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Season 24/25

Valencia boys’ basketball secures share of Foothill League title The Valencia boys’ basketball team is built to win in the future — but first-year head coach Greg Fontenette is just fine with success in the present. A team with […]

Valencia boys’ basketball keeps title hopes alive with win over Canyon The Valencia Vikings boys’ basketball team started off Friday’s Foothill League matchup against Canyon about as well as any team could have hoped for. Leading by as many as 24 […]

Fontenette talks vision for Valencia hoops Valencia boy’s basketball coach Greg Fontenette has simple expectations for his program: work hard. Fontenette was named the new Vikings boys’ basketball coach last month and is ready to hit the ground running in summer. “It’s going to be hard,” Fontenette said in a phone interview. “I told them everyone’s going to have equal opportunity, […]

Season 2023/24

Valencia boys’ basketball rolls by Canyon Valencia Vikings’ boys basketball continues to surge down the final stretch of the season as the team took down the hosting Canyon Cowboys on Friday. The Vikings dominated on defense thanks to a well-executed full-court press. The defense led to numerous steals and transition points in Valencia’s 65-39 win. Valencia (13-11, 7-4) was led on […]

Valencia basketball stuns West Ranch, snaps 45-game win streak Forfeits or not, the five-season-long Foothill League win streak is over at West Ranch. Valencia Vikings boys’ basketball brought down Goliath in Thursday’s matchup with the West Ranch Wildcats. The decisive blow came off the left hand of Valencia point guard Stacy Webb, who charged into the paint and laid in the game-winning bucket with […]

Season 2022/23

CIF releases basketball selections Several local athletes were honored in the All-CIF selections released on Monday. Mikah Ballew, of Valencia High School, capped off his high school playing career with a CIF and state championship. A CIF Division 4 Player of the Year award is the cherry on top for Ballew. The senior shooting guard averaged 22.4 points and […]

Dominant fourth quarter powers Valencia hoops past Jordan Valencia Vikings boys’ basketball was in a tight battle until a fourth-quarter surge powered the team past the visiting Jordan Panthers in a state regional semifinal matchup Saturday. Valencia defeated the Southern Section’s Division 4A champs, 89-80. The Vikings (25-10) led by one going into the fourth quarter but skyrocketed in front on a 24-2 […]

Valencia boys advance to CIF state second round with emphatic win Vikings top Tulare Western, 89-50, in first round of Division 4 state playoffs There was no doubt who the better team was at College of the Canyons on Tuesday. And the Valencia Vikings knew it. “We’re the No. 1 seed, make sure they know who we are, make sure that it’s not gonna be easy […]

Bedgood rides off into the sunset, Valencia hoops wins state Valencia Vikings boys’ basketball head coach Bill Bedgood couldn’t have ended his coaching career with a better statement. Bedgood capped off one of the biggest turnarounds in high school sports history with a state championship on Saturday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The Vikings finished with just five wins last season but somehow, […]

Valencia boys win heavyweight matchup, head to state final Vikings take second round with St. Bonaventure, 72-58; will play Half Moon Bay in Division 4A state title game on Saturday in Sacramento Tuesday’s CIF State SoCal Regional final had the looks, sounds and feel of a heavyweight boxing bout. Both Valencia and St. Bonaventure came out swinging haymakers, with neither able to take full […]

Bedgood shines in Valencia hoops win over Grant Valencia forward Bryce Bedgood was denied nothing in the paint in Thursday night’s home state tournament win over the Grant Lancers. Bedgood fought for every rebound, worked for tough buckets inside and ended his night with 24 points, 27 rebounds and three blocks. “We’re just fired up,” Bedgood said. “We love the energy and we […]

Valencia boys' hoops brings home first CIF championship Valencia Vikings boys’ basketball won its first CIF championship on Saturday after holding off a comeback from the St. Bonaventure Seraphs. The Vikings held a double-digit lead midway through the third quarter but the Seraphs kept chipping away in the Division 4AA title game at Mira Costa. Seraphs senior Nico Macias fired off a clean […]

Valencia boys reach first CIF final, down Beaumont, 65-51Vikings close the game on a 16-3 run; Division 4AA final against St. Bonaventure set for Feb. 25 Valencia senior Kai Davis wasn’t sure where the Vikings would be this season. The boys’ basketball team won just five games last year and missed out on the playoffs altogether. Friday night at home, Davis led all […]

Valencia hoops rides high into playoffs, wallops HartValencia Vikings boys’ basketball ended its regular season with a statement road win over Hart. The Vikings won the game, 81-53, and will be the top-seeded team in Division 4AA, heading into the postseason. Valencia (17-10, 9-3) was led by forward Bryce Bedgood, who racked up 19 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks. “We feel […]

Valencia hoops beats Golden Valley on senior night Defense powered the Valencia Vikings boys basketball to victory on senior night, after holding the visiting Golden Valley Grizzlies to just two points in the third quarter. Valencia won the game, 73-40, over the shorthanded Grizzlies on Friday. Vikings junior Bryce Bedgood shined brightest on a court full of seniors. Bedgood finished with 21 points […]

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