HB South Chargers down Fullerton

An all-around team effort spelled the difference for the South HB

Chargers last Sunday as they recorded their first win of the season,

beating Fullerton, 41-33, in a National Junior Basketball boys’

sixth-grade All-Net contest.

Dean Wall led the way for the Chargers with 12 points, Connor

Hughes and Cole Farmer each contributed nine points, and Sean Guite

finished with five.

Doug Hansen led the team in blocked shots and rebounding, and

Scott Marcin came up with several steals on the defensive side of the

court.

At the Fifth-Grade boys’ Southern California Sectional All-Star

tournament:

HB South 60, El Modena 39

HB South got its fastbreak in high gear and rolled to victory.

Scott Marcin paced the attack with 12 points. Connor Hughes scored

10 points and pounded the boards, and Austin Prather and Colton

Larson each added eight points.

Irvine 54, HB South 31

Irvine used its height advantage to break open a close game in the

second half in the sectional final.

The loss left HB South just one win short of advancing to the

State finals.

Hughes and Dean Wall shared HB South scoring honors, with 10

points each, Larson scored 8 points, and Hansen and Kekai Kamai each

scored key baskets for HB South.