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SoCal Prep & High School Report

Orange County Southern Section
Report For Wednesday's Games--(February 12, 1998)

Here are the Orange County games (well, almost all of them, we're actually missing about three we know of, and we'll sneak them in here later on as time permits). Not much unexpected took place Wednesday. Check out the scores and highlights below.

Arrowhead League

Southern California Christian 75, Hemet Hamilton 74 (OT)

Jerome Metz made one of two free throws with less than 30 seconds remaining in overtime for SCC. Chad White scored 33 points and Sang Lee had 14.

Century League

Villa Park 60, Foothill 39

Alan Verzani had 24 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocked shots to lead ninth-ranked Villa Park to a 60-39 victory over Foothill Wednesday, clinching the Spartans' third consecutive Century League title. Villa Park (18-6, 8-1), which is 27-2 in league over the last three years, outscored Foothill 18-4 in the first quarter and never faltered, holding Foothill leading scorer Larry Cambra to eight points. Adam Keith scored 11 points and had nine rebounds and Alex Will had 10 points for Villa Park. Foothill is 9-16, 4-5.

Canyon 56, El Modena 49

Drew Gaulden scored 22 points for Canyon (17-8, 4-5). Teammate Neil Hammad scored 11 points for the Comanches.

Santa Ana Valley 58, Orange 48

Ralph Farias scored 14 points and Jason Law had 13 for Santa Ana Valley (8-16, 4-5), which led 18-5 after the first quarter.

Empire League

Century 48, Katella 36

Century scored the first 11 points of the game and went on to upset No. 7 ranked Katella. Terrail Zoller scored seven of his 17 points in the opening run. He finished with 10 rebounds. Katella (21-4, 6-3), which fell into a tie for first with Loara, cut the deficit to four with about five minutes remaining.

El Dorado 51, Kennedy 43

Mike Gartner scored seven of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help Kennedy (13-12, 4-5) hold onto its lead. Kennedy falls to 16-9, 4-5.

Loara 42, Cypress 41

Brian Brennan made two free throws with 48 seconds remaining to give Loara (19-6, 6-3) a three-point lead. Bill Curry's basket at the buzzer for Cypress (7-16, 2-7) cut the lead to one.

Freeway League

Sonora 76, Troy 62

Fourth-ranked Sonora tied Troy for first in league Wednesday by beating the Warriors, 76-62, at Sonora. Assuming both teams win Friday they will finish with 9-1 league records. Sonora is now 21-4 overall and 8-1 in league. Troy's Jerry Inzunza had 31 points and Sonora's Jeff Berokoff had 28 points. Raider forward Marqui Worthy and Warrior Scott Blake both had 19 points each. And Sonora's Deric Hilliard had 14 points and five second-half rebounds, four on the offensive end. Reserve guard Gabe Garcia made both his second-half attempts, one of them a three-pointer. The Warriors are now 19-4 overall and also 8-1 in league. The Warriors opened the third quarter with a 9-2 run to take a 39-38 lead. Sonora got the lead back for good, 43-42, on Berokoff's three-pointer with 4:24 left in the third quarter. The Raiders went on an 11-4 run at the beginning of the fourth, and Troy was never able to make a comeback.

Buena Park 55, Sunny Hills 37

Jamall Allen scored 18 points for Buena Park (9-15, 1-8). Bim Okunrinboye led Sunny Hills (11-14, 2-7) with 11 points.

La Habra 72, Fullerton 53

Brad Egan scored 17 for La Habra (13-12, 5-4). Fullerton is 9-16, 3-6.

Golden West League

Servite 56, Tustin 36

Steve Shea had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Ryan Bulatao scored 10 points for No. 3 ranked Servite (20-5, 8-1), as they defeated Nol. 10 Tustin

Ocean View 68, Santa Ana 23

David Hatch scored 12 points for host No. 1 ranked Ocean View. Kevin Hanson had 10 points for the Seahawks (20-4, 9-0), who cliched a share of the league title.

Saddleback 73, Westminster 44

Derrick Barnes had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Alex Toland had 18 points for the Roadrunners (8-16, 3-8).

Orange League

Magnolia 78, Valencia 62

No. 8 ranked Magnolia tied a school record with its 21st victory and earned at least a share of the league title. Zamiro Bennem had 23 points and 10 assists and Anthony Zaragoza had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Magnolia (21-4, 8-1).

Brea Olinda 74, Savanna 49

Reid Carlson scored a game-high 23 points and Chris McMillian added 22 to league the No. 6 ranked Wildcates, who are 21-4 on the year aned 7-2 in league to the win against host Savanna.

Pacific Coast League

Estancia 52, Laguna Beach 47

Sam Nelson scored 20 points and James Dawkins 11 for Estancia (17-8, 6-3).

Laguna Hills 68, Costa Mesa 56

Bill Rietkerk scored 21 points and had nine rebounds as Laguna Hills (20-5, 7-2) wrapped up a share of the league title.

University 98, Aliso Niguel 92

Aliso Niguel led 74-64 at the end of the third quarter, but Jeff Groendal scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth as University (14-9, 6-3) outscored the Wolverines, 34-18. Groendal put University up, 82-80, with a three-pointer. Eric Palmer led University, which clinched a playoff spot, with 24 points, including five three-pointers. Justin Hunt scored 20.

Sea View League

Santa Margarita 71, Corona del Mar 34

Jake Rohe and Ryan Forehan-Kelly each scored 17 points for No. 2 ranked Santa Margarita (23-2, 8-1), which clinched sole possession of the league title.

Newport Harbor 65, Woodbridge 61

Woodbridge led, 51-45, going into fourth quarter, but Matt Jameson had eight of his 18 points in the fourth to help Newport Harbor (17-8, 6-3) rally. Scott Adam Hearlson led the Sailors with 17 points.

South Coast League

Capistrano Valley 62, San Clemente 57

The Cougars clinched at least a share of the league title. With four minutes remaining, Capistrano Valley (18-7, 7-2) trailed by four, but rallied. Ryan Badrtalei led the Cougars with 17 points and seven rebounds and Mike Stowell scored 16 points. Semaj Johnson scored 24 points for San Clemente (12-12, 3-6).

Mater Dei 86, Trabuco Hills 76

Mike Bayer scored 24 of his 29 points in the second half and Mater Dei (17-7, 6-3) overcame a nine-point halftime deficit. Ryan Webster scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half for Trabuco Hills (13-12, 4-5).

Dana Hills 60, Mission Viejo 42

Tim McKee scored 17 points and Brett Nowell had 14 points for the Dolphins (13-12, 6-3).

Sunset League

Los Alamitos 59, Edison 56.

The Griffins trailed Edison by 21 points during the second quarter, but then also found a five point lead also disappear. But finally Matt Komer's Griffins from Los Alamitos finally won the game. Los Alamitos improved to 16-8 overall and 7-2 in league.