Sage Hill trio honores

Sage Hill School football coach Tom Monarch often talked about the

bright future the Lightning has ahead even while the team struggled

to a 1-8 finish this season. That future was evident when the

All-Academy League team was announced as the Lightning placed two

freshmen and a sophomore on the second team.

Three Sage Hill players were named to the first team, which was

dominated by league champion St. Margaret’s and runner-up Capistrano

Valley Christian. Senior running back and defensive back Eddie Huang,

and senior linemen and linebackers Peter Haderlein and Marcel Sohl

were the Lightning’s three representatives on the 22-man first team.

Among the 15 players awarded second-team honors were Sage Hill

freshman quarterback Braden Ross and freshman receiver and linebacker

Don Ayres.

Joining those two on the second team were sophomore lineman Morgan

Brief, senior fullback Ray Lim and junior kicker Amy Werblin.

Brethren Christian’s Denny Warden was named Offensive Player of

the Year, while Kelly Ryan of Capistrano Valley Christian and Andy

Morrison from St. Margaret’s shared Defensive Player of the Year

honors.

Patrick Laverty

Tars ease past El Toro

* WATER POLO: Jessica Ball and Anne Belden each scored four goals

to lead the Newport Harbor High girls water polo team to a 14-5

nonleague victory over host El Toro Friday.

Carolyn Conway scored three goals while Kally Lucas, Casandra Shaw

and Sabrina Cook each tallied one goal for the Sailors (6-1), who

built a 9-4 halftime lead.

Sarah Mutt, Ashling Taylor and Lucas each made two steals while

Conway added two assists.

Ball, Katie Erickson, Belden and Melissa Wheeler each added

steals.

Goalies Kim Housepian and Terin Cottam each made two saves.

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Nonleague

Newport Harbor 14, El Toro 5

Score by Quarters

Newport 6 3 3 2 -- 14

El Toro 1 3 1 0 -- 5

Newport Harbor -- Ball 4, Belden 4, Conway 3,

Cook 1, Lucas 1, Shaw 1. Saves -- Housepian 2,

Cottam 2.

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Griffins rout Sailors

* BASKETBALL: Host Los Alamitos High broke open a close game after

one period to claim a 67-36 nonleague boys basketball win over

Newport Harbor Friday night.

Junior Brett Perrine led the Sailors (9-6) with 14 points, but the

Griffins outscored the Tars, 52-24, in the final three quarters.

Newport Harbor returns to the court Friday, when it opens Sea View

League play at home against Foothill.

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Nonleague

Los Alamitos 67, Newport Harbor 36

Score by Quarters

Newport 12 9 13 2 - 36

Los Alamitos 15 19 18 15 - 67

Newport Harbor - Mouradyan 2, Hunter 3,

Perrine 14, Hennan 6, Young 8, Pinesett 3,

MacBeth 0, Orth 0, Allee 0. 3-pt. goals -

Perrine 2, Hunter 1, Heenan 1. Fouled out -

None. Technicals - None.

Los Alamitos - Morris 2, Cheek 15, Mullin 10,

Henderson 13, Brucculeri 16, Carabine 2,

Fields 7, Mice 2. 3-pt. goals - Brucculeri 3,

Cheek 2, Henderson 1, Fields 1.

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Lightning lose to Liberty

* BASKETBALL: Sage Hill School’s girls basketball team had

powerful Liberty Christian on the ropes, but the host Minutemen

claimed a 37-31 nonleague victory Friday night.

Sage Hill, with just six players available, led the Minutemen

(10-0) by one entering the fourth quarter.

Debbie Yoder-Lee and Haywood Wright each scored 10 points for the

Lightning (4-5) while Katie Puishys tallied six to go with three by

Kaitlin Tyre. Wright grabbed 12 rebounds to go with five blocks,

while Puishys tallied 10 rebounds and three blocks.

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Nonleague

Liberty Christian 37, Sage Hill 31

Score by Quarters

Sage Hill 9 7 9 6 -- 31

Liberty 8 4 12 13 -- 37

Sage Hill -- Yoder-Lee 10, Schaefer 0, Wright

10, Puishys 6, Tyre 3, Hembarsky 0. 3-pt. goals

-- None. Fouled out -- Wright. Liberty

Christian -- Augeri 0, Cure 17, Hawks 2,

Fleming 11, Leasure 1, Wilkerson 4, Doney 2.

3-pt. goals -- Cure 3, Fleming 2.

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