Girls basketball: Sailors win big

NEWPORT BEACH - The Newport Harbor High girls basketball team ended

a 19-game losing streak in commanding fashion Friday, routing nonleague

visitor Centennial of Compton, 63-14.

Sophomore Jilliane Whitfield had a game-high 15 points and junior

Lindsey Woller added 12 for the Sailors (1-6), who bolted to a 24-3

first-quarter lead and kept right on going.

“There were some points where we got a little lazy and sloppy, but we

seemed to pick it up again,” Newport Coach Jen Thompson said.

Evita Castillo added eight points and Athena Vasquez chipped in seven

for the winners, who open the Mission Viejo Tournament Monday at 4 p.m.

with a pool-play clash against Estancia.

The Sailors dropped a 49-30 nonleague decision to the Eagles Dec. 6.

“Our girls are looking forward to (Monday’s) game,” Thompson said.

NONLEAGUE

Newport Harbor 63, Centennial 14

Score by Quarters

Centennial 3 5 2 4 - 14

Newport Harbor 24 11 11 17 - 63

Centennial - Bayes 8, Clay 5, Morgan 1.

Fouled out - Black.

Technicals - none.

Newport Harbor - Campbell 6, Swigart 4, Whitfield 15, Miller 5,

Castillo 8, Vasquez 7, Rangel 6, Woller 12, Kerns 0, Fulce 0.

3-pt. goals - Campbell 2, Whitfield 2.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.