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SoCal High School & Prep Report

Southern Section Orange County
Scores From Friday--(February 8, 1998)

Man, are there a ton of games in the Southern Section. Yesterday we put up all the Southern Section scores, news and highlights we could find, except for the Orange County games. Well, we've spent a while collecting the games which occurred behind the Orange Curtain on Friday, and here they are.

Orange County Report From Friday, February 6:

Academy League

St. Margaret's 77, Capistrano Valley Christian 59

St. M's improved to 4-3 in league and 8-11 overall, while CVC dropped to 3-4 in league and 8-12 for the season. Hakon Bergheim of St.M had 22 points while Lund of CVC had 18, and Allen had 17. Alex Huff of St. M's had 12 rebounds, 11 assists to go with the 18 points, while Dylan Gilbert had 17 rebounds. Hakon Bergheim also had 11 rebounds.

Downey Calvary Chapel 72, Fairmont 25

Junior forward Keegan McInnis had 23 points and seven rebounds as DCC improved to 13-9 overall and 8-0 in league play.

Century League

Villa Park 65, Santa Ana Valley 44

Villa Park trailed at the half, 29-28, but outscored the Falcons, 21-4, in the third quarter to put the game away. Alan Verzani scored 19 points, had 16 rebounds and nine blocks to lead Villa Park (17-6, 7-1). Chris Hillman added 11 points and seven assists. Koa Bartlett led Santa Ana Valley (7-16, 3-5) with 18 points.

El Modena 61, Orange 59

El Modena improved to 12-11 overall and 6-2 in league while Orange dropped to 1-7 in league play as Frank Wise made two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to win the game for the Vanguards. El Modena was led by Mar. Garcia with 13 points while Orange was led by Morel with 19.

Canyon 66, Foothill 56

Canyon had three players in double figures as they improved to 16-8 overall and 3-5 in league play. The high scorers for Canyon were Hammad with 18, Drew Gaulden with 19, and Hogan with 11. For Foothill, which dropped to 9-15 on the year and 4-4 in league, Cambra with 16 was the leading scorer.

Empire League

Loara 49, Kennedy 32

Loara was led by Banda with 25 points while Jimmerson was the high scorer for Kennedy. There was only one three-point goal made the entire game by Powers of Kennedy, which dropped to 13-11 overall and 4-4 in league, while Loara improved to 18-6 and 5-3 in league.

Katella 71, El Dorado 53

Don Carey scored eight of his 10 points as Katella sprinted away to a 26-14 first-quarter lead on its way to a victory at El Dorado. Robert Abercrombie led the Knights with 27 points and Matt Tisthammer scored 14 and Brandon Jordan 12 for Katella (21-3, 6-2). Mike Gartner led the Golden Hawks with 19 points. El Dorado (14-9, 3-5) cut the lead to eight points in the third quarter but couldn't get any closer.

Century 56, Cypress 49

Century outscored Cypress, 18-9, and took control of the game. Terrail Zoller led Century with 21 points and Mike Zepeda added 18. Chris Heil led Cypress with 20 points.

Freeway League

Sonora 80, Buena Park 44

Jeffrey Berokoff scored 24 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead the Raiders who improved to 20-4 overall and 7-1 in league. BP dropped to 12-12 overall and remains winless in league at 0-8. BP's leading scorer, Rommel Hernandez, had 21 points. Marqui Worthy added 14 points for Sonora.

Troy 62, La Habra 51

Scott Blake had 20 points for Troy (8-0 in league and 19-3 overall) and Jerry Inzunza had seven assists and 22 points before fouling out. Fisher of La Habra had 26 points including three three's. Troy took an 11 point half-time lead and scored 20 points in the second half.

Sunny Hills 49, Fullerton 44

Bim Okuninboye led the host Lancers with 17 points and 8 assists as Sunny Hills improved to 2-6 in league and 11-13 overall. Fullerton had no player score more than 8, as they dropped to 9-15 overall and 3-5 in league.

Garden Grove League

Pacifica 77, Garden Grove 29

Jeff Swan scored 12 points to lead Pacific to the win which improved their record to 20-4 and allowed them to remain undefeated in league at 10-0. GG also had no player score more than 6 points, and dropped to 3-19 overall and 2-8 with the loss.

Bolsa Grande 76, Santiago 72

Duc Nguyen scored 23 points to lead Bolsa Grande which improved to 20-5 overall and 10-1 in league play. Santiago, which dropped to 2-8 in league play was led by Lindo with 22.

La Quinta 70, Rancho Alamitos 45

William Chau led the Aztec's three point barrage with 5 threes and collected 17 points in the game as La Quinta improved to 12-12 on the year and 5-5 in league. Rancho Alamitos dropped to 3-19 overall and 2-8 in league.

Golden West League

Servite 48, Saddleback 43

Steve Shea was four for four from the free-throw line as Servite didn't hit a field goal in the fourth quarter. Shea, who made 12 of 16 free throws in the game, led all scorers with 18 points for Servite (18-5, 7-1). Alex Toland led Saddleback (7-17, 2-6) with 14 points.

Ocean View 54, Tustin 19

That's right, you read that correctly 19 points. Tustin only had 5 players score the entire evening. The high scorer hit seven, the next highest 5, then 4, 2 and finally 1 point. What a dismal game, as . Ocean View set a school record for the fewest points allowed in a game as the second-ranked Seahawks defeated No. 8 Tustin, 54-19, in a Golden West League game Friday night. The previous record was 22 points, set against San Luis Obispo and tied this season against Westminster. Ocean View (18-4, 8-0), which led 23-2 at the half and 40-6 at the end of the third, had defeated Tustin (18-6, 5-3) in their first league game, 59-49. The Seahawks were led by Tony Dow with 13 points, six rebounds and five assists. Kevin Hanson added six points and 10 rebounds. Ocean View, top-ranked in Division III-A, plays Etiwanda, ranked second in Division I-AA, today in the Nike Extravaganza at 11 a.m.

Tustin missed every shot they took, all 11 of them in the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, they had not scored. At the end of the second they had made just one basket, and likewise, they only scored once in the third. Tustin finished the first half shooting 1 of 25 from the floor. It was not just the defense, which was impressive, but DeShaun Foster and Troy Sims both missed from point-blank range. Tony Dow led the Seahawks with 13 points, but no other Ocean View player had more than eight either.

Santa Ana 66, Westminster 42

Chris Galvin scored 27 pints as the Saints improved to 9-15 and 2-6 in league by beating the Westminster Lions who are winless both on the season (0-18) and in league play at 0-8.

Olympic League

Ontario Christian 56, Brethren Christian 54 (OT)

Justin Miller of Brethren Christian which is now 5-18 overall and only 1-7 in league play, scored the last four points in regulation to send the game into overtime, but it wasn't enough as the Knights (9-13, 2-6) prevailed. Romel Agee hit a three-pointer to open the overtime period and put Ontario Christian ahead for good. Brian Fuqua led all scorers for Ontario Christian with 23 points. Agee finished with 11. Justin Miller led Brethren Christian with 22 points and eight rebounds and Kevin Thomas added 14 points and seven rebounds.

Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 97, Whittier Christian 66

Brett Young had 27 points for Calvary Chapel which improved its record to 18-6 overall and 8-0 in league play, while Whittier Christian was led by Josh Steeter's 24 points, dropping to 13-11 overall, and 4-4 in league.

Orange Lutheran 73, Valley Christian 58

Erick Steelman had 22 points but the host Crusaders (10-11, 3-5 in league) dropped the game to the Lancers. OL's Jason Whieldon had 10 assists to go with his 23 points, while Matt Erickson had 15 rebounds and 19 points. Eric Lerch held Steelman to only 7 points in the second half as OL improved to 12-9 overall and 6-2 in league, and VC dropped to 10-11 on the season and 3-5 in league play.

Orange League

Brea Olinda 90, Valencia 69

Junior point guard Kyle Dodd had 11 points , while Chris McMillian, who is bound for Wyoming next year had 27, including three three-pointers. Reid Carlson also had 15 points, and Jeff Mason had 12 points and 15 boards for Brea which improved to 20-4 and 6-2 in league, its only two losses coming at the hands of Magnolia. Brea Olinda took a 51-16 lead at the half and then scored another 49 points in the second half.

Savanna 69, Western 44

Savanna was led by King with 22 and Mark Watson who had 12 rebounds. Western was led by Rana with 15 points.

Anaheim 67, Magnolia 65

Magnolia, which up until this game had been undefeated in league play at 7-0 and 20-3 overall before Friday's game, was led by Zamiro Bennem (6'-3" Sr. PG) who is bound for Irvine had 30 points, while Faoa had 16. Anaheim was led by four players all with more than 10: Nguyen with 13, Salcedo with 13, Jimmy Campos with 16, and Parham with 14. Magnolia is now 7-1 in league, and Anaheim improved to 2-5 in league. Jimmy Campos hit a three-pointer with 15 seconds left in the contest to win the game for Anaheim.

Pacific Coast League

Laguna Hills 55, Laguna Beach 51

Laguna Hills reached 19 victories for the first time in school history. The victory also gave Laguna Hills (19-5, 6-2) sole possession of first place in the Pacific Coast League and put it a game up on Estancia (16-8, 5-3) and University (18-9, 5-3), both winners Friday. Laguna Hills, which has won four in a row, plays at Costa Mesa (4-18, 0-8) Wednesday and closes out at home against Aliso Niguel (12-12, 4-4) Friday.

Laguna Beach (15-9, 4-4) fell into a fourth-place tie with Aliso Niguel, but not without a fight. The Artists suited up only seven players because of injuries, then lost starting forward Spencer Dornin for a good chunk of the second half after Dornin injured his right knee with 5 minutes 11 seconds left in the third quarter. He didn't return until the 4:54 mark of the final quarter, and his knee was heavily bandaged. Laguna Hills opened a 32-17 lead shortly before half-time, but couldn't buy a basket after that, and the Artists crept back into contention on the strength of an 18-7 run. A three-point basket by guard B.J. Jameson closed out the third quarter with the Hawks ahead, 39-36. A driving basket by Chris Sirianni with 4:22 left cut Laguna Hills' lead to 45-44. Laguna Hills made seven of nine free throws down the stretch, including the front end of a two-shot foul by Jeff Eittreim with five seconds left.

Estancia 77, Aliso Niguel 62

Sam Nelson's 37 points and 12 rebounds led the host Eagles to the victory over Aliso Niguel. Nelson made 18 of 20 from the free-throw line, 12 of 13 in the fourth quarter. Estancia made 33 of 39 free throws in the game. Brett Valbuena had 16 points and James Dawkins scored 12. Aliso Niguel was led by J.J. Sola's 28 points. Nathan Hair had 12 for Aliso Niguel (13-11, 4-4).

University 92, Costa Mesa 62

Eric Palmer scored 26 points and Larry Johnson and Justin Hunt each scored 10 points for University (13-9, 5-3). Ryan Naff scored 17 points for Costa Mesa (4-18, 0-8).

Sea View League

Santa Margarita 63, El Toro 42

Dekker McKeever scored 17 points and had 13 rebounds in a victory for Santa Margarita. Ryan Forehan-Kelly scored 15 points and had 16 rebounds for the Eagles (22-1, 7-1). T.J. Williams had 14 points and nine assists for Santa Margarita.

Newport Harbor 53, Corona del Mar 33

Matt Jameson scored 25 points for Newport Harbor (16-8, 5-3), which led at the half, 30-9.

Woodbridge 68, Irvine 61

Scott Barlow scored 30 points in a victory for Woodbridge (12-12, 3-5). Teammate Charles Clark had 17 points. Chris Ferguson scored 23 points for host Irvine (13-11, 2-6).

South Coast League

Capistrano Valley 73, Trabuco Hills 60

Josh Garrett scored 20 points and Jermaine McDaniel added 18 for Capistrano Valley (17-6, 6-2). Evan Fields scored 17 points to lead Trabuco Hills (13-11, 4-4).

Mission Viejo 62, San Clemente 56

Jerry Bolton had 18 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks for Mission Viejo (7-16, 1-7), which earned its first league victory.

Mater Dei 37, Dana Hills 35

The Monarchs moved into a tie for second place in the South Coast League with Dan Hills, and both are now 5-3 in league, one game behind Capistrano Valley. Mater Dei lost to Dana Hills two weeks ago 53-46 for its first ever South Coast League defeat. They then lost to Trabuco Hills and Capistrano Valley in the next games. On Friday, Mater Dei, which is 15-7 overall, outscored Dana Hills 11-5 in the fourth quarter and held DH to one basket in the fourth. Dana Hills dropped to 12-12 overall. Dana Hills had led 30-26 going into the fourth quarter, but Steve Scoggin made two free throws to cut the lead to two, and an inside pass from Mike Bayer to Steve Henderson tied it at 32-32 with 5:12 to play. Bayer then made a layup a minute later to put Mater Dei on top by two, and then Derrick Mansell hit a three-pointer to make it 37-32 with 3:17 to play. DH's Larry Page responded with a layup to pull within 37-34.

Sunset League

Edison 47, Fountain Valley 45

Edison scored only five points in the final quarter, but held off Fountain Valley, 47-45, and took sole possession of second place in the Sunset League. Fountain Valley (11-11, 4-4 in league) had been one of the league's hottest teams, winning four of its last five games. But the Barons fell as the visiting Chargers (13-8, 5-3) saw the upside of good defense. Edison, not expected to challenge for the league title, remained one game behind Los Alamitos, which it plays Wednesday; third-place Fountain Valley is two games back with two to play.

Edison limited Eric Edmunds to just eight points--all in the third quarter--and didn't give up a point in the final 2 minutes 45 seconds as it avenged a 56-48 loss in the previous meeting. In that game, Edmunds scored 15. Though a 6-0 run in the final 1:40 of the third quarter--including Logan Saito's basket underneath at the buzzer--provided a 42-35 cushion going into the fourth quarter, it disappeared quickly. Fountain Valley's full-court pressure led to an 8-0 run--including consecutive baskets by Sean Burns, one off Nate Rogers' steal, the other off Rogers' assist--which made it 43-42, Barons. But Edison's Raden Sami (11 points) scored inside and Ian Jennings (15 points) buried a three-pointer with 3:48 left. The Chargers' 47-43 lead held up. Jennings was averaging 5.5 points, but worked his way into the starting lineup in recent games. Sami, Jennings, Hwan Min and Daniel Nehrig rotated on Edmunds. He was three-for-six shooting, but had only two shots in the first half. No Barons' starter scored double figures, though Brad Keenan scored 10.

Esperanza 54, Huntington Beach 53

Pat McCarty scored 14 points and Kevin Brown added 12 for Esperanza (9-15, 2-6).

Los Alamitos 66, Marina 47

Ryan Ellis scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Ricardo Garibay added 16 points for Los Alamitos (14-8, 6-2). Jeff Hung scored 13 points to lead Marina. The Griffins remain tied with Bellflower. Marina dropped to .500 across the board at 11-11 overall and 4-4 in league.