Magic wins battle of unbeatens

Nguyen Dau scored 22 points and Nate Hagland grabbed 18 rebounds to

go along with seven points Sunday to lead the Fountain Valley Magic past

El Toro, 49-45, in a Division I semifinal showdown of the 2000 National

Junior Basketball Championship Series.

In the battle between a pair of 11-0 teams, Ricky Hagen also scored 12

points and added five assists and Ryan Pham scored eight points along

with 10 rebounds as the Magic (12-0) advanced to Sunday’s championship

game at Edison High (5:15 p.m.).

In other NJB action:

FV Grizzlies 55, Placentia Rockets 48

In another Division I matchup that featured seven lead changes, the

Grizzlies battled back from a three-point deficit to pull out the second

round win. Robert Hansen came up with six steals, Nico Caputo had five

steals, Jason Croswell hit three, three-point shots and finished with 11

points, Kevin Ferraro played outstanding defense, and Michael Entin paved

the way with 22 points and 13 rebounds.

Whittier 43, FV Hornets 29

The Whittier Thunder broke open a tight contest by going on a 14-0 run to

end the Division I semifinal game. Jason Urbaniac scored 12 points to

lead the Hornets, who play in the division’s third-place game Sunday.

DIVISION 2

FV Red Storm 56, Newport Mesa 48

Samer Haddad scored 21 points to lead a Fountain Valley scoring attack

that saw nine of its 10 players break into the scoring column, and the

Red Storm, winners of all 12 games this season, advanced to Sunday’s

title game at Chaffey College.