Girls basketball: Tars bested

COSTA MESA - The Newport Harbor High girls basketball team fell

victim to some familiar third-quarter doldrums and went on to lose to

Carlsbad, 45-29, in the fifth-place semifinal Friday of the Costa Mesa

Winter Classic at Costa Mesa High.

The Sailors (2-13) led, 18-15, at halftime, but were outscored, 19-6,

in the third quarter.

“We came out flat (after halftime),” said Newport Coach Jen Thompson.

Junior Athena Vasquez had a team-high 13 points, including 4 of 4 from

the free-throw line, to lead the Sailors, who face Tustin today at 1:30

p.m. for seventh place.

COSTA MESA WINTER CLASSIC

Fifth-place semifinal

Carlsbad 45, Newport Harbor 29

Score byu Quarterters

Carlsbad 2 13 19 11 - 45

Newport Harbor 10 8 6 5 - 29

Carlsbad - Vanholleveke 10, McAllister 2, Sperry 3, Lalicata 1,

Johnson 12, Camarda 1, Fanene 16.

3-pt. goals - Vanholleveke 2, Fanene 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Newport Harbor - Castillo 6, Campbell 2, Woller 2, Vasquez 13,

Whitfield 2, Swigart 2, Miller 2, Stoltz 0, Fulce 0, Rengel 0, Linsday 0.

3-pt. goals - Vasquez 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.