San Diego Prep Basketball : Poway Beats Orange Glen to Remain Unbeaten

Despite the absence of leading scorer John Colborne, top-ranked Poway High School remained unbeaten by defeating Orange Glen, 80-65, in a Palomar League game Friday at Orange Glen.

Colborne, who has been averaging 18.5 points per game for the Titans, was sidelined with an ankle injury. He watched as teammate Dominic Johnson scored a game-high 28 points to lead Poway to its fifth straight league victory. The Titans are 15-0 overall and 5-0 in league.

Orange Glen led, 12-9, at the end of the first period, but was outscored, 22-12, in the second. The Patriots spent the remainder of the game trying to catch up.

“We didn’t have Colborne, but our other kids filled in,” Poway Coach Neville Saner said. “We have six guys who can play good and hard.”

Saner said the play of Johnson, along with Jud Buechler and Gary Anderson, who scored 17 points, proved to be the difference.

“Anderson and Johnson did a good job of shooting from the perimeter, they helped keep the defense honest.”

Orange Glen (2-3, 5-7) was led by Cory Kelly, who scored 20 points, John Mitchell had 13, and Mark Anthony, 12.

In other Palomar League games:

Mt. Carmel 67, Fallbrook 45

--The Sundevils outscored the Warriors, 23-7, in the third period to break open a close game. Edgar Camerino’s 19 points was tops for Mt. Carmel (4-1, 8-9). Chris Hansen scored 10 points to lead Fallbrook (1-4, 1-9).

Vista 52, San Dieguito 34--San Dieguito was held to 12 second-half points as Vista gained the comeback win at home. Vista (2-2, 7-9) trailed at halftime, 22-19. The Panthers’ Chris Hayes scored a game-high 12 points and teammate Jeff Boyd added 11. Rob Haskell and Will Moselle each scored seven points to lead San Dieguito (1-5, 4-10).

In City Central League action:

St. Augustine 67, Christian 57--Joe Shandley scored 11 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Saints (7-7, 2-1 in league) to a come-from-behind win over the Patriots at St. Augustine. Christian led 43-40 after three quarters, before Shandley took over for the Saints. Charlie Applegate chipped in 19 points for the winners.

Crawford 65, Lincoln 56--The Colts picked up their first league win by outscoring the Hornets, 11-2, in an overtime upset at Crawford. Crawford (1--2, 5--9) outscored Lincoln, 21--10, in the third quarter to take the lead. Lincoln came back in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 54 at the end of regulation. Kevin Williams and Cliff Sullivan each had 15 points for Crawford. Omar McDade scored 16 points for Lincoln (2--1, 6--8).

In City Eastern League games:

Patrick Henry 75, Serra 58--The second-ranked Patriots remained undefeated (3-0, 16-0) with the win over the Conquistadors at Serra. Center Howard Wright led Patrick Henry with 24 points, Myron Mitchell and Junior Young had 17 apiece. Serra (0-3, 9-6) was topped by Steve Smith, who scored 24 points, Deven Moran had 14, and Calvin Means 12.

Pt. Loma 78, Mira Mesa 57--The Pointers trailed, 18-12, at the end of the first period, but regained their momentum to take a 31-24 halftime lead they never relinquished. Pt. Loma (2-1, 13-3) was led by Rodrick Stidum, who scored a game-high 19 points, Darrell Jackson had 14, Dale Bryant 13, and Kenneth Dunaway 10. Bill Lee’s 13 points led Mira Mesa (0-3, 6-8).

Morse 81, Madison 49--The Tigers had three players in double figures as they trounced the Warhawks at Madison. Paul Bryant had a game-high 26 while Chris Jeter chipped in 17 and David Hardin 13 for the Tigers (2--1, 8--4). Morse held the lead from the first quarter to hand the Warhawks (2--1, 8--6) their first league loss. Erick Jackson led Madison with 11 points.

In the City Western League:

University 66, La Jolla 51--The Dons used an effective halfcourt press to build a 36-20 halftime lead and played La Jolla nearly even the rest of the way at La Jolla. Sean Giles led all scorers with 21 points and Pat Marsh had 10 for University (2-1, 10-8). Lucky Brown led La Jolla (1-2, 5-7) with 17 points.

Kearny 71, Clairemont 48--Quaison Holt scored 12 of his game-high 16 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Komets (12-5, 3-0) past the visiting Chiefs (0-14, 0-3). Brad Milhoan scored 14 points and Parry Moss added 12 to help Kearny, which led 37-25 at halftime.

In Grossmont League action:

El Capitan 70, Santana 62 (OT)--Steve Burroughs scored 18 points including two important baskets in overtime to help the seventh-ranked Vaqueros escape an upset bid by the Sultans at Santana High. Darin Curtis and Matt Schmidt each scored 17 points and Aaron Johnson added 12 to lead El Capitan (12-4, 8-1). Santana, despite 24 points from Jim Tatum, the county’s leading scorer, and 15 from Jeff Barry, fell to 10-6 overall and 4-5 in league play.

Monte Vista 75, Valhalla 48--The fourth-ranked Monarchs shot 73 percent from the floor as they dominated the smaller Norsemen. David Burgess led the scoring for Monte Vista with 16 points. Barney Laffitte and Eric Flowers each scored 12 points, and Deven Johnson had 10. The Monarchs are undefeated 9-0 in league play, and 15-1 overall. Leading scorer for Valhalla (4-5, 8-7) was Troy Toolson with 16 points. Teammate Mike Pellieter had 10.

In the Metro Leagues:

Sweetwater 86, Montgomery 66--Although the Red Devils rolled to their 45th-straight league win behind 22 points from Larry Willson and 17 from Mahlon Williams, Sweetwater Coach Gary Zarecky was anything but pleased after his team’s victory over the Aztecs.

“I’m very upset,” Zarecky said. “I have 17 kids who have a lot of talent and it’s causing tremendous problems. Our kids are becoming very selfish. I don’t know what I’m going to do yet, but I know I have to make a decision soon.”

Despite the grumblings, third-ranked Sweetwater (6-0, 17-2) built up a 28-11 lead after the first quarter and cruised to the victory over the Aztecs (9-7, 2-4) who received a 22-points performance from guard Rudy Rodriguez.

Bonita Vista 80, Mar Vista 40--David Fulmer scored 20 points to lead four Barons in double figures at Bonita Vista. David Woodhouse and Doug Piper scored 12 points each and Don Gil had 10 for the Barons. Bill Bilbray led Mar Vista with 12 points.