High School Roundup: Pacifica Christian girls’ basketball returning to CIF finals

Freshman guard Addison Deal scored 29 points to go with eight assists, seven rebounds and seven steals, as the Pacifica Christian Orange County High School girls’ basketball team blew out Los Angeles Shalhevet 82-24 on Tuesday in the CIF Southern Section Division 4A semifinals at home.

Sophomore guard Lauryn Ham made five three-pointers to key a 16-point game, and sophomore guard Annika Jiwani added 14 points and four rebounds for Pacifica Christian (25-5). Junior forward Charis Wondercheck also had eight points and five rebounds, senior forward Jamie MacKay provided eight points, nine steals and three assists, and senior center Ava Carter chipped in with three points, six rebounds and three assists.

Pacifica Christian has played all its playoff games at home so far. The top-seeded Tritons will be on the road in the championship game. They will face the winner of San Bernardino Aquinas at Temple City, a semifinal game scheduled to be played Wednesday night.

The Tritons have dismantled opponents throughout the postseason. In three games against Riverside Ramona, Los Angeles Sacred Heart and Shalhevet, Pacifica Christian’s average margin of victory has been 56.7 points.

Pacifica Christian was a top seed when it lost to Woodland Hills Louisville in the Division 5A final 57-49 last season.

“They’re so excited,” Pacifica Christian coach Chyanne Butler said of her team’s return to the CIF finals. “Just to see them cheer each other on and just want this really bad and the work they’re putting in, you could see it and you could feel the energy. This is something they really want. They want to get a ring. They want to play for each other, and it’s just awesome to be around.”

GIRLS’ WATER POLO

CIF State Southern California Regionals

Newport Harbor 16, Agoura 5: The Sailors eased to a win Tuesday in the first round of the CIF State Southern California Division I regionals at Newport Harbor High.

Top-seeded Newport Harbor (26-1), the CIF Southern Section Open Division champion, will host the Bishop’s School of La Jolla in a Division I semifinal on Thursday. The Bishop’s was the CIF San Diego Section Open Division champion.

Laguna Beach 18, El Cajon Grossmont 2: Charlotte Riches, Ava Knepper and Myha Pinto each scored two goals for the Breakers in the first round of the Division I regionals Tuesday on the road.

Goalkeeper Natasha Denny had five saves for No. 2-seeded Laguna Beach (26-6), which will play No. 3 Orange Lutheran in a regional semifinal Thursday.

Orange Lutheran 13, Corona del Mar 10: The Sea Kings’ season ended after the loss Tuesday in the first round of the Division I regionals at CdM.

Corona del Mar, the CIF Southern Section Division 1 champion, finished with a 19-14 record.

La Jolla 7, Edison 6: Lily Worley scored three goals for the Chargers in the first round of the Division II tournament Tuesday at Edison High.

Lily Larson added a pair of goals for Edison, and Bella Schulze also scored.

Edison finished its season with a 16-14 record.

BASEBALL

Estancia 11, Santa Ana Valley 0 (five innings): Andrew Coyotzi went two for three with three runs batted in and two runs scored for the host Eagles on Tuesday in a nonleague game.

Blake Peck had two hits and drove in a pair of runs, and John Uchytil had two hits and scored twice for Estancia (5-0).

Miles Moyer picked up his second win of the season, allowing one hit and striking out three over three scoreless innings.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

Newport Harbor 3, Trabuco Hills 0: Luca Curci had a team-high 12 kills for the Sailors in a 25-17, 25-10, 25-12 sweep of the Mustangs at home in Tuesday’s nonleague match.

James Eadie contributed seven kills for Newport Harbor in the season opener.

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