Boys basketball: Mesa takes third

TRABUCO HILLS - Nathan Jones had 23 points and grabbed eight

rebounds to lead Costa Mesa High’s boys basketball team to a 63-59 win

over Trabuco Hills in the third-place game of the Trabuco Hills

Tournament.

The Mustangs (8-3), who trailed throughout the game, went 13 for 16

from the free-throw line, including three in the final 11 seconds to pull

out the win.

“It was a great, hard-fought win,” Mustangs Coach Bob Serven said. “We

had to battle right down to the end.”

Jones and Mustangs’ teammate Ryan Naff were each named to the

all-tournament team.

Costa Mesa will travel to Sunny Hills High to take on the Lancers

tonight at 7.

TRABUCO HILLS TOURNAMENT

Third Place

Costa Mesa 63. Trabuco Hills 59

Costa Mesa 10 16 19 18 - 63

Trabuco Hills 13 19 18 9 - 59

Costa Mesa - Conte 0, Hatsushi 7, Whittaker 7, Weir 8, Payne 3, Naff

11, Jones 23, Ferryman 4.

3 pt. goals - Weir 2, Whittaker 2, Naff 1, Jones 1.

Fouled out - Payne, Ferryman.

Trabuco Hills- Tudor 6, Wright 5, Newkirt 8, Kupper 3, Martin 5,

Fields 30, Holt 2.

3 pt. goals - Tudor 1, Wright 1, Kupper 1, Wright 1.

Fouled out - none.