McLaughlin nets 33, Oilers net victory

Brandon McLaughlin scored a game-high 33 points as Huntington Beach

opened play Monday in the La Quinta Tournament with a 73-56 victory

over Laguna Beach.

The Oilers (2-0) pulled away from Laguna in the second half,

outscoring the Breakers, 34-24.

In addition to McLaughlin, other double-figure scorers for

Huntington included Denis Abando with 15 points and Brandon O’Bryan

with 11.

Abando connected on three, three-point shots and O’Bryan hit two

three-point baskets.

In nonleague play, Huntington Beach opened its season by edging

visiting Aliso Niguel, 54-53. McLaughlin led all scorers with 23

points and Abando hit three, three-point shots en route to 15 points.

Also Monday at the La Quinta Tournament, Edison downed Irvine,

66-53. T.J. Lipold paced the Chargers with 17 points, Jeff Golden had

15 points and Kevin Reed scored 11.

The Chargers hit 10, three-point baskets, with Golden getting his

15 points on five, three-point shots. Reed hit a trio of three-point

shots.

Marina launched its season Monday with a 62-55 victory over La

Serna in the opening round of the Fullerton Tournament.

Senior forward Matt Brennan was Marina’s top scorer with 20

points, junior forward Jeff DeLaunay and senior post James Lambert

each scored 17 points and senior guard Steve Becker had nine assists.

Ocean View returned home last weekend after playing at the Lone

Star Invitational in San Antonio. The Seahawks fell to Dominguez of

Compton in the consolation championship game, 72-58.

The Seahawks’ Matt Sargeant scored 29 points to lead all scorers,

and teammate Greg Okwudibonye finished with 15 points.

In earlier tournament play, Ocean View routed Lanier of San

Antonio, 89-49, behind Sargeant’s 18 points, 16 by Okwudibonye and 12

each by Clint Amberry and Brad Sweezy.

In girls’ basketball action Monday, Ocean View was a 61-15

nonleague winner over host Sage Hill in its season opener. Vanessa

Alderfer led the Seahawks with 19 points, Ahkiah Hunter scored 12 and

Leila Abufarie scored 10.

Edison reached the title game of the Lady Centurion Classic at

Century High where it fell to El Dorado, 60-47.

Valerie Katayama led the Chargers with 19 points and Eva Camarena

finished with 13.

Edison earlier had ripped Dana Hills, 63-19, in tournament play,

getting 15 points from Jessica Harris and 13 more from Camarena.

The Chargers also dumped Northwood, 58-40, with Camarena scoring

15 points and Elysse Van Leer and Wahine Kepilino each scoring 11.

Edison opened its season and the Lady Centurion Classic with a

68-30 victory over Santa Ana Valley. Camarena led the way with 25

points and Kepilino and Audra Tamulaitis each scored 11.

In the tournament’s fifth-place game, Huntington Beach fell in

double overtime to Santa Ana Valley, 51-50. Katia Hadj-Hamou led all

scorers with 28 points.

Hadj-Hamou also led the Oilers with 13 points in a 35-34

tournament loss to Irvine, and scored 15 more in a 31-29 win over

host Century in pool play.

Marina dropped it season opener to Pacifica, 49-44, in a

first-round game at the Woodbridge Tournament. Allison Budzinski led

the Vikings with 13 points.

In girls’ soccer, Huntington was a 5-0 winner over Rancho Alamitos

at the Ocean view tournament.

In other tournament games involving local schools, host Ocean View

fought Lakewood to a scoreless tie and Kennedy edged Marina, 3-2.

In nonleague play, Edison got two goals from Brianne Wahrenbrock

and five saves from Kelsey Bowman in a 2-0 win over San Clemente.

The Chargers also defeated Newport Harbor, 4-0. Wahrenbrock scored

three goals and Amanda Draeger scored once in the win.

In boys’ soccer, Edison blanked Northwood, 1-0, Huntington Beach

shut out Newport Harbor, 4-0, and Marina fell to Estancia, 1-0.

In boys’ water polo, Marina’s Jon Beckman and Huntington’s Nick

Sullivan played for the South Sunday at the 18th annual Orange County

All-Star match.

The North defeated the South, 8-4, at the Joint Forces Training

Base in Los Alamitos.