Freeway League : Edwards Lifts Troy to 53-51 Win

An 18-foot jump shot by guard Bill Edwards with six seconds left helped Troy High School upset Fullerton, 53-51, at Fullerton in Freeway League play.

The Indians led throughout most of the first half and left at halftime with a 31-26 lead. In the second half, the game was very close, and the Warriors outscored the Indians in both the third and fourth quarters. But the five-point lead Fullerton had built in the first half proved the winning edge.

Fullerton and Troy are both 1-1 in league. Guard Greg Nelson and forward Kent Markley led the Warriors with 12 points each. Fullerton’s Richard Carnesi led all scorers with 13.

TROY (53)--Edwards 7, Ferren 2, Markley 12, McGrath 2, Nelson 12, Nix 10. Shirota 2, Welch 6.

FULLERTON (51)--Carnesi 13, Tallant 9, Zerga 7, Hetland 8, Perez 6, Harrill 8.

Sonora 49, La Habra 41--Senior forward David Devereux led all scorers with 20 points as the Raiders defeated the Highlanders, 49-41, at La Habra.

Neither team led by more than four points. In the fourth quarter, Sonora won the game at the free throw line, making 9 of 11 free throws. Steve Carbajal made four of his six points at the foul line in the closing minutes. Devereux finished off his high-scoring night with two free throws with 25 seconds left to play.

The victory improves Sonora’s record to 2-0. La Habra is still winless at 0-2.

SONORA (49)--Samuelson 17, Carbajal 6, Devereux 20, Euins 4, Clifford 2.

LA HABRA (47)--Hamano 8, Stevens 6, Zaluski 2, Martinez 10, Esparza 9, Atkins 6.

Buena Park 62, Sunny Hills 53--Sunny Hills led, 48-43, with seven minutes left before the Coyotes rallied to win at Buena Park. Buena Park Coach Ken Bell had his team switch from a zone defense to a pressuring, man-to-man defense, and that switch helped create six turnovers by Sunny Hills in the final minutes. A basket by Reggie Brown, who had 15 points, gave Buena Park the lead for good with 3:50 left. Joel Mansinsin led Buena Park with 16 points, while Sunny Hills was paced by Dexter Jenkins and Forrest Walson, who scored 20 and 18 points, respectively. Eighteen of Jenkins’ points came in the first half.

SUNNY HILLS (53)--Henderson 2, Glatzhofer 11, Lutz 1, Jenkins 20, Walson 18, Fox 1.

BUENA PARK (62)--Brown 15, Solis 10, Rodriguez 6, Toscano 6, Kotzin 1, Mansinsin 16, Atkins 2, Ybarra 6.