The road to Arco Arena in Sacramento begins with CIF Southern Section Playoffs February 19, 21, 25, 28, & culminates March 7 at Gerstens Pavillion, Loyola Marymount. The Southern California championships are March 11 and 13 at Cal State Fullerton. State championships will be at Arco Arena in Sacramento March 21 and 22.
The first round playoff match on Feb 19, 2003 was HCS' first playoff game of 2003 versus Academy of Academic Excellence. HCS won 91-61. On February 20, 2003 HCS played its second round game at La Sierra Academy. HCS won 63-58. HCS finished second in the Agape League and has been placed in the upper bracket of the Div VAA preliminary playoffs. La Sierra Academy is the champion of the Arrowhead League with a league record of 10-0 and overall record of 20-5.The game was played at La Sierra Academy.
| Player | Points | PPG | FG | FG % | FT | FT % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aja Ajanwachuku | 23 | 26.5 | 10/18 | 56% | 3/5 | 60% |
| Bryant Baum | DNP | 0 | -% | - | -% | |
| Loren Barton | 4 | 6 | 2/6 | 33% | 0/0 | 0% |
| Aaron Garcia | 6 | 4 | 1/1 | 100% | 1/2 | 50% |
| Bryan Glass | 0 | 3 | 0/0 | 0% | 0/0 | 0% |
| Josh Hamilton | 16 | 20.5 | 8/12 | 66% | 0/0 | 0% |
| Jesse McDonald | 12 | 14.5 | 4/12 | 33% | 1/2 | 50% |
| Danny Marriott | DNP | 0 | - | -% | - | -% |
| Josh Martinson | 0 | 1.5 | 0/0 | 0% | 0/0 | 0% |
| Steve Pappas | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0% | 0/0 | 0% |
| Trevor Wagstaffe | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 50% | 0/0 | 0% |
| Hesperia Christian | ||||||
| Team Totals | 63 | 77 | 26/51 | 51% | 5/9 | 56% |
| Player | 3 Pointers | 3 PT % | Reb | Asst | Stls | TO | BS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aja Ajanwachuku | 0/2 | 0% | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryant Baum | DNP | -% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loren Barton | 0/1 | 0% | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Aaron Garcia | 1/2 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Glass | 0/1 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hamilton | 0/3 | 0% | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jesse McDonald | 1/4 | 25% | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Marriott | DNP | -% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Martinson | 0/0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Pappas | 0/0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Wagstaffe | 0/0 | 0% | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hesperia Christian | |||||||
| Team Totals | 2/13 | 15% | 34 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Team | First Qtr | Second Qtr | Third Qtr | Fourth Qtr | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCS | 15 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 63 |
| La Sierra Academy | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58 |
HCS fought hard in the fourth quarter to maintain that lead but La Sierra's three point shooters, Anthony Paschal, Mike Trinidad and JP Bullon made a couple to pull within one point. in the final two minutes of play, the HCS players showed great character as they fought to save the win. With a minute left, Trevor Wagstaffe got a critical rebound surrounded by four La Sierra players. At about 25 seconds left, Jesse McDonald made the critical defensive steal of the night as La Sierra was fast breaking down court. A pass to Aja Ajanwachuku for a slash two points put HCS up 61-58 with about 20 secopnds left. Important timeouts by the HCS coaches settled the Patriots for a wild last twenty seconds. HCS played twenty seconds of very tough defense which stymied La Sierra. Loren Barton would not allow them to get the ball into Zamorano and none of their shooters could get open. It was HCS' best defense of the season. Finally with about ten seconds left McDonald got the ball and rushed down court only to be fouled. Jesse took the ball out of bounds and saw a breaking Josh Hamilton heading to the hoop. He made the pass and Josh made the basket to seal the victory. HCS is now 19-7 (8-2) (2-0) and will meet the winner of Friday night's game between Linfield Christian and Rolling Hills Prep. If Rolling Hills Prep wins the game will be in Hesperia. If Linfield wins there will be a coin toss to determine the location of this quarterfinal game.
| Name | Points | 3 pointers |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Paschal | 6 | 1 |
| Giorgio Zamorano | 25 | 2 |
| Mike Trinidad | 3 | 1 |
| Lorenzo Griffin | 7 | 0 |
| JP Bullon | 13 | 1 |
| Chris Gutierrez | 4 | 0 |
| DATE | Home Tm | Away Tm | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 19 | Hesperia Christian Patriots | AAE Knights | Win 91-61 |
| February 20 | La Sierra Academy | Hesperia Christian Patriots | Win 63-58 |
| February 25 | Hesperia Christian Patriots | Winner of Linfield-Rolling Hills Prep | TBD |
| DATE | Home Tm | Away Tm | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 13 | Westview | Hesperia Christian Patriots | Win 68-48 |
| February 15 | Hesperia Christian | Baptist Christian, Hemet | Win 70-66 |
| February 19 | Hesperia Christian | Price | Loss 113-49 |
| DATE | Home Tm | Away Tm | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 14 | Desert Christian Bermuda Dunes | Hesperia Christian Patriots | Loss 50-45 |
HCS Varsity Boys First 2003 Playoff Game Page
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HCS Schedule and Record 2002-2003 Page
HCS Varsity Boys' 2002-2003 Individual Statistics Page
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HCS Varsity Boys Team Cumulative Stats Page
HCS Varsity Boys' 2001-2002 Statistics Page
