Holiday tournament brackets are now posted

We have received the final 2 tournament brackets. The Ayala Varsity bracket and the Villa Park JV bracket can be found under the "tournament brackets" link on the left.

Varsity will open up on Saturday Dec 27th vs Excelsior HS @ Ayala.

JV will open up on Friday Dec 26th vs Santa Margarita HS @ Villa Park

Warriors open season with win over Yorba Linda

By TOM CONNOLLY / Contributing Writer
Published: Dec. 3, 2014 Updated: 6:44 p.m.


The Woodbridge High girls basketball team youth movement got underway Monday night with a 44-26 victory against Yorba Linda in the opening round of the South Coast Classic at Woodbridge.
This season the Warriors roster includes seven freshmen and sophomores, who appeared a bit nervous in the first half. But in the second half, they turned it up a notch and finished strong.
Freshman Jasmine Rachal scored 13 points. Freshman Anjali Ghadi added 10 points and led an 11-1 run to start the fourth quarter, enabling the Warriors to pull away and win its season opener.
“We’re young and inexperienced, and we’re going to have to be patient,” said Woodbridge coach Eric Bangs. “Jasmine and Anjali had a little bit of nerves in the first half, but they played much better in the second half. We started making shots, and it’s a lot easier when you make shots.”
The Warriors’ defense, led by senior forward Annika Walker, forced 28 turnovers and did not allow the Mustangs to score a basket in the first and fourth quarters. Yorba Linda was able to muster only seven free throws in the opening and final quarters.

Walker was steady for Woodbridge as she pulled down 10 rebounds and scored six points.
Karah Griffiths’ basket beat the buzzer to end the third quarter as Yorba Linda closed the gap to 27-23 after three periods.

Ghadi and Lauren Lum (six points each) drilled a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter as Woodbridge increased its lead to 33-23 with 6:30 to play.

The Warriors defense forced the Mustangs to turn the ball over on five of its first six possessions of the quarter and take control of the game. In the meantime, Walker hit a basket and Rachal nailed a 3-pointer. Woodbridge upped its lead to 39-24 with 3:31 left and eased to victory.
“I like the way we made defensive adjustments in the second half,” Bangs said.

Woodbridge's Annika Walker tries to block the shot attempt from Yorba Linda's Katlyn Ramos during a South Coast Holiday Classic game at Woodbridge High School on Monday.

, FOSTER SNELL, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

Woodbridge's Jasmine Rachal reaches to catch a pass during a South Coast Holiday Classic game.

 FOSTER SNELL, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

TIPOFF 2014

Original article located on OCRegister.com

Tournament Brackets Posted

Four out of the six tournament brackets have been received and are now posted under the TOURNAMENT BRACKETS link on the left. As we receive the last two, we will post them as well.

Warriors volunteer at the Irvine Hoops Classic

Many of the Woodbridge girls basketball players volunteered there time at the annual Irvine Hoops Classic. 

Sport Chalet Team Store has now been REOPENED! Order today!

The Woodbridge girl's basketball team store has now REOPENED and is now available to make purchases. Players, parents, siblings, relatives or others can purchase team gear such as hoodys, t-shirt, polos and more. All gear is optional and not required. The girl's basketball program will receive a small portion of the proceeds.

https://team.sportchalet.com/WoodbridgeWBB

The web store will close on 12/11/14.

Girls Basketball Parent Meeting

The Girls Basketball Kickoff Parent Meeting will be on Monday, September 22nd from 6:30-7:30 PM in the WHS Media Center.

Girls Basketball Tryouts

Tryouts for the girls basketball team will be held on Thursday July 24th from 3:00-4:15. All girls that are interested are welcome to tryout.

Upcoming Summer Events

Tomorrow 6/25 - First Summer league Game at Segerstrom HS

JV @ 5:00 

Var @ 6:00

Friday and Saturday 6/27-6/28

Estancia Varsity Tournament (bracket can be found under "Summer Schedules"

Monday 6/30

Summer Camp Starts for all new players.

2:45-4:15pm

Summer League and Tournaments

Attention all Basketball players!!

As we receive summer schedules for each of the tournaments and the summer league, they will be posted under the "SUMMER SCHEDULES" link on the left.

Check back often!

Summer Camp

All basketball players that are planning on playing summer basketball need to sign up and pay for summer camp before the last  day of school.

To complete this online, go to the WHS Webstore.

CIF Playoff info

Brackets for the CIF playoffs have been released. We will be playing Carter HS from Rialto on Saturday 2/22.

Game time: 6:00pm
Carter High School
2630 N. Linden Ave., Rialto, CA 92377

To view the bracket, either goto the CIF web page or follow the link below.

http://www.cifss.org/download_playoff_bracketts.php?sport_id=4

Warriors' Robinson steps up on senior night

By MICHAEL KATZ / Staff Writer

Published: Jan. 30, 2014 Updated: 5:50 p.m.

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Northwood's Annie Hwang, right, defends against Woodbridge's Jillian Cizynski during Tuesday's Pacific Coast League game at Woodbridge.

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Given that it was senior night at Woodbridge Tuesday, it would have been fitting for a senior to step up when it mattered most.

That’s exactly what Kelli Robinson did for the Warriors.

Robinson hit a 3-pointer with 1:18 remaining to complete a 49-48 come-from-behind win over Northwood after trailing for the majority of the contest.

Woodbridge (15-7, 5-1) trailed the Timberwolves 31-24 at the half. Robinson’s shot, along with a late steal by the senior, sealed the deal for the Warriors, who now take sole-possession of first place in the Pacific Coast League over second place University.
Robinson scored 12 points in the game, all of them on 3-point baskets. Patricia Zhao led Woodbridge with 15 points.

Northwood (7-15, 0-6) was led by Kaitlyn Hsu, who scored 10 of her 19 points in the first quarter. Tiffaney Pi scored 13 points in the loss.

“They played really well,” Bangs said of Northwood. “They shot the ball really well, and we just had to hang in there as long as we could.”

The game was the second straight league contest decided by two points for the Warriors and their third league contest overall decided by that margin.
Having played in tight games, Bangs is reassured that his team is at least learning how to win the close one, even if it was against a team looking for its first PCL win.

“Every game is tough,” Bangs said. “We’re getting some experience. I think we’re a little bit smarter at the end of the game. We stay under control and keep our poise a little bit more.”



Contact the writer: mkatz@ocregister.com

Woodbridge girls 2-0 in league play after topping CdM

Michael Katz/Staff Writer

Published: Jan. 15, 2014 Updated: 5:42 p.m.

Woodbridge girls basketball coach Eric Bangs said his team has trouble scoring 40 points at this point in the season.

Luckily, when the opponent only scores in the 30s, his squad tends to be in good shape.

The Warriors defeated Corona del Mar on Tuesday night, 48-37, in a Pacific Coast League matchup at Woodbridge.

Woodbridge (11-6, 2-0) is without three starters this season who were lost to knee injuries early. But the team has found ways to win regardless, a point that the coach is proud of.

“We beat a very good team,” Bangs said. “We're kind of a patchwork team, losing three starters this year with ACLs, but we're fighting as much as we can.”

The Warriors were led by senior guard Kelli Robinson's 11 points. Chipping in 10 points each were Bonnie Sarchet and Jillian Cizynski.

Corona del Mar had several players who were taller than the Warriors. Nonetheless, the team fought through to win its 13th consecutive Pacific Coast League contest. Woodbridge hasn't lost a league game since a loss to Irvine in 2012.

“We're outsized 4 to 6 inches inside, and the girls played hard,” Bangs said.

“(It's) not pretty sometimes, but (we) got the job done.”

Girls Basketball 2013-14 Team Pictures **DATE CHANGED**

Attention all girls basketball players!

Team pictures HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO WED FEB 14TH at the beginning of 6th period in the gym. Coach Bangs will pass out the order forms on that Monday.

Sarchet's basket helps Woodbridge top Uni in PCL opener

BY TIM BURT / Staff Writer

Published: Jan. 13, 2014 Updated: 6:28 p.m.

 

Woodbridge junior Bonnie Sarchet had some big baskets Friday night in the Pacific Coast League opener.

But Sarchet saved the best for last.
She tossed in a close-range follow-up shot at the buzzer to lift the Warriors to a 34-32 victory over University at Uni.

Sarchet was one of the Warriors’ leading scorers with 13 points.

“That was definitely the most nerve-wracking and exciting (moment) at the same time,” said Sarchet. “I think we were pretty prepared going in but we were pretty nervous too because we knew everyone was gunning for us but it was a great learning experience for us because they’re a good team.

“They were really aggressive coming out.”
University (8-10, 0-1) tied the game, 32-32, with 30 seconds left on a 3-pointer by Dana Bossenmeyer.

The Trojans had another chance late in the game to win it, but a shot fell off the rim. Woodbridge rebounded the ball and worked it to Annika Walker who missed a jumper. But Sarchet was there to follow the shot.

Walker led the Warriors with 14 points. Sarchet, who had been sick most of the week, stepped up big for the Warriors, who are shooting for their fifth straight PCL title.

“She’s been our most consistent player, without a doubt, at both ends of the court, defense and offense and rebounding,” said Woodbridge Coach Eric Bangs. “She’s been getting about eight points a game.

“It’s nice to see her step into a key role. She’s settled down and made some baskets after a rocky start.”

Woodbridge (10-6, 1-0) led 19-16 at halftime but University outscored the Warriors, 7-3 in the third quarter to take a 23-22 lead.

The Warriors eventually moved out to a 31-28 lead on a pair of free throws by Walker late in the fourth quarter before University battled back.

“I told Nicole (Uni coach Quinn) it’s a long league season and no one is going undefeated and they played great defensively, they switched up several things, and we don’t really have a leader with the ball to recognize that,” Bangs said.

Bossenmeyer led University with 14 points and three, 3-pointers. Her final 3-pointer broke the Uni career record. It was her 121^st 3-pointer, breaking the previous record of 120 by Casey Gomez.
“We played tough and prepared well for Woodbridge,” said University Coach Nicole Bradshaw. “I think each team did a great job shutting down the opponent’s key player. I am proud of every one of my players and the heart that they gave me.”

Kiara Warren added eight points for the Trojans.

 

Warriors in a different role

By TIM BURT / Orange County Register

Published: Jan. 8, 2014 Updated: 5:15 p.m.

Woodbridge’s girls basketball team is out to win its fifth consecutive Pacific Coast League title when league play begins Friday night.

But the Warriors, plagued by injuries in the nonleague portion of their schedule, won’t be favored when they take the court to face University at 5:30 p.m.

At least that’s what their head coach, Eric Bangs, says.

“We’ve had to change our team 180 degrees,” Bangs said last week. “We have three starters (Sierra Vaglica, Sophie Sarchet and Lauren Lum) gone.

But other players have picked up the slack, including Annika Walker, Jillian Cizynski and Bonnie Sarchet, Bangs said.

Woodbridge, which is 9-6 going into Friday’s game at University, still looks like the team to beat, although Beckman (7-5) could be a contender too.

Corona del Mar (10-4) looks improved while Irvine (8-8) and University (8-9) could pick up some wins too.

“We’re not favored any more, I doubt, because of all the injuries,” Bangs said. “We’ve got a chance to play like the underdog. Beckman is clearly the favorite, but everybody can beat everybody.

“Corona del Mar has a lot of talent and size, Uni is very good and Irvine is scrappier than heck. The bottom line is that it’s just a balanced and competitive league – 8-2 (record) will probably win it this year. We were the favorite the last couple years, this year we’re not so we’re going to have to go in and win games on the road.”

Warrior girls hold on for 44-42 win over Marina

By TIM BURT / Orange County Register

Published: Jan. 5, 2014 Updated: 8:14 p.m.

Woodbridge’s girls basketball team held off a late rally by Marina to capture a 44-42 victory over the Vikings in a nonleague game Friday night at Marina.

The Warriors (8-6) led, 35-32, after three quarters and held a 37-32 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Woodbridge moved out to a 44-29 lead on a layup by Annika Walker with 2:33 left.

But Marina had a chance to tie or win the game on its final possession, however a 3-point field goal went off the rim as time expired.

“It’s never going to be pretty,” said Woodbridge Coach Eric Bangs. “I thought we actually played pretty good defense down the stretch. Our problem has been lately is that we haven’t had so many people being able to play (three starters out because of injuries).

“We don’t have the depth. So we haven’t had four or five games where we’ve played really good teams but lost by six and we just die in the fourth quarter. I’m going to give our girls credit for continuing to play defense. We wanted to hold them to 40 and they got 42 and offensively, we have a ways to go. We could have put that game away pretty easily.

“But this is a tuneup for league, that’s what all these games are.”

Jiillian Cizynski led Woodbridge with 10 points.

Kelli Robinson, Bonnie Sarchet and Annika Walker added nine points each for the Warriors.