Scripps Ranch 18-1-1

Hilltop 13-6-1

Eastlake  11-8-1

Sweetwater 6-13-1

Chula Vista 6-14-0

Mar Vista 5-14-1

Montgomery 3-17-0

Southwest 0-20-0

Bonita Vista 8-1-1/ 17

Sweetwater 5-5-0/ 10

Chula Vista 4-6-0/ 8

Montgomery 3-7-0/ 6

Southwest 0-10-0/ 0

Castle Park 7-1-0/ 14 (league champions)

La Jolla Country Day 6-2-0/ 12

Hilltop 5-3-0/ 10

Eastlake 3-5-0/ 6

Mar Vista 0-8-0/ 0

Sweetwater 5, Mar Vista 2

Montgomery 7, Chula Vista 2

Sweetwater 5, Southwest 0

Mar Vista 6, Montgomery 6

Chula Vista 5, Southwest 2 

Montgomery 5, Sweetwater 0

The Aztecs have defeated the Red Devils in two of three meetings this season, including the last two matchups, despite the Devils’ superior regular season record. Montgomery could be peaking at the right time of the season. The Aztecs went undefeated in the round-robin playoff bracket, skating to a 3-0-1 record, scoring a 5-0 shutout against Sweetwater in the process.

 The Aztecs are led offensively by Josh Royal and Bobby Palma. Palma scored five goals and five assists in the team’s opening two playoff seeding games and added a goal in the second round of games. Royal leads the team in playoff goalscoring with 10. Royal and Jamil Patiag picked up the pace in the second round of playoff games. Royal had five goals and two assists after scoring five goals in the opening round while Patiag had two goals and two assists. Other contributors include Chris Troie (3 goals, 7 assists) and Mike Mortensen in front of goaltender Danny Valle. 

 Sweetwater is guided on the floor by top scorers Marvey Ferrer and Gerardo Ortega, playmakers Brandon Fox and Richard Kolerich and goaltender Louie Valentine. Depth, or the lack of it at crucial times, has been the team’s biggest obstacle. Valentine recorded the first playoff shutout in conference history. The emergence of Steve Martinez has playoff scorer should help. The team’s strength is in its balanced scoring – there is no one player an opponent can key on.   

Brandon George & Colin Beam (SR) 2.38

Adam Meehan & Eddie Hernandez (HH) 3.17

Chris Muller & Doug Lentz (BV) 3.31

James Hang (CP) 3.67

Azuma Franklin (EL) 4.00

Ben Bartlett (LJCD) 4.17

Louie Valentine (SuHi) 8.18

Brian Dimmick (MV) 8.77

Kristina Villaneuva (CV) 9.67

Danny Valle (Mont) 10.15

J.P. Buenaflor (Sow) 12.46

Mar Vista 10, Southwest 1

Castle Park 20, Chula Vista 0 (Chula Vista wins by forfeit, ineligible player for Castle Park)

Hilltop 11, Montgomery 1

La Jolla Country Day 11, Sweetwater 1

Scripps Ranch 7, Bonita Vista 4

Montgomery 12, Southwest 2

Hilltop 3, Bonita Vista 3 

Scripps Ranch 16, Sweetwater 0

Castle Park 8, Eastlake 6

Sweetwater 7, Montgomery 1

Hilltop 11, Mar Vista 1

La Jolla Country Day 8, Scripps Ranch 6

Eastlake 9, Southwest 0

Bonita Vista 15, Chula Vista 0

Bonita Vista 10, La Jolla Country Day 4

Scripps Ranch 6, Castle Park 5

Eastlake 15, Montgomery 1

Sweetwater 7, Chula Vista 5

Hilltop 11, Southwest 0

Castle Park 19, Montgomery 0

Eastlake 8, Chula Vista 1

Hilltop 4, La Jolla Country Day 2

Mar Vista 4, Sweetwater 4

Bonita Vista 20, Southwest 2

James Arakaki led the Barons with three goals and one assist while Joey Galeno had four assists. Austin Ballow and Jason San Agustin both had two goals while Dante Concepcion added a goal and two assists. Montgomery got goals from Bobby Palma and Jamil Patiag.

Sam Hodgson led the Torres with two goals while Chris Arena contributed one goal and two assists. Chris Bartlett, Adam Arena and Max Guise both contributed one goal and one assist. Frankie Warren, Jordan Simkin and Garrett Iaco all scored single goals for LJCD, which ended the season 15-5 after a 4-3 start. David Rodriguez led the Spartans with two goals and one assist; Thomas Doran scored two goals for Chula Vista, which ended the game with four consecutive goals.

Greg Best led the Falcons with five goals and two assists while conference scoring leader Dan Comrie contributed three goals and four assists. Defenseman Rick Comrie had a goal and four assists while Andrew Berrier added three goals and one assist and Jennings Brieck scored three goals. Lance Jeremiah had a goal and two assists. Chris Hu had a goal and assist. The shutout, which went to sophomore goalie Colin Beam, was Scripps Ranch’s conference-leading seventh of the season.

Arturo Garcia had five goals and three assists and younger brother Richard Garcia added three goals and seven assists as the Trojans claimed sole possession of this season’s South Bay League championship. Je’von Meyers had three goals and Houston Fry had a goal and assist for Castle Park, which built an 11-0 lead in the game.

The Titans received goals from five players, including a pair from Royce Leomo. Victor Mancillas had a goal and two assists for Eastlake, which recovered from an early 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead and then broke a 3-3 deadlock with three unanswered goals to end the game. Chad McElroy had a goal and assist for the Titans, who also received a goal from Alex Verdugo and two assists from Patrick Johnson.

Feb. 13 at Skate San Diego

Conference scoring leader Dan Comrie led the Falcons with two goals and one assist while older brother Rick Comrie scored two goals. Scripps Ranch also received goals from Andrew Berrier and Emil Tsaturov and three assists from Jennings Brieck. Patrick Johnson scored the lone goal for Eastlake, which received a standout performance between the pipes from goalie Azuma Franklin.

Team scoring leader Richard Garcia scored five goals and added one assist while brother Arturo Garcia contributed two goals and two assists. Je’von Meyers scored two goals for the victorious Trojans, who also received two assists from Elisa Martinez. Steve Martinez scored for illness-depleted Sweetwater.

Feb. 12 at Skate San Diego

Greg Best notched four goals and two assists to lead the Mesa League champion Falcons, who also received three goals and two assists from super sophomore Jennings Brieck. Emil Tsaturov had three goals and one assist for Scripps Ranch while Lance Jeremiah scored two goals. Thomas Doran and David Ruiz paced the Spartans each with one goal and one assist.

Brandon Fox had a short-handed goal and Gerardo Ortega scored a hat trick to lead the Red Devils. Clint Jones and Roque Luna paced the Mariners each with a goal and assist.

Joey Galeno scored four goals and two assists to key the Barons' offense in the shutout victory. Austin Ballow had three goals and two assits while Jason Augustin also registered a hat trick for Bonita Vista, which outshot the winless Raiders 26-6. Also racking up multiple-point games for the Barons were Dante Concepcion (1 goal, 2 assists), James Arakaki (1 goal, 2 assists), Brent Nash (2 goals) and Chi Hom (2 assists).

Dan Comrie led the Falcons with five goals and one assist while Rick Comrie contributed one goal and two assists. Also scoring goals for Scripps Ranch were Greg Best and Jennings Brieck. Zach Walters had two assists for the winners, who opened up an early 3-0 lead. Cameron Cerone also had one assist for the Falcons. Richard Garcia Arturo paced the Trojans with two goals and two assists while brother Arturo Garcia had two goals and one assist. Don McGraw added a goal and assist for Castle Park.

The Barons received goals from four different players -- Chi Hom, Brent Nash, Joey Galeno and Austin Ballow in the non-league win. Max Guise led the Torres with two goals and one assist while Frankie Warren scored once. Bonita Vista, which recorded its second win this season against LJCD, was braced by defenseman Doug Lentz between the pipes.

Mike Cerwonka had three goals and one assist to lead the Titans in the non-league victory. Chad McElroy scored two goals for Eastlake, which also received one goal and two assists from Victor Mancillas and a goal and assist from Patrick Johnson. Josh Royal led the Aztecs with two goals and two assists while Bobby Palma scored two goals.

Everett Hinojosa led the Lancers with six goals and two assists while Erick Morgan added three goals and three assists. Hilltop outshot the Raiders 23-2.

Marvy Ferrer keyed the Red Devils attack with five goals and two assists while Steve Martinez contributed five points on three goals and two assists. Richard Kolerich had two goals and one assist for Sweetwater, which also received goals from Jorge Villalobos and Ernie Pierce. Mike Foster led the Spartans with two goals and two assists while David Rodriguez had two goals and one assist. Ernie Pozoz, Anthony Tomayo and Thomas Doran scored single goals for Chula Vista.

Eastlake 14, Southwest 0

The Falcons recorded their fifth shutout victory in 12 games behind the play of sophomore Brandon George. Emil Tsaturov (4 goals, 3 assists) led the offense. Dan Comrie (3 goals, 3 assists), Andrew Berrier (2 goals, 2 assists) and Rick Comrie (1 goal, 3 assists) also posted productive performances. Scripps Ranch, which improved its Mesa League record to 6-0-1, also received two goals from sophomore Jennings Brieck and a goal and assist from classmate Greg Best. Cameron Cerone, a recent addition to the team, added a goal. Sweetwater netminder Louie Valentine had 40 saves in the loss.

Nathan Sigmund paced the offense with three goals and two assists. The Torres, who evened their South Bay League record at 2-2, also received two goals apiece from Chris Bartlett and Garrett Iaco and a goal and assist from Jordan Simkin. Max Guise and Frankie Warren both contributed an assist. LJCD goalie Ben Bartlett lost what would have been his third shutout of the season with just six seconds to play when Mar Vista's Clint Jones finally knocked one in off a pass from Allen Lamb.

Castle Park 7, Eastlake 4

In a game bristling with playoff atmosphere, the South Bay League-leading Trojans rallied from a 4-3 deficit with four unanswered goals, including three goals in a three-minute span late in the third period, to top the hard-skating Titans. Don McGraw keyed Castle Park with three goals and one assist while Richard Garcia added two goals and one assist and Arturo Garcia scored two goals. Royce Leomo and Chad McElroy both had a goal and assist for Eastlake, which also received two assists from Mike Cerwonka. The Trojans took a 2-1 first period lead on goals by McGraw and Richard Garcia offset by a single marker by the Titans' Reese Larson, assisted by Leomo. Erick Gallardo tied the score at 2-2 early in the second period on a slapshot but Castle Park regained the lead at 3-2 on a breakaway goal by McGraw. Eastlake responded with a pair of unanswered goals -- the first, scored by Leomo and assisted by Cerwonka, which tied the game at 3-3, and the second, scored by McElory and also assisted by Cerwonka, which gave the Titans the lead at 4-3. However, Castle Park tied the game at 4-4 before the period expired when McGraw, set up by Richard Garica, slid a puck under Eastlake goaltender Azuma Franklin, who subsequently spent most of the third period swatting away pucks in what looked like a shooting gallery directed at his cage. Richard Garcia netted what proved to be the game-winner with 4:18 left in the game. Arturo Garcia, set up by McGraw, scored on the five-hole with 2:00 remaining in the contest and tacked on another one-on-one tally with 1:20 left. The game was highlighted by skilled stick-handling by both teams and solid play by both goaltenders in the face of tremendous offensive pressure.       

Erick Morgan had three goals and an assist, Joe Casillas added two goals and an assist and Everett Hinojosa scored two goals to bolster the play of goaltender Eddie Hernandez in the Lancer win. Joey Galeno and James Arakaki both had two goals in a losing effort for the Barons, who received one goal from Reuben Felizardo.

The Torres received points from eight players, including three goals and two assists from Nathan Sigmund. LJCD was also keyed by Frankie Warren (2 goals, 1 assist), Adam Arena (2 goals), Garrett Iaco (1 goal, 2 assists), Max Guise (1 goal, 2 assists), Chris Bartlett (1 goal), Rich Bradley (1 goal) and Chris Arena (1 assist). The Aztecs, who had several good scoring chances thwarted by the acrobatic play of Torres goaltender Ben Bartlett, were led on the court by Michael Mortensen with two goals and one assist.

Bonita Vista 10, Montgomery 4

Joey Galeno scored four goals to lead the Barons, who also received two goals each from Ruben Felizardo, Dante Concepcion and James Arakaki. Bobby Palma led the Aztecs with two goals and two assists.

Frankie Warren led the Torres with three goals and two assists while team scoring leader Nathan Sigmund contributed two goals and one assist. Thomas Doran paced the Spartans with three goals and one assist.

Dan Comrie moved into sole possession of second place in conference scoring with a 10-point performance (5 goals, 5 assists). Comrie boosted his season totals to 49 points on 32 goals and 17 assists to overtake brother Rick Comrie (19 goals, 24 assists) for the team scoring lead. Andrew Berrier had six points in the game on three goals and three assists while Zach Walters contributed threee goals to the Falcons’ offensive output against the winless Raiders.

Arturo Garcia led the South Bay League-leading Trojans with four goals while conference scoring leader Don McGraw turned in a five-point game with two goals and three assists to give him 51 points on the season (33 goals, 18 assists).

Jan. 8 at RollerSkateLand

Joe Casillas and Everett Hinojosa led the victorious Lancers with two goals and one assist apiece while teammate Erick Morgan added one goal and one assist. Hinojosa scored the game-winning goal to break a 4-4 deadlock. The Titans received goals from four different players.  

Team scoring leader Thomas Doran had a goal and two assists to help lead Chula Vista to a 5-1 win against Southwest. Chula Vista took a 5-0 lead in claiming its second Mesa League win against three setbacks. David Rodriguez also had one goal and two assists for the Spartans, who received two goals from Anthony Tomayo and a single goal from Michael Foster. Tony Crenshaw scored the lone goal for Southwest, which was outshot 38-10.

Ruben Felizardo and John Donahoo both collected four goals and two assists to help propel Bonita Vista past Mar Vista. The Barons ran their overall record to 5-2-1 by taking a 12-0 lead through two periods against the Mariners (2-5-1). Austin Ballow had a hat trick for Bonita Vista while dishing out a pair of assists. Also scoring goals for the Barons were James Arakaki, Brent Nash, Dante Concepcion and Joey Galeno. Nash had two goals and an assist. Arakaki was Bonita Vista’s top scorer in the game with six points by adding five assists. Concepcion contributed two assists for Bonita Vista, which piled up a 31-19 shot advantage in support of first-year goaltender Chris Muller. Ricky Osorio and Clint Jones both scored twice for Mar Vista, which received three assists from Dan Rumsey.

Don McGraw scored four goals and two assists to lead the Trojans to the top rung of the South Bay League standings following the key win against defending league champion Hilltop. Castle Park opened a lead in the second period. Arturo Garcia had three goals and four assists to support McGraw’s goal-scoring. Erick Morgan scored twice for Hilltop, which also received a goal from Ben Nixon. The loss was the second consecutive for the Lancers, who had skated to a perfect 5-0-1 start to the season.