It's a Wrap for St. Bernard Hoops

Play as fast and as hard as you can for four quarters and never let up. That has been the mantra of boys basketball coach since before the season began. It suffices to say his players have heeded his words.

The Vikings completed their romp through the Camino Real League with a 71-32 rout of visiting St. Monica on Thursday night in Playa del Rey. Hopefully the CIF playoffs will produce a team that can challenge St. Bernard because certainly no league opponent could. 

The Vikings' slimmest margin of victory in league was 14 points at Rosemead Bosco Tech. Eight of their other nine victories were by a minimum of 25 points and they scored over 70 points in all of them.

St. Bernard (19-7 overall, 10-0 in league) will find out where it is seeded in the Southern Section Division 5A playoffs on Saturday afternoon. The Vikings ended the regular season on a remarkable roll, winning their final 12 games.

Sophomore guard is enjoying a stellar season, averaging 19.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Junior forward Jeremy Hunter led the scoring spree against St. Monica with 17 points. Randolph and senior guard Thurman Thomas each added 12 points and four steals and sophomore guard Michael Garcia scored seven points.

St. Monica (17-9, 6-4) was outscored 21-3 in the second quarter and trailed 47-13 at halftime. The Mariners lost by only 17 points on their home floor in the prior league contest between the schools. 

The Vikings' girls squad, coached by , also ended the regular season with a victory, beating Santa Fe Springs St. Paul 62-54 Thursday to finish fourth out of five teams in the Del Rey League.

Freshman center had 22 points and 1o rebounds, freshman forward Michelle Curry added 13 points and 10 rebounds and senior forward had nine points, 11 rebounds, six blocks and three steals.

St. Bernard (16-13, 4-4) beat La Puente Bishop Amat 64-50 on Tuesday to avenge a 56-51 loss in the first round of league play.