Valencia’s Akanno commits to Marquette
Valencia’s Dexter Akanno (10) drives in towards the basket as he is guarded by West Ranch’s Deaken Stangl (14) at Valencia on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

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…

2018 All-SCV boys basketball
Hart basketball's Whitten Dominguez is the 2018 All-SCV boys basketball Player of the Year. Katharine Lotze/For the Signal

2018 All-SCV boys basketball

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…

Valencia boys hoops playing free and easy ahead of CIF-SS 2A quarterfinals
Valencia's Josh Assiff (15) goes for a shot during a game against Mission Prep at Valencia on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Valencia boys hoops playing free and easy ahead of CIF-SS 2A quarterfinals

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…

Prep boys hoops notebook: Saugus legit contender for Foothill League title
Hart's Whitten Dominguez (10) looks for an opening around Saugus' Adrian McIntyre (2) during a basketball game at Saugus on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Prep boys hoops notebook: Saugus legit contender for Foothill League title

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…

Foothill League boys hoops roundup: Hart prevails in OT against Valencia
Hart's Whitten Dominguez (10) drives down court as Valencia's Lake Ballard (0) guards him at Valencia on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Foothill League boys hoops roundup: Hart prevails in OT against Valencia

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…

Valencia’s Akanno receives one-on-one training from Steve Nash
Valencia's Dexter Akanno (10) dribbles in towards the basket during practice on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Valencia’s Akanno receives one-on-one training from Steve Nash

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…

Senior-laden Valencia boys basketball team eager to prove itself
Valencia’s Dexter Akanno (10) tries to break through the defense for a shot during a home match against Bishop Alemany on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Senior-laden Valencia boys basketball team eager to prove itself

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 boys hoops looking for title share
Valencia's Jayden Trower (23) goes in for a layup as Golden Valley's Milan Taylor (25) prepares to swat the ball away at Golden Valley on Jan. 31. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia boys hoops looking for title share

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…

Valencia boys hoops edges West Ranch
Valencia's Kyler Motoyasu, right, grabs a loose ball away from West Ranch's Austin Galuppo at Valencia earlier this month. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia boys hoops edges West Ranch

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.…

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