threes of his own.  The inside game was controlled by Mark Friedman and Kirk Jones with 13 rebounds and 3 blocks between them.  Westlake remains solidly in 3^rd place, 16-9 overall 8-4 in league and faces off against Simi next week.

After a slow start Westlake rolled once again against the Chargers of Agoura where the Warriors out lasted their opponents 61-58.  In a hard fought battle, defense, once again proved to be the difference between the two adversaries.  Joe Detweiler led the Warriors with 19 but bench support was pivotal, tossing in 28 points from Angelo Jacobs (13), John Stuart (8), and Adrian Powditch (7). The inside game was led by JJ Koss with 7 boards followed by Mark Friedman with 5 and Angelo Jacobs and John Stuart with 4 each.   Westlake is 15-9 overall and 7-4 in league and faces off against Calabasas on Thursday, February 4th.

Agoura:

            H. Kahn                       25 points (3-3pt)

            S. Bajour                      14 points

            D. Weber                     10 points

Warrior blue rolls out and hands the Lancers their second league loss in Wednesday’s contest. A defensive battle for three periods where 1 point separated the rivals, but a 20 point surge in the fourth period capped by back to back 3s by Joe Detweiler in the closing minutes was the dagger in the “Green Hole”.   A balanced scoring attack from the Westlake starting team was the difference, led by Mark Friedman with 14, Devon Silber putting down 13 with 2-3 pointers, and Joe Detweiler with 10 followed closely by Kirk Jones with 7 and JJ Koss with 6.  On the defensive side, 22 rebounds and 8 blocks led by Kirk Jones and Mark Friedman kept the Lancers at bay.  Bench support added 9 points behind John Stuart, Brennan Walker and Angelo Jacobs. The Warriors are now 14-8 overall, 6-3 in league and firmly in 3^rd place behind Calabasas and Thousand Oaks.  The Warriors face off against the Panthers of Newbury Park on Friday.

Free Throw percentage leaders

Jayson  2 for 2

Jono     3 for 4

Max      1 for 2

Assists

Jayson (3), Mitch (2)

Turnovers:

Dylan (4), Zane (3), Gabe, Mazzeo, Max (2 each)

Rebound Leaders

Jono and Gabe (5 each), Zane (2)

Blocked Shots

Gabe (1)

Steals:

Dylan (5), Gabe (3), Matt, Mitch, Zane (2 each)

Westlake 40

Calabasas 58

Aggressive inside defense for the Coyotes kept the Warriors off balance in Monday’s contest where Calabasas would out pace Westlake 58-40.  A slow start for the Warriors found them in a 14 point hole from which they would not come back although the match was fairly even for the last three periods.  Open looks were few and far between and points had to come by.  Angelo Jacobs would lead the Warriors off the bench with 11 and the starters would score only 18 collectively.  The Warriors move to 3-2 in league and face the Pioneers of Simi on Wednesday

Rebounds: Jones 7, Friedman 5, Koss 5

Blocks: Jones 2, Detweiler 1

Assists: Friedman 2, Koss, Detweiler, Jones & Walker 1 each

Steals:  Detweiler, Silber & Jacobs 1 each

Scoring by Quarters

Westlake: 54

Newbury Park: 33

Behind lock down defense and all around rebounding, the Warriors caged the Panthers in Wednesday’s contest holding Newbury to 10 points and under per period. In Westlake ’s first home game, the Warriors would strike early and often with an arsenal of scoring. Joe Detweiler led the Warriors with 16 followed by 11 from Devon Silber and 8 from Kirk Jones.  A poised attack from the home team would give up only nine turnovers while forcing 17.  Bench support was superb adding strong rebounding and 11 points. 

Rebounds: Kirk Jones 5, Mark Friedman 5, Adrian Powditch 4, JJ Koss 3, Joe Detweiler 3, Devon Silber 3

Assists:  JJ Koss 5,  Mark Friedman 5

The Soph/Frosh Team lost the championship game in double overtime to Newbury Park The final score was 72-74. They were up by one with a steal and lay-up by Gabe Markowitz. They had three players fouled out and only four to play. With 6.9 seconds left Newbury Park came down to land a three pointer at the buzzer.

Westlake beat Oxnard by a score of  53-47. Mitch Krems and Matt Weir were leading scorers with 15 points each. The Soph/Frosh Team plays Simi Valley Tuesday, December 29th at 6:30 PM.

26-Dec-09

Rio Mesa  41

Westlake 57

                        P1        P2        P3        P4

WHS               14        31        45        57

Rio Mesa        11        21        36        41

Double-doubles from Kirk Jones (20 points – 11 rebounds) and Mark Friedman (15 points and 10 rebounds) powered the Warriors to victory in Saturdays Ventura Varsity tournament match-up against Rio Mesa.  The Westlake front court added defensive prowess against a formidable Rio Mesa offense while Joe Detweiler and Adrian Powditch added long range support from 3 point territory.  Westlake will match up against Buena on Monday for second round action.

Top Scorers:

Kirk Jones 20, Mark Friedman 15, Joe Detweiler and Adrian Powditch each had 7 including 1-3pt each

Rebounds:

Kirk Jones 11, Mark Friedman 10, Joe Detweiler 5

Assists:

Brennan Walker and Joe Detweiler 3 each, Devon Silber, Kirk Jones and JJ Koss 2 each

28-Dec-09

Buena  57

Westlake 49

                        P1        P2        P3        P4

WHS               11        25        42        49

Buena             14        28        38        57

Double digit performances from Kirk Jones (13 points) and Devon Silber (14 points) was not enough to hold off a 25 point fourth period run from Buena in Monday’s contest. Although Westlake carried an 8 point lead in the third period on back to back 3 pointers by Joe Detweiler, defensive adjustments by the Bull Dogs held Westlake to 7 points in the final period.  Westlake faces off against Dos Pueblos on Tuesday.

Top Scorers:

29-Dec-09

Dos Pueblos 66

Westlake 47

                          P1        P2        P3        P4

WHS                 11        19        50        47

Dos Pueblos     18        38        35        66

Westlake and Dos Pueblos faced off on Tuesday in the Ventura Varsity Tournament where a fast paced contest ensued.  Westlake would find itself behind early and would eventually keep pace but would not heed the Chargers.  Scoring for Westlake had Joe Detweiler with 14 points (2 threes), Devon Silber with 9 points (2 threes) and Mark Friendman with 8 points.  Westlake finishes the Ventura Varsity Tourney on Wednesday.

A sluggish start for the Warriors did not deter Westlake from handing Montclair Prep the loss from Wednesday’s contest.  With a 50 point second half, the Warriors turned on the scoring machine with 4 players in double digits, 80% from the charity stripe and 50% from beyond the arc.  The Warriors finished the San Fernando Invitational 3-2 and will be back in action this weekend in the Ventura Varsity Tourney.

Montclair Prep 52

Westlake 70

                                       P1        P2        P3        P4

WHS                                6          20        42        70

Montclair Prep            14          24        35        52

Joe Detweiler 21points (3-3pt)

Mark Friedman 17points (10-11 free throws)

Adrian Powditch 12points (3-3pt)

Kirk Jones 10points (1-3pt )

Westlake Warriors 7-4 (1-1 League)

Tuesday’s match up between Burroughs and Westlake saw the Warriors give up 19 points in the first period.  Defensive adjustments from the bench allowed no more than 10 in each of the next three periods.  A solid offensive showing, with nearly 4 in double digits was the difference in the contest.

Burroughs 44

Westlake 56

                             P1        P2        P3        P4

WHS                    6          23        35        56

Lancaster          19        29        36        44

Joe Detweiler 15points (2-3pt)

Devon Silber 15points (1-3pt )

Adrian Powditch 8points

Mark Friedman 8points

Westlake Warriors 6-4 (1-1 League)

Westlake rolls on (72-57) over North Hollywood High Saturday in the San Fernando Varsity Invitational Tournament. 

Behind 20 point games from Devon Silber (22 w/4 3s) and Joe Detweiler (20 w/2 3s) and a solid performance from Kirk Jones (17 points and 18 rebounds) Westlake handled a solid North Hollywood squad.   Rounding out the Westlake defense Mark Friedman pulled down 8 rebounds and rejected 3 shots adding 5 assists along the way. 

Westlake stands 5-3 overall (1-1 League) and plays again Monday in the San Fernando Invitational.

The team won the Championship of the First Annual Westlake High Christmas Classic by defeating Royal Chaminade and Pasadena

Westlake 74 Royal 65

Behind a balanced scoring attack and tenacious defense down the stretch, the Warriors hand the Highlanders their first loss.  In a contest that was nearly dead even after 3 periods, Westlake relied on double digit offense from 4 Warriors; Devon Silber (18), Mark Friedman (18), JJ Koss (13) and Angelo Jacobs (12) while holding Royal to only 9 in the 4^th period.

Rebounds: JJ Koss 4, Kirk Jones 4 

Assists:  Joe Detweiler 4,  Mark Friedman 4

Charity stripe was bountiful with the Warriors 14 of 18

For the Highlanders:

M Padavick 14, S. Shaefer 18, J. Harry 14

                    P1        P2        P3       P4        Final

WHS           18        15         25        16        74

RHS            18        17         21        9           65

5-Dec-09 Saugus 42 Westlake 58

Behind Mark Friedman’s all-tournament performance (22points, 14boards, 5blocks) Westlake captures the Simi Valley Varsity Tip-Off Consolation Title from Saugus in  Saturday’s championship game.  Relentless defense and rebounding kept Saugus off- guard.

Top Scorers:

Westlake : Friedman 22, Silber 12, Jones 10              Saugus : Purdy 11, Frederick 12

Boards:

Westlake : Friedman 14, Jones 9

Assists:

Westlake: Walker  5

 3-Dec-09 Venice 58 Westlake 87

Westlake advances to 4^th round showdown on big win over Venice behind a 5 – 3 pointer, 21 point night from Devon Silber.   Rounding out offense, JJ Koss added 5 assists.  Performance from the charity stripe was exceptional showing Westlake 16 for 18. Mark Friedman led Westlake defense with 4 blocks and 7 rebounds keeping Venice to 12 points in 4th period.

With 4 decisive wins, the Freshman Team takes the Ventura Tournament.