Roundup : Long Beach Jordan Edges El Dorado to Win Title

Forward Brent Woods sank 2 free throws with 48 seconds remaining to lead Long Beach Jordan to a 84-77 victory over El Dorado in the championship game of the El Dorado tournament Saturday night.

The Panthers (5-2) were given a tough test by a scrappy El Dorado team. The Golden Hawks fought back in the final quarter of play, but could not pull out the victory.

Long Beach Jordan senior forward David Mitchell was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points and was named the tournament’s most valuable player. Mitchell scored 38 points in a Friday semifinal victory over Sunny Hills.

Jordan opened a 52-38 halftime lead, only to see El Dorado rally. El Dorado (6-2) was led by senior guard Mike Renaud (20 points, 4 assists) and Travis Dowdell (17 points).

Matt Luke’s lay-in with 1:34 left in the game pulled El Dorado to within 1 point (76-75), but that was as close as the Golden Hawks would get.

“The whole tournament was tough,” Long Beach Jordan Coach Ron Massey said. “The kids worked hard and Woods’ free throws were crucial in helping us gain the championship trophy.”

In other El Dorado tournament games:

Sunny Hills 60, Canyon 55--Jon Beuerlein had 18 points and Marcus Hopkins 15 to lead Sunny Hills (5-2) in the third-place game. Canyon (5-3) was led by John Hutchinson with 21 points and Brian Bailey with 9.

Whittier Christian 60, Downey 52--Paul McKinley scored 14 points--including 6 in the fourth quarter--and Scott Ferguson had 10 to lead Whittier Christian in the consolation championship game.

--BILL ROBERTSON

In the San Dieguito tournament:

Newport Harbor 65, Yuma (Ariz.) 47--Chris Lee scored 36 points (12 for 12 from the line and 12 for 19 from the field) to lead the Sailors in a consolation quarterfinal game. The victory left Newport Harbor at 4-3.

In the Glendora Tournament:

Tustin 76, Upland 55--Cheavly Ly scored 21 points, Dylon Steiler 19 and Jason Moore 14 to pace Tustin (6-2) in the fifth-place game.

The Tillers led, 36-27, at halftime, but Upland began to rally late in the third quarter. Ly, who made 3 consecutive 3-pointers, then helped Tustin pull away in the fourth quarter.

Greg Lancaster added 10 rebounds for the Tillers.

Villa Park 76, Claremont 62--Chris Kirby scored 27 points, mostly from outside, to lead Villa Park (5-2) to the consolation championship. Chris Johnson (17 points), Matt Reekstin 16 and Mark Howery (11) also scored in double figures for Villa Park, which is having its best start in 5 years.

In the Roosevelt tournament:

Trabuco Hills 94, Honolulu McKinley 74--Trabuco Hills led, 49-43, at halftime, but outscored McKinley, 24-13, in the third quarter. Chad Poulos had 24 points, and Tim Manning and Rick Swanwick added 17 points each to lead the Mustangs (4-2) in a first-round game.

Trabuco Hills will play Hawaii’s No. 1 ranked team, Radford, in Monday’s second round.

In the Dos Pueblos tournament:

Westminster 62, Carpenteria 60--Tim Dieteo scored on a post move with 40 seconds remaining to lift Westminster to the seventh-place victory. Dieteo led all scorers with 22 points, along with 15 rebounds.

Mark Murphy and Randy Held added 12 points each to help Westminster (2-5), which rallied from a 8-point deficit entering the fourth quarter.

In the Arroyo Grande tournament:

Anaheim 70, Atascadero 61--Jude Barbito scored 30 points and was 17 of 17 from the free-throw line to lead Anaheim (2-4) to the seventh-place victory. Danny Castro added 19 points and Victor Zambrano 13 to help Anaheim.