Boys basketball: Mesa handles Saddleback

COSTA MESA - Costa Mesa High senior guard Steve Whittaker had 18

points and 10 rebounds and senior center Mike Payne had nine of his 11

points and all eight rebounds in the second half to help the Mustangs

earn a nonleague boys basketball home win over Saddleback Tuesday night.

Senior Jun Gandia added nine, all on three-pointers, for the winners

(3-2). Whittaker drained four three-pointers as the Mustangs hit 10 from

beyond the arc.

NONLEAGUE

Costa Mesa 61, Saddleback 39 Score by Quarters

Saddleback 6 16 8 9 - 39

Costa Mesa 16 14 17 14 - 61

Saddleback - Isais 15, R. Gonzalez 12, Winrow 3, Singh 3, Reyes 2,

Sosa 2, Amezcua 2.

3-pt. goals - Singh 1.

Fouled out - J. Gonzalez.

Technicals - None.

Costa Mesa - Whittaker 18, Payne 11, Gandia 9, Conte 6, Vakili 6,

Krikorian 5, Clark 2, Fregoso 2, Millward 2, Cabico 0, Biggio 0Amburgey

0.

3-pt. goals - Whittaker 4, Gandia 3, Vakili 2, Krikorian 1.

Fouled out - None.

Technicals - None.