YOUTH SCENE

NATIONAL JUNIOR BASKETBALL

Fifth- and sixth-grade boys

All-Stars announced: Newport-Mesa NJB has announced the 2007-08 Boys 5th & 6th Grade All-Stars who will be representing the Newport-Mesa area in the upcoming All-Star Sectional Tournaments in March.

Fifth grade All-Stars: Coach: Greg Shockey (Runnin’ Rebels); Asst. Coach: Vahe Karamardian (Trojans); Asst. Coach: Greg Reposa (Bruins); Max Kline (Red Storm); Joey Faris (Zips); James Pflughaupt (Runnin’ Rebels); Brady Shockey (Runnin’ Rebels); Cole Norris (Warriors); Preston Dexter (Warriors); Cameron Hook (Wildcats); David Karamardian (Trojans); Hagen Truninger (Bruins); Parker Reposa (Bruins); alternate Grant Morris (Red Storm).

Sixth grade All-Stars: Coach: Charley Hurst (Warriors); Asst. Coach: Matt Cooper (Zips); Matt Karamardian (Trojans); Kavi Sakraney (Trojans); Alex Wilde (Bears); Joey Cooper (Zips); Matt Hurst (Warriors); Mark Manchester (Tigers); Kevin Manchester (Tigers); Mason McLaughlin (Red Storm); Sean Cox (Spartans); Trent Dill (Warriors); alternates Nolan McCarthy (Zips) and Henry Dodge (Wildcats).

Division 2

Trojans 48, Wildcats 40: The surging Trojans improved to 7-2 with a win over the Wildcats. Michael Karamardian led the Trojans with 12 points and eight assists while Kavi Sakraney chipped in 13 points. David Bruno, Grant Nutt and Armen Shrikian controlled the boards with strong defensive rebounding and the Trojans got big games from Ben Rowland, Conner Davidson, Ryan Stone and David Karamardian. The Cats were led by fifth grade All-Star Cameron Hook and Robbie Farber.

Spartans 58, Rebels 40: The Spartans improved to 3-6 with a win over the Rebels. The Spartans were led by Sean Cox, Wyatt Walton and Peter Seidner. The Rebels received solid games from Brady Shockey, Trevor Schwartz and Kaveh Anderson.

Bears 38, Bruins 25: The Bears picked up their third win of the season with a victory over the short-handed Bruins. Shane Silver led all scorers with 14 points while Clay Woodward and Parker Chase played excellent defense in the win. The Bruins showed great heart in the loss with solid games from Robby Bracho, Ryan Maister, Christian Watson, Patrick Halle, Andrew May and Sam Bush.

Warriors 49, Zips 38: The Warriors remained undefeated on the season with a win over the second-place Zips. Matt Hurst, Cole Norris and Trent Dill led the scoring efforts while TK McWhertor, Preston Dexter and Milad Rohani all gave strong defensive efforts. The Zips’ Connor Sage led all scorers with 14 points while Joey Cooper played well on both ends of the court.

Tigers 38, Red Storm 20: The Tigers improved to 4-5 with a win over the Red Storm. Kevin Manchester had his best game of the season with 15 points and three three-pointers, while Sam Younesi chipped in 10 points for the surging Tigers. The Red Storm were led by fifth grade All-Star Max Kline and sixth grade All-Star Mason McLaughlin.

Seventh-grade All-Net

Newport-Mesa Sailors 43, Irvine Pistons 34: The Sailors notched their ninth win of the season with a win over the visiting Pistons. Blake Motal continued his strong season with 12 points, six rebounds and two steals while Robbie Rettig added eight points and steals. Reid Meckler and Connor Kelly ran the offense and created havoc on defense while Blake Grable, Nick Hannah and Drew Olson played well for the Sailors and keyed a third-quarter spurt to put the game out of reach for the Pistons.

Newport-Mesa Sailors 64, Yorba Linda Clippers 35: The Sailors improved to 10-2 with a win over the Clippers. Robbie Rettig had his highest scoring total of the season with 16 points, 10 coming in the first quarter. He also grabbed a season-high seven steals to key a huge first quarter for the Sailors. Jackson Pries had his best all-around game of the season with 13 points, three blocks and five rebounds, while Connor Kelly added nine points. Reid Meckler had eight points, Blake Grable had nine, Blake Motal grabbed six rebounds and Nick Hannah had a season-high three assists.

SOCCER

AYSO Region 97

Games played Saturday

Girls’ Under-12 Gold All-Stars

Newport Chargers 2, Tustin 0: The Chargers completed an undefeated all-star season with a hard-fought victory over a strong squad from Tustin.

The Chargers secured the Area Q Championship with their sixth shutout victory of the season. Needing only to score one goal to clinch the championship, the Chargers were held scoreless until late in the fourth quarter when Kate McFetters hit a shot from the left wing that found the back of the net. Minutes later, Emily Nall added an insurance goal from her spot on the right wing. Newport’s defense was superb as it has been all season long and was anchored by Katelyn Mead, Emily Cook, Jenna Nulty and McKenna Johnson. Tyler Stupor was flawless in goal. Newport’s midfielders controlled play in the middle of the field for much of the game, especially in the second half thanks to the efforts of Megan Daly, Kathryn De la Torre and Britney Myers. Kenya Avila played an exceptional game at center forward and created the scoring opportunities for the other forwards. Newport’s Chargers will represent Area Q in the section playoffs on March 1 and 2.

Girls’ Under 10

Gold All-Stars

Newport Beach Golden Girls 5, Corona del Mar 1: Emily Halphide and Rylie Siegfried got the action started when they penetrated the Corona del Mar defense, and Siegfried slid a shot in for the first goal of the evening. Corona del Mar tied the game, but not for long as Emily Fay fought her way downfield, caught a rebound off her body and ran by the charging goalkeeper for a 2-1 lead. The Golden Girls dominated the second half. Kate Hefner scored two goals off very nice assists from a heads-up Kelly McFetters. Hefner’s second goal was a fireball that nailed the top crossbar and spun into the goal. Jaci DeFeo added one more goal after she took a high shot from way outside that floated over the Corona del Mar goalkeeper. Peyton Groves and Bailey Scalzo played excellent defense to shut down Corona del Mar in the second half.

Silver All-Stars

Little Breakers 1, Tustin 2: The Breakers started the second half down, 2-0, but played a very strong defensive game and held Tustin scoreless in the second half. Haley Martinez scored one on a cross, and although the Breakers had several strong offensive runs, they ended with a one-goal deficit.

Little Breakers 3, Irvine 2: In the afternoon, the Little Breakers prevailed over Irvine. The Breakers defense was led by Grace Vandervort. Vandervort played two quarters in goal and filled in as center defender to give a recovering Faith Harper a quarter break. Zoe Conley, Paige Fults, and McKenzie Porteous rounded out the Breakers defense with aggressive tackling and good positioning. Destry Comp executed excellent passes in the offense. Siena Ward scored twice for the Breakers and Jackie Singer scored, too.