GIRLS’ ROUNDUP : Gerardo’s Two Goals Fuel Simi Valley’s Victory

Monica Gerardo scored her 18th and 19th goals on penalty kicks Wednesday to ignite Simi Valley High’s 2-1 victory over Westlake in a Marmonte League match.

Gerardo needs six goals to tie the school record for goals in a season set by Amy Hunter in 1991.

Simi Valley, ranked No. 2 in Southern Section Division I behind Marina, improved to 15-3-2, 5-1 in league play.

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El Camino Real 4, Monroe 1--Claudia Nino, Courteny Henderson, Erin Karsh and Sara Simon scored in a nonleague match and helped the Conquistadors (4-0-1) remain undefeated.

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La Reina 3, St. Bonaventure 1--Jennifer Baltruzak, Alica Bueschen and Tina Onsgard each scored for La Reina (9-2-1, 1-0) in a Tri-Valley League match at Thousand Oaks.

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Oak Park 5, Fillmore 0--Kim Horn’s third goal of the season off a corner kick by Sheryl Klein was all the scoring the Eagles (4-6-1, 1-0) needed to beat the Flashes (4-3, 0-1) in a Tri-Valley League match at Fillmore.

BASKETBALL

Kennedy 64, Birmingham 36--Tami Ross, Tamaya Morris and Coyles Scarbrough combined for 43 points for the Golden Cougars (11-5, 2-0) in an easy victory over Birmingham (3-7, 0-2) in a Northwest Valley Conference game at Kennedy.

Ross, a senior forward, scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Kennedy, which outscored the Braves, 20-3, in the third quarter to take a 53-26 lead.

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Monroe 57, Grant 48--Playing their third of four games on consecutive days, the Vikings got 18 points from Anna Marquez in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game.

Monroe (9-3, 3-0) has won three games in row.

Sisters Shirley and Lindsey Sotero-Higa combined for 22 points and 11 assists. Shirley had 12 points and six assists, Lindsey 10 and five.

Grant fell to 7-7, 1-1.

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Taft 68, San Fernando 13--Forward Vanessa Dunn had 28 points and 17 rebounds for Taft (10-1, 2-0) in a Northwest Valley Conference victory over San Fernando.

Taft led, 43-4, at halftime and shut out San Fernando in the third quarter.

Taft’s Crystal Griffin added 12 points and junior guard Nyoki McKeith contributed 11 points, nine steals and seven assists.

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El Camino Real 67, Chatsworth 62--Guard Tami Jones scored 26 points for the Conquistadores (6-5, 2-0) in a Northwest Conference game at El Camino Real.

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Van Nuys 69, Canoga Park 49--Freshman center Lynne Berry had a season-high 25 points and 16 rebounds to help the Wolves improve to 4-7 in the Valley Pac-8 Conference game.

Brenda Everding added eight points and 11 rebounds.

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Sylmar 50, Poly 40--Center Katosha Growin scored 19 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for the Spartans (6-1, 2-0) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game at Sylmar.

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Hart 53, Saugus 35--Senior point guard LaCresha Clark scored 15 points for the Indians (13-5, 4-1) in a Foothill League game at Valencia High.

Wendy Downen added 11 points for the Indians.

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Cornerstone Christian 57, Thatcher 21--Junior center Karen Breshears scored 16 points for Cornerstone Christian a Condor League game.

The Eagles (10-4, 3-0) outscored Thatcher, 18-2, in the third quarter.

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Montclair Prep 40, Stephen S. Wise 7--The Mounties (7-4, 3-0) outscored Wise, 8-0, in the first quarter and didn’t look back in a Westside League game at Montclair Prep.

Amanda Kelson led the Mounties with 12 points.

Four players combined for seven points for Wise (6-8, 3-1).