San Diego Prep Basketball : Santana Loses Tourney to Patrick Henry, 76-64

The Patrick Henry Patriots kept their perfect record intact with a 76-64 win over the Santana Sultans in the championship of the Santana Tournamment at Santana High Saturday night.

The Patriots (12-0) were led by Kensey Smith’s 24 points.

“We tried to pack it (the defense) inside early,” said Santana Coach Paul Casey. “But Kensey Smith was very tough from the outside. He scored 17 points in the first half, so we came out and played man-to-man in the second half, and it worked much better.

With the new defensive scheme, the Sultans were able to hold Smith to just seven points in the second half but could come no closer than four points in falling to 8-5.

The Patriots also got scoring help from Howard Wright, who scored 15 points, and Darin Redwin, who had 10.

Santana was led by Jeff Barry, who scored a game-high 26 points. Jim Tatum scored 18 and Brian Heacock added 16.

In other Santana tournament games:

University 62, St. Augustine 46--The Dons captured third place in the tournament with the win over the Saints, outscoring them 16-4 in the third quarter. Sean Giles led the Dons with 16 points. Teammates Matt Miller and Ken Zampese scored 10 apiece. The Sails were led by Paul Larkin’s 17 points. Charles Applegate scored 14 and Joe Shandley had 11.

Mt. Miguel 58, Hilltop 39--The Matadors outscored the Lancers, 18-8, in the fourth period to place fifth in the tournament. Lewis Holloway scored a game-high 18 points and Chris Penman, 10.

Granite Hills, 51, Clairemont, 39--A poor second period performance, in which the Chiefs were outscored, 20-4, proved to be their undoing in the game for seventh place.

In a nonleague game:

Dana Hills 63, Mission Bay 47--The Buccaneers dropped to 8-4 with the loss to the Dolphins at Mission Bay High. The Dolphins led, 30-25, at halftime and outscored the Buccaneers, 25-8, in the third period to win going away.