Prep Roundup : Campbell’s 53 Points Carry La Quinta

Scott Campbell scored a school-record 53 points to lead La Quinta High School to a 92-63 victory over Bolsa Grande Monday in a Garden Grove League boys’ basketball game at La Quinta.

Campbell broke John Rogers’ school record of 52 set in 1981 and tied the fourth highest single-game performance in Orange County history.

Tim Gergen of Rancho Alamitos (1966), Tom Lewis of Mater Dei (1983) and Mike Goff of Magnolia (1987) also scored 53 points in a game. Arthur Worthy of Huntington Beach holds the county record of 58 points, set in 1910.

“At halftime I thought I had 18 or 20 points, just a regular game for me,” said Campbell, a 6-foot 5-inch senior forward. “Then someone told me I had 35 and I started thinking that Johnny’s record was only 52. So I kept shooting and the ball kept going in.”

Campbell made 17 of 29 shots, including 8 of 9 3-pointers. He left the game with more than 5 minutes left.

It was Campbell’s seventh consecutive game in which he has scored at least 30 points. He is averaging 34.6 points per game this season, tops in Orange County.

“Things have been going well lately,” Campbell said. “I have to give the credit to my point guards. They’ve been getting me the ball in good position to score.”

Bill Snyder added 13 points and 12 assists for La Quinta.

La Quinta (8-4 overall, 3-0 in league) led, 27-17, at the end of the first quarter and 48-31 at halftime.

Bolsa Grande is 1-8 and 0-3.

In other Garden Grove League games.

Kennedy 68, Santiago 36--Tom Deep scored 15 points and Mike Pettengill 13 to lead Kennedy (9-6, 2-1). Santiago is 0-8 and 0-3.

Pacifica 65 Garden Grove 40--Randy Schultze scored 15 points to lead Pacifica (8-3, 3-0) at Garden Grove. Garden Grove is 2-10 and 1-2.

Rancho Alamitos 81, Los Amigos 59--Gary Lira scored 16 points to lead Rancho Alamitos (4-5, 2-1) at Los Amigos. Carlos Palomino scored 30 points for Los Amigos (2-8, 1-2).

In Garden Grove League girls’ basketball:

Kennedy 47, Santiago 44--Valeria Ruiz scored 21 points, including a game-winning 3-point field goal with 35 seconds left, to lead Kennedy (3-6, 2-1) at Santiago. Lara Cummins had 13 points and 15 rebounds for Kennedy (3-6, 2-1). Robin Claires scored 17 points and Beck Elcock added 16 for Santiago.

La Quinta 79, Bolsa Grande 23--Amy Jalewalia had 41 points, 13 rebounds and 10 steals to lead host La Quinta (10-3, 3-0).

Rancho Alamitos 57, Los Amigos 45--Jenny Newsome scored 27 points to lead Rancho Alamitos (10-1, 2-1) at Los Amigos. Christy Kalbhenn scored 17 points for the Vaqueros. Amy Pearson and Angela Fischbeck each scored 12 points for Los Amigos (4-7, 2-1).

In Pacific Coast League boys’ soccer:

Orange 2, Costa Mesa 0--Junior goalie David Knorr made 4 saves and earned his first shutout for Orange (4-7-1, 2-3). Forward Tim Huhn and fullback Shane East scored the goals. Costa Mesa is 2-7 and 1-3.

In Angelus League girls’ soccer:

Rosary 4, Connelly 0--Karen Miltenberger, Jennie Kenney, Allison Brennan and Alissa Polnazek each scored for host Rosary (4-2-2, 2-1-1).

In the Sunset League:

Edison 3, Huntington Beach 1--Allison Gibbs, Briana Winter and Kerry McGrath scored for Edison (6-6-1, 1-0-1) at Huntington Beach. Kerry Kelter scored for the Oilers (5-8, 1-1).

In nonleague play:

Anaheim 2, Savanna 1--A fluke goal gave the Colonists (5-3-1) the victory at Savanna. With 2 minutes left and the score tied, 1-1, Savanna ‘s Marie Benavides attempted to get the ball to goalie Carmen Ascencio. However, the ball got past Ascencio and went into the net, giving Anaheim a 2-1 lead. April Garcia scored midway through the second half to give Anaheim a 1-0 lead. Benavides tied the score, 1-1, with 10 minutes left. Ascencio made 18 saves.