Chargers open tourney with 70-47 triumph
Mike Sciacca
The South Huntington Beach Chargers opened the All-Net Division
Sectional Tournament with a victory and kept their season record perfect
in the process as they defeated Covina Valley, 70-47, in a qualifying
round game.
The Chargers jumped out to a big lead early and held a 45-26 advantage
at the half.
Taylor King topped South Huntington Beach with 27 points and two of
his teammates, T.J. Lipold and Casey Becker, also scored in doubled
figures with 17 and 11 points, respectively.
The Chargers, now 14-0, begin play in the National Reebok Tournament
Saturday with an 11:45 a.m. game against Yorba Linda at Chapman
University in Orange.
The tournament championship game is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday at
Century High in Santa Ana.
In Fifth-Grade Sectional Tournament action:
HB South 60, El Modena 39
Huntington Beach South got its fast break in gear from the opening tip
and ran away with the easy win in All-Star action. Scott Marcin paced the
winners with 12 points and Connor Hughes added 10 while dominating the
boards. Austin Prather and Colton Larson each contributed eight points.
Irvine 54, HB South 39
The season came to an end for Huntington Beach South in the setback to
Irvine. The aggressive play of Dean Wall, Colton Larson and Connor Hughes
allowed Huntington Beach South to keep things close in the opening half
before Irvine’s height advantage took over in the second half. Wall and
Hughes each scored 10 points, Larson had eight and Dough Hansen and Kekai
Kamai also reached the scoring column. The win advanced Irvine to the
upcoming State tournament.
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