Santa Ana Tournament : Lane Helps Santa Ana Defeat Westminster

Willie Lane scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as Santa Ana High School defeated Westminster, 66-56, in the final of the Santa Ana basketball tournament Friday night.

Lane, who made all seven of his shots from the field, hit four of his shots and two free throws in the fourth quarter. Santa Ana (5-0) trailed, 46-45, after three quarters, but also got fourth-quarter help from Scootie Lynwood, who made five free throws in that span.

Lynwood, who finished with 14 points, was named the tournament’s most valuable player.

Westminster (5-1) trailed, 21-11, early in the second quarter, but rallied behind Chris Tower’s 12 second-period points to take a 24-23 lead with three minutes left in the quarter. Tower led all scorers with 30 points. The score was tied, 28-28, at halftime.

Tower scored 10 of his second-period points after his Santa Ana counterpart, 6-foot 7-inch Bobby Joyce, left the game with three personal fouls with 6:19 left.

Joyce returned in the third quarter and finished the game with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocked shots. And Tower, who also scored 12 in the third period, was held to 6 points in the final quarter.

“Tower’s scoring with Joyce out of there was a key factor in the ballgame,” said Santa Ana Coach Greg Coombs. “We were not able to defend him until we started using a sagging defense in the fourth quarter. After we did that, they just didn’t seem to get anything going offensively.”

Bolsa Grande 80, Hollywood 66--Harry Torikian scored a game-high 22 points for Bolsa Grande in the consolation championship.

Bolsa Grande (4-2) led, 31-26, at halftime but outscored Hollywood (1-6), 25-10, to take a 56-36 lead.

Mission Viejo 72, Trabuco Hills 62--Louts DeGuzman scored 18 points and Vince Merk added 11 to lead Mission Viejo (2-3) in the third-place game. Rick Swanwick scored 19 points to lead Trabuco Hills (5-2) and Teddy Colburn added 13.