Burroughs High

CANYON COUNTRY - In its first three matches of the season, the Burroughs High girls' soccer team received strong efforts from its defense, which allowed just three goals, and didn't give up more than one in any game. It was that defense that helped the Indians win all three of those contests. However, in the early going Wednesday in a nonleague game against Canyon Country Canyon, the usually stable defense started to show come cracks. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, they weren't able to take advantage through the first 16 minutes.

PASADENA -- Lawrence White scored 29 points to lead the Burroughs High boys' basketball team to the Pasadena Poly Tournament title on Saturday night, but it was a key defensive play and a rebound by the senior point guard late in the contest that was the main difference in the Indians' 72-69 win over Maranatha. White sank two free throws to give Burroughs (4-0) a three-point lead with 17.5 seconds left, then stole the Minutemen's ensuing inbounds pass, which led to another possession and two more free throws for teammate Hanoak Amanios.

BURBANK HIGH - Things didn't look good for the Burroughs High girls' water polo team as it fell behind by five goals late in the third quarter Thursday night against Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in a second-round, pool-play match in the Burbank Tournament. But instead of rolling over, the Indians battled back. Burroughs cut the deficit to just two goals with 4:44 remaining in the contest and appeared to have momentum on its side. However, missed opportunities late in the final quarter allowed the Knights to hold on for a 7-4 victory.

MEMORIAL FIELD - It was a textbook case of missed opportunities when the Burroughs High boys' soccer team squared off against Taft in a first-round, pool-play match of the Ralph Brandt Tournament. In a first half that saw the Indians suffer their share of defensive lapses, the Toreadors had a wealth of chances to score, only to come up empty. The tables were turned in the second half, as Burroughs knocked on the door on several occasions with prime scoring opportunities. However, like their counterparts in the first half, the Indians couldn't cash in on any of their chances in the second.

VALENCIA - Two games into the season and the Burroughs High girls' basketball team is still trying to work out the kinks. Some of those kinks were evident throughout the first three quarters Wednesday in a pool-play game of the Valencia High Hive Classic against Agoura. The Indians had trouble with their transition defense and didn't shoot the ball well, allowing the Chargers to take a double-digit lead. However, Burroughs battled back in the fourth quarter and actually had a lead.

PASADENA - The CIF Southern Section Division 2-A quarterfinal volleyball contest between Burroughs High and host Pasadena Poly featured two teams that made the playoffs as the third-place entry from their respective leagues, but have caught fire and made it to the final eight. On Saturday, Poly took the first game from the visiting Indians, who had dropped the first game in both of their previous playoff contests before winning each in five games, before Burroughs pulled out game two, but with the Panthers operating on all cylinders there would be no comeback this time as the home team prevailed, 25-18, 24-26, 25-13, 25-16.

BURROUGHS HIGH - Down by five points - and five points away from elimination - in the decisive fifth game of his team's CIF Southern Section Division II-A second round girls' volleyball match at home against Oxnard on Thursday, Burroughs High coach Edwin Real called a timeout. “We can't give up,” Real said, relaying the message he gave to the Indians during that time out. “It's going to be over if we stop playing. We can fold and let the season be over, or we can play hard and come back.

Usually, the Burroughs High boys' water polo team has flourished during the second half of its matches throughout the season. It played a large role in the Indians qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. Unfortunately for the Indians, the pattern didn't continue Wednesday afternoon during a CIF Southern Section Division V first-round match against host Riverside Poly. Burroughs mustered just one second-half goal and saw its season conclude with a 12-5 defeat.

Two Burroughs High School students were cited Tuesday morning on suspicion of possessing marijuana, police said. School authorities caught one of the students, a 14-year-old male, smoking marijuana in the boys bathroom before noon, said Burbank Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn. When he was brought to the office, he admitted to buying the drug from his 16-year-old classmate on campus. When authorities recovered marijuana from the 16-year-old's backpack, he admitted to selling the drug, Ryburn said.

PASADENA - With seemingly every element against them, including a hostile road crowd and an equally-determined if not desperate opponent, the Burroughs High boys' water polo team couldn't have picked a more urgent and appropriate time for a signature effort. Despite surrendering a three-goal lead to open the fourth quarter, the visiting Indians never fell behind and instead surged forward as the Pacific League's fourth and final guaranteed playoff participant after defeating Pasadena, 11-10, on Friday afternoon on senior day. The victory clinched the Indians (12-5 overall, 3-3 in league)