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Congratulation to Mariah Durian for her All-CIF 1st Team selection.  She will also represent Esperanza High School and the Century League in the 47th annual Orange County North vs. South Allstar Game to be held Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Concordia University in Irvine.  Coach Fred Irwin selected as an assistant coach for the North Team.  The Women's game begins at 5:00 pm and the Men's game begins at 7:00 pm.  Free admission to all students with an ID, tickets $10 at the door.  Contact Cristy Durian for $6 pre-sale tickets.

The Lady Aztecs season come to an end at home in the CIF 3AAA quarter finals against top-seeded West of Torrance 59-48.  Kelly Burns (18 pts & 9 reb) and Mariah Durian (15 pts & 9 reb) provided the offense and Blake Lathrop grabbed 9 additional boards but the Aztecs were unable to catch the Warriors in the final period.  The Aztecs finished with a 16-14 record and 4th placein the  Century League.  Congratulations to Mariah Durian for breaking a 26 year old Lady Aztec Record for Most Points Scored in a Single Season with 592.  The previous mark of 589 was held by Sharon Warmus from the 1985-86 season.  This brings the grand total to 9 team and individual records estabished during this season!  Way to go Aztecs!!!

The Lady Aztecs hosted the Norwalk Lancers in the 2nd Round of the CIF playoffs.  Esperanza jumped out to an early lead in the 1st quater but the Lancers faught their way back to within 7 pts going into the final quarter.  That is when the Aztecs turned up the heat and out-scored the Lancers 19-1 in the 4th quarter for the 61-36 victory.  Esperanza had strong performances from Mariah Durian 27 pts & 10 reb, Kelly Burns 17 pts & 18 reb, and Claire Miller 8 pts & 5 steals.  Once again, another Esperanza record has fallen.  Congratulations to Mariah Durian for setting the new record for Most Free Throw Made in single season with 151.  The old mark was 144 held by Jenna Galassi during the 2004-05 season.  The Lady Aztecs will host the on West Warriors of Torrance on Wed, Feb 22 at 7:00 pm in the CIF 3AAA Quarter Finals.  Good Luck Aztecs!!!

The Lady Aztecs traveled to the far end of the CIF Southern Section to battle the Hemet Bulldogs in the 1st round of the CIF 3AAA playoffs.  Esperanza found themselves down 15-14 after the 1st quarter, but then turned up the heat.  The Aztecs secured advancement into the 2nd round by a commanding 72-41 victory.  Leading the offensive charge were Mariah Durian (19 pts & 7 reb) and Kelly Burns (15 pts & 13 reb).  Claire Miller added 13 pts including 3 three-point baskets and McCall Shearer had 5 assists.  With this victory, another Aztecs record has fallen.  Most Team Free-Throws Made 358.  The previous mark was 340 set by the 1982-83 team.  The Lady Aztecs will host the Norwalk Lancers on Saturday, Feb 18th at 7:00 pm.  Come support our team as they try to advance to the quarter finals.

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Congratulations to Mariah Durian and Kelly Burns for their selection to All-Century League 1st Team and Claire Miller selected to All-Century League 2nd Team.  Great job girls!

The Lady Aztecs will travel to Hemet for the first round of the CIF Play-Offs, Thursday, Feb 16 at 7:00n pm.  Go Aztecs!

With the seires between the Spartans and the Aztecs even at 1-1 and the league record tied at 5-7; Esperanza and Villa Park had to battle one more time to claim 4th place in the Century League.  The Lady Aztecs jumped out to an early 8 point lead in the 1st qtr.  The Spartans closed the gap to get within 3 points at the half.  Esperanza out-scored Villa Park in both the 3rd and 4th quarters to secure a 55-44 victory.  Kelly Burns topped the Aztecs with 23 pts & 14 reb.  Mariah Durian finished with 19 pts & 9 boards and Claire Miller had 6 assists.  The Lady Aztecs now wait for CIF to announce the Play-Off pairing Sunday afternoon.  Congratulation to Mariah Durian for setting a new Lady Aztec record for Most Rebounds in Single Season with 299.  Mariah edged pass the previous mark of 298 held by Allison Burns from the 2007-08 season.

All three teams came away with wins today against the Vangaurds.  Frosh/Soph won 25-20, JV out-scored El Modena 49-22 and Varsity had a final score of 68-28.  The Varsity Lady Aztecs finished league play tied with Villa Park for 4th place in the Century League and therefore, will play a tie-break game against the Villa Park Spartans Friday 5:45 pm at Esperanza.  CIF play-off pairings will be released Sunday at 1:40 pm.  I will post a blog once we know who and where we play.

The JV Lady Aztecs defeated the Canyon Comanches 49-44.  Haley Macabuhay lead the team with 25 pts & 7 steals and Shelby Larson added 12 pts & 9 rebounds.

The Lady Aztecs out-score the Canyon Comanches 2 of 4 quaters but come up short 49-40.  The Aztecs were lead by Kelly Burns with 20 Shearer pulled down 9 boards.  Congratulations to Kelly Burns for setting a new Lady Aztec Record for Most Blocks in Single Season with 61.  The previous mark of 60 was held by Lauren Spinazze in the 2006-07 season.

JV had two stand-out performances in the Brea game.  Haley Macabuhay finished with 14 pts, 6 reb and 9 steals while Shelby Larson had 6 pts and 18 reb.  Great job girls.

All three levels of the Lady Aztecs were defeated by the Brea Lady Cats.  Frosh/Soph had almost the entire squad contributing with points but it still wasn't enough losing 30-22.  JV had a tight game going until the final buzzer, but were on the short side of 30-29 loss.  Varsity took on the Lady Cats (#2 in OC) and were handed a 68-26 loss.  Congratulation to Mariah Durian for setting a new Lady Aztec Record of Most Defensive Rebounds in Single Season with 185.  She passed the previous mark of 184 held by Allison Burns set in the 2006-07 season.

The JV Aztecs crushed the El Dorado Golden Hawks 37-27.  Shelby Larson ( 13 pts & 6 reb) and Haley Macabuhay (8 pts & 10 steals) lead the Aztec drive.

Varsity was able to erase a 12 point deficit at the half to grab the victory over the El
Dorado Golden Hawks 54-43.  Top performers for the Aztecs were Mariah Durian (18 pts & 9 reb) and Kelly Burns (14 pts & 11 reb).  Claire Miller added 6 assists for the night.  The Lady Aztecs recorded their 100th block of the season, setting a new Esperanza Single Season Record.  The previous mark of 96 was set during the 2006-07 season.  Frosh/Soph suffered a 52-12 loss to the Golden Hawks.

Varsity Opened the game strong leading after the 1st quarter 16-8, but the Knights kept chipping away and took the win 52-35.  Kelly Burns finished with 18 pts for the Aztecs.  JV was out-scored by Foothill 54-21.  The Aztecs were lead by Shelby Larson with 11 pts and 7 rebounds.

JV Lady Aztecs crushed the Villa Park Spartans 46-14.  Haley Macabuhay lead the charge with 10 pts.  Justina Johnson pulled down 5 boards and Ashley Ly finished with 6 steals.  Frosh/Soph game came down to the final seconds, but the Aztecs came up short and lost 17-15.

Chili's is holding a fundraiser for the Lady Aztec Basketball program on Feb 1, 2012 from 11 am to 10 pm.  Chili's will donate 15% of the sales from all parties that present the coupon.  The coupon can be printed from the Athlete Info section under Forms.  Print out as many as you like and give them to friends and neighbors.  All Aztecs, show your support!!!

The Aztecs completed the upset and defeated the Villa Park Spartans in front of a home crowd.  Esperanza lead the majority of the game but only by a small margin.  With only 30 seconds left in the game, the Aztecs with a one point lead and the Spartans with the ball, Claire Miller comes up with a steal.  Kelly Burns added two free-throws to give Esperanza a 3 point margin and ultimately the victory 52-49.  Mariah Durian lead the Aztecs with 24 pts,15 rebounds and Kelly Burns finished with 16 pts, 9 rebounds.