2012 MKHS AZTECS BASKETBALL PROGRAM

2012 Lady Aztecs.


2012 Aztecs.

Photos courtesy of Andrew C. Lee and Danny Woo.

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2012 Lady Aztecs

Varsity Girls, Almont League Champs, with Coach Hon Trieu.


JV Girls with Coach Kevin Tanaka.


Freshman Girls, Almont League Champs, with Coach Krista Arase.

Photos courtesy of Andrew C. Lee and Danny Woo.

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End of the Year Banquet

CONGRATULATIONS Scholar Award Recipients for 2012 L-R:
Matthew Low, Varsity
Brandon Fujii, JV
Christian Lee, Freshman

Another year done. Congratulations to all the boys & girls in the program. Awarding for the boys as follows:


Boys Varsity, Almont League Chamsp:
Garrett Jong- MVP, Almont League All-League Honorable Mention
Ruben Anguiano-Coach's Award
Bertram Mak-Most Improved Player
Garrett Masada- Almont League All-League Co-MVP
Matthew Low-Almont League All-League Co-MVP, Scholar Award
Kyler Lee-Almont League All-League 1st Team
Cameron Wong-Almont League All-League, 2nd Team
Bailey Kikuchi-Almont League All-League, 2nd Team


Boys JV, Almont League Champs:
Andrew Der- MVP
Esequiel Jimenez - Coach's Award
Spencer Briglio - Most Improved Player
Jason Win- Most Improved Player
Brandon Fujii-Scholar Award


Boys Freshman, Almont League Champs:
Trey Shishima-Co-MVP
Christian Lee-Co-MVP, Scholar Award
Matthew Adams-Coach's Award
Emanuel Rios-Most Improved Player

Photos courtesy of Andrew C. Lee and Danny Woo.

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Congratulations MKHS Aztecs & Lady Aztecs

The season is now over. The boys did a GREAT JOB taking League but ending their year in First Round of the CIFSS playoffs. Ladies had an EXCEPTIONAL YEAR taking League, losing in the Semis of the CIFSS playoffs (by 2 points) and finally losing in the State playoffs in the 2nd Round (also by 2 points). CONGRATULATIONS to both squads for a SUPER YEAR!

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2nd Round

2012 CIF State Girls Division II Basketball Championship Games:

MK vs Palisades 7pm @ Keppel March 10, 2012
(58/60 L)

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"W"

68-35 over West Hills tonite.

Next stop, Saturday 7pm vs Palisades.

Stay tuned.

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2nd Chance Tonite

Girls host West Hills tonite @ 7pm on their way en route to the State Championships.

Pasadena Star News

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Girls Semi-Finals Recap

CIF-SS Playoffs Division 2AA Semifinals:

Lynwood (62) Keppel (60)

Not the end of the road yet. Stay tuned.

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SEMI FINALS!

Girls, in a thrilling win over Canyon CC 57 to 56.

Next game Tuesday.

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Going to the QuarterFinals!

Ladies defeat Newbury Park 68 to 48.

Next game on Saturday vs Canyon @ home.

Thousand Oaks (boys) defeated #1 seed Ocean View by 16 for a spot in the Boys Quarterfinals. Remember that Thousand Oaks eliminated Keppel boys by only 8 points.

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The Road Continues

For the girls, that is. Congratulations to the girls who will be heading to Newbury Park on Wednesday for Round 2.

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What a Great Year!

So last nite the Aztecs were defeated by the boys of Thousand Oaks in the first round of CIF 2AA playoffs. After a slow start the boys got their shots back but unable to catch the bigger Lancers team, What a great year. What a great Almont League season.

Almont League-All-Leaguers Announced

Congratulations Aztecs!

Co-MVP Matt Low
Co-MVP Garrett Masada

1st Team Kyler Lee

2nd Team Bailey Kikuchi
2nd Team Cameron Wong

Honorable Mention Garrett Jong

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Pairings Announced

MKHS boys (Almont #1) host Thousand Oaks (15) (Marmonte #3T) Friday, Feb 17 @ 7pm.

MKHS girls (1) (Almont #1) host Coachella Vly (Desert Valley At-Lg) Saturday, Feb 18 @ 7pm.

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Almont League: Varsity Boys 9/1 & ALT

Almont League Champs!
Varsity Boys (9/1)
JV Boys (8/2)
Freshman Boys (9/1)

Varsity Girls (10/0)
JV Girls (waiting for Almont League standings)
Frosh/Soph Girls (10/0)

Program sweep over San Gabriel.

Awaiting playoff pairings on Sunday 1:20pm.

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MaxPreps Photo

MaxPreps photographer was at the Keppel/Montebello game. Check out his shots here: Keppel High School Basketball Photo Galleries

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Almont League: Varsity Boys (8/1) & the League Title

Varsity Boys (58) over Montebello (51) - W -
JV Boys - W -
Freshman Boys - L

Varsity Girls - W (League Champs)
JV Girls - W
Frosh/Soph Girls - W

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Senior Nite @ The Aztec Arena

Presenting the Senior Varsity Boys, Class of 2012, and their parents.


Matt Low with Ving & Polly Low.


Garrett Masada with Susan & Greg Masada.


Ruben Anguiano with Cindy & Ruben Anguiano.


Vincent Mah with Sheila & Gene Mah.


Cameron Wong with mom Shirley Lee.


Garrett Jong with Irene and Ben Jong.


William "Sauce" Tran with the Senior Boys.

Photos courtesy of Andrew C. Lee.

Varsity Boys (91) with an impressive win over BG (63)
JV Boys (71) another impressive win over BG (25)
Freshman Boys win in OT (72) over BG (62).

Sandra Gao was the lone senior girl recognized along with her parents.

Frosh/Soph Girls - W
JV Girls - W
Varsity Girls (69) BG (18) - W

GO AZTECS! CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS!

Almont League: Varsity Boys 6/1, Schurr

Freshman (66) Schurr (42) - W
JV (52) Schurr (37) - W
Varsity (69) Schurr (52) - W

Frosh Soph Girls - W
JV Girls - L
Varsity Girls (66) Schurr (33) - W

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Cheers to the Girls!

What a great win for the girls! Keppel (57) Bishop Amat (31) on Saturday at Azusa Pacific.

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Almont League: Varsity Boys 5/1, Alhambra 3/3

Freshman (57) Alh (50) - W
JV (48) Alh (50) - L
Varsity (62) Alh (49) - W or here

Varsity Boys Photo Gallery

Frosh/Soph Girls - W
JV Girls - W
Varsity Girls (91) Alh (31) - W

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Almont League: Varsity Boys 4/1, San Gabriel

Varsity Boys & Girls lead league after first round of play.

Freshman (61) SG (32) - W
JV (49) SG (24) - W
Varsity (65) SG (49) - W

Frosh/Soph Girls - W
JV Girls - W
Varsity Girls (71) SG (10) - W

Program Sweep #3.

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Almont League: Varsity Boys 3/1, Montebello 2/2

Freshman (54) Montebello (24) - W
JV (50) Montebello (28) - W
Varsity (62) Montebello (57) - W

Frosh/Soph Girls - W
JV Girls - W
Varsity (61) Montebello (13) - W

Program Sweep #2.

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Almont League: Varsity Boys 2/1, Bell Gardens 2/1

After 3 weeks of play:

Varsity Boys (60) Bell Gardens (63) - L
JV Boys (73) Bell Gardens (34) - W
Freshman - W

Varsity Girls - W
JV Girls - W
Freshman Girls - W

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Almont League: Varsity Boys 2/0, Schurr 1/1

Varsity Boys (57) Schurr (32) - W
JV Boys (43) Schurr (47) - L
Freshman Boys (84) Schurr (44) - W

Varsity Girls - W
JV Girls - L
Frosh/Soph Girls - W

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Varsity Boys vs Alhambra

Photos courtesy of Andrew C. Lee.

Almont League Varsity Boys 1/0, Alhambra 0/1

Freshman Boys (63) Alhambra (45) - W
JV Boys (53) Alhambra (48) - W
Varsity Boys (40) Alhambra (36) - W

Frosh/Soph Girls - W
JV Girls - W
Varsity Girls -W

See you on Friday.
@ Schurr JV Girls & Frosh/Soph Girls, Freshman Boys
@ Keppel JV Boys @ 3:30, Varsity Boys @5:15, Varsity Girls @ 7:00

Program Sweep #1.

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Let The League Begin!

Almont League starts tomorrow!

Gametimes:
Freshman @ Alhambra 5:00pm
JV @ Keppel @3:30pm
Varsity @ Keppel @ 5:15pm

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JV & Frosh @ Salesian 1-6-12

JVs won 61-48

Freshman won 61 - 38

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Danny's Boys

Check out the FB post for the annual Winter Alumni Games. This one brings back some of the oldies every year to this 4 on 4 tourney. Photo courtesy of Coach Danny Woo.

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Annual Renaissance Meet

Check the schedules as both Freshman & Varsity squads match up with the Wildcats. This year's games will be held at home as the teams alternate gymsites annually.

Keppel (42) Renaissance (68) - L
Freshman Team did not play.

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WELCOME 2012

Wishing everyone a great New Year!

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Holiday Tourneys

Varsity playing in the annual LaSalle/Temple City Holiday Classic. This year they have also added Maranatha as a venue.

Game 1: (42) vs South Pasadena (36) - W
Game 2: (45) vs St. Francis (57) - L
Game 3: (55) vs Bell-Jeff (50) - W
Game 4: (51) vs Temple City (54) - L

Village Christian-Champions
Muir-Runners Up

JV boys are playing in the Maranatha Tournament & playing for Championship on Friday. GO JV!

Game 1: (59) vs Viewpoint (37) - W
Game 2: (58) vs South Pasadena (56) - W
Game 3: (57) vs LaSalle (35) - W
Game 4: (41) vs Maranatha (54) - L

Maranatha-Champions
MKHS-Runners Up

Freshman boys are at the Bonita Tournament.

Game 1: (60) vs Bonita (47) -W
Game 2: (44) vs Rowland Heights (58) - L
Game 3: (54) vs San Dimas (45) - W
Game 4: (47) vs Bishop Amat (63) - L

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all! GO AZTECS!

vs LaSalle

All 3 teams win!

Freshman (64) LaSalle (27)
JV (69) LaSalle (59)
Varsity (53) LaSalle (50)

Nice to see the Cheerleaders & Band in action.

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@ Franklin

MKHS JV (76) Franklin (18) W
MKHS V (52) Franklin (53) L

Freshman team did not play.

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All Levels @ Norwalk Today

Varsity: MKHS (39) Norwalk (27)

JV: MKHS (50) Norwalk (26)

Freshman: MKHS (61) Norwalk (23)

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2011-2012 Mark Keppel Aztecs Boys Basketball

Photo courtesy of Andrew C. Lee.

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Varsity Schedule

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Photo courtesy of Andrew C. Lee.




You can also check MaxPreps for updated game information.

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JV Schedule

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Photo courtesy of Andrew C. Lee.



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Freshman Schedule

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Photo courtesy of Andrew C. Lee.



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JV Boys in Burbank Tournament

Boys placed 3rd in the Burbank Tournament.
Game 1: MKHS (63) Newbury Park (50)
Game 2: MKHS (38) Burbank (59)
Game 3: MKHS (61) Glendale (45)

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Freshmen Boys Sweep Their Own Tourney

Game 1: MKHS (73) Alhambra (38)
Game 2: MKHS (51) La Canada (29)
Game 3: MKHS (52) Glendora (46) CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

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Arroyo Tournament - Varsity

Game 1: MKHS (51) S El Monte (40) W
Game 2: MKHS (65) Monrovia (44) W
Game 3: MKHS (62) *Montclair (84) L
Game 4: MKHS (52) Arcadia (42) W - 3rd Place

The only loss was to Montclair, the eventual tourney champs.


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Keppel Hoops Recap

This blogsite will be following the Keppel Boys Basketball as some of you may not have access to Facebook or friend of Keppel Hoops Alum.

Varsity boys played in the Baldwin Park/Sierra Vista Tournament and ended with a 3 - 2 record.
Game 1: MKHS (61) Arroyo (54)
Game 2: Rowland (63) MKHS (42) - Rowland took 3rd Place
Game 3: MKHS (67) Diamond Bar (44)
Game 4: MKHS (70) West Covina (37)
Game 5: Covina (48) MKHS (43)

sgvtribune.com Photo Gallery: Keppel vs Rowland prep basketball

Next week @ the Arroyo Tournament.

JV Boys ended in 3rd Place in the LaCanada JV Tournament.
Game 1: MKHS (41) Chatsworth (38)
Game 2: MKHS (40) Burbank (54)
Game 3: MKHS (60) La Canada (39)

Freshmen Boys took the Championship in the Cal High Tournament
Game 1: MKHS (74) Paramount (42)
Game 2: MKHS (49) Wilson (34)
Game 3: MKHS (60) Cal High (40)


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News - Sierra Vista-Baldwin Park Tourney

Pasadena Star News Report


Keppel (61) Arroyo (54) Monday Results
Keppel (42) Rowland (63) Tuesday Results

Keppel 2nd in Pool
Gametime Thursday: 3:15

More Alumni News

Congratulations to Justin & Jordan Young (2011) as both are playing on the Chapman University's Mens Basketball team.

Follow the twins here.

Annual Alumni Game

So.......it was last nite. Alumni vs the mighty Varsity. Although small in stature, the Varsity boys put up a great fight with great shooting and great teamwork. But alas, the Alumni prevailed.

Alumni playing in this year's event were:
2011-Ashlee Wong, Cameron Lee-Sung, Cody Sato, Jacky Tran
2010-Aaron Lee, Alex Haluska, Eric Yu, Jonathan Saisho, Sam Thim
2009-Adam Talbot, Nick Tang
2008-Kazuto Nakamura, Michael Wong
2006-Henry Hoang, Jonathan Chu, Wil Gallardo, Zachary Soo-Hoo
2005-Marc Gupilan

1996-Danny Woo (Coach)

Also spotted at the gym to cheer the guys on were Alexis Bersabe (former MKHS), Dean Ichiriu (2009), Tri Hoang (2003), Timmy Wong (2010), Justin & Jordan Young (2011). Also on the sidelines Kenny Phan (1995) and Freshmen Coach Danny Do (2003).

Coach Danny if you have any photos please send them my way. I think I got them all but let me know if I've missed anyone.
Thank You Andrew C. Lee for providing the photos.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL and GO AZTECS!

First Scrimmage

The Aztecs hosted the scrimmages (all levels) against Salesian High School.

Check out Boys Football

With win #2 under their belt, Keppel Boys Football (haven't won a game in the past 2 years) starts the ball rolling.

-9-15-11 Keppel defeats Gabrielino @ Keppel 13:0

-9-30-11 Keppel defeats Fulton Prep @ Keppel 40:0. (don't like the headline though). Check out Junior Esequiel Jimenez's (Aztecs Football/Basketball) great pre-season. Follow him as Almont League Football begins in mid-October.

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Summertime

MKHS Boys capture Best of the West JV Tourney Championship this summer. The team beat Long Beach Poly, Palos Verdes, San Pedro, and Lakewood for the crown.

In the photo:
Aaron Wang, Spencer Brigglio, Andrew Der, Brandon Fujii, Esequiel Jimennez, Garrett Hirose, Justin Saisho, Adam Thompson, Jason Win, Bertram Mak, Bailey Kikuchi, Christian Lee.

Congratulations boys! GO AZTECS!

End of Year Banquet

Varsity-Almont League Co-Champs
Justin Young, Team MVP, Almont League 1st Team
Jordan Young, Coach's Award, Almont League MVP, All CIF 2nd Team
Max Katz, Coach's Award, Almont League 2nd Team
Garrett Masada, Most Improved Player, Almont League Honorable Mention
Cody Sato, Scholar Award (4th Year)
Cameron Lee-Sung, Almont League 2nd Team




JV-Almont League Champs
Cameron Wong, MVP
Garrett Jong, Most Improved Player
William "Sauce" Tran, Coach's Award
Andrew Der, Scholar Award



Freshmen
Adam Thompson, MVP
Tony Lam, Most Improved Player
Eric Vodiscka, Coach's Award
Brandon Fujii, Scholar Award



Congratulations to all the Boys in the Program!
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Quarter Final Results - Boys

Long Beach Poly over Montebello (74-65)
Peninsula Palos Verdes over Segerstrom (60-47)

Girls in Quarter Finals

Varsity Girls defeated Whitter Christian in Round 1 and Sunny Hills in Round 2. Will be meeting up with Mayfair @ Aztec Arena on Wednesday @ 7pm.

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Montebello in 1AA Quarter Finals

Montebello defeated 2nd round opponent Eleanor Roosevelt High and will meet up with Long Beach Poly.

Updated 2-23-11: Montebello (65) Long Beach Poly (74)
Long Beach Poly moves on to the semi-finals.

End Of This Journey

Segerstrom (53) Keppel (51)

SGVJournal http://www.sgvjournal.com/sports-news/117-basketball/1116-keppel-boys-barely-beaten-out-of-playoffs

Segerstrom will meet Palos Verdes Peninsula High in the Quarter Finals.

Congratulations boys on another great season!

Best Wishes to Ashlee, Cameron, Cody, Darren, Jacky, Jonathan, Jordan, Justin, & Max!. Good Luck to Garrett & Matt as they lead next year's team.

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2nd Round

7pm @ Aztec Arena vs Segerstrom (Santa Ana)

http://www.insidesocal.com/paspreps/2011/02/bhoops-pasadena-la-canada-mara.html

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1st Round Results

http://www.insidesocal.com/paspreps/2011/02/boys-basketball-plenty-of-acti.html

SGV Journal http://www.sgvjournal.com/sports-news/117-basketball/1112-keppel-boys-get-by-h
> awthorne-61-55

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CIF-SS Playoffs for Boys Starting Tonite

Hawthorne @ Keppel, 7pm

PreGame News:

Pasadena Star News http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/preps/ci_17398926

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Keppel (W) over Hawthorne
61 - 55

Next Game:
vs Segerstrom (Santa Ana)
League 8/2, Overall 21/6

Keppel
League 9/1, Overall 21/6

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The Pairings for 2A

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Playoffs Div 2A-Keppel (#8)

Keppel (Almont #1T) vs Hawthorne (Oceans At-Lg) Wednesday, February 16 @ 7pm @ Aztec Arena

Hawthorne (1/9 League, 12/15 Overall)

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Other Almont League Team Games:

1AA-Montebello (Almont#1T) vs Redlands (Citrus Belt #3)

1AA-Bell Gardens (Almont #3) @ Rancho Verde (Inland Valley #1T)

Senior Nite @ Aztec Arena

Introducing the Seniors & their parents:

Max Katz (Jesse Katz, Pastora Katz)

Cameron Lee-Sung (Audrey Lee-Sung)

Justin & Jordan Young (Annie & Wilson Duong)

Cody Sato (Bill & Isabelle Sato)

Darren Teramoto (Phil & Betty Teramoto)

Ashlee Wong (Rosa & Allen Wong)

Jonathan Marty (Patrick & Shirley Marty)

Jacky Tran (Tony & Jenny Tran)