HOMETOWN HEROES : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK.

Boys: Jake Stewart, Westlake.

What he did: The senior guard averaged 24.7 points per game in sparking Westlake to the championship of the Morro Bay tournament.

The scoop: Stewart, one of the area's top shooters, made 10 3-pointers during the three-game tournament and was named Most Valuable Player. Even more impressive is that he took the SAT exam Saturday in Thousand Oaks, then drove 2-1/2 hours to play in the tournament final in Morro Bay the same afternoon.

Comment: ``He was the best player on the court throughout the tournament,'' Westlake coach Gary Grayson said.

Girls:Damaris Hinojosa, Moorpark.

What she did: The 5-foot-11 sophomore center scored 20, 25, 20 and 25 points as the Musketeers went 4-0 and won the Fillmore tournament championship.

The scoop: Hinojosa started for Moorpark as a freshman. She was a top player in youth basketball and continues to improve. She scored at will in the tournament.

Comment: ``She was phenomenal,'' Moorpark coach Brent Milburn said. ``She's a great player. She's quick and strong on the boards.''

BASKETBALL

Boys

No. School Record LW

1. Harvard-Westlake 1-0 1

2.Simi Valley 4-0 4

3. Antelope Valley 4-1 2

4. Canoga Park 2-2 3

5. Hart 3-1 5

6. Burbank 3-0 NR

7. L.A. Baptist 1-0 10

8. Cleveland 0-1 8

9. Bell-Jeff 1-0 7

10. Westlake 3-0 NR

Girls

No. School Record LW

1. Crescenta Valley 4-0 1

2. Palmdale 4-0 2

3. Bell-Jeff 1-0 3

4. Thousand Oaks 0-1 4

5. Kennedy 3-1 5

6. Hart 1-0 6

7. Simi Valley 0-0 9

8. Alemany 0-1 7

9. Moorpark4-0 NR

10. North Hollywood 3-1 10

SPORT-BY-SPORT UPDATE

Prep football: Antelope Valley's Aaron Yost did his best to make up for the absence of Tony Walker last week against Dominguez. He had 10 tackles, one sack, one intercetion and caused one fumble. . . .Westlake's quarterback factory figures to continue in the years ahead. Set to enroll next fall is 6-foot, 180-pound Cory Miles, a 13-year-old star for the Westlake Braves youth football team. . . . Burroughs quarterback J.K. Scott will fit recruiting trips to Washington, Arizona and Arizona State into his busy school and basketball schedule in the weeks ahead. He visited Washington State last weekend. . . . Camarillo quarterback Joe Borchard visited California on Sunday.

Prep baseball: After being sidelined five months following arthroscopic knee surgery, Crespi sophomore left-hander Tim Leveque was back on the mound Saturday, throwing two innings against Glendale. . . . Calabasas won the Westhills League winter championship. Catcher Josh Goldfield hit three home runs against Chaminade, which also got two home runs from junior Brian Kirby. . . . Calabasas is looking to hire an assistant coach.

Prep basketball: Palmdale's girls' team won the Etiwanda tournament championship, beating Lynwood 57-49 in the final. Monique Nolan was the tournament MVP. . . . L.A. Baptist needs a team to play in its boys' tournament Jan. 2-4.

Prep volleyball: Saugus' Lauren McCartin has been selected first-team All-Southern Section Division I in girls' volleyball. Westlake's Courtney Miller, Brooke Rundle and Heather Hutchinson were first-team Division II picks. Honored in Division III were Harvard-Westlake's Christine Bohle, Malaika Naulls and Michelle Wong. Flintridge Sacred Heart's Holly Doran was chosen Player of the Year in Division IV, with teammate Danielle Dal Ponte a first-team pick. Flintridge Prep's Flora Pappas was picked in Division V.

OFFBEAT

Chivalry is in at Notre Dame: Two weeks ago, the Notre Dame High marching band played at the USC-Notre Dame game at the Coliseum. When an excited USC fan charged onto the field after the Trojans' upset win, he grabbed a $65 band helmet worn by a female member. That's when Notre Dame band member Andrew Langer went into action. ``I said, `That's one of our helmets. I can't let him get away.' I caught up to him and ripped it off his head,'' Langer said. Langer plays soccer and water polo for the Knights when not playing the baritone for the band. He ran so fast chasing down the USC fan that maybe John Robinson will want to offer him a scholarship.

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``It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing.''

Taft defensive back Keith Johnson

on playing in the City 4-A final at the Coliseum

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Photo: (1) No Caption (Jake Stewart)

(2) No Caption (Damaris Hinojosa)