Girls basketball: Eagles take care of Magnolia

LOS ALAMITOS - Estancia High girls basketball coach Paul Kirby had

root canal surgery early Wednesday, but his team filled its prescription

for relief with a 68-48 pool-play win over Magnolia at the Los Alamitos

Tournament Wednesday night.

Estancia sophomore Xochitl Byfield scored a season-high 21 points to

help the Eagles (6-3) overcome a 13-11 first-quarter deficit.

“We bounced back (from a 23-point loss Tuesday to Leuzinger),” Kirby

said. “The effort was a little better tonight.”

Senior guard Lisa Hirata had 12 points and six assists, while senior

Zuyin Barrera came off the bench to add 11 points and seven rebounds.

The Eagles, who also got 10 points from sophomore Tisha Gray, used a

9-0 run midway through the second quarter to take command.

Estancia had just five of its 16 turnovers after intermission and made

13 of 17 second-half free throws to pull away.

The Eagles will likely play Dana Hills Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Los

Alamitos High.

LOS ALAMITOS TOURNAMENT

Pool play

Estancia 68, Magnolia 48

Score by Quarters

Magnolia 13 8 16 11 - 48

Home - 11 18 15 24 - 68 Magnolia - Faoa 22, Solorio 15, Young 4, Tuitea 2, C. Gonzalez 2,

Knoll 2, Wulf 1.

3-pt. goals - Solorio 3.

Fouled out - None.

Estancia - Byfield 21, Hirata 12, Barrera 11, Gray 10, Matsufuji 5, Cassity 3, Vasquez 2, Orellana 2, Cacholla 2, Rodriguez 0.

3-pt. goals - Barrera 2, Hirata 1, Matsufuji 1.

Fouled out - None.