Mesa wins season opener

Costa Mesa High sophomore Scott Knox scored a career-high 28 points

as the Mustangs prevailed in their boys basketball season opener

Monday, 62-37, over nonleague foe Serra.

Knox, a starter last season as a freshman, twice scored 21 points

in a game. He connected on four three-pointers in his first game this

season.

Junior Jeff Waldron added 11 points and 12 rebounds, while

sophomore point guard Brian Molina added six points and seven

assists.

The Mustangs (1-0) won’t return to action until the Valley

Christian tournament begins next week.

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Nonleague

Costa Mesa 62, Serra 37

Score by Quarters

Serra 9 12 8 9 - 37

Costa Mesa 16 12 15 19 - 62

Serra -- Johnson 4, Spells 2, Dunigan 5,

Briggs 4, Omotosho 3, Moore 4, Don 6, Ernie 8.

3-pt. goals -- Don 2, Dunigan 1. Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- None. Costa Mesa -- Molina

6, Knox, 28, Wase 2, Gandia 3, Krikorian 7,

Aleson 0, Lefebvre 0, Waldron 11, Stankovic 5.

3-pt. goals -- Knox 4, Gandia 1, Krikorian 1.

Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- None.

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Sage Hill victorious

* BASKETBALL: Kevin Joyce scored 19 points and grabbed nine

rebounds as Sage Hill School overcame a six-point halftime deficit to

post a 50-45 nonleague boys basketball victory at Orangewood Academy

in Garden Grove in their season opener Monday.

Sage Hill had difficulty against Orangewood’s two-three zone over

the first two quarters, scoring just 16 points. But the Lightning

matched that total in the third quarter and took the lead for good

with an 18-point outburst in the fourth quarter.

“We haven’t spent much time [working against a zone],” Sage Hill

Coach Steve Keith said. “We just kind of grew into the game.”

Matt Loper added 15 points, five assists and five steals for the

Lightning.

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Nonleague

Sage Hill 50, Orangewood Academy 45

Score by Quarters

Sage Hill 7 9 16 18 - 50

Orangewood 8 13 12 12 - 45

Sage Hill -- Lefler 8, Loper 15, Joyce 19, Voge

4, Wilkins 0, Hancock 0, Samel 0, Derheim 0.

3-pt. goals -- Joyce 3, Lefler 2. Fouled out --

None. Technicals -- None. Orangewood Academy --

Kyle 18, Dominguez 8, Corros 6, Robles 9, Niva

4. 3-pt. goals -- Kyle 2, Dominguez 2, Corros

2, Robles 3. Fouled out -- None. Technicals --

None.

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CdM defeats Cypress

* SOCCER: Dominic Rubino broke a scoreless tie 15 minutes into the

second half when he dribbled around two Cypress defenders and pounded

home a goal that helped lift the Corona del Mar High boys soccer team

to a 2-0 nonleague road victory Monday.

Chris Ringstrom added a second goal for the Sea Kings (1-0),

scoring off an assist from Julien Cerutti, while central defender

Shane Collins and goalkeeper Jay Zimmerman, who had five saves,

prevented Cypress from getting on the scoreboard.

Corona del Mar will return to the pitch on Wednesday at Santa Ana

Valley.

Sailors start with win

* SOCCER: Joel Walker scored on a 25-yard free kick late in the

second half to break a 2-2 tie and lead Newport Harbor High’s boys

soccer team to a 4-2 nonleague victory over Estancia in the season

opener for both schools.

Walker, who had two goals for the Sailors, knocked his free kick

over Estancia’s wall of defenders and beat the Eagles’ keeper for his

second goal of the game.

Adam Pinkerton added a late goal, while Matt Tracy knocked home a

free kick from 35 yards out in the first half. Taylor Carver made six

saves in goal for Newport.

Luis Mendoza scored both goals for Estancia. Uber Gallegos and

Juan Castaneda shared time in goal, each making four saves.

Lightning strikes in OT

* WATER POLO: Sage Hill School senior Hayden Hutchison scored with

two minutes remaining to tie the game, then added an assist in sudden

death for a 9-8 girls water polo win over Magnolia in the first round

of pool play of the Magnolia tournament Monday.

In the overtime period, Hutchison assisted on a counterattack goal

by sophomore Stephanie Roeser in the first minute to give the

Lightning the victory.

Hutchison paced the Lightning with four goals, while Roeser added

three.

The Lightning overcame a 6-2 deficit and outscored the Sentinels,

4-0, after three quarters.

Sage plays Rancho Alamitos today in a nonleague game, then returns

to tournament action Friday against North of Riverside.

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Magnolia tournament

Pool play first round Sage Hill 9, Magnolia 8

(OT)

Score by Periods

Magnolia 4 2 2 0 0 - 8

Sage Hill 2 2 1 3 1 - 9

Sage Hill - Hutchison 4, Roeser 3, White 1,

Tooma 1. Saves - Bishop 5.

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Mesa opens with loss

* SOCCER: Fountain Valley High’s Matt Brummett scored a hat trick

as the Barons scored all their goals in the final 20 minutes to post

a 6-0 victory over Costa Mesa in the nonleague season opener.

The Mustangs’ lone goal came on a free kick by Luis Villanueva

from just beyond the penalty area.

Willmer Hernandez made four saves for Mesa, which also received

strong play from center midfielder Demetrio Velasquez.

The Mustangs return to action Friday, at home, against Cerritos.

Monarchs top CdM

* SOCCER: Corona del Mar High sophomore Taylor Fallon scored on an

indirect free kick in the 72nd minute to pull the host Sea Kings

within 2-1, but Mater Dei pulled away for a 4-1 season-opening nonleague girls soccer victory Monday.

CdM Coach Bryan Middleton praised the two-way play of junior

midfielder Tanisha Senaratne and he estimated junior goalkeeper Katie

Schiesser made nine saves.

The Sea Kings return to action Thursday at Dana Hills.

Sage Hill drops opener

* SOCCER: Saddleback Valley Christian High scored a pair of

second-half goals to defeat Sage Hill, 2-0, in the Lightning’s

nonleague season opener.

Laura Gordon made 14 saves for the Lightning, while freshman Emily

Webb played strong defense at the sweeper position.