HIGH SCHOOLS : Roundup : Orange Glen Struggling in Basketball

While Cree Morris, Lenny McGill and the rest of the Orange Glen football team continued preparations for Saturday night’s San Diego Section 3-A championship game against Morse, the Orange Glen basketball team continued to struggle Thursday night.

Morris and McGill, who start in basketball, will join Coach Brian Mulligan’s team next week. But the Patriots are now 0-4 after an 87-66 loss to North Bakersfield in the Bakersfield tournament.

“Right now, it’s a little hard to keep the morale up,” Mulligan said. “But at least, we know help is on the way.”

Against North Bakersfield, help was visible only in the form of forward Shawn Macklin, who scored 35 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Still, Orange Glen fell behind early and couldn’t recover.

Bakersfield East 43, Serra 41--Bakersfield East, the tournament’s top-seeded team, beat Serra (3-1) despite 18 points by Desi Dixon. Serra, which led at halftime, 21-17, will play in a losers’ bracket game at 4 today.

Riverside-Ramona tournament

Bonita (Orange County) 68, San Pasqual 61--San Pasqual, another team waiting for football players to end their season, fell to 1-4 despite 30 points from sophomore center Erik Meek. The Eagles trailed, 33-32, at halftime but were outscored, 22-10, in the third quarter. Mike Davis added 12 points for San Pasqual.

Girls’ basketball

Point Loma Tournament

Vista 64, Mira Mesa 32--Chris Enger scored 35 points and Dana Christofferson added 15 to lead visiting Vista (3-0). The Panthers led, 12-9, after the first quarter and outscored Mira Mesa, 23-5, in the second.