Sophomore guard Jaron Martin scored 30 points to help West Hills Chaminade knock off Ojai Besant Hill, 67-54, Southern Section Division 4AA playoff opener. Chaminade was only 1-11 in the tough Mission League, but the league did well in opening games.

Encino Crespi defeated Pomona Garey, 83-61, in 3A. Matt Mounier had 25 points and Kenny Stenhouse 14. North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake defeated Irvine Beckman, 72-50. Josh Hearlihy had 20 points and Damiene Cain 16. Mission Hills Alemany won, 77-65.

Top-seeded Peninsula defeated Fullerton Troy, 62-28, in 2A. Reese Morgan scored 23 points.

Santa Ana Mater Dei defeated Rancho Cucamonga, 78-27, in 1AA. Xavier Johnson scored 20 points. Lakewood defeated Thousand Oaks, 66-57.

North Hollywood Valley Torah received 14 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks from Aaron Liberman in a 67-39 win over Newbury Park Adventist.

Los Angeles Windward defeated Cathedral, 83-65. Nic Stover had 24 points and Wesley Saunders 22. Pasadena Muir defeated Oxford, 66-38.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Another day, another City Section coach leaves. This time it's Woodland Hills Taft Coach Matt Kerstetter, 34, who has resigned to become the coach at Bucholz High in Gainesville, Fla.

Kerstetter spent four seasons as head coach at Taft, and it's no surprise he has left despite the Toreadors having one of the most prestigious programs in the City Section. He lost his full-time teaching position last year and has been working as a long-term sub.

Former Taft Coach Troy Starr, now the coach at Helix in San Diego, said he has no interest in returning. If Taft doesn't have any teaching positions to go with the coaching job, top candidates aren't likely to apply.

-- Eric Sondheimer

There's good news for Southern California high school baseball players. The City Section and Southern Section have reached agreement to hold championship games at Dodger Stadium.

The City Division I and II finals will be played Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. and 11 a.m.

The Southern Section will hold two finals on Thursday, June 2 and two more on Friday, June 3 at Dodger Stadium in the evening.

-- Eric Sondheimer

A memorial fund has been set up for Pasadena Muir football player Brandon Jackson, who died last weekend after being shot at a party in Altadena. He was 18.

Funds are being sought to assist his family defray costs. Donations can be made to the Brandon Marquise Jackson Memorial Fund at any branch of Bank of America.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Because of wet weather, Ventura has switched its alumni baseball game to Sunday at 1 p.m.

There will be a barbecue lunch.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Josh Duckworth, a freshman basketball player from Brentwood who was a two-time all-league performer, helped Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., upset unbeaten Whitworth College, 82-79, scoring 24 ponts.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Inglewood High will be holding a school assembly on Thursday to recognize Nike's Jordan Brand for donations and support during the NBA's All-Star weekend in Los Angeles.

Each student at Inglewood has been given one of three Jordan logo gifts -- a hat, book bag or T-shirt. Jordan Brand also donated $25,000 for a spring college tour for students, a $100,000 gift of computers and funds to help resurface the the school's basketball court.

On Saturday, Inglewood alumnus Paul Pierce is scheduled to run a fitness workshop for students.

-- Eric Sondheimer

The latest trend in high school football are traveling seven-on-seven all-star teams. Training organizations are putting together teams, and ready to join is ex-USC and NFL standout Keyshawn Johnson.

His group is holding tryouts on Saturday and Sunday at Bellflower St. John Bosco at 2 p.m. looking for quarterbacks, receivers and defensive backs.

-- Eric Sondheimer

SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS SOCCER

DIVISION 1

Wild-card game, Tuesday

Orange Lutheran 2, Canyon Country Canyon 0

DIVISION 2

Wild-card games, Tuesday

Rancho Cucamonga 2, Pasadena 1

Royal 2, Fullerton 0

Burbank 1, Simi Valley 0 (OT)

Temecula Valley 1, Millikan 0

DIVISION 3

SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS WATER POLO

DIVISION 1

Wild-card games, Tuesday

Anaheim Canyon 21, Estancia 2

Edison 15, Northwood 6

Irvine 11, Ventura 6

Fountain Valley 9, Esperanza 4

San Marcos 16, Redondo 4

Beckman 17, Costa Mesa 7

DIVISION 2

CITY GIRLS WATER POLO

Semifinals, Tuesday

Birmingham 9, Eagle Rock 5

Cleveland 27, Huntington Park 8

Championship, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. at site TBA

#1 Birmingham vs. #2 Cleveland

Third place, Feb. 23, 4 p.m. at site TBA

Eagle Rock vs. Huntington Park

A girls' basketball team in Connecticut trailed by three points with four seconds left and won with a four-point play at the buzzer.

Here's the video.

-- Eric Sondheimer