Sailors gather some momentum before departing John Wayne
Newport Harbor High’s boys basketball team put the final tags on
their luggage Saturday at the Holiday Basketball Classic at Anaheim
Convention Center with a 47-39 victory over Sea View League rival
Foothill to finish 2-2 in the tournament and improve to 6-3 overall.
The Sailors, who were led by the scoring (14 points) and
rebounding (16 boards) of Nedim Pajevic, despite a painful hip injury
sustained on Friday, have some Christmas shopping left before
Wednesday, then take off from John Wayne Thursday morning at 7 for
Minneapolis.
That night, at 8, the Sailors duel St. Cloud-based Suak Rapids
High in the first round of the eight-team St. Cloud Tournament.
Mesa drops 48-37 decision to Stockdale
BOYS: Costa Mesa High’s boys basketball team cut its deficit to
37-33 in the fourth quarter, but Stockdale proved too much and beat
the Mustangs, 48-37, in a consolation game of the Irvine World News
Classic at Concordia University Saturday.
Stockdale answered Mesa’s fourth-quarter charge with an 11-0 run
to seal the victory. Mesa went 1-3 in the tournament and falls to 4-5
overall.
Danny Krikorian led the Mustangs with 18 points and Marko
Stankovic added 10 rebounds for Costa Mesa, which plays next in the
Orange Holiday Classic against Rockfield of Nevada at Chapman
University Thursday.
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