Boys’ Roundup : Mater Dei Loses to St. Nicholas : East Coast Power Overwhelming in Makeup Game, 58-46

Mater Dei High School played East Coast power St. Nicholas of Tolentine, N.Y., a day late and about 75 miles away from where the game was originally scheduled.

The Monarchs lost to St. Nicholas, 58-46, Tuesday night at the duPont Pavilion at Villanova University in an intersectional nonleague game.

The teams were supposed to play Monday night in the semifinal round of the Seagull Tournament in Atlantic City, N.J., but tournament officials canceled the tournament after a gang-related riot in which five people were injured during halftime of Saturday night’s Mater Dei-Atlantic City game.

About 200 watched Tuesday as Mike Hopkins scored 21 points and Kevin Rembert added 13 for the Monarchs.

Mater Dei fell behind, 26-17, at halftime and never could catch up.

Mater Dei and St. Nicholas agreed to play after the tournament was canceled. With a little help from the grandfather of Mike Morris, a Monarch player, the teams were able to secure Villanova’s home arena for the afternoon game. Morris’ grandfather is an employee at the suburban Philadelphia school.

The Monarchs were unable to secure any other replacement games. They will, however, tour Washington before returning home Jan. 4.

In the Las Vegas Tournament:

Santa Ana 77, Richmond (Canada) 64--The Saints had five players score in double figures in advancing to the consolation semifinals. Bobby Joyce scored 22 points to lead Santa Ana (12-2).

Leo Leon had 14 points, Scootie Lynwood 13, George Tuioti 13 and Oscar Wilson 10.

In the Canyon tournament:

San Francisco McAteer 70, Esperanza 62--Rob Nay scored 19 points for the Aztecs, who play Carson in the third-place game at 5:30 today.

Trabuco Hills 72, Villa Park 57--Rick Swanwick scored 24 points and John Barnes 23 to lead Trabuco Hills. Roger Branstine had 28 points for the Spartans (1-8).

Bolsa Grande 69, Canyon 59--The Matadors trailed, 30-18, at halftime, but outscored the Comanches, 34-11, in the third quarter. Joe Small scored 27 points and Jim Usly 24 for Bolsa Grande.

Los Amigos 60, Pomona 55--Carlos Palomino scored 21 points, including an 8-foot jumper with 24 seconds remaining to clinch the game. John Jenkins had 13 points for the Lobos. Mike Victor scored 23 points for Pomona.

Newport Harbor 57, Apple Valley 27--The Sailors (9-4) shot 65% from the field. Mike Nguyen was 9 of 11 from the floor and had a game-high 21 points.

In the Fiesta Tournament:

University 81, Canyon del Oro 50--Steve Stolzoff scored 33 points to lead the Trojans in the consolation semifinals in Tempe, Ariz. Stolzoff made 13 of 16 field goals and 7 of 7 free throws. He also had seven rebounds, five steals and four assists. University (8-5) plays Tempe today for the consolation championship.

In the Pacifica Tournament:

Savanna 52, Troy 46--The Rebels opened a 25-16 halftime lead by outscoring Troy, 18-11, in the second quarter. Savanna stayed in control the rest of the way as Eric Schinkle led all scorers with 15 points. Robby Booker added 12 points for Savanna, which meets Pacifica in the championship game tonight. Jim Bridges scored 11 for Troy.

Pacifica 65, Santiago 44--Tim Stoecklein scored 13 points and Dustin Bonham and Greg White had 12 each for the Mariners.

Jason Heskett led Santiago with 12 points.

Pitt Meadows (Canada) 56, Loara 47--Mike Southall scored a game-high 25 points for Pitt Meadows in a consolation semifinal victory. Paul Plettinick led Loara with 13 points. Pitt Meadows plays Cantwell, a 66-53 winner over Palm Desert, in the consolation championship game today.

In the Walter Wong Invitational:

El Toro 76, Honolulu St. Louis 52--Eric Speaker scored 22 points, Khari Johnson 15 and Mike Van Riette 14 for the Chargers, who advanced to the championship game in Honolulu.

Bret Johnson had 12 assists for El Toro (9-2).