Girls basketball: West Torrance tops Tars

MISSION VIEJO - Five Newport Harbor High players scored in the

second quarter to help the Sailors take a 22-21 lead into halftime in the

second round of pool play Wednesday at the Jim Hill Memorial Tournament

at Mission Viejo High.

But West Torrance outscored the Tars, 17-2, in the third quarter, en

route to a 58-34 girls basketball victory.

“I don’t know what it is about halftime, but we seem to struggle in

the third quarter,” Newport Coach Jen Thompson said.

Evita Castillo and Lindsey Woller had 10 points apiece and Jillianne

Whitfield added nine for the Sailors. Castillo, a senior, also had a

team-high six rebounds.

Newport Harbor (1-8) concludes pool play Friday against El Toro at 7

p.m., but not before visiting Back Bay rival Corona del Mar tonight at 7

p.m. for a nonleague clash.

JIM HILL MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Pool play

West Torrance 58, Newport Harbor 34

Score by Quarters

West Torrance 7 14 17 20 - 58

Newport Harbor 5 17 2 10 - 34

West Torrance - Cheng 4, Memura 11, Faren 9, Itsitigo 7, Nishihara 10,

Nitaki 9, Sua 6, Lofton 2.

3-pt. goals - Memura 1, Feren 1, Itsitigo 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Newport Harbor - Campbell 0, Whitfield 9, Woller 10, Castillo 10, Vasquez 2, Fulce 3, Kerns 0, Swigart 0, Stoltz 0, Miller 0, 3-pt. goals

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Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.