Flashes Boys Basketball Wins Northeast Valley Tournament
The Fillmore Flashes Boys Basketball team with their 1st place trophy as well as Flashes Jake Saviers with his MVP trophy from the Northeast Valley Tournament. Photos courtesy Coach Mark Blankenship.
The Fillmore Flashes Boys Basketball team with their 1st place trophy as well as Flashes Jake Saviers with his MVP trophy from the Northeast Valley Tournament. Photos courtesy Coach Mark Blankenship.

Submitted by Coach Mark Blankenship

11/26/18
The Flashes lead most of the game, earning a hard fought victory in the first game of the tournament. It was a battle, the boys responded and played hard to earn the victory. Game was played at Vaugh learning Center.
Results:
FHS 58, Animo Bunche 34
Leading for FHS Julian Lizarraga, 13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal; Jake Saviers, 13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 3 steals; Roy Esquivel, 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, and 4 steals; Davis Flores, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals; Jaysson Carrillo, 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.

11/27/18
The Flashes lead throughout the game, holding Triumphs guard(avg, 31 points a game) to 20 or less to come home with the victory. Game was splayed at Triumph High School.
Results:
FHS 72, Triumph 43
Leading for FHS, Julian Lizarraga, 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 steal; Roy Esquivel, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals; Jake Saviers, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal; Junior Maldonado, 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 3 steals; Johnny Soto, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assistsand 1 steal; Andres Maldonado, 5 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal; Brandon Antonsen, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal; Davis Flores, 6 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, and 1 steal; Ryan Gonzales, 3points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal; Robert Saucedo, 3 points, 1 assist; Jared Schieferle, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist; Dylan Crawford, 2 points, 6 rebounds; Jaysson Carrillo, 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

11/29/18
The Flashes had foul trouble most of the game, losing Julian and Andres early in the 4th qtr. Team pulled though with tuff defense as a team to pull out the Win on Vaughns home floor.
Results:
FHS 59, Vaughn 41
Leading for FHS, Roy Esquivel, 20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals; Junior Maldonado, 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 2 steals; Julian Lizarrag, 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 1 steal; Jake Saviers, 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 2 steals; Davis Flores, 5 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, and 1 steal; Andrres Maldonado, 3 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 steal; Johnny Soto, 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 1 steal; Ryan Gonzales, 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

11/30/18
The Flashes jumped out fast and hard and never looked back, building a 22-2 first qtr lead and bringing home the victory. Game Was played at Sun Valley High School.
Results:
FHS 55, Lake Balboa 17
Leading for FHS, Jake Saviers, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals; Davis Flores, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals; Junior Maldonado, 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, and 2 steals; Roy Esquivel, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals; Andres Maldonado, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 steal; Julian Lizarraga, 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 steal.
Jaysson Carrillo, 5 points, 1 rebound; Dylan Crawford, 4 points, 5 rebounds.

12/1/18
The Flashes entered the Championship game with a 4-0 record, going up against a CIF 5 A division opponent ranked higher than them.
The boys started fast, building a 14 point lead, that quickly got down to 10. The boys regrouped , buckled down with their ½ court defense as well as creating turnovers with their full court pressure defense to build a 22 point half time lead.
Start of the third qtr., the boys didn’t let up, continuing to play aggressive and great full court and half-court defense as well as executing on offense and transition .
Grey Bracket Championship Game at Triumph High School
The boys entered the 4th qtr with a commanding 27 point lead, and continued to play extremely well to earn the Championship.
Results:
FHS 69, Pilgrim 32
FHS was led by
Tournament MVP Jake Saviers, 17 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, and 4 steals; Roy Esquivel, 9 points5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block and 5 steals; Julian Lizarraga, 8 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block, and 2 steals; Junior Maldonado, 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block, and 3 steals; Johnny Soto, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals; Ryan Gonzales, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Jared Schieferle, 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Davis Flores, 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals; Andres Maldonado, 3 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block; Jaysson Carrillo, 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.