BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Trabuco Hills’ Comeback Sparked by Vanderputten

Gavin Vanderputten had 27 points and 13 rebounds--all in the second half--as Trabuco Hills rallied to defeat Las Vegas, 77-62, in the first round of the Las Vegas Eldorado tournament Thursday.

Coach Rainer Wulf had hoped to rest his 6-10 center, who sustained a broken nose in Saturday’s victory over San Dieguito High, but inserted him into the game because Trabuco Hills (8-3) trailed, 39-31, at halftime.

Vanderputten hit 12 of 19 shots and also blocked three Las Vegas shots. Pat Barnes finished with 16 points and six rebounds for Trabuco Hills and Corey Klinke added 14 points and eight rebounds before fouling out.

In Carson City Capital Classic boys’ basketball tournament:

El Toro 50, Elko (Nev.) 44--Jason Senik scored 17 points and had 14 rebounds for El Toro (3-8) in the first round of the Capital Classic Tournament in Carson City, Nev. Jamie Kimmet scored 15 points and had nine rebounds for Elko.

In Coast Christmas Classic first-round games:

Long Beach Jordan 61, Corona del Mar 46--Everett Ratleff, nephew of former NBA player Ed Ratleff, had 16 points for Jordan. Theo Rokos had 16 for Corona del Mar, which led, 25-22, at the half.

Tustin 58, Mission Viejo 45--Jentry Moore had 18 points and Maurice Fletcher had 15 points for Tustin.

Huntington Beach 80, Hanford 54--Tony Gonzalez had 22 points and 19 rebounds and Jeff Vanderwal scored 19 points for Huntington Beach (6-4), which out-rebounded Hanford, 60-19.

Irvine 61, Wilmington Banning 47--Eric Ambrozich (13 points), Ryan Evans (12) and Jado Lee (11) led a balanced scoring attack for the Vaqueros.

Interlake (Wash.) 66, Newport Harbor 58 (3 OT)--Matt McPoland scored 30 points, including six three-pointers for Interlake. Interlake outscored the Sailors, 8-0, in the final overtime period. Justin McIntee led Newport Harbor with 18 points.

In Century Carl’s Jr. Holiday Classic second-round games:

Buena Park 55, Los Amigos 40--Bryan Baylor had 21 points for Buena Park, which outscored Los Amigos, 15-4, in the second quarter and led, 30-17, at halftime.

El Modena 61, Cypress 51--Aaron Aguilera had 25 points and 14 rebounds for El Modena (7-3). Lance Brooks had 24 points and four three-pointers for Cypress.

Sonora 68, Westminster 64--Chris St. Clair had 20 points and James Cannaday had 19 points for Sonora.

St. Paul 50, Brethren Christian 36--Brethren Christian (7-1) led, 18-16, at the half but St. Paul outscored the Warriors, 15-6, in the third quarter.

In the Del Mar Torrey Pines tournament:

Oak Hill Academy 92, Los Alamitos 55--All five starters scored in double figures and another scored nine to lead Oak Hill (16-1), ranked No. 5 in the nation by USA Today. Chris Davis led the Warriors with 27 points, and Martice Moore had 16. Jason Cunningham had 25 points and Steve Carbone 17 for Los Alamitos (3-6).

In the Brea-Olinda tournament:

St. Anthony 60, El Dorado 59--John Simonsen and Brent d’Arc each scored 14 points for El Dorado.

Bellflower St. John Bosco 50, La Habra 39--James Cotton had 16 points for the victorious Braves. Cinque Brown (12) and Mike Rowland (10) finished in double figures for Highlanders.

Compton 89, Pacifica 58--Chris Vlasic had 21 in a losing cause as the Mariners fell to 1-7.

In the Canyon tournament:

Hueneme 51, Bolsa Grande 44--Windel Nunnery scored 20 points and had 15 rebounds for Hueneme (5-3), which advanced to the quarterfinals. Vince Mitchell scored 14 points for Bolsa Grande (0-6).

Bellflower 61, Canyon 52--Shaw Tyler had eight of his game-high 21 points in the first quarter as the Buccaneers led, 20-13. Rick Judy had 14 points to lead the Comanches (3-5).

In the Katella Klassic:

Norwalk 58, Katella 56--With three seconds left in the game, Norwalk forward Jerry Foster made a five-footer to lift Norwalk to the victory. Jammal Borthwell was high scorer for Norwalk with 22 points, followed by Foster with 18 points and Jason Ussury with 16 points. Brian Carlson scored 17 points for Katella.

In the Atascadero tournament:

Valencia 61, Santa Maria 55--Marc O’Brien scored 18 points and had 13 rebounds for Valencia (5-2) in a first-round game. Kevin Deck added 11 points for the Tigers.

In the Torrance tournament:

Torrance 81, Rancho Alamitos 79--Leading by eight with two minutes remaining, Rancho Alamitos turned the ball over three times, helping the Torrance rally. Jonathon Cha scored 25 points for Torrance. Ed Taylor scored 26 points and Anteneh Berhanu scored 13 points and had four steals and three blocked shots for Rancho Alamitos (0-4).

In the Hemet West Valley tournament:

St. Michael’s 69, Anza Hamilton 65--Jon Grobler had a game-high 37 points, making two three pointers, and 10 rebounds for St. Michael’s. Jocque Wright added 12 points for St. Michael’s, which led, 17-9, after the first quarter and 35-23 after the second.