Lady Bears blows out the Lady Apaches 61-36 and the Arcadia Apaches Boys’ squad comes away with a 10-point victory over the Burroughs Bears Boys’ team 

The John Burroughs basketball teams begin their three-game homestand by splitting the doubleheader with the Arcadia Apaches. The Lady Bears easily came out on top over the Lady Apaches by a final of 61-36 behind Mariam Fahs’ 27-point performance and the Arcadia Apaches boys team came out victorious with a 63-53 win over Burroughs with Nick Wallace Jr leading the way with 16 points.  

The girl’s showdown started the night as the Lady Bears came off a narrow 32-28 loss to Millikan at the Grant Showcase this past Saturday while the Lady Apaches suffered a blowout 60-41 loss to Pasadena last Friday. 

Jessica Mena, Fahs, and Izzy Amoroso began the first quarter by nailing down three straight three-point shots and Fahs then recorded a  layup on the fast break to help Burroughs start off fast with an 11-0 scoring run. Maddie Tran then got the Lady Apaches on the board with a bank shot layup to stop Burroughs’s scoring run. Burroughs continued its strong first quarter with a parade of points and led 27-8 over Arcadia to end the first quarter. 

Both Burroughs and Arcadia trade baskets to start the second quarter. Fahs and Samantha Pape scored two-point shots for their respective teams. It was all Burroughs throughout the second quarter but the play of the night happened at the end of the second when Emma Wang nailed down a buzzer-beating two-point shot to help Arcadia put a 20 spot on the board heading into halftime. 

Fahs recorded points on consecutive possessions to start the third quarter by making one of two shot attempts at the foul line along with a layup to increase the Lady Bear lead to 47-20. Jolie Chen responded with a layup to get Arcadia on the board in the second half. The contest continued to be one-sided throughout the third quarter with Burroughs leading 54-27 heading into the fourth quarter. Wang started the fourth quarter by nailing both of her foul shots followed by Isabella Amayakyan’s two-point layup as both teams started the final period of play by trading points. The Lady Apaches had no comeback hopes throughout the game and trailed the entire night. 

Burroughs improves to 15-9 overall and 3-0 in Pacific League play while Arcadia falls to 11-6 overall and 3-2 in Pacific League play. Both teams will return to action on Thursday, January 30th. The Lady Bears will continue their three-game homestand hosting the Glendale Nitros. The Lady Apaches will return home to host Muir. Both games will start at 5:15 p.m. 

The boy’s game tipped off to close out the night. Burroughs came off a rough 44-61 loss to Crescenta Valley and Arcadia suffered a rough six-point loss to Pasadena last Friday in a contest that features two teams that are favored for the Pacific League title. 

Both Burroughs and Arcadia started the opening quarter going neck and neck with points as it was tied five times in the first quarter. The Apaches and Bears never had control of the game to start and both teams ended the opening quarter being tied at 12 heading into the second quarter. 

Tegan Bradford began the second quarter by nailing down a three-point basket to give Burroughs a three-point lead. Owen Eteuati Edwards responds with a two-point basket to put Arcadia within one. The Apaches gained momentum in the second quarter with their high-flying offense which resulted in leading 40-27 over Burroughs at halftime. 

Noa Eteuati Edwards and Nick Wallace Jr started the second half with back-to-back points. Eteuati Edwards recorded a two-point basket to start the third quarter and Nick Wallace Jr nailed  a three-point shot to help the Apaches lead 45-27. Arcadia continued its strong play in the third quarter and led by 22 over Burroughs heading into the final quarter of play. 

At one point in the fourth quarter, the Bears trimmed the Arcadia lead to 13 points when Nathan Rodriguez nailed a clutch three in hopes of a big comeback, but at the same time it was still not enough for a young Bears squad to keep up with a star-studded Arcadia squad. 

Arcadia improves to 15-10 overall and 4-1 in Pacific League play and Burroughs drops to 5-15 overall and 0-3 in Pacific League play. Both teams will return to action on Thursday, January 30th. Burroughs will host Glendale and Arcadia will have a home game against Muir. Both games will tip off at 6:45 p.m.