Valencia’s Akanno commits to Marquette
By Ben Steele Milwaukee Sentinel Journal For The Signal Marquette hopes it has discovered an under-the-radar basketball gem in 2019 guard Dexter Akanno. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Akanno gave an…
By Ben Steele Milwaukee Sentinel Journal For The Signal Marquette hopes it has discovered an under-the-radar basketball gem in 2019 guard Dexter Akanno. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Akanno gave an…
Waking up at 5:30 a.m. to get some extra shots up or an early workout session, Dexter Akanno doesn’t take a day off or let a couple thousand miles get…
Towards the end of December, Whitten Dominguez was hurting. Shortly after recovering from a shoulder injury, he injured his Achilles. Despite the pain, Dominguez reached a point where he couldn’t…
For better or worse, Jan. 30 will be a date the Valencia boys basketball team won’t soon forget. It was the day its Foothill League title hopes evaporated in a…
A first-year head coach and a rotation dominated by sophomores left Saugus on the outside looking in toward a Foothill League title by most preseason projections. The Centurions dropped two…
For a moment, it appeared a floater from Valencia’s Ben Grant at the buzzer had finished off a 15-point comeback, leading to a win over Hart. The clock read triple-zeroes…
In late December, Dexter Akanno was at the Rancho Mirage Invitational with Valencia basketball when he got a notification on his phone. He received a direct message through Instagram. From…
GRANADA HILLS – The mistakes began to mount for Valencia before it even tipped off Monday night against Crescenta Valley. Several players arrived at Granada Hills Charter later than what…
Yes, Valencia boys basketball wants to win a Foothill League title this year. Yes, they want to make a deep run in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. Pretty standard prep basketball…
Valencia junior Dexter Akanno came off the bench at times last season. Hart junior Whitten Dominguez served as the sixth or seventh man for a senior-laden Indians team. The two…
Co-Players of the Year: Whitten Dominguez, Jr., Hart Dexter Akanno, Jr., Valencia First Team Yvan Yomba, Sr., Canyon Ben Kaufman, Sr., Hart Zach Phipps, Sr., Saugus Anthony McIntyre, Sr., Saugus…
Leaning against a wall in the Valencia boys basketball locker room Thursday, Chad Phillips suddenly lit up at the name Ben Grant. “Thanks for bringing him up,” the Vikings coach…
The frequency of the phrase made it seem like Hart boys basketball had just survived a fishing expedition in a hurricane. “Weather the storm,” senior Ben Kaufman said of the…
Valencia High boys basketball survived a frenzied fourth-quarter comeback by West Ranch High on Tuesday night at Valencia High, holding on for an 83-79 win in a Foothill League opener.…