Laura Crisler, Lynbrook's 5-foot-8 senior sharpshooter, rained three-pointers on three different opponents, while 5-foot-9 junior teammate Emily Shen anchored the Vikings stingy defense. The result was a tournament championship for the host school.

"What we know for sure, after five games, is that this group plays very, very hard," said Lynbrook coach Darrin Garcia after his team improved its record to 5-0 with a 39-29 title game win over Capuchino.

Crisler, the tournament's Most Valuable Player, poured in 23 points in the tourney finale, including 15 on five shots from beyond the three-point arc. Earlier in the tourney, she nailed six three-pointers and 20 points in a lopsided win over Yerba Buena, then nailed a trio of threes and 16 points in a 35-29 triumph over a tough Lincoln squad.

In the Vikings' first five games, heading into this week's Homestead Tournament, Crisler made nearly 50 percent of her three-point shots (23-for-47) and averaged 18.8 points per game. But she isn't just a scorer, as her five-game totals of 37 rebounds and 12 steals attest.

Shen scored just eight points during the tournament, but she dominated the middle for the Vikings with 34 rebounds, 11 blocks and eight steals.

Crisler and Shen were obvious picks to the all-tournament team.

Otaguro totaled 28 points and was a sparkplug on both ends of the court throughout the tourney for Prospect.

In the 58-18 opener against Yerba Buena, seniors Karishma Patel (eight points) and Alicia Ader (seven) provided scoring punch. Against Lincoln, 5-foot-3 senior guard Kaitlin Tash contributed six points, six rebounds and five assists. In the finale with Capuchino, junior Katie Yamauchi five rebounds, four assists, two steals and four points. Sophomore Megan Shimojima provided a defensive spark with 12 rebounds and five steals.

Pioneers take 2nd

After pulling out a double-overtime victory on the first night of the Cupertino Shootout and claiming a one-point win in the semifinal round, the host Pioneers entered the championship game of their annual boys basketball event with plenty of momentum and confidence.

But Gunn outscored the Pioneers 14-5 in the third quarter and took advantage of a 16-6 free-throw edge to win 47-34 and claim the Shootout title.

Senior forward David Warren and junior guard Ryan Matsuoka, who combined for 68 points in the first two Shootout games, managed just six points in the title game. Senior Jeremy Brinkerhoff (10 points, five rebounds) and sophomores Bryan Ly (eight points) and Eric Heslin (five points) stepped up for Cupertino in the finale.

Cupertino overcame 20 missed foul shots in its 56-49 double-overtime win over Carlmont. The Pioneers, who committed only turnovers in the game, needed every one of Warren's 24 points and 10 rebounds, Matsuoka's 15 points and Brinkerhoff's 11 points and 13 rebounds. Ly added three points, Kenji Mitchell two and Heslin one.

Matsuoka pumped in 15 points and Warren had 14 and three blocked shots in Cupertino's 48-47 victory over South San Francisco in the semifinals. Brinkerhoff scored seven, Ly had four points, three assists and three steals, and Heslin had four. Matt McCormick and Mitchell chipped in with two apiece.

Senior Ehson Mortezaie, an outstanding 5-foot-9 guard, scored 16 points to lead the Pioneers past Branham, 47-44, in their season opener, but did not play in the Shootout.

Homestead managed just one win in the tourney, 47-44 in the consolation semifinals against Carlmont. The Mustangs sank 23 of 28 free throws in the game, including 11 by 5-foot-8 senior guard David Ostrow, who finished with a game-high 25 points. Ryan Dedrick, scored 25 in the Mustangs' 54-39 loss to South San Francisco.

Homestead fell behind 19-6 in the first quarter of the consolation championship game against Santa Clara, but could not recover. Dedrick and Ostrow both scored 14, but the Mustangs lost 58-40.

Dedrick scored 17 points in the Mustangs' season opener, a 52-37 win at Lynbrook on Nov. 23. Ostrow tallied 14 points and had seven steals and six assists. Forward Tim Vanderet, a 6-foot-4 junior, added nine points along with a game-high 15 rebounds. Junior Mickey Lai chipped in with eight points and four steals.

Mats consol champs

Lynley Takaki's three-pointers didn't only lead the Westmont girls basketball team to a third-place finish in the annual Glenn Ventura Classic at Pioneer high school, she also made an impressive on the all-tournament committee.

Takaki earned a place on the all-tourney team after pacing the Warriors to a 58-49 victory over host Pioneer 58-49 in the battle for third place.

Westmont had opened the tournament with a 57-35 win over Scotts Valley before losing 65-36 to Soquel, the eventual tourney champ. Soquel beat Piedmont Hills 68-33 to clinch the title.

Monta Vista won the consolation championship with 49-39 win over Oak Grove. The Matadors lost their opener 78-48 to Soquel before beating Scotts Valley 53-40.

Sophia Tam led the Monta Vista showing in the tourney, and was named to the all-tourney team for her efforts.

Tam led the Matadors against Soquel in their first game in the tournament with 25 points, including five three-pointers. Despite the efforts of Tam, Monta Vista was unable to overcome the eventual champions and lost 78-48. Nisha Kashyup also scored seven points with a three-pointer, while Kaila Li scored nine.

Monta Vista went on to face Scotts Valley in the second round. Tam again was the leading scorer with 22 points, nine of which came from past the three-point line, Li had 11 more and Sabina Lau had seven.

Monta Vista's final game with Oak Grove for the consolation championship proved the crowning achievement for Monta Vista with a 49-39 victory. Tam scored 18 points.

Kevin Sparrer contributed to this story.