High School Roundup : Kearny Gets Measure of Revenge Against Madison With 58-57 Victory

The Limited Division boys’ basketball game in the Kiwanis tournament between Kearny and Madison high schools Tuesday was a rematch of last season’s San Diego Section Division II championship game in the Sports Arena.

Kearny got its revenge, winning in overtime, 58-57, at La Jolla High.

Andre White made a layup and subsequent free throw to give Kearny (7-3) a 3-point lead with 4 seconds remaining in overtime. Then, Madison’s Robby Robinson was fouled while attempting a half-court desperation shot at the buzzer. His two free throws with no time remaining left Madison a point short.

White led all scorers with 20. Robinson had 17 for Madison but was held without a second-half field goal by the combination of Mark Hood and Kearny’s box-and-one defense. Madison is 4-5. Kearny has played three overtime games this season.

Last year, Madison won the San Diego Section Division II championship by a point in regulation. Kearny upset top-seeded Torrey Pines to reach the section finals.

Kearny will play La Jolla--a 50-48 winner over Oceanside--in today’s 8:15 semifinal game at La Jolla High.

In other Kiwanis tournament Limited Division games:

La Jolla 50, Oceanside 48--David Berteaux scored 19 to lead La Jolla (8-2). Adam Kleid had 16 and Kyle Kupiec had 20 rebounds.

Crawford 72, Vancouver 71--Chris Johnson, a senior guard, hit a 12-foot jump shot at the buzzer and scored 29 points to lead Crawford. Crawford (6-1) was down by a point with 7 seconds left and Coach John King let his team run the ball up court rather than calling a timeout. “My assistant coach was yelling for me to call time out,” King said. “I said ‘We’re going to get this over with. Let’s just go in transition.” Johnson, who grabbed 10 rebounds, didn’t miss a shot in the fourth quarter.

Mission Bay 71, Castle Park 57--Brett Grebing, a 6-foot 6-inch center, had 20 points, 10 blocked shots and 7 rebounds in less than 3 quarters for Mission Bay at Hoover High. Mission Bay will play Hilltop, which received a bye, in today’s 4:45 consolation semifinals. Peter Wilson added 12 points for Mission Bay, which used a press to take a 41-18 halftime lead. Mission Bay is 5-3.

Valhalla 90, Hoover 48--Leading by 7, Valhalla outscored Hoover, 22-8, in the second quarter and coasted to victory at Hoover. Rafid Kiti scored a game-high 28 points for Valhalla and teammate Tony Clark scored 23 points and pulled down 18 rebounds. Both players played sparingly in the second half. Bracey Simmons led Hoover with 24 points.

St. Augustine 61, Clairemont 59--With 15 seconds to play, St. Augustine’s Bryan Cantwell hit 2 free throws to give the Saints a 61-59 lead and their first victory of the season. Eric Dent of St. Augustine (1-7) hit a jumper from the corner with 2:40 to play, to tie the score, 59-59. Cantwell had a game-high 24 points. Dent and Mike Mossuto added 14 for St. Augustine. Ray McDavid paced Clairemont with 20 points. St. Augustine meets Crawford today at 4:45.

Lincoln 107, University City 60--Joe Temple (29), Darryl McMillan (25) and Aaron Wilhite (26) combined for 80 of Lincoln’s season-high 107 points. Lincoln’s previous season best was against Madison, when the Hornets scored 99 points. McMillan had 18 rebounds. Lincoln (7-1) plays Valhalla at 8:15 tonight at Hoover High.

Unlimited Division

Poway 80, Mira Mesa 60--Mira Mesa trailed, 39-18, at halftime and was never able to close the deficit. Adam Jones and Greg Sorrell led Poway with 14 points apiece.

Serra 64, Mt. Carmel 60--Keith Ladue scored 19 to help Serra come back from a 30-19 second quarter deficit. Desi Dixon added 12 for Serra (7-3). Jeff Hensley led Mt. Carmel (5-2) with 20 points.

Lt. Mitchell tournament

El Camino 61, Orange Glen 58--Orange Glen outscored El Camino 25-12 in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t make up the 16-point deficit after three periods, in the third-place game of the Mitchell tournament. Todd Swanson (16), Glenn Ankton (14) and Jeff Reeves (12) scored in double figures for El Camino. Shawn Macklin led Orange Glen with 30 points, 20 of which came in the first half. Jeff Leander scored all his 13 points for Orange Glen (4-8) in the fourth quarter.

West Anchorage 67, Vista 39--Chris Toomer’s 20 points paced West Anchorage to finish fifth and drop the Panthers to 4-8. “We just folded,” Vista Coach Randy Wiens said. “When we got down 20, it was history.” Upu Liuchan led Vista with 10 points. Mike Araiza had 9 points and 10 rebounds and Herbie Weston added 9 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds.

Carlsbad 39, San Dieguito 34--Carlsbad (6-3), which scored its only 2 points of the first quarter on free throws, came back with 15 points from Calvin Coleman. San Dieguito is 4-5.

Escondido 60, San Clemente 41--Brooks Barnhard scored a game-high 19 and Jason Hendrickson had 10 to lead Escondido, which outscored San Clemente, 16-6, in the second quarter. Bill Hagerdorn scored 17 for San Clemente.

Newport Harbor 90, San Marcos 63--Led by Chris Lee, who scored 28 points, Newport Harbor ran away in the second quarter, outscoring San Marcos, 29-8. Eddie Martinez came off the bench to add 17 for Newport Harbor. Matt Barrick scored 20 for San Marcos (3-6).

Sweetwater tournament

Granite Hills 92, Mapleridge 86, OT--Mark Phillips scored 9 of the 14 points in overtime on a 3-pointer and 6 free throws for Granite Hills. Granite Hills led, 21-13, after the first quarter with a run-and-gun offense, but Mapleridge slowed the tempo and took advantage of 36-of-41 free-throw shooting to get back into the ball game. Granite Hills’ Gerald Cox tipped in a shot with 4 seconds left to send the game into overtime. Robby Shawcroft scored 26 points for Granite Hills and Phillips had 21. Dean Adams scored 24 for Mapleridge and Craig Upshaw had 22.

Sweetwater 75, Coronado 51--Undefeated Sweetwater rushed to a 28-12 first-quarter lead and was not challenged at home. Rueben Hernandez scored 12 points for Sweetwater (9-0) and John Gilbert scored 10. Jesse MacNeil led Coronado (2-7) with 17 points.

Mar Vista 43, Burnaby Central 35--Mar Vista used a patient offense to dictate the flow of the game. Tim O’Neil scored 13 points for Mar Vista (1-8) and Tim Page added 11. David Chavarria led turnover-plagued Burnaby Central (7-5) with 14 points.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Kiwanis tournament

Unlimited Division

Poway 60, Patrick Henry 29--Poway’s 2-3 matchup zone forced 22 turnovers in the rout of previously undefeated Patrick Henry at Santana High. Dawn Gigstad led Poway (5-2) with 12 points and 8 rebounds and Christy Fortney and Laura Nugent each scored 11 points. Sorii Epps, who had 37 points in the first-round victory over San Dieguito, was held to just 1 on 0-19 shooting. Rochelle Johnson led Patrick Henry (5-1) with 17 points.

Limited Division

El Capitan 50, San Pasqual 28--El Capitan improved to 8-0 at Madison High in the Kiwanis tournament. Melissa Hadfield and Andrea Bravo paced the winners with 16 and 15 points.

Lancer/Optimist tournament

Lancer/Optimist tournament

Mapleridge (Vancouver, Canada) 48, Chula Vista 43--Sasha Munoz had a game-high 19 points, but they weren’t enough as Chula Vista dropped its first game of the tournament at Hilltop. Lori Kroeker had 16 points for Maple Ridge. Marcy Wolf added 12 points for Chula Vista. Canada led at the half, 22-19.

Our Lady of Peace 56, Crawford 41--Kathy Bashi (21) and Nicole Dinas (15) combined for 36 points for OLP. For Crawford, Christie Gunith had 12 points and Mura Knowles added 11, OLP led, 30-17, at the half.