Girls’ Basketball Roundup : Edison Comes Up With Upset of No. 1 Ranked Brea, 61-57

Edison High School scored the first major upset of the girls basketball season by downing top-ranked Brea-Olinda, 61-57, Saturday night in the title game of the seventh Irvine basketball tournament in Woodbridge High’s gymnasium.

Guard Michelle Hennessy made two free throws with four seconds remaining to clinch the victory for the Chargers.

“I thought we could beat them,” said Edison Coach Dave White. “We showed a lot of character tonight, and we showed a lot of confidence in beating Brea-Olinda.”

The lead see-sawed and was ultimately won at the free-throw line as Edison made eight in the last two minutes.

Denise Ogburn was the leading scorer for the Chargers with 18 points, but it was the scrappy play of Kristi Smith that helped the Chargers upset Orange County’s No. 1-ranked team. Smith, who scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds, was named the most valuable player of the tournament.

Edison (4-0) had a 31-23 lead at halftime only to see the Wildcats come back to tie the game, 43-43, at the end of the third quarter. Susan Toussey and Carrie Egan led the third quarter rally and both finished with 14 points.

Brea (3-1) went ahead early in the fourth quarter, 53-49, but saw the complexion of the game change when the Wildcats failed to take advantage of a technical foul called against Charger Coach Dave White and missed four consecutive free throws.

In other action:

Woodbridge 66, Ontario 51--Gilly Powell scored 24 points and Kathy Millat added 17 as the Warriors defeated the Jaguars in the third-place game. Maria Tedon led Ontario with 16 points.

La Quinta 60, Irvine 44--Donna Gondringer had 21 points and 8 rebounds to lead La Quinta (3-1) to the consolation championship. Kez Takayana added 15 points and 9 assists for the Aztecs. Haley Orme scored 15 for Irvine.

Marina 56, Foothill 53--Marina’s Dawn Scharonn got 17 points and 15 rebounds and De De Steigar added 15 as raised its record to 2-0. Foothill fell to 1-1.

Marina also got 10 points and 11 rebounds from Liberty Brewster. Foothill was led by Ashley Selman, who had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Sue Davis, who also had 20 points.

In the Garden Grove tournament:

Magnolia 43, Cypress 34--Dawn Borum’s 21 points led Magnolia to a first-round victory in a game played at Magnolia.

Magnolia (2-0) also got 12 points from Katie Donica, 14 rebounds from Rena Russoll and 13 rebounds from Borum. Cypress (0-2) was led by Staci Kasaka, who had 12 points.

Magnola, which meets Sonora Monday in a non-tournament game, plays Capistrano Valley next Saturday in the second round of the Garden Grove Tournament.

El Toro 72, Santiago 28--Elaine Youngs scored 28 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Chargers (3-0) over Santiago (2-2) in the first round game. Lori Halliday added 12 points for El Toro.

Costa Mesa 51, Westminster 35--After winning by forfeit over in the Irvine Tournament, the Mustangs traveled to Garden Grove and defeated Westminster in the first round game. Shannon Bates had 22 points for Westminster.

In the Tip Off Tournament:

Katella 67, Fullerton 32--The Knights (3-0) defeated the Indians (2-2) in the championship game at Fullerton. Vicky Silva had 11 points and 11 rebounds in a losing effort for Fullerton.

In the San Gabriel tournament:

Simi Valley 58, Ocean View 44-- Julie Arlotto scored 20 points and Paula Cooper had 18 for Simi Valley (4-1) in the consolation championship at San Gabirel high School. Dalene Lawson scored 18 to lead Ocean View (1-2)