Girls’ Basketball Roundup : Woodbridge Turns Laguna Hills’ Turnovers Into a 79-29 Romp

Woodbridge High School’s girls basketball team continued to prove its dominance of the Pacific Coast League Tuesday as it routed Laguna Hills, 79-29, at Woodbridge.

The Warriors (15-4, 3-0), who last week defeated Costa Mesa, 74-33, had even less trouble with Laguna Hills.

The Hawks (2-10, 0-3) provided Woodbridge with easy scoring opportunities from the start. Laguna Hills committed 3 turnovers in the game’s first three minutes and 12 in the first quarter, allowing the Warriors to take a 24-5 lead.

The Hawks, who committed 29 turnovers in the game, were behind at halftime, 39-16, and at the end of three quarters, 51-25. But the fourth quarter was even worse as Woodbridge outscored them, 28-4.

“It’s pretty obvious they’re not a year-round program,” Warrior Coach Eric Bangs said. “Overall, I’d say this game’s (outcome) wasn’t due to our offense, it was their (lack of) defense and ballhandling skills.”

Randee Mahoney scored 21 points and had 9 steals and Kathy Millat had 19 points and 8 steals for Woodbridge. Tami Williams added 10 points and Gina Krouse 10 rebounds.

Laguna Hills’ bright spot, center Christy Grebel, finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds.

“I thought the girls were playing scared,” said Renn Amstead, Laguna Hills coach. “They were psyched out.”

In other Pacific Coast League play:

Costa Mesa 49, Trabuco Hills 41--Sue Nuechterlein scored 12 points, including 8 in the fourth quarter, for Costa Mesa at Trabuco Hills. Kim Good added 7 points and 12 rebounds for the Mustangs.

In the Century League:

Foothill 55, Villa Park 25--Ashley Selman scored 16 points and Tanya Foxe 12 for host Foothill (8-8, 3-0). Sandi Rasmussen and Amy Steinle had seven rebounds each for Foothill.

Santa Ana 54, El Modena 45--Latanya Trotter scored 16 points to lead Santa Ana (6-6, 1-2), which won in league for the first time in two seasons. Gracy Lopez scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds for Santa Ana.

Canyon 54, Santa Ana Valley 37--Francesca Rumps scored 15 points and had 18 rebounds for host Santa Ana Valley (6-9, 1-2).

In the Empire League:

Los Alamitos 47, Esperanza 44--Jennifer Ensley scored 22 points and Diane Sands 15 for host Los Alamitos (8-9, 2-2). Jennifer Harney scored 19 and Jamie English 10 for Esperanza.

In the Orange League:

Brea-Olinda 90, Savanna 33--Aimee McDaniel scored 33 points and Tammy Blackburn 21 to pace the host Wildcats (16-1, 3-0), who led at halftime, 58-18. Susan Tousey, playing in only the first half, scored 11 points for Brea-Olinda, the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn poll.

Valencia 59, Magnolia 42--Kristen McDonald scored 29 points and Nancy Amoros 14 for Valencia at Magnolia. Dawne Borum scored 19 for Magnolia (7-8, 1-2).

In the Freeway League:

Fullerton 74, Sonora 20--Center Sabrina Welch led the host Indians (8-5, 2-1) with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and point guard Jennifer Comstock added 14 points.

In the Sea View League:

University 42, Newport Harbor 34--Host University, trailing 34-29 at the end of the third quarter, shut out the Sailors, 13-0, in the fourth quarter. Center Shelly Davis led the Trojans (6-8, 1-2) with 14 points. Jenny Stucker scored 12 points for Newport Harbor and JoAnn Assam added 11.

In the South Coast League:

Capistrano Valley 47, Irvine 32--Heather Schoeny scored 16 points and had 11 rebounds for host Capistrano Valley (13-4, 3-0). Shelley Zierhut also scored 16 for Capistrano Valley.

Mission Viejo 58, Dana Hills 18--Tricia Stringam scored 22 points and Shannon Morgan added 21 for the Diablos (15-5, 2-1), at Dana Hills. Erin Schineneck led the Dolphins with 14 points.

In the Sunset League:

Marina 73, Huntington Beach 71--Tami Chick scored 12 of her 20 points, including two three-pointers, in the fourth quarter, but the Oilers’ rally fell short. Liberty Brewster led host Marina (17-2, 3-0) with 21 points and Dee Dee Stigar added 17.

Fountain Valley 49, Westminster 46--The Barons remained undefeated in league play, outscoring the host Lions (0-14, 0-4), 22-4, in the third quarter. Fountain Valley was led by Kami Bigler and Stacey Hisaka with 12 points each, though Hisaka left the game with a sprained ankle in the third quarter. Shannon Bates led Westminster with 16 points.

Edison 53, Ocean View 44--Kristian Tanabe scored 13 points and Wendy Sandsteadt 12 for Edison (13-5, 2-2) at Ocean View. Erika Whistler scored 14 and Heidi Hazemann 13 for Ocean View (6-12, 0-4).

In a nonleague game:

Liberty Christian 55, California School for the Deaf Riverside 40--Forward Kim Engstrom led the host Minutemen (12-1) with 18 points and teammate Lisa Whitney had 16 points and 19 rebounds. CSDR had a 20-17 halftime lead, paced by guard Julie Hill, who scored 18 points in the first half. Hill led CSDR with 25 points.