BREA-OLINDA TOURNAMENT : Brea Falls to Montclair in Semifinal

The third time wasn’t a charm for Brea-Olinda High School.

Winner of its own tournament two years in a row, Brea fell, 69-61, to Montclair in a Brea Tournament semifinal game Friday night.

Inexperienced Brea (4-8) trailed by two with 3 minutes 11 seconds left in the first half, but Montclair pulled away.

“We still don’t quite know how to sustain our intensity for an entire game,” Brea Coach Phil Henderson said. “We had it in spurts, but not enough to win.”

Montclair (7-3) will play Gahr (10-3) in tonight’s championship game at 8:30.

Brea got 16 points from swingman Jeff Roeser, including two three-point baskets. Center Doug Yeo added 12 and reserve forward Steve Fox scored 10 for the Wildcats.

But Brea had trouble against Montclair’s full-court zone press. In the other semifinal:

Gahr 78, Sunny Hills 53--Junior guard Brandon Titus led Gahr (10-3) into the championship game with 24 points. Center Wynton Cox added 19 for Gahr. Sunny Hills (8-5) was led by Terry Mann with 16 and David Ragsdale with 14.

In the consolation round:

Whittier Christian 66, Sonora 59--Forward Ruben Oronoz led Whittier Christian with a game-high 21 points, and guard Nick Sanchez added 15. Wilson Huang scored 13 for Sonora.

La Habra 55, Compton 47--Wendell Wickersham scored a team-high 13 for La Habra, which also got 11 from guard Jose Amaya.

El Dorado 92, Los Altos 76--Guard Brian Loyd scored 25 and forward Brett Tomko added 20 to lead El Dorado, which scored more than 20 points in every quarter. Los Altos was led by guard Richard Victorio with 23 and post player Mike Allen with 22.