Mesa handles Ocean View

A 17-0 run to start the game helped the Costa Mesa High boys

basketball team beat visiting Ocean View, 70-63, in a Golden West

League showdown Wednesday night.

Ocean View answered the opening surge with 15-4 run of their own,

but the Mustangs were able to regroup after the first quarter and

answer the seven-time defending league champs bucket for bucket the

rest of the game to earn their fourth straight win.

Junior Brian Molina scored a career-high 25 points with five

three-pointers to lead Mesa (10-7, 4-0 in league). Scott Knox scored

21 for the Mustangs, the third game in a row the guard has reached

the 20-point plateau, all league victories.

Ocean View (8-8, 1-2), which hadn’t lost to a league opponent

since 1998, has now lost two straight after falling to Estancia

Monday. Costa Mesa travels to Orange Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Golden West League

Costa Mesa 70,

Ocean View 63

Score by Quarters

*--*

Ocean View 15 14 18 16 -- 63

Costa Mesa 21 15 16 18 -- 70

*--*

Ocean View -- Sweezy 16, Amberry 18, Greiner 15, Ishimoto 10, Horiuchi 2, Casares 2.

3-pt. goals -- Greinier 4, Ishimoto 3, Amberry 1.

Fouled out -- Delgado, Greiner

Costa Mesa -- Molina 25, Sc. Knox 21, Krikorian 6, Waldron 12,

Aleson 4, D. Wase 2, Lefebvre 0, Puente 0.

3-pt. goals -- Molina 5, Sc. Knox 4, Waldron 1.

Eagles crush Lions

* BASKETBALL: Senior Carlos Pinto had a game-high 26 points along

with 13 rebounds to lead the Estancia High boys basketball team past

host Westminster, 60-27, in Golden West League action Wednesday.

With the win, the Eagles improved to 13-4, 3-0 in league and are

vying for first place with Costa Mesa, who improved to 4-0 in league

after Wednesday’s win over Ocean View. The two teams go head-to-head

Jan. 21 at Estancia.

Estancia jumped out early on Westminster Wednesday, taking a 15-5

first-quarter lead. Jose Molina, Michael McDaniels and Ray Verrette

double-teamed and pressured the Lions in the fourth quarter, holding

Westminster to just three points.

Golden West League

Estancia 60, Westminster 27

Score by Quarters

*--*

Estancia 15 18 16 11 -- 60

Westminster 5 8 11 3 -- 27

*--*

Estancia -- C. Pinto 26, McDaniels 8, Verrette 9, Molina 1,

Escobedo 2, Kopp 3, Hart 7, B. Pinto 4.

3-pt. goals -- C. Pinto 3, McDaniels 1.

Westminster -- D. Nguyen 4, Marinca 3, J. Nguyen 2, Alexander 2,

Tran 3, C. Gillete 2, K. Gillete 3, Dollas 3, Bridgewaters 5.

3-pt. goals -- Marinca 1, Bridgewaters 1.

Wolverines snarl Tars

* BASKETBALL: Playing without senior Alex Orth, who was sidelined

due to an illness, the Newport Harbor High boys basketball team lost

to host Aliso Niguel, 75-61, in Sea View League play Wednesday.

Senior Brett Perrine had a game-high 25 points for the Sailors

(9-8, 1-1 in league) and Taylor Young added 14.

Aliso’s Michael Roll, who has committed to UCLA, put up 18 points

for the Wolverines (16-3, 2-0).

Sea View League

Aliso Niguel 75,

Newport Harbor 63

Score by Quarters

*--*

Newport 14 9 16 24 -- 63

Aliso Niguel 14 20 19 22 -- 75

*--*

Newport - Nasca 4, Perrine 25, Young 14, Slater 2, Heneen 8,

Yaghjian 5, Koon 3, Stevens 0, Jackson 0.

3-pt. goals - Yaghjian 1, Perrine 3, Young 2, Koon 1, Henan 2.

Aliso Niguel - Zanolli 7, Griffin 6, Green 8, Gardner 6, Roll 18,

Zierer 16, Conner 14.

3-pt. goals - Zanolli 1, Griffin 1.