Boys’ Roundup : Pelichowski Leads With 40 Points, but Capistrano Valley Easily Wins

Costa Mesa High School guard Mitch Pelichowski scored 40 points, but it wasn’t nearly enough as the Mustangs lost to Capistrano Valley, 103-53, Thursday in the first round of the Orange Tournament at the Hutton Sports Center.

Capistrano Valley (8-1) established a tournament record with 103 points. The total broke the previous mark of 99 points set by Foothill in 1981. Pelichowski’s point total was the fifth-highest in 20 years of tournament play.

The Cougars opened a 29-6 lead in the first quarter as point guard Nathan Call scored 9 of his 21 points in the opening 8 minutes of play. Reserve John Davey added 16 points for the Cougars.

COSTA MESA (53)--Nguyen 1, Pelichowski 40, Rice 1, Rodriguez 1, Vogel 4, Kos 2, Ertel 4.

CAPISTRANO VALLEY (103)--Balagot 4, Trask 18, Waikle 6, Stark 12, Reed 8, Call 21, Beightol 6, Binder 6, Davey 16, Montes 6.

In other first-round games:

Fountain Valley 44, El Modena 39--The Barons advanced to the second round against Capistrano Valley despite making only 10 of 30 free-throw attempts. Kevin Waite and Todd Hanson each scored 11 points for Fountain Valley while El Modena’s Ryan Rycraw led all scorers with 15 points.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY (44)--Briggs 2, Borquist 2, Gordon 1, Hanson 11, Johnson 10, Waite 11, Wessler 7.

EL MODENA (39)--Ahart 2, DeFeo 3, Ervin 2, Hamlin 2, Matlock 6, Rycraw 15, Steingraber 9.

Dana Hills 44, Foothill 40--The Dolphins scored the biggest upset of the first round as forward Dave Cmelak scored 14 points and guard Eddie Esteban added 10. Foothill, winners of the San Clemente Tournament, was led by Dave Rasmussen with 13 points.

FOOTHILL (40)--Johnson 12, Jordan 6, Grahovac 7, Peckham 2, Rasmussen 13.

DANA HILLS (44)--Duby 6, Esteban 10, Jones 2, Loyd 4, Lyon 6, Cmelak 14, Crawford 2.

Marina 71, Orange JV 42--Sophomore Steve Guild scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the Vikings past the junior varsity Panthers in the first round. Junior guard Mike Myers was the high scorer for either team with 22 points. Teammate William Quinn added 10 points for Marina (8-3), who will play Dana Hills in the second round today.

MARINA (71)--Georgeson 10, Guild 18, Hattabaugh 2, Hayslette 1, Medina 2, Meyers 22, Quinn 10, Sterzer 4.

ORANGE JV (42)--Cahil 4, Tran 4, Olson 12, Mantor 2, Williams 4, Stock 9, Yellen 5, Mijares 2.

Santa Clara 62, Westminster 44--The Saints, defending CIF Southern Section 2-A champions, defeated the Lions to advance into the second round. Andy Bock led the balanced attack with 13 points. Junior guard Tom Deaver was the leading scorer for the Lions, who will play Loara in consolation play today. Santa Clara plays host Orange.

SANTA CLARA (62)--Bock 13, Crosby 3, Fancher 11, Grogg 2, Jones 9, Loperena 10, Santana 9, Velthoen 4.

WESTMINSTER (44)--Chiasson 8, Deaver 19, Smith 5, Suobota 7, Abyta 3, Lucus 2.

Orange 48, Loara 23--The host Panthers (3-4) advanced to the second round with an easy win over the Saxons. Orange played tough defense, limiting Loara to less than 10 points in three quarters. Seniors Mark Holmen and Dave Roth each scored 14 points to lead Orange (3-4) into the second round.

LOARA (23)--Miller 13, Clester 4, Parker 2, Dv.Storm 2, Dn Storm 2.

ORANGE (48)--Adams 2, Dowell 8, Holmen 14, Roth 14, J. Smith 4, S. Smith 2, Terrazus 4.

Saddleback 62, Lakewood 54--Senior guard Bryant Walton scored 27 points to lead the Roadrunners past the Lancers in the opening round. Saddleback broke a 14-14 tie after one quarter and outscored the Lancers, 12-4, in the second to take a 26-16 halftime lead and hung on to win. Milton Robinson, a junior center, led Lakewood with 20 points.

SADDLEBACK (62)--Campbell 3, Deal 12, Dottin 18, Hansen 2, Walton 27.

LAKEWOOD (54)--Brown 7, Cheeks 2, Cooper 2, Lewis 3, Lyons 2, Chaney 2, Robinson 20, Valencia 1, Wise 5.

Mater Dei 75, Los Angeles Jordan 59--The Monarchs took advantage of their superior height to win their 38th straight game over two years and 9th straight this season. Jordan had no starters taller than 6-feet 4-inches. Mater Dei countered with 6-10 LeRon Ellis (20 points) and 6-9 Stuart Thomas (16 points). Ellis and Thomas combined for 30 of Mater Dei’s 43 first-half points as the Monarchs took early control. Van Meyers hit for 33 points, mostly from outside.

LA JORDAN (59)--Arrington 2, Davis 8, Dixon 2, Johnson 8, Myers 33, Simon 6.

MATER DEI (75)--Daleiden 2, Dwyer 6, Ellis 20, Mounce 6, Patton 4, Peabody 2, Peterson 8, Quigley 4, Stephens 1, Thomas 16.

In Reno Tournament action:

Newport Harbor 53, Reno 39--The Sailors advanced to the second round with a victory over the Huskies. It was the fourth straight win for Newport Harbor (5-3). Senior guard Maurice Lee scored 11 points while teammate Wes Torell was the high scorer with 14 points. He also had 12 rebounds.

NEWPORT HARBOR (53)--Lee 11, Richards 6, M. Craig 7, Alstrom 10, Torell 14, Geerlings 2, Young 3.

RENO (39)--Stone 15, Means 8, Pelter 2, Landin 2, Lazzarone 2, Cowans 10.

In the Atascadero Tournament:

Cabrillo 64, Garden Grove 57--Jeff Kanegae scored 21 points, had 6 rebounds and 5 assists, but the Argonauts (6-3) fell to the Conquistadores (6-3) in the first-round game. Garden Grove plays Arroyo Grande, a 35-34 loser to Paso Robles, today in a consolation semifinal.

GARDEN GROVE (57)--Contreras 4, Kanegae 21, Finch 10, Kiefer 8, Lorenz 4, Fournier 8, Migliore 2.

CABRILLO (64)--Wilson 8, Payne 8, Gentles 10, Walton 4, Robinson 15, Gilless 19.

In the Canyon Tournament:

Canyon 65, Los Amigos 61--Ralph Garcia led the Comanches with 35 points. Los Amigos had three players in double figures--Steve Davis with 15, Geno Howard with 16 and Gene Altimarano with 18--but it was not enough to win the first round game.

LOS AMIGOS (61)--Davis 15, Howard 16, Altimarano 18, Skipps 8, Garcia 1, Lacy 1, McGee 2.

CANYON (65)--Ream 8, Jones 2, Garcia 35, Williams 2, Frye 4, Pavlish 10, Cantu 4.

In Brea-Olinda Tournament action:

Brea-Olinda 81, Schurr 57--The Wildcats outrebounded the Spartans, 50-17, including 18 from senior Kevin Walker to win the first round game in its own tournament. Walker also scored 24 points. Schurr (8-1) lost for the first time.

SCHURR (57)--Lenove 6, Varos 10, Hayward 2, Cheveze 6, Wolf 2, Nomorosa 4, Ngo 2, Inouye 2, Tunner 15.

BREA-OLINDA (81)--Cooper 2, Francis 14, Anderson 1, Thomas 8, Graham 3, Chitti 7, Dossey 6, Hartshorne 2, Walker 24, Tousey 14.

University 62, Anaheim 40--Eric Olin scored 20 points and Lasse Glassen added 12 points to lead the Trojans to the win. University advances to the second round where it will play Trabuco Hills Saturday at 6:30.

UNIVERSITY (62)--Olin 20, Warren 2, Windslow 2, Glassen 12, Stolzoff 11, Ferrell 2, Allton 7, Kiskis 2, Gorzkowski 4.

ANAHEIM (40)--Buis 2, Pacheco 8, Barber 6, Gistlinck 2, Robuffo 6, Jonston 12, Trigg 4.

Pacifica 68, La Habra 48--The Mariners outscored La Habra, 37-16, in the second half to win. Rick Chapman led the Mariners with 17 points and Brian Merry added 15 points. Pacifica plays Brea-Olinda in the second round Saturday at 8:30 p.m.

LA HABRA (48)--Emrick 14, Newman 7, Scicca 13, Gruto 3, Reese 6, Bergmo 1, Delgadillo 4.

PACIFICA (68)--Bohman 9, Takemoto 5, Brodt 4, Honda 2, Merry 15, Short 12, Chapman 17, Skaggs 4.

Trabuco Hills JV 66, Sonora 59--John Welch and Chris Gilbert each had 18 points to lead the Mustangs to the win. Gordon McNeill added 15 points for Trabuco Hills. Mike Euins led Sonora in scoring with 18 points.

TRABUCO JV (66)--Welch 18, McNeill 15, Kerick 8, Paulos 6, Gilbert 18, Jones 1.

SONORA (59)--Humphrey 10, Euins 18, Crow 5, Morris 2, Clifford 9, Goldfarb 8, Kramer 6, Cannon 1.