Ankton’s Free Throws Win It for El Camino

Glenn Ankton made both free throws in a 1-and-1 situation with 7 seconds remaining to give El Camino its first lead of the second half and the victory, 67-66, over Glendale Hoover in the first round of the Chart House/Lt. Mitchell tournament.

El Camino (3-1) took an early, 23-16 first-quarter lead but was outscored, 22-12, in the second. Hoover held the lead throughout the second half until Ankton was fouled driving to the basket with time running down.

El Camino playing a tight denial defense, yielded only a desperation heave--that drew nothing but air--from Hoover at the buzzer.

Ankton scored a team-high 19 points, while Travis Gilley and Shaun Scurry added 14 and 13. Todd Swanson had 7 assists.

The game and two others were originally scheduled to be played at San Dieguito. They were switched to Carlsbad High when the lights at San Dieguito went out during warmups for the Escondido-Newport Harbor game earlier in the day.

In other Lt. Mitchell tournament games:

Escondido 61, Newport Harbor 41--Chris Heintschel had 13 points and 13 rebounds, Curt Vurpillap 10 points and 13 rebounds and Brooks Barnhard 16 points for Escondido (3-0), which outscored Newport Harbor, 23-10, in the fourth quarter to seal the victory at Carlsbad.

“It was a frustrating day,” said Mike Williams, Escondido coach. “It was the last day of school before vacation, and then the lights went out.”

Originally scheduled for 3 p.m., the game didn’t begin until 4:45.

“Playing-wise, we didn’t get started until the fourth quarter,” Williams said.

San Clemente 49, San Dieguito 45--San Clemente made just two fourth-quarter field goals, but hitting 14 of 18 free throws in the final 8 minutes carried San Clemente to victory at Carlsbad.

Tied at the end of three quarters, San Clemente outscored San Dieguito, 18-14, in the fourth. While San Clemente capitalized from the foul line, San Dieguito attempted only 8 free throws in the game. The Mustangs made 7 of 8, 5 of 5 in the fourth quarter.

The biggest lead for either team was 5 points, when San Clemente led, 47-42. Matt de La Pena hit a 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining to pull San Dieguito within 47-45. The Mustangs then fouled Mike Bell (10 points), but his 2 free throws sealed the victory.

The leading scorer was de La Pena with 21 points. Brian Malewicz added 11. San Clemente’s Jason Dunahee scored 15.

Vista 72, San Marcos 58--Herbie Weston had 21 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds, 6 steals and a blocked shot for Vista at Torrey Pines. Vista (3-6) has won 3 of the past 4 games.

“Weston had a great, great night,” Vista Coach Randy Wiens said. “It was probably the best night he’s ever had as a varsity player.”

Weston, a senior, is a 6-foot 2-inch point guard.

Four other Vista players reached double figures: Mike Araiza (17), Upu Liuchan (12), Brian Fleming (10) and Choo Choo Walker (10).

Vista scored 27 fourth quarter points to avenge a 67-60 loss to San Marcos in Vista’s season-opener.

“We’re still young, but we’re getting better and better each game,” Wiens said.

Orange Glen 63, Troy 60--Aaron Adams made 2 free throws with 19 seconds remaining to ice the game for Orange Glen (3-6) at Torrey Pines. Shawn Macklin scored 25 points to lead Orange Glen, and Lenny McGill added 16. Troy is 4-4.

Metro Conference

Sweetwater 81, Marian 51--Visiting Sweetwater went on a 30-18 third quarter tear to put Marian away. “We had lots of speed,” Sweetwater Coach David Ybarra said. “We just broke it open in the third quarter.”

Ruben Hernandez led Sweetwater with 17 points, and teammates Joe McDowell and Carlos Campbell added 14 and 13. Hernandez, McDowell and Campbell had 11, 10 and 9 rebounds.

Sweetwater (7-0, 2-0) is off to its best start since Ybarra took over the program in the 1984 season.

Coronado 75, Montgomery 60--Jesse MacNeil scored 28 points, Derek Wastila 13 and Tim DeWitt 10 for Coronado (2-4, 2-1).

Southwest 80, Mar Vista 42--Adalberto Silva led host Southwest with 33 points, and Tim Page paced struggling Mar Vista (0-5, 0-2) with 15. Southwest led at the half, 49-21.

Chula Vista 55, Castle Park 50--Ritchie Greaser had 18 points and 6 rebounds to lead host Chula Vista (4-3, 2-0). Nonleague

Valhalla 68, Helix 55--Visiting Valhalla (4-4) never let Helix pull closer than 8 points all night. Tony Clark had 27 points and Jon Scurlock 22 for the Norsemen. John Pressler led Helix with 22 points. Clark added 15 rebounds. Scurlock had four 3-pointers.

La Jolla 83, Hoover 60--David Berteaux was 10 for 14 and scored 23 points to lead La Jolla past Hoover in La Jolla. Also for the Vikings, Erich Litch added 16 points and Adam Kleid had 13 points and 9 rebounds as La Jolla improved to 5-2. Kyle Kupiec had 14 rebounds. Hoover dropped to 0-7.

Madison 65, San Diego 56--Robbie Robinson scored 34 points as Madison (3-4) came back from a 14-6 first quarter deficit. Kirk Cummings added 13 points for Madison. Milton Miller led San Diego (4-1) with 24 points, and Reynard Wells had 19.

Poway 61, USDHS 40--Jay Blackenbeckler and Greg Sorrell each scored 15, and Adam Jones had 14 to lead Poway (4-0). Poway, which converted 35 of 45 free throws, hit just two field goals in the fourth quarter. USDHS is 2-2.

Mission Bay 50, Patrick Henry 47--Brett Grebing scored 12 points and had 7 rebounds, Gebel Anderson had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Keith Berkley grabbed 11 rebounds for host Mission Bay (4-2). Terrence Hamilton led Patrick Henry (4-4) with 23 points.

The key for Mission Bay was defense. The Buccaneers were allowing just 38 points a game last week before Crawford scored 62, but Mission Bay tightened back up against Patrick Henry.

“It was a very good game defensively,” Mission Bay Coach Mike Seaman said. “The kids did a great job. We’re not a great offensive team, so we rely on defense.”

Monte Vista 66, Grossmont 49--Jeff Polinsky scored 25 points to lead Monte Vista (4-1, 1-0), Bren Jacobson had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Jason Peters had 16 points and 10 assists. Kevin Simon had 15 points and 10 assists for Grossmont.

Santana 59, Mt. Miguel 48--Matt Panebianco scored 21 points to lead Santana (5-1, 1-0) at Mt. Miguel. Deal Thrall added 17 points for the Sultans, and three of teammate Paul Newark’s four field goals were 3-pointers. Shannon Lefebvre scored a game high 23 points for Mt. Miguel.

Girls’ basketball

Mt. Carmel tournament

Oceanside 42, University City 17--At University City, Mildred Conston scored 18 points and made 10 rebounds and had 5 steals for visiting Oceanside (5-2). Pirate teammate Tonya Lee added 9 points and had 6 assists and 3 steals while reserve Jeanette Doan had 7 steals, 3 rebounds and 5 points.

Nonleague

Santana 62, Mt. Miguel 24--Rebecca Aase scored 21 points and Leslie Moffett added 13 for Santana. Tonya Chamberlain scored 10 to lead Mt. Miguel.

El Capitan 47, El Cajon Valley 35--Melissa Hadfield scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for El Capitan (7-0) before leaving with 6 minutes remaining in the first quarter with a broken tooth. Teammate Samantha Weiser also had 10 points. Debbie Duhaney and Heidi Holm scored 10 points apiece for El Cajon Valley.