Boys’ Prep Basketball : Brea-Olinda Routs Cold-Shooting La Habra

If nothing else, George Fairchild, La Habra basketball coach, proved that he’s one of the world’s greatest optimists.

Fairchild shouted, “Run your offense” to his team with 1:12 remaining in the first half Wednesday night in the opening round of the Sonora tournament. The Highlanders were trailing, 42-5, at the time and had showed little of anything resembling an offense.

It didn’t get much better as Brea-Olinda romped to a 73-30 victory to hand La Habra its third consecutive defeat. Unfortunately for the Highlanders, they were playing Brea at a very inopportune time.

The Wildcats were still smarting from a 19-point loss to Diamond Bar last week in their season opener. Brea, considered one of the top teams in Orange County, shot a forgettable 23% in the loss.

Of course, that shooting performance was magnificent when compared to La Habra’s first-half marksmanship. The Highlanders made only 2 of 30 shots and went nearly 13 minutes without scoring a field goal.

Brea shot 64% through three quarters before Wildcat Coach Gene Lloyd cleared his bench. Kevin Walker, the Wildcats’ 6-foot 10-inch center, led all scorers with 23 points, and guard Vincent Francis added 12 points.

“Our intensity improved immeasurably tonight compared to the Diamond Bar game,” Lloyd said. “There was improvement in our shot selection, and we played good defense. Overall, we did a lot better job.”

The Wildcats made 8 of their opening 11 shots and held a 17-2 lead midway through the first quarter. La Habra failed to reach double figures at halftime, and guard Warren Grutbo’s free throw represented the Highlanders’ entire offense in the second quarter.

The Highlanders went 12:49 without scoring from the field until Tony Sciacca made a jump shot in the third quarter. Sciacca led the Highlanders with seven points.

LA HABRA (30)--Sciacca 7, Newman 2, Bergamo 4, Grutbo 3, McGarry 4, Reese 3, Dickson 5, Delgadillo 2.

BREA-OLINDA (73)--Williams 3, Tousey 8, Walker 23, Francis 12, Hartshorne 10, Dossey 4, Thomas 3, Cooper 2, Sander 4, Chiotti 2, Graham 2.

In other Sonora tournament action:

HH Wilson 83, Irvine 53--Scott Williams scored 18 points and Joel Francis added 12 to lead Wilson to an easy first-round victory over Irvine. Mike Herring led the Vaqueros with 18 points and Mike Oden had 10.

HH WILSON (83)--Nielsen 4, Dels 2, McKay 2, Murray 4, Owens 6, Daniels 5, Barriga 10, Weyngarten 10, Francis 12, Blizzard 10, Williams 18.

IRVINE (53)--Patchell 6, Tamura 3, Herring 18, Raye 4, Snoddy 2, Norton 4, Oden 10, Ballantyne 2, Petersen 4.

Orange 40, Savanna 39--Dave Roth hit two free throws with 23 seconds to go to put Orange ahead, and Savanna’s final shot at the buzzer hit the rim and bounced off, giving the Panthers a first-round victory. Roth led all scorers with 23 points. Bill Campbell led the Rebels with 10 points.

ORANGE (40)--Roth 23, Powell 2, Holman 5, Smith 8, Adasm 2.

SAVANNA (39)--Veale 7, Campbell 10, Koh 6, Kemple 4, Smith 6, Hunt 6.

Eisenhower 60, Woodbridge 58--Guard Alex Green made a 12-foot jump shot as time expired in overtime to give the Eagles the win. Green picked up a rebound when Jon Argentine missed a 20-foot shot. Eisenhower was led by Tracy Lindsey’s 18 points. Mike Murphy led all scorers with 23 points. Adam Keefe added 20 points for the Warriors.

WOODBRIDGE (58)--Bryan 4, Murphy 23, Keefe 20, Sullivan 6, Rounaghi 3, Townsend 2.

EISENHOWER (60)--Argentine 2, Lindsey 18, Holland 4, Lessey 2, Thomas 2, Lewis 16, Mendoza 2, Green 12.

Huntington Beach 69, Servite 66--Forwards Shane Pariseau and Ken Kao scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, to lead the Oilers into the consolation semifinals. Huntington Beach center Scott Moberly had 14 rebounds. The Oilers led by 15 points after three quarters, but were outscored, 29-17, in the final quarter. Servite’s Tony Smalley led all scorers with 22 points.

SERVITE (66)--Coady 17, Smalley 22, Rollins 12, Sullivan 7, Kenney 6, Marusich 2.

HUNTINGTON BEACH (69)--Pariseau 14, Kao 13, Pemper 10, Gaspar 8, Moberly 7, Jensen 7, Vitz 6, Snow 4.

In the San Clemente tournament:

Foothill 72, Laguna Beach 60--Derek Johnson scored a game-high 23 points to help lead the Knights into the second round with a win over the Artists. Alan Schlines (18) and Mike Grahouac (10) also scored in double figures for the Knights (1-0). Coby Naess led Laguna Beach (3-2) with 22 points and Scott Herdman added 18.

LAGUNA BEACH (60)--Naess 22, Fortune 4, Spath 6, Flesten 5, Herdman 18, House 2, Englander 2, McDonald 1.

FOOTHILL (72)--Johnson 23, Schlines 18, Grahouac 10, Jordan 6, Rasmussen 6, Rieber 2, Troutt 5.

San Clemente 92, Costa Mesa 66--Gary Wade scored 26 points and Mike Steadman added 23 points and 18 rebounds to lead San Clemente (4-1) to an easy first-round win. Mitch Pelichowski of Costa Mesa (0-1) led all scorers with 38 points.

COSTA MESA (66)--Pelichowski 38, Vogel 8, Morris 7, Rice 2, Ritchie 8, Nguyen 4.

SAN CLEMENTE (92)--Wade 26, McGraw 6, Steadman 23, Love 10, Valdez 9, Koepsell 4, Burrows 6, Christiansen 4, Fisher 2, Jones 2.

In the Santa Ana tournament:

Buena Park 45, La Mirada 39--Shane Smith scored 15 points to lead the Coyotes into the consolation championship final Friday against Santa Ana Valley. Jeff Parris led all scorers with 17 points for La Mirada.

BUENA PARK (45)--Reilly 6, Glahn 2, Kotzin 7, Toscano 6, Smith 15, Robbins 3, Lucas 2, Jamora 4.

LA MIRADA (39)--Ray 4, Tenchabe 2, Parris 17, Abbott 5, Clements 1, Ward 2, Stephens 7, Linkey 1.

Santa Ana Valley 48, Westminster 43--Alonzo Jamison scored 24 points and had 8 rebounds to lead the Falcons into the consolation championship game. Santa Ana Valley trailed by four points after three quarters, but outscored the Lions, 21-12, in the fourth to win. Guard Tom Dever had 20 points for Westminster.

WESTMINSTER (43)--Smith 2, Austin 2, Svaboda 6, Chalsson 12, Cabias 1, Dever 20.

SANTA ANA VALLEY (48)--Jamison 24, Ross 2, Johsnon 4, Alvarez 2, Witlock 8, Phillips 8.

In nonleague action:

Laguna Hills 55, Los Amigos 49--Greg Nelson scored 19 points and Joe Moravck added 10 points to lead the Hawks to this win at home. Sean Hardy had six rebounds for Laguna Hills (2-2). Geno Howard had 17 points for the Lobos.

LOS AMIGOS (49)--Altamirano 8, Lacy 10, Howard 17, Davis 8, Anderson 2, Hyatt 2, Mackey 2.

LAGUNA HILLS (55)--Colburn 4, Nelson 19, Hardy 9, Kawada 1, Sheff 9, Moravck 10, Still 4.

Cerritos 53, Fullerton 50--The Dons’ outscored the Indians, 9-6, in overtime to get this victory at Fulerton. Kevin Holland led Cerritos with scored 22 points. Forward Kent Kolodziej added 12 points for Cerritos. Ralph Tallant led Fullerton with 19 points. Greg Wilber added 12 points for the Indians (2-2).

CERRITOS (53)--Andrews 6, Holland 22, Elwell 5, Kolodziej 12, Humphrey 6, Roush 2.

FULLERTON (50)--Tallant 19, Zerga 5, Wilber 12, Hetland 5, Lentz 8.

Anaheim 58, Santiago 40--Tony Robuffo had 20 points and seven rebounds to lead the Colonist to the win at Santiago. Al Pacheco, a guard, added 12 points, and Will Barber had 9 rebounds for Anaheim (2-0). Rick Burns had 12 points for the Cavaliers (1-3).

ANAHEIM (58)--Pacheco 15, Barber 6, Gistlinck 3, Robuffo 20, Johnston 14.

SANTIAGO (40)--Potestas 2, Avilla 10, Valasquez 8, Burns 12, Lezann 8.

Ocean View 37, Inglewood 36--Eric Jordan scored with five seconds remaining to bring the Sentinels to within a point of the Seahawks, but Ocean View’s Ricky Butler ran out the clock by holding the ball on the baseline without making an inbound pass.

Desi Hazely scored 14 points to lead the Seahawks, who improved to 5-0, while Butler added 9 points and Blaine DeBrouwer had 8. Jordan led all scorers with 17 points for host Inglewood.

OCEAN VIEW (37)--Butler 9, Hazely 14, DeBrouwer 8, Morris 2, Vogtmann 4.

INGLEWOOD (36)--Jordan 17, Bowan 2, Arnett 6, Anderson 7, Rodriguez 2, Sears 2.

Los Alamitos 66, Lakewood 59--The Griffins (4-1) rolled to a 39-23 halftime lead en route to their fourth straight victory.

Guard J.T. Snow had 17 points and five assists to lead Los Alamitos. Morris Warner had 11 points and Ryan Blossey added 10 and eight rebounds.

Lakewood’s Randy Wise led all scorers with 25 points. Duane Cooper added 15.

LAKEWOOD (59)--Cooper 15, Valencia 4, Brown 4, Wise 25, Robinson 2, Lewis 5, Krooker 2, Ward 2.

LOS ALAMITOS (66)--Snow 17, Schmitz 4, Treece 6, Warner 11, Blossey 10, Parkinson 1, Loe 6, Bowen 4, Anderson 7.

Valenica 71, Esperanza 60--Kevin Jones and Dennis Burbank scored 23 points apiece, and David LaRue added 19 points to lead the Tigers to the win at home. Valencia outrebounded the Aztecs, 35-21. Mike Vincent led all scorers with 24 points for Esperanza.

ESPERANZA (60)--Burks 9, Gammalo 6, Harvey 9, Vincent 24, Branstetter 10, Kietzke 2.

VALENCIA (71)--Nakawaki 2, Jones 23, Burbank 23, LaRue 19, Hood 2, Robinson 2.

Troy 50, Rancho Alamitos 41--Mark Rudometkin scored 20 points and Robbie Burrer added 19 as the Warriors outlasted the Vaqueros at Rancho Alamitos. Troy (3-2) led by one at the half, 25-24, but outscored the Vaqueros, 22-6, in the third period. Roger Carter led Rancho Alamitos, which shot 37% for the game, with 14 points. Rancho Alamitos fell to 1-3 with the loss.

TROY (50)--Rudometkin 20, Burrer 19, Ferren 5, Shirley 2, Picciotta 2, McBenttes 2.

RANCHO ALAMITOS (41)--Carter 14, Morales 9, Velasquez 4, Paquette 8, Flores 4, Blasko 2.