Boys basketball: Sailors hold off Fountain Valley

Tony Altobelli

NEWPORT BEACH - Aaron Yarnal picked a good time to find his

offense.

The senior shooter, stuck on two points for three quarters, scored 11

of his 13 points in the final frame to help the Newport Harbor High boys

basketball team to a 64-52 pool play win over visiting Fountain Valley at

the Bill Reynolds Classic Tuesday night.

Tony Melum led the Sailors (4-0) with 20 points, while Greg Perrine

(12 points) and Erik Peterson (10 points) also reached double figures.

The Sailors led by as many as 13 points midway through the third

quarter, but Fountain Valley (1-1) drew even with six minutes left in the

game.

From there, Newport outscored the Barons, 21-9, with Yarnal and Melum

contributing 15 of those points.

The Sailors will play Calabasas on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. followed by

Rancho Verde on Friday at 6:45 p.m.

BILL REYNOLDS CLASSIC

Pool play

Newport Harbor 64, Fountain Valley 52

Fountain Valley 10 9 18 15 - 52

Newport Harbor 10 15 16 23 - 64

Fountain Valley - Dailey 18, Ball 10, Fendon 8, Torres 8, Wheatley 5,

Guerney 3.

3 pt. goals - Dailey 1.

Fouled out - None.

Newport Harbor - Melum 20, Yarnal 13, Perrine 12, Peterson 10, Young

5, Spigner 2, Diefenbach 2.

3 pt. goals - Young 1, Yarnal 1.

Fouled out - None.