Boys basketball: Eagles take third

IRVINE - Jon Cantrell continued his hot shooting, scoring 24

points, including six three-pointers to lead Estancia High to a 61-48

boys basketball win over Irvine in the third place game of the Irvine

World News Classic.

Jason Simco scored 21 points for the Eagles (6-3), while Travis Chandler

added 10.

The Eagles held Irvine to only six points in the first quarter and opened

up a 15-point lead in the first half.

“Our defense was strong early,” Coach Rich Boyce said. “We really

executed well on offense and got, pretty much, whatever shot we wanted in

the ball game.”

Estancia will host Huntington Beach Tuesday at 7 p.m. in a nonleague

matchup.

“I’m very pleased with the outcome of the tournament,” Boyce said.

“Winning three games in this tournament is a good accomplishment.

Hopefully, we can keep it going.”

IRVINE WORLD NEWS TOURNAMENT

Third place

Estancia 61, Irvine 48

Estancia 14 19 15 13 - 61

Irvine 6 12 13 17 - 48

Estancia - Chandler 10, Simco 21, Cantrell 24, Aguilar 4, Jimenez 2,

Maldonado 0, Rodriguez 0, Garner 0, Hernandez 0.

3 pt. goals - Simco 3, Cantrell 6.

Fouled out - none.

Irvine - Schiesel 2, Spear 6, Carter 4, M. Roggero 4, Bosshart 9, Devries

5, Davis 6, Havlett 2, Patton 6, A. Roggero 4.

3 pt. goals - Bosshart 1.

Fouled out - none.