Julien Gomez
School: La Mirada
Sport: Basketball
Year: Sophomore
Noteworthy: The Matadores’ star sophomore had two big games to help his team reach the CIF Southern Section Division 2A championship game for a second straight season. Gomez had a big second half and finished with 34 points in a quarterfinal victory over Walnut 79-69. In La MIrada’s 55-37 semifinal win over Newport Beach’s Pacifica Christian, Gomez tallied 17 points. La Mirada will take on Rancho Christian in Saturday’s championship game at Colony High School at 4 p.m.
Crystal Moreno
School: El Rancho
Sport: Soccer
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: Moreno scored in the quarterfinals and semifinals to help El Rancho advance to the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship game against Western Christian. Moreno scored in the Dons’ 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Viewpoint. She scored on a decisive penalty kick and also had an assist to send the Dons to the championship game with a 3-2 win over Cerritos in the semifinals. The final will be played Saturday at Bonita HS. The start time has not been determined.