Basketball Roundup : Escondido’s Barnhard Scores 28 Points to Finish Off El Camino, 70-68 Mission Bay Holds Kearny Scoreless in the First Quarter and Goes On to Upset the No. 2 Team in Triple Overtime, 59-54

Getting some nice finishing touches from Brooks Barnhard, Escondido defeated El Camino, 70-68, Friday night in an Avocado League game.

Barnhard, a 6-foot 8-inch junior center, scored 8 points in the final 3 minutes 10 seconds.

Barnhard, who had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, played to a standoff with El Camino’s 6-6 senior Lee Cobb, an all-county player as a junior. Cobb had 28 points and 12 rebounds, but was held to just 9 points in the second half as Barnhard played the base line of a 1-3-1 defense to perfection.

Barnhard scored eight third-quarter points and 5-10 guard Tim Bone hit two three-pointers as Escondido (10-4, 3-1) scored 10 of the last 12 points in the quarter to get back into the game. El Camino led by nine at halftime.

Less than three minutes into the final quarter, El Camino’s second leading scorer, Scott Oatsvall, fouled out with El Camino leading, 58-56.

With El Camino (10-4, 3-1) holding a 62-59 lead, Barnhard reversed his dribble and spun to the baseline around Cobb for a layup. Forty seconds later, Barnhard made both ends of a one-and-one, to put Escondido on top to stay, 63-62. Bone stole the ensuing El Camino inbounds pass and made a 17-foot jumper from straight away.

In other Avocado League games, Oceanside defeated San Pasqual, 48-35; Ramona defeated Rancho Buena Vista, 49-42, and San Marcos defeated Carlsbad, 70-64.

--JEFF PARENTI

CITY WESTERN Mission Bay 59, Kearny 54 (3 OT)--Keith Henderson hit four straight free throws to lift Mission Bay to the upset of second-ranked Kearny. Mission Bay led, 9-0, after the first quarter and at halftime, 22-5. Kearny rallied and a basket by John Williamson with 10 seconds left in regulation tied the game. With the score tied, 51-51, entering the third overtime, Mission Bay scored all eight of its points from the free-throw line. Kearny played without its leading scorer, Randy Robinson, who was benched for disciplinary reasons. Steve Grebing scored 16 and Henderson added 15 for Mission Bay (6-10, 1-0). Chris Ortiz scored 18 and Williamson 14 for Kearny (13-3, 0-1).

University City 77, USDHS 43--University City put the game away early by outscoring host University of San Diego High School, 20-4, in the first quarter. John Tabor scored 20 and Jerome Price added 12 for University City (8-6, 1-0). Anthony Massa led USDHS (4-9, 0-1) with 12 points.

La Jolla 82, Clairemont 59--Sean Rodgers scored 23 points to lead No. 10 La Jolla. Rodgers did not play in the fourth quarter as host La Jolla (9-5, 1-0) held a 67-40 lead after three quarters. Clairemont’s Ray McDavid led all scorers with 26 points. Clairemont is 4-9 and 0-1.

GROSSMONT Valhalla 78, Monte Vista 77--Rafid Kiti scored on a jumper with 2:11 left to give ninth-ranked Valhalla its first victory ever over Monte Vista after 26 losses. Valhalla led, 23-13, after the first quarter, but Monte Vista rallied to lead, 40-39, at halftime. Monte Vista took a 77-76 lead on two free throws by Scott Winne with 3:02 remaining, but did not score again. Kiti had 28 points and Tony Clark added 22 to lead Valhalla (9-4, 7-0). Winne scored 26 and Jason Ehlen added 18 for Monte Vista (7-6, 4-3).

Santana 80, El Capitan 64--Stu Back scored 18 of his team-high 23 points in the first half as No. 5 Santana defeated host El Capitan (4-9, 2-5). Back also had 10 rebounds. Tim Barry added 15 points for Santana (13-1, 7-0). El Capitan’s Jason Berkshire had game highs of 28 points and 13 rebounds.

Grossmont 58, Mount Miguel 54--Lance Williams scored 28 points, including 11 of 11 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter, to lead Grossmont (9-6, 5-3) at Mount Miguel (4-9, 2-5). Jason Foggiano added 16 points and 7 assists for Grossmont.

Briefly--Granite Hills 111, El Cajon Valley 62.

CITY EASTERN

Patrick Henry 51, Serra 41--Patrick Henry outscored host Serra, 13-3, in the fourth quarter to break a 38-38 tie. Terrence Hamilton scored 13 points and Bart Brandenburg added 11 off the bench to lead Patrick Henry (8-5, 1-0). Keith Ladue scored 17 points, including 13 in the second quarter, for Serra (6-7, 0-1). Serra’s only points of the fourth quarter came with 2:41 left on a layup and subsequent free throw by Dexter Springall.

Briefly--Point Loma 68, Mira Mesa 65.

CITY CENTRAL Christian 87, St. Augustine 84 (2 OT)--Christian outscored St. Augustine, 10-7, in the second overtime at St. Augustine. David Jeremiah led Christian with 38 points and White added 19. Doug Carter led St. Augustine (5-10, 0-1) with 32 points and John Russell added 20.

Lincoln 95, Crawford 83--Coach Ron Loneski’s style at Lincoln has been to wear opponents down by the second half with the Hornets’ fast-paced style. It worked perfectly as No. 4 Lincoln (13-2, 1-0) outscored Crawford, 22-11, in the third period. All 11 Lincoln players scored, including Roger Johnson, who had 22 points. Chris Johnson paced Crawford with 36 points and Lamont Grove added 27.

Briefly--San Diego 59, Hoover 56.

PALOMAR Poway 65, Fallbrook 58--Gabby Awbrey scored 21 points and was 9 of 10 from the field to lead seventh-ranked Poway. The Titans (12-3, 3-1) trailed by four points after the first quarter but outscored Fallbrook, 18-11, in the second quarter. Adam Jones added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Poway. Mike West paced Fallbrook (4-7, 2-1) with 21 points.

Torrey Pines 79, San Dieguito 51--Top-ranked Torrey Pines opened the second half with 11 straight points to pull ahead for good at San Dieguito. Tom Underwood opened the third quarter with two three-pointers and Kevin Friel added another. Courtie scored 18 points and Underwood 14 to pace Torrey Pines (18-0, 4-0). Jeff Zevely, 12 of 12 from the free-throw line, led San Dieguito (6-9, 0-3) with 22 points.

Briefly--Vista 66, Orange Glen 65.

METRO Hilltop 58, Marian 42--Hilltop outscored visiting Marian, 18-9, in the first quarter and never trailed. Mark Dirksen scored 24 points and had 13 rebounds for Hilltop (8-10, 4-1). John Moore scored 11 and Chad Boyd added 10 for Hilltop. Brannon Hayes led Marian (4-10, 3-3) with 15 points.

Southwest 64, Chula Vista 63--Art Balce sank two free throws awarded on a technical foul in the final seconds to lift Southwest at Chula Vista. Will Tate scored 16 points and Hubert Phillips and Balce added 13 each for Southwest (11-5, 4-2). James Shaw led Chula Vista (5-13, 3-4) with 19 points.

Sweetwater 65, Montgomery 62 (OT)--Sweetwater’s Charles Starns scored a three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score at 59-59. Freshman Melvin Rush sank two free throws late in overtime to clinch the victory for Sweetwater. Carlos Campbell scored 27 points and Scott Catlin added 14 for Sweetwater (8-10, 5-2). Cid White scored 18 and Paul Ssali added 17 for Montgomery (8-6, 5-1).

Briefly--Coronado 78, Mar Vista 74.