Girls basketball: Blast from the past

Joseph Boo

COSTA MESA - Six days ago, Costa Mesa High’s girls basketball team

beat Villa Park, 54-42, but that was another millennium. This time, the

Spartans made sure history didn’t repeat as they won easily, 58-37,

Tuesday night in nonleague play.

“They hustled and got every loose ball,” Costa Mesa Coach Jim Weeks said,

“and we missed our shots. It’s hard to win when you score nine points in

the second half.”

The Mustangs (10-5) shot 1 for 26 in that stretch, with Jenny Earnest

getting the team’s lone field goal. Villa Park (8-8) also got Costa Mesa

center Autumn Smith into foul trouble.

Smith drew her third foul early in the second quarter against Spartan

center Lauren Yabon and saw limited action afterwards. She ended up with

four points in the game. Costa Mesa, who was leading 17-7 after one, saw

its lead whittled away to 28-27 at halftime.

“Autumn got into foul trouble and that changed the complexion of the

game,” Weeks said.

Her backup Maria Lazos ended up with eight points, which led the

Mustangs. Earnest led all starters with seven points. Nine different

Mustangs scored.

Nonleague

Costa Mesa, Villa Park

Score by Quarters

Villa Park 7 20 17 17 - 58

Costa Mesa 17 11 2 7 - 37 Villa Park - Shamizu 22, Yabon 16, Bielefeld 8, Watanabe 2, Dyk 0, Olsen

0, Powell 6, Hoo 2, Theis 2.

3-pt. goals - Shamizu 1.

Fouled out - None.

Technicals - None.

Costa Mesa - .

3-pt. goals - Earnest 7, Smith 4, Hatsushi 4, Marshall 2, Caron 2, Lazos

8, Muniz 2, Trejo 5, Hitt 2, Cooper 0, Le 1..

Fouled out - None.

Technicals - None.