Boys basketball: Mesa falls

David Conte scored a team-high 22 points for Costa Mesa, but it

wasn’t enough as the Mustangs fell to host Northwood, 66-56, in a Pacific

Coast League boys basketball game Wednesday.

Conte also had eight assists while Nolan Clark pitched in with 11

points. Danny Krikorian chipped in with nine points and eight rebounds

for the Mustangs (14-9, 3-4 in league).

Costa Mesa came as close as 57-54 in the fourth quarter, but Northwood

(19-3, 7-0) made six free throws down the stretch to put the game away.

Northwood made 11 of 19 from the free-throw line, while Mesa hit six

of nine in the game.

Pacific Coast League

Northwood 66, Costa Mesa 56

Costa Mesa 10 15 18 13 - 56

Northwood 11 16 22 17 - 66

Costa Mesa - Conte 22, Krikorian 9, Vakili 8, Clark 11, Jaime 4,

Rodriguez 2, Stankovic 0.

3-pt. goals - Conte 3, Krikorian 3, Clark 2.

Fouled out - Jaime.

Technicals - none.

Northwood - Sanchez 5, Susson 3, Terry 13, Bailey 16, Gray 11, Selway

18.

3-pt. goals - Gray 1, Bailey 1, Terry 1, Susson 1, Sanchez 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.