Boys’ Basketball : Edison Survives El Modena Rally

Edison High School survived some poor free-throw shooting and El Modena’s fourth-quarter rally to advance to the championship game of the La Quinta Tournament with a 61-59 victory over the Vanguards Thursday night at La Quinta High School.

The Chargers led by seven with 32 seconds to play, but that lead nearly slipped away after they failed to convert on two free throws that could have clinched the win. Edison (5-1) finished the game 17 of 34 from the free-throw line.

The Chargers, who have won five straight since opening the season with a loss to Capistrano Valley, will meet Huntington Beach in the final at 8 tonight.

Jason Hamlin had 10 of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter to help El Modena rally.

EDISON (61)--Ammann 14, Katona 9, Cole 15, Margulies 9, Smith 8, Prince 1, Hanan 2, Henderson 3.

EL MODENA (59)--Hamlin 19, Ahart 13, Rycraw 17, Matlock 2, Steingrae 2, DeFeo 4.

In other La Quinta Tournament action:

Huntington Beach 61, La Quinta 43--Ken Kao scored a game-high 15 points and Steve Pemper had 11 rebounds as the Oilers (3-5) advanced to the semifinals. Chris Jackson led the Aztecs with 13 points.

HUNTINGTON BEACH (61)--Kao 15, Vitz 9, Pemper 9, Pariseau 9, Snow 5, Moberly 4, Bettis 4, Jensen 3, Gaspar 3.

LA QUINTA (43)--Jackson 13, Buford 11, Dennison 6, Lee 6, Ramsey 5, Recktenwald 2.

In the San Dieguito Tournament:

Newport Harbor 51, Burroughs (Burbank) 38--Maurice Lee scored 10 of his game-high 15 points in the first half as the Sailors won this second-round consolation game at San Dieguito High. Mark Craig, making his first start since joining the team after football, had 10 points and 11 rebounds for Newport Harbor (2-3).

NEWPORT HARBOR (51)--M. Craig 10, Richards 6, Lee 15, Alstrom 8, Torell 6, Geerlings 2, Young 4.

BURROUGHS (38)--Kelley 8, Mudgett 6, Tebbe 5, Harris 12, Bowne 6, Limeres 1.

In the Don Volpi Tournament:

Westminster 48, Bishop Diego 42--Tom Dever scored 20 points and Chris Chaisson had eight assists as the Lions held off Bishop Diego in a first-round game at Dos Pueblos High in Santa Barbara. Westminster (1-4) will meet Camarillo in a semifinal at 6:30 tonight.

BISHOP DIEGO (42)--Lacey 5, Tangney 16, Wiencke 8, Murrin 5, Peters 3, McCune 5.

WESTMINSTER (48)--Austin 5, Dever 20, Chaisson 3, Svoboda 6, Tabias 6, Lucas 6, Abeyta 2.

In the Arroyo Grande Tournament:

Anaheim 41, Arroyo Grande 29--The Colonists equalled their victory total of last season with the first-round win. Senior forward Tony Robuffo had 16 points and eight rebounds for Anaheim (4-1). The Colonists meet Righetti in a semifinal at 8 tonight.

ANAHEIM (41)--Pacheco 7, Barber 2, Gistlinck 6, Robuffo 16, Johnston 9, Trigg 1.

ARROYO GRANDE (29)--Sullivan 7, Chelquist 2, Antonio 4, Kim 4, Drake 10, Kramer 2.

In the Fullerton Tournament:

Fullerton 50, La Mirada 39--Ralph Tallant and Chris Zerga combined for 29 points to lead the Indians into tonight’s championship game.

LA MIRADA (39)--Ray 13, Abbott 5, Stephens 7, Wood 4, Parris 6, Jenchavez 4.

FULLERTON (50)--Tallant 16, Zerga 13, Wilbur 6, Lentz 4, Hetland 9, Nassey 2.

Valencia 49, Cerritos 47--Dennis Burbank and Kevin Jones had 15 points each as the Tigers advanced to the championship with a victory in overtime.

CERRITOS (47)--Humphrey 5, Holland 11, Kolodziej 6, Wilkin 2, Elwell 6, Andrews 13, Roush 4.

VALENCIA (49)--Burbank 15, LaRue 14, Robinson 3, Hood 2, Jones 15, Nakawaki 0.

Sonora 66, Villa Park 62--Guard Grayle Humphrey scored 19 points to lead the Raiders past the Spartans.

SONORA (66)--Humphrey 19, Euins 12, Crow 2, Morris 14, Johnson 5, Clifford 6, Peterson 4.

VILLA PARK (62)--Bray 8, Burton 21, Tanner 4, Sipe 4, Storck 10, Creagan 4, Barnett 15.

In the Newport Christian Tournament:

Trabuco Hills JV 72, Liberty Christian 29--Junior forward John Welch had 14 points, including eight in the crucial third quarter, to lead Trabuco Hills.

TRABUCO HILLS JV (72)--Welch 14, McNeill 8, Kriech 4, Swanwick 4, Perez 7, Mallado 8, Gilbert 9, Hallett 2, Collburn 6, Jones 10.

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN (29)--Coopman 16, Hills 1, Ahn 6, Huntting 1, Deaton 3, Stalnecker 2.

St. Margaret’s 44, Newport Christian 33--Sophomore Robb Lee scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Tartans to a first-round victory. Eric Flather added 13 points for St. Margaret’s (3-3).

ST. MARGARET’S (44)--Lee 17, E. Flather 13, M. Flather 2, Westendorf 4, Cooper 7, Narocky 1.

NEWPORT CHRISTIAN (33)--Cooper 2, Herbert 5, Adachi 9, Wood 12, Everett 5.