MARINA GIRLS’ TOURNAMENT : Nunez Comes Through for Ocean View in Victory Over Valencia

Center Jennifer Sullivan, the Sunset League’s most valuable player last season, was in foul trouble and backup center Tracy Wolfe was hampered by the flu, so Ocean View High School needed someone to handle the scoring Thursday.

Fabiola Nunez did, scoring a game-high 24 points as Ocean View defeated Valencia, 70-62, in the quarterfinals of the Marina girls’ basketball tournament.

“It had to be Fab,” Ocean View Coach Ollie Martin said. “She did a great job.”

Sullivan picked up three fouls early and missed almost the entire second quarter. Nunez’s six second-quarter points helped the Seahawks keep pace with Valencia. The score was tied at halftime, 29-29.

Sullivan returned in the third quarter to score 12 of her 20 points.

Ocean View (11-0) got its fast break going and, with the help of six Valencia turnovers, outscored the Tigers, 22-4, to end the suspense with a 53-35 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

“We lost a little intensity,” Valencia Coach Kim Beckhart said. “I don’t know why but we got a little scared and we were missing our shots. When you can’t make those inside little baskets, you’re not going to win many games.”

Hollie Keeton scored 19 and Sig Lo added 16 to lead Valencia (5-5).

In other tournament games:

Marina 81, Estancia 66--Patrice Lumpkin (22 points), Monique Sweet (12) and Melody Earle (11) scored in double figures for Estancia, but it wasn’t enough to offset Marina’s Melissa Sortino, who led all scorers with 29 points. Leslie Ono added 18 for the Vikings (9-3) in a consolation quarterfinal game.

Huntington Beach 59, Katella 39--Jana Davis led all scorers with 22 points for Huntington Beach (5-6) in a consolation quarterfinal. Margaret Harker led Katella (3-7) with 15.

La Quinta 70, L.B. Wilson 40--Amy Jalewalia, last year’s state scoring leader, broke the tournament scoring record with 41 points in a consolation quarterfinal victory for La Quinta (7-2). Tami Chick of Huntington Beach scored 39 points in 1987. Jacinta Lackey and Dawn Scruggs led Wilson (3-9) with 16 each.

Foothill 44, Mater Dei 38--The Knights (4-6) trailed, 30-29, after three quarters but rallied for the victory. Mater Dei is 3-7.

Lakewood 48, Loara 43 (OT)--The Lancers (10-1) outscored Loara, 7-2, in overtime in a quarterfinal game. Melissa Gower scored four of her 12 points in the extra period. Tracy Titus led Loara (4-7) with 24 points.

Edison 64, Mission Viejo 47--Edison (7-3) got balanced scoring from Erika Miller (17), Debbie Fischer (16), Talia Crooks (15) and Laura Vinch (10) in its quarterfinal victory. Jennifer Rohrig led Mission Viejo with 26.

Hart 57, Fountain Valley 49--Sophomore guard Anjanette Dionne scored 21 points for Hart (11-2) in the quarterfinal game. Julie Workman scored 14 for Fountain Valley (8-4).