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Bell Gardens 35, Salesian 6--Junior Francisco Samano carried 15 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns and senior German Chavez rushed seven times for 63 yards and a touchdown as Bell Gardens beat Salesian in a Southern Section non-league game. Senior Jimmie Gonzalez scored Salesian's touchdown on a 58-yard pass play, his only catch of the game. Records: Salesian 1-3; Bell Gardens 3-1. Next week: Bell Gardens at El Rancho; Salesian at Western Christian.

Long Beach Poly is two quarters away from winning its sixth state championship. The Jackrabbits have jumped to a 36-23 halftime lead over Salesian in the state Open Division final at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento. Tania Lamb is the high scorer with nine points and Lajahna Drummer has eight points and six rebounds for Poly, which took an early 17-4 advantage and out-rebounded Salesian 24-10 in the first half. Poly is 8 of 10 from the free throw line and has made four three-point baskets.

Long Beach Poly is two quarters away from winning its sixth state championship. The Jackrabbits have jumped to a 36-23 halftime lead over Salesian in the state Open Division final at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento. Tania Lamb is the high scorer with nine points and Lajahna Drummer has eight points and six rebounds for Poly, which took an early 17-4 advantage and out-rebounded Salesian 24-10 in the first half. Poly is 8 of 10 from the free throw line and has made four three-point baskets.

There's no time like the present for Long Beach Poly, but the future could be even brighter. Freshman forward Ayanna Clark scored 14 of her 19 points in the second half as the Jackrabbits dominated down the stretch to win their sixth state championship and first in the Open Division with a 70-52 triumph over Richmond Salesian on Saturday night at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento. It looked as if Poly might run away with the victory when it jumped ahead, 17-4, in the first four minutes and took a 36-23 lead into halftime.

St. Genevieve 21, Salesian 6--After being held scoreless for over three quarters, St. Genevieve scored three touchdowns in the last seven minutes of the game. Dion Contreras passed for two of the scores, the first to Michael Alvarez with 6:49 left in the game and the second to Chad Russell with 2:45 remaining. With a little over a minute left, Russell intercepted a pass at the Salesian eight-yard line. Three plays later, Alvarez ran 19 yards for the score.

Oak Park High's 1986 run-and-shoot offense opened Saturday night and perhaps closed also as Salesian capitalized on seven Eagle turnovers in a 34-3 rout at Roosevelt High. Salesian controled the game from the start, recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff. Luis De La Cruz's interception set up a four-yard scoring run by Kyle Franklin with 5:15 left in the half. Less than two minutes later, Tony Gonzales scored on a 55-yard run after Salesion had again taken the ball away from Oak Park.

Rk. School (W-l); Result/Next game (Previous ranking) 1. St. John Bosco; 2-0; def. Fresno Clovis North, 48-0; Next: vs. Chandler (Ariz.) (at Mission Viejo), Saturday; (1) 2. Corona Centennial; 2-0; def. St. Bonaventure, 69-55; vs. Long Beach Poly (at Mission Viejo), Friday; (3) 3. Mater Dei; 2-0; def. St. Paul, 56-7 (Thursday); Next: at Carson, Friday; (4) 4. Gardena Serra; 2-0; def. Oceanside, 50-36; Next: vs. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Friday; (7) 5. Mission Viejo; 2-0; def. Corona Santiago, 58-35; Next: vs. Ramsey (N.J.)

Friday, October 18th CITY CENTRAL LEAGUE Contreras at Bernstein, 7 p.m. Hollywood at Belmont, 7 p.m. Roybal at Torres, 7 p.m. COLISEUM LEAGUE Dorsey at Crenshaw, 6 p.m. Locke at Manual Arts, 3 p.m. Rancho Dominguez at West Adams, 7 p.m. EAST VALLEY LEAGUE Chavez at Sun Valley Poly, 7 p.m. North Hollywood at Arleta, 3:30 p.m. Verdugo Hills at Grant, 7 p.m. EASTERN LEAGUE Huntington Park at Los...

Harvard High evened its Santa Fe League soccer record at 4-4 with a 2-0 victory over Salesian on Wednesday. Adam Goodman scored one goal and David Galas added another for Harvard (4-6-2 overall). Harvard's defense kept the game out of reach by allowing only three shots on goal by Salesian.

Dave Galarneau, varsity baseball coach at St. Genevieve High, has accepted an administrative position at Salesian High in Boyle Heights. Galarneau, who has more than 300 wins in 23 years as a baseball coach, headed the St. Genevieve program the past two seasons. The school won the Santa Fe League title in 1986. Galarneau, 58, has coached at Bell-Jeff, Providence, and Chaminade. He will serve as a vice principal at Salesian.

Representatives from the Catholic Athletic Assn. approved new leagues on Thursday, and for football only, L.A. Salesian was put in a league with Loyola, Bishop Amat and Gardena Serra. Salesian will appeal the decision to the Southern Section. Salesian won the Northeast Division last season. That's considered Division XIII in strength. Salesian has been adding transfer students in recent years, alienating some of its member schools, and that probably helped influence other schools to vote in favor of adding Salesian to the more powerful league.

 L.A. Salesian has made it to the Northeast Division championship game on Saturday night at home against San Luis Obispo Mission Prep, and the big question is whether Salesian will be able to slow down one of the state's most productive running backs. Patrick Laird of Mission Prep has rushed for 3,068 yards and 32 touchdowns. He's had three games of more than 300 yards rushing. Salesian has been a surprise under first-year Coach Angelo Jackson, who took over in August. He's a former Compton College and Inglewood coach.

Friday, October 18th CITY CENTRAL LEAGUE Contreras at Bernstein, 7 p.m. Hollywood at Belmont, 7 p.m. Roybal at Torres, 7 p.m. COLISEUM LEAGUE Dorsey at Crenshaw, 6 p.m. Locke at Manual Arts, 3 p.m. Rancho Dominguez at West Adams, 7 p.m. EAST VALLEY LEAGUE Chavez at Sun Valley Poly, 7 p.m. North Hollywood at Arleta, 3:30 p.m. Verdugo Hills at Grant, 7 p.m. EASTERN LEAGUE Huntington Park at Los...

Rk. School (W-l); Result/Next game (Previous ranking) 1. St. John Bosco; 2-0; def. Fresno Clovis North, 48-0; Next: vs. Chandler (Ariz.) (at Mission Viejo), Saturday; (1) 2. Corona Centennial; 2-0; def. St. Bonaventure, 69-55; vs. Long Beach Poly (at Mission Viejo), Friday; (3) 3. Mater Dei; 2-0; def. St. Paul, 56-7 (Thursday); Next: at Carson, Friday; (4) 4. Gardena Serra; 2-0; def. Oceanside, 50-36; Next: vs. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Friday; (7) 5. Mission Viejo; 2-0; def. Corona Santiago, 58-35; Next: vs. Ramsey (N.J.)

Los Angeles Salesian High teammates who went on to become first-round picks in successive Major League Soccer drafts will square off Sunday at the StubHub Center when midfielder Carlos Alvarez and Chivas USA plays host to midfielder Luis Silva and D.C. United. The game won't have an influence on the MLS standings since both teams are last in their respective divisions -- Chivas, at 5-15-7 is in the Western Conference cellar while D.C. United owns the league's worst record at 3-18-5.

 L.A. Salesian teammates Marquis Ware (defensive end) and Jamardre Cobb (defensive back) have committed to Arizona. Eric.sondheimer@latimes.com  

Quarterback Albert Arteaga completed his first pass of the game to Danny Perez for a 23-yard TD late in the third quarter to give Salesian a 7-0 lead. . . . Junior defensive back Louis Ovalles intercepted a Jason Ornstein pass and returned it 24 yards for a TD that gave the Mustangs a 14-0 lead, also late in the third quarter. . . . Ornstein fumbled on the Oak Park one-yard line in the fourth quarter. Victor Duran recovered for Salesian. . . .

 Justin Torres, the cross country coach at L.A. Salesian, has been honored as the Inspiring Coach of the Year by Brooks Running Company. Eric.sondheimer@latimes.com  

Having lived most of his life in a housing project in Watts, 16-year-old Marquis Ware of L.A. Salesian has encountered experiences he wishes never happened. The sounds of gunshots at night. The sight of black water flowing into a tub. The stress of deciding which is the safest path to walk. It's a peek into what motivates Ware each time he steps onto the football field or opens a book in a classroom. He's a 6-foot-2, 215-pound junior defensive end who had 14 sacks and 79 tackles as a sophomore.