Team Neighbor wins again and claims first

Victory over Irvine moves team to 5-0.Team Neighbor, a girls’ National Junior Basketball eighth-grade travel team, won its fifth consecutive Fall League game by defeating the Irvine Mystics, 44-41, in Irvine.

The victory gives the Huntington Beach-based team a 5-0 league record and, coupled with a loss by Laguna Hills (4-1), moves Team Neighbor into sole possession of first place entering the final weekend of the regular season.

The two teams meet this weekend, and Team Neighbor wraps up its league schedule Sunday against Fullerton.

All six Team Neighbor players scored, with Brittany Frers netting 14 points.

Renee Lindquist scored nine points, Meghan White had seven, Analese Trejo had six and Nikki Fukuzawa and Janet Kim each had four points.

Team Neighbor is still seeking girls in Huntington Beach who are currently in the sixth- or seventh-grade to join the program.

Interested parties should contact coach Tim Brennan at (714) 846-9076 or Brian White at (714) 848-4774.