Girls basketball: Northwood drops Newport Harbor in overtime, 36-31

Richard Dunn

DOWNEY - Newport Harbor High’s girls basketball team held a

four-point lead with 40 seconds left in the game, but Northwood rallied

to win in overtime Tuesday, 36-31, in the Artesia Tournament at Warren

High.

Newport Harbor (0-8) was led by Evita Castillo, who scored nine points

and grabbed nine rebounds, while Northwood’s Elmo Rezaei domainted the

game with 19 points. Northwood improved to 2-6.

“We let (a 29-25 lead) slip away,” said Harbor Coach Glenn Albios,

whose teams faces the Alhambra-Fontana loser Thursday at 4 p.m. at

Warren.

ARTESIA TOURNAMENT

Second round

Northwood 36, Newport Harbor 31 (ot)

Score by Periods

Northwood 6 8 5 10 7 - 36

Newport Harbor 7 7 6 9 2 - 31

Northwood - N. Bertanian 0, T. Bertanian 4, Pace 0, Nichols 5, Rezaei

19, Lipscomb 8.

3-pt. goals - None.

Fouled out - None.

Technical fouls - None.

Newport Harbor - Campbell 0, Whitfield 2, Mino 3, Castillo 9, Vasquez

7, Allen 0, Woller 7, Gorman 3, Brooks 0.

3-pt. goals - Gorman 1.

Fouled out - Mino, Vasquez.

Technical fouls - None.