By Robert Grasso, assistant director of athletics and physical education
Congratulations to all four varsity teams for earning league titles and coastal league players of the year.
The 2023–2024 winter athletic season was one for the ages. All four LJCDS varsity teams, women’s and men’s basketball and women’s and men’s soccer, captured league titles. This is the first time in school history that all four winter teams won the league championship in the same season. In addition, athletes from each team were named as the League Player of the Year in all four sports. Way to go, Torreys!
Women’s Basketball Team
Won 26 games
Won the Coastal League Championship
Qualified for the Open Division (reserved for the best eight teams in San Diego)
Advanced to the Open Division championship game
Won two Southern California Regional games
Men’s Basketball Team
Won 23 games
Won the Coastal League Championship
Qualified for the Open Division
Won the first Open Division playoff game in program history
Women’s Soccer Team
Finished with a record of 13-2-4
Won the Pacific League Championship
Won the Division IV CIF Championship
This was the first CIF title for the program since 2006
Men’s Soccer Team
Finished with a record of 13-2-4
Won the Coastal League Championship
This was the first Coastal League title for the program since 2008
These four individuals were voted League Player of the Year out of 60–140 other players, depending on the sport.
Coastal League Women’s Basketball Player of the Year
Naomi Panganiban ’24 scored 23.3 points per game and went over 1,000 points for her high school career
Coastal League Men’s Basketball Player of the Year
Chris Carrillo ’25 averaged 17.9 points per game
Pacific League Women’s Soccer Player of the Year
Hannah Eftekhari ’25 scored 42 goals and had 15 assists
Coastal League Men’s Soccer Player of the Year
Phillip Finch ’24 scored 15 goals and had 17 assists