Boys basketball: Sea Kings rally to defeat Artists

CORONA DEL MAR - The Corona del Mar High boys basketball team

overcame a 31-26 halftime deficit to earn a 67-60 Pacific Coast League

victory over visiting Laguna Beach Friday.

The Sea Kings (10-13, 4-2) had four players score in double figures

for only the third time this season, the first time in eight games.

Seniors Idean Shahangian and Charlie Alshuler paced the winners with

15 apiece, while Zach Brewster had 12 and Eric Snell 11.

All of Brewster’s points came after halftime, when the Sea Kings,

responding to some pointed halftime encouragement from Coach Paul Orris,

turned the five-point deficit into an 18-point lead midway through the

fourth quarter.

“We got their attention at halftime,” Orris said. “We really played

much better in the second half.”

The win keeps the Sea Kings tied for second with Costa Mesa, one game

behind league-leading University, which rallied to tie Northwood with .9

seconds left, then won in overtime, 96-90 Friday at Uni.

Pacific Coast League

Corona del Mar 67, Laguna Beach 60

Score by Quarters

Laguna Beach 12 19 9 20 - 60

Corona del Mar 11 15 19 22 - 67

Laguna Beach - Norfleet 17, Blodgett 13, Brown 9, Leahy 7, Chatrath 6,

Ridet 6, Foes, 2.

3-pt. goals - Norfleet 2, Blodgett 2, Chatrath 1, Leahy 1.

Fouled out - Leahy, Foes.

Technicals - Brown 1.

Corona del Mar - Shahangian 15, Alshuler 15, Brewster 12, Snell 11,

Richardson 8, Grey 4, K. Mancillas 1, Reynolds 1, B. Mancillas 0, Glass

0, Marston 0..

3-pt. goals - Shahangian 1, Snell 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.