HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Costa Mesa 62, Orange 57

COSTA MESA — Nikki Brannon scored 14 points to help lead the Mustangs to their season-opening win on Wednesday.

Jennifer Courtney, Jasmine Werdel and Michelle Figueroa contributed with 11 points each. Courtney and Werdel both grabbed eight rebounds.

Nonleague

Costa Mesa 62,

Orange 57

Score by Quarters

Orange 15 11 4 27 — 57 Costa Mesa 13 22 11 16 — 62

Orange -- Keshishian 3, Fariman 21, Garcia 9, Avila 2, Passano 15, Knapp 4, Ramos 2, Shannon 1.

3-pt. goals -- Fariman 4, Passano 1.

Fouled out -- Keshishian.

Technicals -- None.

Costa Mesa -- Brannon 14, Courtney 11, Figueroa 11, Gentling 6, Trinh 9, Werdel 11.

3-pt. goals -- Figueroa 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

San Marcos 48, Estancia 27

COSTA MESA — San Marcos jumped out to an 11-point lead after the first quarter and the Eagles were not able come back, losing Thursday’s nonleague.

Estancia dropped to 0-3.

Nonleague

San Marcos 48,

Estancia 27

Score by Quarters

Estancia 7 8 5 7 — 27 San Marcos 18 8 13 9 — 48

Estancia -- Barrera 8, Ulrich 8, Williams 4, Ramirez 3, Monteiro 2, Aroyo 1, You 1.

3-pt. goals -- Barrera 1.

San Marcos -- Reed 11, Tucker 9, Brown 8, Cowthan 6, Murieta 5, McGinnis 3, Hyslop 3.

3-pt. goals -- Brown 2, McGinnis 1, Reed 1.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Whittier Christian 65, Sage Hill 52

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Nick Witte scored 15 points for the Lightning, which dropped to 0-2 after the loss to the tournament’s defending champion in pool play Thursday.

Jamie McGee added 11 points and Connor Rose scored 10 for Sage Hill, which will face St. Monica today.

Brethren Christian Tournament

Pool play

Whittier Christian 65,

Sage Hill 52

Score by Quarters

W. Christian 17 18 20 10 — 65 Sage Hill 12 10 11 19 — 52

Whittier Christian -- Oronoz 20, Bronia 15, Granado 14, McArthy 4, Coakley 4, Pecoraro 3, Torres 2, Esslinger 2, Reis 1.

3-pt. goals -- Oronoz 3, Pecoraro 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Sage Hill -- Witte 15, McGee 11, Rose 10, Melvin 3, D. Hurst 7, B. Hurst 3, Astorino 2, Oklejas 1.

3-pt. goals -- Witte 2, Rose 2, D. Hurst 1, B. Hurst 1, Melvin 1.

Estancia 60, Irvine 57

BUENA PARK — Eagles’ guard Blake Pinto hit a go-ahead three-pointer with nine seconds remaining to cap a last-minute rally in Estancia’s third-round win in the 12-team Coyote Classic Thursday.

Pinto scored a game-high 35 points on eight-of-12 shooting from three-point range.

Estancia trailed by three with 40 seconds remaining when Troy McClanahan hit a three-pointer to tie the game. The Eagles made a defensive stand before Pinto secured the game.

Coyote Classic

Third round

Estancia 60,

Irvine 57

Score by Quarters

Estancia 19 15 10 16 — 60 Irvine 14 14 17 12 — 57

Estancia -- Pinto 35, Castellanos 10, Tr. McClanahan 6, Hart 5, McDonald 2, Ta. McClanahan 2.

3-pt. goals -- Pinto 8, Tr. McClanahan 2, Hart 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Irvine -- Goshtasbi 11, Herzog 11, Young 10, Watkins 9, Silajdzic 6, Orozco 6.

3-pt. goals -- Herzog 1, Watkins 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

WRESTLING

Battle by the Bay

Fifteen wrestling programs will compete in the Battle by the Bay Tournament, a two-day event getting underway today at 3 p.m. at Corona del Mar High.

The tournament held by Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar will feature pool play the first day, following double-elimination matches Saturday at 9 a.m.

Newport Harbor won the tournament last year, the first year it was held, beating Santa Ana Valley. Other Orange County schools that are scheduled to participate are Estancia, Woodbridge, University, Western, Aliso Niguel, Orange, Tustin and Santa Ana Valley.