Youth basketball

Newport-Mesa NJB

Boys’ Division I

Tigers 44, Wildcats 36: The Tigers picked up their first win of the season beating the Wildcats. The Tigers were led by the strong play of Justin Ruffalo, Kent Willett, Alex Gavin, Trevor Marquez, Andrew Karlson and Weston Guidero, who all played the entire game. The Wildcats were very competitive. They were led by the hustling play from Ron Ayzin, Tanner Trauthen, Ashton Meginnis, Drew Mulcaire and Scott Wagner.

Waves 48, Bruins 33: The Waves improved to 3-0 on the season with a win over the Bruins. They were paced by Adam Spies who had 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals, while Dylan Pievac added nine points, five assists and five steals. Alex Turney, Reid Johnson and Max Carpenter combined for 21 points, 24 rebounds and nine steals. Jake Arnett and Shawn Farsai combined for six rebounds and Arnett scored his first points of the season. The Bruins played close until the final period and were paced by Andrew McCormack with 12 points and Donovan Hedrich-Montoya with 12 points. Ryan Banning added five rebounds and Taylor Wildman dished out five assists in the loss.

Spartans 38, Red Storm 13: The Spartans stayed unbeaten in the league with a win over the Red Storm. Cody Caldwell recorded the league’s first triple-double within the past several seasons with 11 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots for the Spartans. Daniel Degree, Kyle Orton, Kyle Sherburne and Keaton Phillips played well in the win. The Red Storm were led by Zach Gayer, Wyeth Rietveld, Zach Asdourian, Jake Comer and Matt LeValley who all played well in defeat.