Introducing the 2009-2010 Squads

Photos courtesy of Kenny Phan Photography. Thanks Kenny!

Click on photos for larger image.

Varsity L-R: Aaron Lee, Jonathan Saisho, Alex Haluska, Timmy Wong (C), Johnathan Marty, Jordan Young, Justin Young, Sam Thim (C), Cameron Lee-Sung, Robby Chun, Eric Yu, Max Katz.

JV L-R: Matt Low, William Tran, Kyle Matsumoto, Ashlee Wong, Cameron Wong, Alex Leu, Jacky Tran, Vincent Mah, Cody Sato, Garrett Masada, Garrett Jong, Darren Teramoto, Ruben Anguiano.

Freshman L-R: Christopher Chuateco, David Lui, Kevin Wang, Spencer Briglio, Mason Briglio, Esequiel Jimenez, Wesley Mah, Jordan To. Missing: Andrew Der, Jason Win

CIF Southern Section Rankings Division 2A

Top 16 as of 1-19-10 as reported in OCVarsity.com
1. Eisenhower
2. Peninsula
3. Damien
4. Mark Keppel
5. Righetti
6. Peninsula
7. Mira Costa
8. Mayfair
9. Baldwin Park
10. University
11. Segerstrom
12. Ayala
13. Westlake
14. San Bernandino
15. Newport Harbor
16. Nogales

Battle for 1st Place Almont League

It was a battle til the end. Montebello 60, Keppel 59 in OT.
Read about it in Whittier Daily News.
Read about it in Los Angeles Wave.
Read about it in Mid Valley Sports.
Freshman: (L)
JV: (W)
Varsity: (L) 59/60

Almont League:
Montebello (3/0)
Keppel (2/1)
San Gabriel (1/2)
Alhambra (0/3)

Bell Gardens & Schurr not posted as of this writing

Mid Valley Boys Basketall Top 20

(as of 1-13-10)
1. Montebello (17-1)
2. South Hills (11-3)
3. Bonita (14-3)
4. La Canada (12-3)
5. Baldwin Park (14-1)
6. Charter Oak (11-4)
7. Keppel (13-3)
8. Crescenta Valley (12-3)
9. Burbank (12-3)
10. Pasadena (9-5)
11. Nogales (11-6)
12. Walnut (9-6)
13. Northview (10-7)
14. Temple City (10-7)
15. Los Altos (9-8)
16. Arcadia (8-7)
17. San Dimas (8-7)
18. San Gabriel (11-5)
19. Whittier (8-8)
20. La Serna (8-9)

(as of 1-17-10)
1. Montebello (19-1)
2. South Hills
3. Bonita
4. La Canada
5. Keppel (15-3)
6. Pasadena
7. Crescenta Valley
8. Charter Oak
9. Walnut
10.Northview
11.Nogales
12.San Dimas
13.Baldwin Park
14.Arcadia
15.Temple City
16.Burbank
17.Los Altos
18.Whittier
19.California
20.South El Monte

A Clean Sweep over BG

F/S Girls-W 48/17
JV Girls -W
V Girls-W

F Boys-W
JV Boys-W
V Boys-W 69/48

Star News Rankings January 6, 2010

1. Pasadena (7-5)
Played toughest schedule

2. La Cañada (11-2)
Tough test against Oilers

3. Renaissance Acad. (9-5)
Wins over Nogales, Damien

3. La Salle (7-6)
Enduring 4-game losing streak

5. Keppel (12-2)
Aztecs are much improved

6. Flintridge Prep (8-4)
Rebels playing tough schedule

7. Arcadia (7-6)
Could be league dark horse

8. St. Francis (7-5)
Payed Oilers tough

9. Maranatha (8-6)
Major is fun to watch

10. Blair (5-7)
Played in Oaks Chr. tourney

CIF Southern Section-Toyota Championships Top 16 Polls

2009-10 SCIBCA Boys Basketball Rankings (As of 1-11-10)

Updated 1/12/2010
Division 2-A
1. Eisenhower
2. Peninsula
3. Damien
4. Pasadena
5. Mark Keppel
6. Righetti
7. Baldwin Park
8. Seagerstrom
9. Mira Costa
10. University
11. Ayala
12. Westlake
13. San Bernardino
14. Nogales
15. Mayfair
16. Eastside
Others: None

Keppel Boys Rout Schurr-Game 1 Almont League

The Varsity game 66/41 @ home
JV-(W) @ Schurr
F-(L) @ Schurr

League Standings Game 1:
Montebello 1/0 (18/1)
Keppel 1/0 (14/3)
Bell Gardens 1/0 (2/16)
San Gabriel 0/1 (11/6)
Schurr 0/1 (4/10)
Alhambra 0/1 (3/14)


Next Games: Friday, January 15
Keppel @ Bell Gardens
Schurr @ Alhambra
San Gabriel @ Montebello

As reported in the Los Angeles Wave.

January 8 @ LaSalle

Freshman: L
JV: W
Varsity: L (OT) 60/61

Last Preseason game. All teams will play in the Almont League beginning on Tuesday. Freshman & JV @ Schurr, Varsity @ home. Good Luck to all teams. GO AZTECS!

January 5 @ Cal High

Freshman: L-
JV: W-
Varsity: W-62/47

Friday January 8 will be the last day of preseason play. All teams will begin Almont League play vs Schurr on Tuesday, January 12.

GO AZTECS!

Recap of the LaSalle/Temple City Tournament

1-Montebello
2-St. Francis
3-Keppel
4-Crescenta Valley
5-La Canada
6-Temple City
7-Arcadia
8-LaSalle
9-Chatsworth (Consolation)
10-Maranatha
11-Franklin
12-Marshall
13-Paraclete
14-St. Paul
15-Gabrielino
16-Alhambra

Recaps can be found at MidValley Sports reported by Corey Kwok

Happy New Year to the Keppel Families

Tomorrow starts a new year. One more week before league starts. Tuesday all teams play California and on Friday we play LaSalle.

First League Game will be January 12 vs Schurr High School. JV & Freshman play @ Schurr while Varsity plays at home.

Good Luck to all the boys teams in the 2009-2010 season. GO AZTECS!

Varsity Pre-Season

Burbank Tournament Champs: December 1-5, 2009
G1-win over Glendale
G2-win over Hawthorne
G3-win over Renaissance Academy
G4-win over Royal for Championship


Arroyo Tournament: December 7-12, 2009
G1-win over West Covina
G2-loss to La Canada
G3-win over Montclair
G4-win over Chino for ___ Place

Win over Franklin: December 14, 2009

Win over Renaissance Academy: December 22, 2009

Temple City/LaSalle Tournament: December 26-30, 2009
G1-win over Maranatha
G2-win over Arcadia
G3-loss to St. Francis
G4-win over Crescenta Valley for 3rd Place

Additional Posts

Keppel vs Renaissance review by MidValley Sports

Keppel Newsmakers

These are the articles I have found (I haven't really followed them like I did last year):

Keppel vs Glendale review by Glendale News Press

Arroyo Tournament Review by MidValley Sports

Keppel over Renaissance @ Burbank Tourney report by Glendale News Press

As these links may expire-try to link on now.

Outlook for the 2009-2010 Season

Four Tournament Championships during the summer and the Burbank Tournament to start off the 2009-2010 Season. This will be a banner year.

Returning to the Varsity Squad: Seniors Aaron Lee, Sam Thim, Timmy Wong, & Eric Yu. Juniors include Twins Justin & Jordan Young. Joining them will be Seniors Robby Chun, Alex Haluska, and Jonathan Saisho and Juniors Max Katz, Cameron Lee-Sung, and Jonathan Marty.

Record to date: 9/1 right behind Montebello's 11/1 in the Almont League. What a great start.

Follow the team en route to the CIF playoffs in February. Let's get to Round 2 and on.

GO AZTECS!

Remembering Keppel

In case we forget, I'd like to share memories of the Old Keppel Gym. So sit back & enjoy & reminisce. Some of these you've seen everyday but never noticed. My big regret is that I don't have any photos of the "small" gym before it was torn down. And let's see if we can add to that League Champs banner in 2009-2010. GO AZTECS!

League Champs Banner-Boys Basketball-next entry?

Scoreboard-scoreless

Scorers table where you often heard "Hello Everybody"

The Visitors Bench. Welcome.

Aztecs Bench. GO AZTECS!

Varsity Lounge. I'm not even sure where this one is. I've never seen it before.

All Net! Check out our ceiling tiles.

Our trusty speaker. A wee bit dusty.

The water fountain. It looks clean enough. Is the water safe?

Our Alma Mater. I don't remember if I ever heard it played or sung at the games.

PE signage. 1939? No wonder!

The door handles. Could never figure out which side to open. Duh!

GRADUATION DAY

Nick, Dean, Coach Danny, and Adam on Graduation Day.

Good Luck Seniors!
GO AZTECS!

Rafu Shimpo, March 28, 2009

GOOD LUCK SENIORS!

Varsity Girls and Boys of MKHS celebrate at their annual Awards Banquet. We will miss you all! GO AZTECS!

CONGRATULATIONS MKHS BOYS BASKETBALL!

Varsity:
Dean Ichiriu, Coach's Award, Honorable Mention-Almont League All-League
Nick Tang, Coach's Award, Scholar Award
Adam Talbot, Most Improved Player Award
Sam Thim, 1st Team-Almont League All-League
Timmy Wong, 2nd Team-Almont League All-League

JV:
Jonathan Saisho, MVP
Ashlee Wong, Coach's Award
Alex Haluska, Most Improved Player Award
Cody Sato, Scholar Award
Darren Teramoto, Scholar Award

Freshman:
Matthew Low, MVP
Garrett Jong, Coach's Award
Ruben Anguiano, Most Improved Player Award
Justin Lee, Scholar Award

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PLAYERS & COACHES!

MARCH 25

BASKETBALL BANQUET
ALMANSOR COURT

See you there!

SAYING GOODBYE

Nicolas Tang
Adam Talbot
Dean Ichiriu

They were buddies from Brightwood days. Nick & Dean played on the Freshman Team. Adam started off High School at St. Francis. They played together under Coach Danny in their Sophomore Year in JV as Adam transferred over to MK. They all played for Coach Duong during their Senior Year.

Saying Goodbye is really hard. Wishing all continued success with the program. Stick with it. You'll understand later on when it's all over.

GOOD LUCK TO DEAN, ADAM, & NICK! GO AZTECS!

END OF THE ROAD

Another year, another playoff game. We traveled the distance and came home with a disappointing 38/74 loss.

The Summit team could shoot lights out. What great athletes!

Unfortunately, that was the end of the road. Especially for the 3 seniors who have travelled the long and winding road. Great job-Dean, Adam, and Nick. Good luck to the underclassmen Tim, Sam, Justin, Jordan, Aaron, Eric, and Jacky. We look forward to seeing you again next year. And to the JV boys who joined us tonite-Marty, Haluska, Sho, and Cameron-wish you well.

Thanks to the coaches-Duong, Danny, Adam, Joe, Norm, and Jeff!

Wishing the program continued success. Boy-what am I to do without all of this. For those who know me well-you'll know that there will be a big void in my life.

As I bid you farewell-GO AZTECS!

ON OUR WAY

So, we're heading on out to Fontana. The kids are already there as the bus arrived a few minutes ago.

Luckily the weather is good. Hated to make that 1-1/2 hour drive in the rain. The weather Gods are with us today. Hope the Bball ones are also.

Good luck and GO AZTECS!!!!!

CIF 1st Round

@ Summit (Sunkist #1)

Wednesday, February 18
7:30pm

Summit High is located in Fontana,CA

GO AZTECS!

CIF SS At-Large

We are in as an At-Large team. Now we need to wait for the pairings for Division 2A which will be at 1:00pm.

Link to the CIF website: cifss.org

Go Aztecs!

CIF?

The Freelance & At Large Teams will be released at 11:30am Sunday, February 15.

THE FINALE

Played Friday, February 13:

Keppel @ Alhambra (W)
Schurr @ San Gabriel
Bell Gardens @ Montebello (W)

JV (W) vs Alhambra @ Keppel
Freshman (W) vs Alhambra @ Keppel

KENNY'S SR NIGHT PHOTOS

Thank you once again *Kenny Phan Photography. Keppel fans would like to express their sincere appreciation for capturing our games on film. Something to truly remember the great 2008-2009 season. Good Luck to all players and their families.

*The link is gone so if anyone has photos from 2009 Senior Nite please send them to me @ alanpat2@charter.net. Here are some that I have recovered.

Dean with parents Alan & Pat.

Adam's parents Paul & Regina but where's Adam?

Nick with parents Alan & Wanda.

STAR NEWS 2-11-09

SENIORS LAST HOME LEAGUE GAME

Coach Adam, Dean, Nick, Coach Duong, Adam, Coach Danny
Coach Jeff with his 2005-2006 Freshman Team Nick & Dean
Senior Girls & Boys: Top Row Lauren, Marissa, Tiffany, Janise, Kayleigh, Naomi, Adam. Bottom Row Nick, Kylie, Dean (missing Sasha)
Senior Girls & Boys with their Jerseys

GO AZTECS! GO SENIORS!

SENIOR NIGHT - FEB 10

San Gabriel (L) @ Keppel (W)
Alhambra @ Bell Gardens (W)
Montebello (W) @ Schurr

JV (W) @ San Gabriel
Freshman(W) @ San Gabriel

GO AZTECS!

STAR NEWS 2-07-09 SCOREBOARD

MATCHUPS FEBRUARY 6

Montebello (W) @ Keppel (L)
Alhambra (W) @ San Gabriel
Bell Gardens @ Schurr (W)

JV (L) @ Montebello
Freshman (W) @ Montebello

STAR NEWS RANKINGS 2-04-09

Before Bell Gardens.

MID VALLEY SPORTS CENTRAL #20

"Nobody writing off Aztecs in Almont."
Scroll down to "Latest Sports/Mid valley Boys Basketball Top 20".

MATCHUPS FEB 3

Keppel (L) @ Bell Gardens (W)
Schurr (L) @ Alhambra (W)
San Gabriel (L) @ Montebello (W)
All the home teams won.

JV (W) @ Keppel @ 3:15
Freshman (W) @ Keppel @ 5:30

LINKS NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Some of the older links to stories may not be available online any longer. Sorry if the links don't work.

MATCHUPS JAN 30

Schurr (L) @ Keppel (W) 52/49
Montebello (W) @ Alhambra (L)
San Gabriel (L) @ Bell Gardens (W)

Keppel JV (W) @ Schurr 56/39
Keppel Freshman (W) @ Schurr 42/16

KENNY @ KEPPEL

Kenny shot us at home vs Alhambra.
Thanks again Kenny!

STAR NEWS RANKINGS & SCOREBOARD 01-28-09

Still at #4 even after Alhambra loss. Check out the PHOTO GALLERY

STAR NEWS 01-28-09

Alhambra defeats Keppel 54-47

MATCHUPS 1-27-09

Alhambra (W) @ Keppel (L) @ 7pm
San Gabriel (L) @ Schurr (W)
Montebello (L) @ Bell Gardens (W)

Gametime:
JV (L) @ Alhambra @ 3:30
Freshman (W) @ Alhambra @ 5:15

See you there!

STAR NEWS 01-24-09

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

The Matchups for Friday:
Keppel Varsity (L) 50/51 @ San Gabriel
Schurr @ Montebello
Bell Gardens @ Alhambra (W)

Keppel JV (W) 74/29
Keppel Freshman (W) 60/49

GO AZTECS!

MAXPREPS-A MISTAKE?

Both the Pasadena Star News and a very reliable personal source confirm that Alhambra did indeed beat Schurr last Friday. Maxpreps, as I found out in the beginning of the season, is not always accurate. They listed our first game as a loss to Burbank @ Keppel (a game that never happened). That was cleared up shortly thereafter. Maxpreps posts info submitted to them. I guess they don't verify the submissions.

As of 1:30pm Maxpreps has made the correction.

KENNY JOINS US AT MONTEBELLO

More great shots by Kenny Phan Photography. Thanks again!

STAR NEWS 01-21-09

Keppel remains at #4.

JV Game vs Montebello

JV is undefeated in league play with 3 games under their belt. GO AZTECS!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20

The Matchups for tonite:
Keppel (W) @ Montebello 7pm
San Gabriel @ Alhambra (W)
Schurr @ Bell Gardens

JV @ Keppel 3:00 (W)
Freshman @ Keppel @ 5:15 (L)

Article: Keppel Hangs on to Beat Montebello, 68-65

GO AZTECS!

KENNY RETURNS

Kenny has downloaded the photos that he took at the BG game at Keppel. Take a look. Thanks Kenny! Even got some of the parents.


KennyPhanPhotography

2008-2009 BOYS BASKETBALL PROGRAM

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STAR NEWS 1-17-09

Bell Gardens takes its best shots against Keppel, 71-63

FRIDAY 1-16-09 MATCHUPS

Varsity: Bell Gardens @ Keppel (L) 63/71
JV (W):@ Bell Gardens 52/33
Fr (L):@ Bell Gardens 47/60


Alhambra (W) @ Schurr (L)
Montebello (W) @ San Gabriel (L)

STAR NEWS 1-14-09

Keppel currently ranked #4.

KEPPEL BOYS START OFF WITH WINS

Freshman: Keppel over Schurr 54/48
JV: Keppel over Schurr 70/41
Varsity: Keppel over Schurr (OT) 84/77

JV BOYS CAPTURE EL MONTE TOURNEY CROWN 12-08

El Monte Tournament Champions '08

PHOTO GALLERY

Check out the latest photos by Kenny Phan featuring JV & Varsity teams vs La Salle High. Keep scrolling down as Kenny keeps adding his photos to the site.

http://www.kennyphanphotography.com

ALMONT LEAGUE

We begin Almont League on Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Good Luck Aztecs! First game against Schurr. Varsity @ Schurr, JV & Fr @ Keppel.

Current W-L-T Varsity records as posted in MaxPreps as of 1-09-09@ 5:16am (all scores are not posted):
Keppel 12-4-0
Montebello 10-7-0
Alhambra 8-7-0
Bell Gardens 8-9-0
San Gabriel 4-9-0
Schurr 1-10-0

STAR NEWS 1-09-09

Keppel boys have just enough in 52-50 win

Star News Photo Gallery

STAR NEWS 1-07-09

Star News Rankings have Keppel @ #7.

KEPPEL VS CALIFORNIA

Gametime: 7:00pm @ Keppel
Keppel hosts California (W) 78-68

See all 3 teams with Fr game @4, JV @ 5:30

Next game: Thursday, January 8, 2009
Keppel hosts LaSalle @ 7pm
All 3 teams play on Thursday (Fr @ 4, JV @ 5:30)

MID VALLEY BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 20

Mid Valley Sports lists Keppel boys as being #11 in their top 20 pick. Scroll down to "Latest Sports" bullet in the righthand column titled "Mid Valley Boys Basketball Top 20". Sorry-Link no longer works.

DID YOU KNOW?

..that the Jim Sterkel Court in the Galen Center (where USC basketball happens) was named after a former Keppelite because of a donation by an anonymous friend who was also a former Keppelite? Read the story.

NEW TO THIS SITE?

If this is the first time you're viewing this site-start from the bottom up.

PHOTO DAY

Kenny Phan stopped by to shoot the JV & Varsity teams before practice on 1-3-09. Check out his site and the shots. Remember to scroll down until you find us. http://www.kennyphanphotography.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR

As we say goodbye to 2008-here's wishing the Aztecs families a safe and healthy New Year.

As I sign off on December 31, 2008.....

Your faithful blogger

LASALLE/TEMPLE CITY FINAL

1. La Canada
2. Alhambra
3. Montebello
4. St. Francis
5. Keppel
6. Crescenta Valley
7. Temple City
8. LaSalle
9. Gabrielino
10.St. Paul
11.Maranatha
12.Marshall
13.Hoover
14.Franklin
15.Arcadia
16.Paraclete

LASALLE/TEMPLE CITY DAY 4

Sorry-there was a blog in the Mid Valley News but it is no longer available. Keppel vs Crescenta Valley (W) 57-47

LASALLE/TEMPLE CITY DAY 3

Keppel vs LaSalle (W) 56-54

Tomorrow:
Lasalle vs Temple City @ 1:30 for 7th Place
Gabrielino vs St. Paul @ 3:00 for Consolation Championship
Keppel @ 4:30 vs Crescenta Valley for 5th Place
St. Francis vs Montebello @ 6 for 3rd Place
Alhambra vs La Canada @ 7:30 for Championship

I haven't confirmed all the games above, but based on my understanding of who beat who-this is my best guess. All of the games above will be played at LaSalle.

LASALLE/TEMPLE CITY DAY 2

Keppel vs La Canada (L) 49-37


Monday
6pm
vs LaSalle (who lost to St. Francis)

LASALLE/TEMPLE CITY DAY 1

Win over Hoover 71-47

Saturday
6pm
vs La Canada @ LaSalle

LASALLE/TEMPLE CITY TOURNAMENT

Games played at the two high schools.

Keppel vs Hoover
Friday, December 26
4:30pm
LaSalle HS

FRANKLIN

Game 7:00pm 12-22 @ home
Win 56-49

Happy Holidays!

See you day after Christmas at LaSalle.

RENAISSANCE

Today the boys will play Renaissance at their house. Gametime 4:30.
Win 59-57

Next game vs Franklin @ home, 12-22

ARROYO - FINAL

Big Win!
Keppel (70) over La Canada (60) for 3rd Place Finish

1. Walnut
2. Bishop Amat
3. Keppel
4. La Canada
5. Monrovia
6. Los Altos
7. West Covina
8. California
9. Arcadia
10.Wilson
11.Montclair
12.La Puente
13.Bell Gardens
14.Arroyo
15.S El Monte
16.Covina

ARROYO DAY 4

Keppel vs Walnut (L) 60-58

Saturday:
Keppel vs LaCanada 6:30pm

ARROYO DAY 3

We can rest today. Next game is Friday.

ARROYO DAY 2

Keppel vs California (W)
next game vs Walnut on Friday 8pm

ARROYO TOURNAMENT

Click on image and you'll get a full-size version of the schedule.

Keppel vs HHWilson @ 8pm (W)
Tomorrow vs California @ 8pm

BURBANK-FINAL

Keppel vs LaSalle (L)

Final Results
1. Agoura
2. Burbank
3. University
4. Royal
5. LaSalle
6. Keppel
7. ViewPark
8. Renaissance Academy
9. Glendale
10.Roosevelt
11.Arcadia
12.San Marino

BURBANK DAY 5

Arcadia over San Marino for 11th Place finish
Agoura defeats University & will play Burbank in Championship game.
Keppel will play La Salle at 3 on Saturday for 5th place game.

BURBANK DAY 4

Our Pool D results:
Glendale over Arcadia
Keppel (W-54/52) vs View Park

Waiting for Friday's results to see whether or not University or Agoura head on over to the Championship round.

BURBANK DAY 3

Agoura vs Keppel (L-66/75)
Keppel vs ViewPark Thursday, 8:00pm for 5th place semi-final
Arcadia vs Glendale Thursday 5:00pm for 9th place semi-final
Agoura vs University Friday 8:00pm for championship semi-final

BURBANK DAY 2

Arcadia loses to Agoura in OT

BURBANK TOURNAMENT

Game 1 vs Arcadia (W-55/44)
Game 2 vs Agoura on Wednesday 12/03