ORANGE COUNTY BOYS’ BASKETBALL : South Coast League : Moceri Makes His Only Shot as Irvine Edges El Toro, 72-70

Jimmy Raye did much of the work, but Mike Moceri will get the credit for Irvine High School’s 72-70 South Coast League victory at El Toro Wednesday night.

Moceri’s 10-foot jump shot with seven seconds left provided the Vaqueros with the final margin of victory.

It was Moceri’s only basket of the game, and he finished with four points. Raye, meanwhile, scored a game-high 29 points to keep Irvine in the game until Moceri could win it.

Moceri’s shot was set up with 11 seconds left and the scored tied. El Toro, working for a last shot, lost the ball when Moceri intercepted an errant pass, and drove down court on a two-on-one break. He then pulled up for the game-winning shot.

The Chargers’ Bret Johnson missed a desperation shot as time ran out.

Though El Toro (4-3, 10-9) and Irvine (4-3, 12-10) are evenly matched, they represent a contrast in styles. The Vaqueros love to fast break; the Chargers prefer to use set plays.

Wednesday, the Vaqueros managed to dictate an up-tempo pace and because of it, Raye scored most of his points on fast breaks.

Center Shawn Patchell added 22 points for the Vaqueros, who are tied for the third place with El Toro. Irvine was led by 18 points apiece from Johnson and Jeff Stone.

Capistrano Valley 111, San Clemente 83--Thirteen Cougar players scored, led by Jason Trask’s 21 points, as Capistrano Valley won easily at home. The 111 points is a school record. The Cougars’ previous high-point game was 107. San Clemente’s Gary Wade led all scorers with 43 points, 19 in the fourth quarter.

Mission Viejo 42, Dana Hills 40--Scott Pederson scored 16 points to lead the Diablos (6-1, 16-5) to victory at Dana Hills. Mission Viejo had a 26-14 lead at halftime after outscoring Dana Hills, 12-2, in the second quarter. David Cmelak and Eddie Esteban had 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Dolphins (0-7, 6-11).