No Idle Threat, Sweetwater’s Williams Scores 51 Points

Sweetwater High School Coach David Ybarra likes to think Mahlon Williams is a threat to score a basket every time he touches the ball. Wednesday night, it seemed as if he did. Williams scored 51 points to lead the Red Devils to an 86-70 win over Montgomery in a Metro-Mesa League game at Sweetwater.

Williams’ total is the fourth highest in San Diego Section history, according to the CIF record book. The record is held Mitchell Lily of Madison, who scored 61 points in a game against San Diego in 1976.

Williams hit of 22 of 33 shots from the field and made 7 of 9 free-throw attempts. He scored 16 points in the first quarter to lead Sweetwater (4-1, 10-6) to a 26-12 advantage. He added 9 in the second quarter, 6 in the third, and then scored 20 of the Red Devils’ 22 points in the fourth quarter. He also pulled down 9 rebounds.

“He really put on a scoring exhibition,” Ybarra said. “He was open all night and our guys went to him. He hit from the inside, the high post, everywhere on the court. He even had a slam.”

Williams’ performance overshadowed a 28-point effort by Montgomery’s Rudy Rodriguez. Kenny Thompson scored 12 for the Aztecs (3-2, 7-6) and Daryl Crawford and Tim Hayward each scored 10.

Elsewhere in the Metro-Mesa League:

Chula Vista 82, Hilltop 74--Joe Klanchar scored 21 points and three other players scored in double figures as the Spartans (4-1, 10-8) outlasted Hilltop (3-2, 9-10) at Chula Vista. Judd Rachow led the Lancers with 19 points.

In the Metro-South Bay League:

Marian 53, Southwest 46--Rudy Sisneros scored 17 points and Peter Boyle added 12 to lead the Crusaders (1-4, 4-10) past the Raiders (0-5, 0-15) at Southwest. Marian trailed, 23-21, at halftime before rallying. David Saomarocs scored 12 points to lead Southwest.

In the Palomar League:

Poway 113, Fallbrook 47--The No. 1-ranked Titans, led by Dominick Johnson’s 26 points and Jud Buechler’s 22, opened a 57-15 halftime lead and went on to beat the Warriors (1-1, 4-9) at Poway. The Titans (3-0, 12-3) went to their bench in the fourth quarter, but the Poway substitutes still outscored Fallbrook, 32-14.

In the Avocado League:

El Camino 78, Carlsbad 45--Steve Heard scored 18 points and three other players scored in double figures to lead the Wildcats (2-0, 13-2) past the Lancers (1-2, 4-9) at Carlsbad. El Camino, ranked No. 2 in the county, has yet to play a game at home this season. The Wildcats outscored the Lancers, 43-15, in the second and third quarters to take control.

In a nonleague game:

Christian 67, Clairemont 50--Christian (9-4) used a streak of 14 unanswered points to key its win at Clairemont. Clairemont (1-12) led, 25-21, with 1:30 remaining in the second quarter when the Patriots scored six straight points to take a 27-25 lead at halftime. Doug Lake led Christian with 16 points. Jason Deal led Clairemont with 22 points.

Briefly--Oceanside 59, San Marcos 43. Coronado 53, Mar Vista 52. Orange Glen 57, Vista 52. San Pasqual 54, Ramona 49.