HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Adams’ Record Show Isn’t Enough for Grossmont

Grossmont’s Christine Adams set a San Diego Section record by hitting eight three-pointers in Grossmont’s 70-61 loss to Helix Tuesday in a nonleague game at Grossmont.

Adams was 14 of 52 from the field and nine of 12 from the line and ended the game with 45 points.

The previous record was held by Mountain Empire’s Alison Peckman, who made six three-pointers against Calvin Christian on Jan. 15, 1989. The three-point rule was adopted before the 1987-88 season.

Helix was led by Nicole Cando, who scored 30 points while missing only one of 11 field-goal attempts and going 10 for 17 from the line.

Palomar League

Poway 61, Torrey Pines, 49--The Titans trailed, 34-27, after halftime, but fought back in the second half at home to open the league play and improve to 9-1. Christy Fortney led Poway with 18 points. Torrey Pines’ Karyn Armstrong scored a game-high 21.

Metro Conference

Bonita Vista 59, Mar Vista 47-- Malena Castano did a little bit of everything for the Barons, and she did it coming off the bench at Mar Vista. Castano scored 21 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and had four assists and four blocked shots. Bonita Vista improved to 7-4, 1-2.

Castle Park 72, Hilltop 35--Castle Park’s Christina Murguia scored 30 points and grabbed 27 rebounds to help the Trojan’s improve to 9-2, 3-0. Teammates Erica Ockert added 14 points and had nine rebounds, and Debbie Davis had 12 points.

Nonleague

El Capitan 55, Valhalla 39--Melissa Hadfield’s 23 points led El Capitan at Valhalla. Nicole Cremidan scored 22 for the Norsemen. El Capitan improved to 3-5.

Boys

Valhalla 58, El Capitan 49--Tory Temple led Valhalla with 14 points and 10 rebounds. David Earner, a 6-foot-9 junior, blocked eight shots. Valhalla improved to 9-7.

Monte Vista 98, El Cajon 51--Jeff Polinsky, with 28 points, and Curt Howard, with 20, paced the Monarchs (6-5). Mike Stadler scored 20 points for El Cajon (1-11). Joe McNaull grabbed 11 rebounds for Monte Vista.

Helix 54, Grossmont 41--The Highlanders were behind by five after the first half, then closed the gap by outscoring host Grossmont, 34-16, in the second. Lloyd Lake led Helix (5-3) with 17 points. Todd Jaeger’s 23 points led Grossmont.

Granite Hills 65, Santana 51--Granite Hills’ consistency and strong second half--a 36-22 advantage--overpowered host Santana. Both teams are now 2-11. Scott Georgens’ 20 points and Aaron Parcell’s 15 led the Eagles. Chad Berry (16) and Ross Piper (15) paced the Sultans.