High School Basketball Roundup

Boys’ basketball coaches from both Escondido and Rancho Buena Vista High Schools still were not sure late Tuesday if tonight’s scheduled game between the two would be played.

RBV Principal Alan Johnson told Coach John O’Neill Friday that RBV would forfeit the game in order to ease bad feelings between the two schools after a melee Thursday at a wrestling meet. Escondido Coach Mike Williams doesn’t think canceling a basketball game would solve anything and wants to see it played.

“It’s still no,” O’Neill said. “Because our principals haven’t even talked yet. After they talk tomorrow morning . . . I don’t know. We prepared today just like we were going to play, and I know (Escondido) did too.”

The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Escondido. The principals have not yet talked because school was out Monday, and Johnson was in a conference all day Tuesday.

If the game is canceled, Escondido (11-10, 6-6 in Avocado League play) would receive a forfeit victory over RBV (10-13, 6-6).

In other boys’ games Tuesday:

Nonleague

Valhalla 86, Mt. Miguel 59--Tony Clark scored 45 points and had 15 rebounds, and Tony Lee added 22 points and eight assists for Valhalla (16-8, 5-0). Jorge Suarez scored 17 points and Ken Shephard had 14 for Mt. Miguel (2-19, 0-7). Valhalla played again without Rafid Kiti, who is expected to return to practice Saturday after suffering a collapsed lung several days ago.

El Capitan 64, Grossmont 50--Brad Smith scored 23 points and Jeremy McGarrity had 20 for El Capitan (9-16, 2-6). Todd Cady had 18 and Todd Jaeger 12 for Grossmont (6-16, 2-3).

Granite Hills 82, Santana 55--Mark Phillips scored 18 points and had five assists for Granite Hills (16-8). Heath Beason led Granite Hills with nine rebounds. Granite Hills led, 43-27, at halftime. Santana is 13-8.

Avocado League

Ramona 62, San Pasqual 49--Tony Newman scored 21 points and had 14 rebounds, three steals and three assists as Ramona (9-14, 6-7) upset host San Pasqual (11-10, 8-5). Nate Hollingsworth added 13 points and Chad Waite had 10 points and a career-high eight assists for Ramona, which led at the end of the first quarter, 12-5.

Girls

Avocado League

Rancho Buena Vista 46, Escondido 28--Shawna Edge scored 13 points, and A.J. Vitulli and Jenny Fellars added 10 each for Rancho Buena Vista (14-9, 8-5).

Ramona 59, San Pasqual 51--Gina Tamburrino led Ramona (17-3, 11-2) with 17 points. Kendra Brunje added 14 points and led the Bulldogs with 16 rebounds. Ramona led at halftime, 29-28. One of Ramona’s leading scorers, Kris Miller, experienced early foul trouble and was on the bench most of the game. San Pasqual is 8-14, 5-8 in league.

Nonleague

Santana 61, Granite Hills 24--Stephanie Thompson scored 21 points, and Rebecca Aase added 13 for Santana (20-2). Granite Hills is 7-16.

Valhalla 41, Mt. Miguel 34--Jeanette Best had 15 points and Danielle Muncrief and Nicole Cremidan had 10 each for visiting Valhalla (6-16, 1-4). Tonya Chamberlain led Mt. Miguel (6-16, 3-4) with 14 points and Jolinda Bone added 10.