High School Basketball Roundup : Lincoln Scores 113 to Beat Valhalla

Lincoln High made 50 field goals, including two 3-pointers, en route to defeating Valhalla, 113-94, in a semifinal of the limited division of the Kiwanis tournament Wednesday at Hoover High.

The Hornets played the trademark aggressive full-court press defense that looks for turnovers and easy baskets. They got plenty of both.

Lincoln had four players in double figures: Aaron Wilhite (33 points), Joe Temple (28), Darryl McMillan (22) and Victor Dean (16).

Tony Clark scored 38 points, including 8 of 10 free throws, and Rafid Kiti scored 34, making 14 of 17 free throws, to pace the Norsemen. Jon Scurlock scored 13 with 8 of 8 free throws.

With a 36-19 third-quarter run Lincoln built an 89-61 lead, then coasted to the final, where they will meet La Jolla tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Serra High.

“I don’t call off the press,” Loneski said. “That’s the way we play our game. Anybody we play is going to have to deal with that. We’re trying to win this tournament, our league and go on to the playoffs. That’s the way our kids learned to play, and that’s the way we going to play.”

In other limited division games:

La Jolla 67, Kearny 48--La Jolla (9-2) led by 11 at halftime and ran away with the game in the third quarter, outscoring Kearny 17-5. La Jolla’s Adam Cleid led all scorers with 18, David Berteaux added 15. “It was a pretty good game until halftime,” La Jolla coach Rick Eveleth said. “Basically, what happened is Kearny ran out of gas. Our running game dictated the tempo. They just couldn’t keep up.” Cleid had 7 of his points in the third quarter.

Madison 62, Oceanside 59--Robby Robinson scored 30 points and had 13 rebounds, and Brad Eaddy added 20 rebounds and 10 points to lead Madison in the fifth-place semifinal game. John McKenna added 13 points for Madison (5-5).

Crawford 64, St. Augustine 48--Depite playing without two injured starters, Crawford won its seventh of eight games and advanced to the consolation finals. Guard Tracy Halton scored 25 points and added 10 rebounds and Chris Johnson had 20 points for Crawford. Mike Mossuto led St. Augustine with 16 points.

Hilltop 59, Mission Bay 58--Malcolm McCurty made a bankshot with 4 seconds remaining to give Hilltop a come-from-behind victory in the consolation semifinals at Hoover. The Lancers outscored Mission Bay, 22-8, in the final 8 minutes. Josh Wenning and Donal Hardin scored 11 each for Hilltop. Mission Bay (6-3) was led by Keith Henderson with 16 points and Brett Grebing with 15.

Clairemont 79, Vancouver 65--Ray McDavid scored a game-high 28 points to lead Clairemont (5-5) in a consolation semifinal game at La Jolla High. Vancouver led, 39-35, at halftime but was worn down by Clairemont’s press in the second half. Alex Love, a sophomore, made his first start for Clairemont and scored 20 points. “I knew all along that he was great,” Clairemont Coach Gree Lee said. “But I was bringing him along slowly.” McDavid, who scored 24 of his 28 in the second half, has been a starter since his freshman year.

Kiwanis tournament

Unlimited division

Poway 69, Serra 42--Poway’s strong half court man-to-man defense shutdown Serra and the Titans cruised to the victory in the semifinals at Serra. Adam Jones led Poway (7-0) with 30 points, including 28 in the final three quarters. Greg Sorrell added 12 points for Poway and Jermaine Jordan had 16 to lead Serra (7-4). Poway’s tough defense held Serra to 9 points in the first quarter and just 5 in the fourth period.

Point Loma 50, Patrick Henry 48 (2 OT)--Point Loma came back after being down, 27-19, at halftime.

Mt. Carmel 80, Mira Mesa 61--Mt. Carmel outscored Mira Mesa 23-9 in the second quarter and coasted to the victory at Serra in a fifth-place semifinal game. Jeff Hensley scored 17 points and Shane Knight added 16 for Mt. Carmel (6-2). Marc Zeigler had 23 points to lead Mira Mesa.

San Diego 71, Monte Vista 69--Clark James scored 26 points and Milton Miller added 19 to lead San Diego in a fifth-place semifinal game at Patrick Henry.

Fallbrook 53, El Capitan 39--Chris Miller scored 16 to lead Fallbrook in the unlimited division consolation semifinals at Patrick Henry. Tim Cummins added 10 points and 9 rebounds for Fallbrook (4-6).

Sweetwater tournament

Coronado 62, Burnaby, British Columbia 57 (OT)--Paul Carter didn’t score often, but when he did they certainly counted. Carter scored the biggest seven points of the game as Coronado rallied for the victory at Sweetwater. Carter hit a three-point shot with 30 seconds remaining to tie the game in regulation. Carter then hit four consecutive free throws late in the overtime period to clinch the victory for Coronado.

Sweetwater 65, Mapleridge, British Columbia 59--Trailing 37-33 at the half, Sweetwater rallied to outscore Mapleridge 21-10 in the third quarter and went on to its 10th consecutive victory without a loss. Joe McDowell scored 21 points and Carlos Campbell added 19 for Sweetwater at home.

Granite Hills 59, Mar Vista 40--Mark Phillips scored 13 to lead Granite Hills to an easy victory.

Girls’ basketball

Lancer tournament

Chula Vista 49, Mt. Miguel 19--Marcy Wolf scored a game-high 28 points and Sasha Munoz added 15 to lead Chula Vista. Mt. Miguel’s Monique Anderson scored 8 points. Chula Vista will face Montgomery today at 4 in the consolation final at Hilltop.

Montgomery 48, Crawford 37--Montgomery jumped out to a 14-2 lead after one quarter and coasted to victory behind Roxanne Shoas’ 16 points. Kristie Gudith scored 14 for Crawford.

Kiwanis tournament

Unlimited division

Point Loma 69, Fallbrook 19--Christine Dunn scored 21 points to lead Point Loma (7-0) to its 137th consecutive victory at home in the semifinals at Point Loma. Monica Filer scored 19 and Tyeast Brown added 17 for Point Loma.

Poway 50, Mt. Carmel 45--Laura Nugent scored 14 points and Dawn Gigstead and Christy Gortney added 12 to lead Poway in the semifinal at Santana. Vicki deJesus had 21 for Mt. Carmel.

Kiwanis tournament

Unlimited division

El Capitan 53, Madison 39--Andrea Bravo scored 19 points and Melissa Hadfield 11 to lead El Capitan (10-0) into the finals. Kim Lester scored 17 for Madison.

Rancho Buena Vista 70, Calexico 38--Rancho Buena Vista’s Shauna Edge scored 25 points and had 18 rebounds and Stephanie Howells added 17 points and 4 assists at Kearny. Rancho Buena Vista (3-1) led 32-22 at the half before turning it on in the final 16 minutes.

Torrey Pines 39, Mission Bay 29--Using a full-court pressure defense, Torrey Pines severely limited Mission Bay’s offense at Point Loma. Karyn Armstrong scored 13 points for the Falcons. Mission Bay’s Cristine Willis had 16 of her team’s 29 points.