Defense wins it for Mesa

With increased intensity on defense, Costa Mesa High’s boys

basketball team held San Clemente to eight points or less in each of

the final three quarters to score a 42-38 come-from-behind victory in

the consolation bracket of the Anaheim Convention Center tournament

Thursday.

The Mustangs (5-2) trailed by five points at halftime and two

after the third quarter, but took the lead midway through the fourth

quarter and never relinquished it. Tony Krikorian, who finished with

eight points and three steals, made a key steal during the rally.

Jeff Waldron scored a game-high 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.

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Anaheim Convention Center tournament

Consolation bracket Costa Mesa 42, San Clemente

38

Score by Quarters

San Clemente 18 5 7 8 -- 38

Costa Mesa 13 5 9 15 -- 42

San Clemente -- Maley 13, Wodiske 7,

Rusinkovich 3, Wood 3, Harrison 6, Willsey 1,

Pluimer 3. 3-pt. goals -- Maley 1, Wodiske 1,

Rusinkovich 1, Pluimer 1. Costa Mesa -- Molina

0, Knox 14, Wase 0, Krikorian 8, Aleson 0,

Waldron 13, Stankovic 7. 3-pt. goals -- Knox 4,

Krikorian 2.

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Mustangs stifle Saints

* SOCCER: The Costa Mesa High girls soccer team held visiting

Santa Ana without a shot in a 3-0 Golden West League victory

Thursday.

Junior midfielder Nilani Duarte had two goals and one assist for

the Mustangs, who improved to 4-5, 1-0 in league.

Rachel Ronquillo also scored for Mesa, which received assists from

Kyla Flores and Kara Jenkins.

Estancia erupts, 6-0

* SOCCER: The Estancia High girls soccer team trounced visiting La

Quinta, 6-0, in a nonleague win Thursday.

Junior Elise Carroll scored twice, while Nazmy Abdule, Jaye

Hellmich, Sandra Lopez and Haley Rosner also posted unassisted goals

for the Eagles (2-5-0).

Sea Kings lose Hirata

* BASKETBALL: Corona del Mar High lost more than a boys basketball

game Thursday. It also lost a key contributor in junior Brett Hirata,

who broke his collarbone in the second quarter of a 99-71 loss to

Atascadero in pool play at the Arroyo Grande tournament.

Senior Pancho Seaborn led the Sea Kings (3-4) with 22 points,

including six three-pointers. Corona del Mar will continue pool play

with a game against Lompoc at 5:30 p.m. today.

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Arroyo Grande tournament

Pool play Atascadero 99, Corona del Mar 71

Score by Quarters

CdM 18 19 14 20 -- 71

Atas 33 17 28 21 -- 99

CdM -- Northridge 13, R. Lance 9, Freede 11,

Seaborn 22, T. Welch 3, K. Welch 4, MacDonald

2, Hirata 2, T. Lance 3, Kabaklian 2, Wantabe

0, Reynolds 0, Manni 0. 3-pt. goals --

Northridge 3, R. Lance 1, Seaborn 6.

Atascadero -- Berwick 18, Kennedy 7, Meade 2,

Davis 19, Phillips 13, Miles 2, Overland 3,

Johnson 22, Short 1, Schltterbeck 1, Hinckley

8, Jespersen 3. 3-pt. goals -- Kennedy 1,

Davis 1, Phillips 1, Overland 1, Johnson 4,

Hinckley 1, Jespersen 1.

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Trabuco tops Newport

* BASKETBALL: Spencer Earnest, a 6-foot-7 senior at Trabuco Hills

High, scored 12 points in the second quarter, including three

consecutive three-pointers, to lead the Mustangs to a 65-42

consolation bracket victory over Newport Harbor at the Anaheim

Convention Center tournament Thursday.

Taylor Young led Newport Harbor (5-3) with 19 points and seven

rebounds and Jamie Diefenbach added 11 points and seven rebounds.

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Anaheim Convention Center tournament

Consolation bracket Trabuco Hills 65, Newport

42

Score by Quarters

Harbor 5 11 12 14 -- 42

Trabuco 7 21 16 21 -- 65

Harbor -- Allee 0, Mouradyan 0, Green 5,

Perrine 3, Heenan 1, Young 19, Pinesett 1,

Gausewitz 0, Orth 0, MacBeth 2, Diefenbach 11.

3-pt. goals -- Perrine 1, Young 1. Trabuco --

Charleson 2, Opielowski 1, Gross 2, Martin 6,

Earnest 30, Kane 2, Al-Jamie 9, Esguerra 2,

Siman 12, Saucedo 0. 3-pt. goals -- Martin 1,

Earnest 3, Al-Jamie 1. Fouled out -- Saucedo.

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