Mesa third

Costa Mesa High finished third in the Loara Tournament Saturday

night following the Mustangs’ 63-43 boys basketball victory over Pomona,

upping Mesa’s record to 3-1.

Chad Vakili and David Conte, both all-tournament choices, led the way

with 23 and 22 points, respectively, as Mesa broke it open in the second

quarter with a 22-11 spurt.

Both connected on a pair of three-point shots in that span.

Of Costa Mesa’s 22 points in the second quarter the Dynamic Duo

accounted for 19 of them, Conte with 10 points and Vakili with nine.

Conte also had eight assists in a game in which the Mustangs outscored

Pomona in every quarter.

Next up for the Mustangs? Mater Dei invades the Costa Mesa campus on

Friday, Dec. 7.

LOARA TOURNAMENT

Third Place

Costa Mesa 63, Pomona 43

Score by Quarters

Costa Mesa 13 22 18 10 - 63

Pomona 11 11 12 9 - 43

Costa Mesa - Conte 22, Vakili 23, Jaime 2, Stroman 4, Krikorian 2,

Clark 9, Millward 1, Rowe 0, Ball 0, Kohara 0, Trinn 0.

3-pt. goals - Vakili 3, Conte 2.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Pomona - Woods 10, Nunez 3, Beard 4, Huerta 6, Germany 4, Fletcher 2,

Houston 2, Eliamartchance 7, Milburn 5.

3-pt. goals - Woods 3, Nunez 1, Elimartchance 1, Milburn 1.

Fouled out - Beard.

Technicals - none.