March 10, 2016 Page 5 Hawthorne Begins Season With Win over Leuzinger 14-4 last Friday in Wilmington, Lawndale High’s baseball team evened its record to 1-1 with a 3-2 victory over Westchester Saturday at home. It was first year head coach Steven Washington’s first win. Washington replaced Jeff Prihold, who stepped down after last season. A two-run double by Jesus Sanchez in the bottom of the fourth inning gave the Cardinals a 3-1 lead. The Comets came back with a run on a double by Damien Johnson to bring home his brother, Dejuan, but pitcher Leo Cervantes shut down Westchester the rest of the game for a complete-game win. Cervantes allowed two runs on five hits. Armando Novela drove in the other Lawndale run in the bottom of the second. Despite losing the season opening game, Novela gave up just two earned runs as six Cardinal errors led to 12 unearned runs. “It was a tough game,” Washington said. “It was our first game on the road and it was at night. It’s a great learning experience. These guys continue to work hard.” Washington has several key returning starters, behind first baseman-pitcher Tyler Bonsky. Last season, Bonsky was first team all-Ocean League and threw a shutout in Lawndale’s stunning 1-0 shutout over powerhouse El Segundo. Issac Galan, Jesus Sanchez, Mike Zambrano and Kobe Dempsey are other key returning players for the Cardinals. Washington is pleased with the support he had that includes the school’s administration, the athletic director and the Lawndale Little League. The Cardinals hosted Pioneer High from Whittier Tuesday. Lawndale is at home against cross town rival Leuzinger next Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. The Cardinals start the Ocean League at Culver City on April 14. Animo Blanks Morningside By Joe Snyder, photos by Joe Snyder Under first year head coach J.C. Randolph, Hawthorne High’s baseball team began the 2016 season on a good note by downing cross town rival Leuzinger 5-1 last Friday at Hawthorne. Randolph replaces long time mentor Jeff Hines, who stepped down after last season. The Cougars started off well scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning. The Olympians, who have been struggling over the past several years, scored one in the top of the third. Hawthorne added a run in the bottom of the third. From there, the pitchers took over. Third year senior starting varsity player Charles Phelps sparked the Cougars by going two-for-three with one run batted in and two runs scored. Junior Andres Cordova was two-for-two. Junior Peter Girgis went one-for-two and drove in two runs. Phelps was the winning pitcher going four innings, allowing one run on five hits. He struck out five batters, walked two and hit one. Andy Monarrez pitched three perfect innings, striking out seven. Hawthorne was to play at Leuzinger on March 2 but the game was postponed. Rescheduling is yet to be determined. The Cougars hosted CIF-Los Angeles City Section school University last Monday and will be at home against Long Beach Jordan High in a non-league game next Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. Hawthorne starts the Ocean League at home against Santa Monica on April 14. Leuzinger has two games against Morningside from Inglewood this week. After visiting the Monarchs last Tuesday, the Olympians are at home against Morningside Friday at 3:15 p.m. Leuzinger visits another cross town rival, Lawndale, next Tuesday at the same time. Lawndale Edges Westchester After losing its season opener at Banning The Animo Leadership High baseball team began its season by shutting out Morningside 8-0 on March 2 at Darby Park in Inglewood. The Aztec-Eagles scored three runs apiece in the bottom of the first and second innings, before adding one each in the third and fourth. Senior Cesar Rocha went two-for-two with two runs batted in and one run scored. He also went three innings, allowing one hit, striking out seven batters and walking three. Senior Erik Lopez drove in two runs. Senior Adam Miranda was one-for-three with one RBI. The Monarchs (0-1) will visit Leuzinger on Lawndale Friday at 3:15 p.m. Morningside has a doubleheader against Centennial from Compton Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. Cougar Softballers are 3-0 Hawthorne High’s softball team is off to a 3-0 start after wins over Bellflower, Gardena Serraa and St. Joseph from Santa Maria last week. In a non-league game at Bellflower on February 29, the Cougars topped the Buccaneers 8-6. Hawthorne, then, won the first two games of the St. Monica Tournament. Last Friday, the Cougars humiliated Serra 18-0. On Saturday, Hawthorne defeated St. Joseph 6-3. Inglewood Begins State Playoffs After going 1-2 in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division playoffs, Inglewood High’s boys’ basketball team began play in the Southern California Regional playoffs at home against Torrey Pines from San Diego- Del Mar on Wednesday. The Sentinels are seeded eighth and Torrey Pines is ninth. Top seed is Encino Crespi and Bay League champion Redondo is second. Third seed is CIF-L.A. City Section runner-up Narbonne from Harbor City. If Inglewood wins, it could visit Crespi in the quarterfinals Saturday at 7 p.m. The Celtics edged the host Sents 69-68 on Feb. 26, then went on to defeat Corona Centennial (85-75 on March 1) and Redondo (89-71 last Thursday) for the Open Division consolation championship. Chino Hills, the United States’ top ranked team, rolled over Chatsworth Sierra Canyon 105-83 for the Open Division championship last Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim. • Lawndale’s Tyler Bonsky leads off first base in Saturday’s El Segundo Tournament action against Westchester. Bonsky is a returning all-Ocean Leaguer for the Cardinals. Steven Johnson replaces Jeff Prihole as Lawndale High’s head baseball coach. The Cardinals are 1-1 after losing to host Banning 14-4 on Friday, then edging Westchester 3-2 Saturday at Lawndale.
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