High School Roundup: Estancia boys’ basketball loses Johnston for the season

Johnston out for Estancia

For the Estancia High boys’ basketball team to prevent Costa Mesa from claiming the Battle for the Bell rivalry for a fourth straight season, the Eagles will have to do it without their leading scorer.

Gunnar Johnston will miss the Eagles’ Orange Coast League game at Costa Mesa on Friday at 7 p.m., and the rest of the season after the senior broke his left ankle during practice on Tuesday, Eagles Coach Xavier Castellano said.

The Eagles played without Johnston in their 72-40 setback at Laguna Beach on Wednesday. Three league contests remain for Estancia (8-14, 2-5 in league), which is in fourth place, three games back of Calvary Chapel and Laguna Beach, which share second place.

The top three teams in league earn automatic CIF Southern Section playoff berths.

Costa Mesa (8-15, 1-6) dropped the first game at Estancia, 54-42. If they top Estancia by at least 13 points, the Mustangs are Costa Mesa City champions once again.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza

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GIRLS’ SOCCER

Sage Hill 11, Whitney 0

Lexi Magliarditi recorded four goals and an assist as host Sage Hill clinched at least a share of the Academy League title on Thursday.

Sage Hill (12-4-2 overall, 8-0 in league) can wrap up an outright league title at home against Crean Lutheran (7-2 in league) on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Maya Roston added two goals and two assists, while Claire Novotny had two goals.

Goalkeeper Kekai Whitford finished with two saves for Sage Hill, which is No. 8 in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 poll.

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Estancia 2, Costa Mesa 0

Lexina McDowell and Alba Barrios each netted a goal for the Eagles, who swept the Battle for the Bell series at Costa Mesa on Thursday.

Goalkeeper Caitlin Leahy made six saves for Estancia (16-3-3, 5-1-2 in league), ranked No. 5 in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 poll.

Costa Mesa dropped to 1-6-1 in league.

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BOYS’ SOCCER

Corona del Mar 1, University 1

Jack Tomei headed in a goal for the Sea Kings in a Pacific Coast League match at home on Thursday.

Blake Munger assisted on the goal for CdM, which is 4-2-2 in league, two points behind first-place Woodbridge.

The defending league champion Sea Kings close out league on the road next week, against Beckman on Tuesday and Northwood on Thursday.

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Sage Hill 6, Whitney 0

Milad Rohani kept the Lightning perfect in Academy League play, recording three goals in Thursday’s road match.

Sage Hill is 7-0 in league.

Nikolai Sadeghi had two goals and Chase Munger added one.

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WRESTLING

Sunset League finals

LOS ALAMITOS — Brett Beaudette, a 182-pounder, placed third in the Sunset League finals on Thursday, helping the Sailors qualify as a team to Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Coastal Division dual meet championships at Marina High.

Beaudette was also one of seven Sailors who advanced to the CIF Southern Section Southern Division individual championships on Feb. 20-21 at Marina.

The other qualifies from Newport Harbor were Alain Ward (113 pounds, second place), Drew Dobbs (195, second), Erik Herrera (132, third), Dominic Komadina (138, third), Harrison Reich (145, third) and Carlos Lopez (152, third).