Boys basketball: Eagles slip past Anaheim, 57-56

COSTA MESA - Estancia High senior Jason Simco’s free throw with 12

seconds left gave the host Eagles enough to hold off Anaheim, 57-56, in a

nonleague boys basketball game Wednesday.

Estancia senior Darshaun Garner paced the winners (11-5) with 19 points

and what Coach Rich Boyce estimated at 12 rebounds.

Junior Elisar Maldonado scored 11 points off the bench for the winners.

“Elisar played great,” Boyce said. “He was the key in the second half. We

had no spark for this game, but he gave us some. I don’t know if we were

looking ahead to (Friday’s Pacific Coast League opener at cross-town

rival Costa Mesa), or what.”

Jesus Salcedo led the Colonists (10-5) with 20 points. Anaheim missed a

last-second shot to help the Eagles escape.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

Nonleague

Estancia 57, Anaheim 56

Score by Quarters

Anaheim 13 17 14 12 - 56

Estancia 11 16 19 11 - 57

Anaheim - Salcedo 20, Pickney 12, Mendoza 14, Thomas 8, Torres 2.

3-pt. goals - Pickney 2, Salcedo 2.

Fouled out - None.

Technicals - None.

Estancia - Garner 19, Maldonado 11, Cantrell 9, Chandler 6, Rodriguez 6,

Simco 4, Aguilar 2, Jimenez 0.

3-pt. goals - Simco 1, Cantrell 1.

Fouled out - None.

Technicals - None.