Three members from this year's Lady Warriors basketball team were named All-City in today's Irvine World News.

Woodbridge 41, Redondo Union 56:  The Woodbridge Girls Basketball team finished their CIF Playoff hopes with a season-ending loss to Redondo Union Wednesday night in the WHS Gym.  Although Redondo Union (25-3), seeded number one in the CIF Division I-A brackets, lead from late in the first quarter on, the Lady Warriors (21-7) fought back throughout the second half, closing to within 12 points late in the fourth quarter.

For the Irvine World News article on the game, click here. 

The Woodbridge Girls Basketball team (21-6) will host Redondo Union (Redondo Beach), seeded number one in the Division I-A playoffs and ranked #7 in the state, on Wednesday night at 7:30pm in the WHS gym.

Woodbridge 58, Burroughs 37:  The Woodbridge girls basketball team was successful at gaining an early lead Saturday night at John Burroughs of Burbank and winning easily.  The Lady Warriors (21-6) built a 44-16 halftime lead and the Indians (17-10) never challenged the remainder of the game.

Woodbridge scoring was led by Julie Walton and Ashley Ward, both with 11 points.  OCVarsity.com box score. 

The Lady Warriors (20-6), seeded #14 in Division I-A, will travel to Burbank on Saturday, February 16th at 7:30pm to play John Burroughs High School in the first round of the CIF playoffs.  Complete list of CIF Playoff pairings for the weekend. 

Woodbridge 58, Northwood 59:  With the Warriors (20-6 Overall, 6-4 Sea View League) girls basketball team holding a two-point lead at the end of the game, Northwood (19-7, 6-4) threw in a three-point goal with under 5 seconds.

The Lady Warriors scoring was led by Erin Beadle with 13 points, and Breanna Todd and Julie Walton with 12.

Woodbridge 73, Trabuco Hills 29:  Dominating throughout the game with their usual pressing defense, the Lady Warriors beat Trabuco Hills handily in the first game of Tuesday's girls-boys basketball doubleheader at the Woodbridge gym.  Woodbridge (20-5 Overall, 6-3 Sea View League) took away nearly every shot from the Mustangs (12-13, 0-9) other than from three-point range.

On offense, the Warriors were led by Ashley Ward and Kate Haxby, both with 16 points. 

Woodbridge 33, Huntington Beach 37:  The Lady Warriors (19-5 Overall, 5-3 Sea View League), playing from behind the entire game, kept it close throughout to lose by four to the Oilers (18-7, 5-3) at Huntington Beach Thursday night.  Woodbridge scoring was led by Ashley Ward with 9 points and Julie Walton with 8.

Woodbridge 58, El Toro 45:  The Woodbridge girls basketball team came back from being behind in the first quarter to take the lead by half-time.  The Lady Warriors (19-4 Overall, 5-2 Sea View League) pulled away in the second quarter to sweep the series against the Chargers (8-15, 1-6) at the Woodbridge Gym on Tuesday night.

Five Warriors led the scoring including Sara McCutchan with 11 points, Erin Beadle and Ashley Ward with 10, Breanna Todd with 9, and Julie Walton with 8.

Woodbridge 33, Foothill 50:  The #10 Lady Warriors (18-4 Overall, 4-2 Sea View League) lost to the #5 Knights (18-3, 6-0) Thursday night at Foothill.  Three of Woodbridge's four losses have been to Foothill.  Click here for complete coverage at OCVarsity.com.

Woodbridge 42, Northwood 40:  The Lady Warriors (18-3 Overall, 4-1 Sea View League) won a squeaker at crosstown Northwood (15-6, 2-3) on Tuesday night.  Tenth-ranked Woodbridge was led by Kaitlyn Friday with 12 points and Ashley Ward with 11.

Click here for complete coverage in the Irvine World News.

Sara McCutchan, the Lady Warriors 6-foot sophomore, has been named OC Varsity's Girls Basketball Athlete of the Week.  Click here to read comments in OCVarsity.com about her selection (look for the NOTES section).

This week's OC Varsity rankings have the Woodbridge Lady Warriors ranked #10 with their 17-3 overall record. 

Woodbridge 57, Huntington Beach 52 OT:  Led by the defense of a hustling Julie Walton, Woodbridge built a double-digit lead deep into the third quarter Thursday night against Huntington Beach at the WHS Gym.  Using a tenacious, collapsing defense, the Warriors (17-3 Overall, 3-1 Sea View League) kept the eighth-ranked Oilers (16-5, 3-1) frustrated until late in the game.  Huntington Beach made a late comeback and threw up a last second shot to tie the game at 50-50, forcing overtime.

Woodbridge 39, Football 53:  The Woodbridge Girls Basketball team fought the Foothill Knights, ranked sixth in Orange County, throughout Thursday's game at the Woodbridge Gym but ended up losing 53-39.  After falling behind 18-9 in the first quarter, Woodbridge made a run in the second quarter, narrowing the gap to within 3 points at halftime.  The Knights (14-3, 2-0 Sea View League) pulled away for good in the third quarter.

The Warriors (15-3, 1-1 Sea View League) were led by Ashley Ward with 12 points. 

Woodbridge 56, El Toro 42:  The Warriors Girls Basketball team began defense of last year's Sea View League title with a 56-42 win at El Toro Tuesday night.  Woodbridge (15-2, 1-0 Sea View League) was in control throughout including a 23-point lead against the Chargers (7-10, 0-1 Sea View League) after three quarters.

Sara McCutchan led the Warriors with 14 points followed by Ashley Ward with 13. 

The Lady Warriors basketball team played well throughout the Arroyo Tournament to make it to the finals on Saturday night.  After falling behind in the first half against the Northwood Timberwolves (11-3), the Warriors (11-2) rallied in the fourth quarter only to fall short, losing 42-38 in the Championship Game.  Ashley Ward finished with 19 points; Sara McCutchan had 8 pts.

In earlier games of the Arroyo Tournament, the Lady Warriors were successful throughout:

Coach Bangs out sick, but Warriors win easily...

By BRENT SHAVER

Irvine World News 

After 502 career wins Woodbridge High girls basketball coach Eric Bangs deserved a night off.   Bangs, who was ill, missed the Warriors' non-league home game against Mission Viejo on Thursday night.

Junior varsity coach John Hattrup stepped right in and the Warriors didn't miss a beat, taking down the Diablos, 56-38.   "I haven't sat on the varsity bench and had to make a decision in a long time, but it was a lot of fun," said Hattrup, who previously coached varsity at Mission Viejo and Brea Olinda.

Woodbridge 58, Sonora 31:  Erin Beadle's 12 points, including two 3-pointers, helped the Warriors (9-1) beat the Sonora Raiders (5-5), played at Sonora Tuesday night.

Warrior Girls Varsity Basketball team takes their 5-0 record into the Santa Ana Elks Tournament (hosted by Segerstrom), which started Monday and ends with the final on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Foothill, Woodbridge, Laguna Hills and Valencia are among the top teams in the 12-team field. Woodbridge knocked off preseason No. 10 Orange Lutheran by two points in the finals of our own Woodbridge Tip-Off Classic on December 1.

(Click here to see "Orange County top 10"  in OCVarsity.com)