San Diego High School Basketball : San Dieguito Has Its Own Way in Upset

San Dieguito High boys’ basketball Coach Brian Daly felt if his team was to defeat highly regarded Clairemont (10-3) Wednesday, it would have to play San Dieguito-style basketball.

San Dieguito did and upset Clairemont, 48-32, in a nonleague game at Clairemont.

“We had a game plan not to get into a fast-break running game with Clairemont,” Daly said. “We made them play San Dieguito-style basketball. It’s not a slow down, just at our own pace.”

San Dieguito, which never trailed, made 18 of 36 field goals and held Clairemont to 12 of 34. Chris Bahr, San Dieguito’s 6-foot 4-inch center, had 15 points and 8 rebounds and held Clairemont’s Vic Baer (6-7) to six points.

San Dieguito (6-5) consistently broke Clairemont’s press, resulting in layups. It also handled Clairemont’s 6-foot-4 Jason Deal, who had eight first-half points but was held to two in the second half.

PALOMAR LEAGUE

Fallbrook 50, Vista 44--Mike West made a short jumper with 6:18 left in the game to give Fallbrook its first lead of the game, 42-40, as the Warriors erased a 27-16 haltime deficit. West scored 8 of his game-high 13 points in the third quarter for Fallbrook (1-0, 7-8). Vista (0-1, 5-7), led by Brian Haley’s 12 points, scored the first basket of the final quarter and then was outscored, 9-0

Torrey Pines 60, Orange Glen 51--Sophomores Kevin Flannigan and Corty Miller had 12 rebounds apiece to lead Torrey Pines. Flannigan and Scot Thompson each scored 14 points and Miller added 12. Torrey Pines (1-0, 11-3) opened up the game in the third quarter, outscoring Orange Glen, 21-10. Scott Carlovsky led Orange Glen (0-1, 4-10) with 15 points.

Mount Carmel 58, Poway 55 (OT)--Mike Wasserburger scored 14 points to lead four Mount Carmel players who scored in double figures in the victory at Poway (0-1, 7-4). Tim Coleman and David Gazale scored 13 apiece and John Kraincok added 11 for Mount Carmel (1-0, 10-2). Dave Delaney scored 22 points and Gary Anderson added 13 for Poway.

METRO CONFERENCE

Sweetwater 68, Southwest 60--Brent Lawrence scored 22 points and Joe McDowell added 15 to lead Sweetwater in National City. Sweetwater (2-0, 5-6) used its zone press to force several turnovers in the first quarter and jumped to a 21-10 lead.

Chula Vista 55, Marian 50--Doug Sallee scored from eight feet out with a minute remaining to provide Chula Vista with a 52-48 lead. Tony Hyner scored 19 points and James McCurty added 15 for Chula Vista. Marian’s Paul Laudenslager led all scorers with 22 points.

Briefly--Coronado 53, Hilltop 46; Castle Park 81, Montgomery 62.

AVOCADO LEAGUE

El Camino 63, San Marcos 56--Garrett Crayton had three steals in the game’s final two minutes to preserve the victory at San Marcos (0-1, 8-6). Johnson led all scorers with 29 points and Cobb added 18 for El Camino (1-0, 11-2).

Ramona 61, Carlsbad 51--Guard John Liechty had 25 points and 10 rebounds and junior Jason McClenaghan added 16 points and 9 assists at Ramona. Ramona (1-0, 8-4) made 11 of 13 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter. Carlsbad (0-1, 2-8) had its top scorer, Shawn Stoll (21.9 average), held to 11 points.

GIRLS

NONLEAGUE

Point Loma 66, Edinburgh, Scotland 32--Point Loma’s Terri Mann outscored the visiting team on her own with 33 points and 31 rebounds. Lisa Carillo and Monica Filer each scored 13 for Point Loma (17-0), which won its 103rd straight game at home. Nicola Emblem led Edinburgh with 10 points.