Girls basketball: Valley Christian topples Mesa

Valley Christian High’s Susie Boogaard, a 6-foot-3 senior center,

scored 20 points Thursday night as the Crusaders’ girls basketball team

exploded early and defeated Costa Mesa, 62-36, in the second round of the

Bellflower Tournament.

Valley Christian of Cerritos (2-0), which returns all of its starters

from last year’s team that reached a CIF Southern Section Division IV

title game, outscored the Mustangs (1-1) in the first quarter, 22-3.

Costa Mesa, led by senior Christine Caron (nine points, five rebounds,

two blocks and two assists), will face Gahr tonight at 7:30 at the same

site, Bellflower High. Megan Fate (16 points) and Michi Miller (10) also

scored in double figures for the Crusaders.

BELLFLOWER TOURNAMENT

Second round

Valley Christian 62, Costa Mesa 36

Valley Christian 22 12 20 8 - 62

Costa Mesa 3 9 12 12 - 36

Valley Christian - Fate 16, Verhoeven 2, Lovingier 6, Miller 10,

Weaver 6, Boogaard 20, Davis 2.

3-pt. goals - none.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Costa Mesa - Bello 5, Carich 2, Caron 9, Naff 6, Poncher 6, Reeves 3,

Sanchez 5, Bolzmann 0, Brick 0, Grewal 0, Landeros 0.

3-pt. goals - Poncher 2, Bello 1, Caron 1, Naff 1, Sanchez 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.