HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

In another City Central League game:

San Diego 81, Crawford 47--Home team Crawford, playing without center Jhuan Williams, who sat out with a hand injury, stayed close for a half, trailing, 27-25. But San Diego (8-6, 1-1) heated up in the second half and pulled away. Travis Nichols led the winners with 18 points, Marco Soto 16 and Tavie Mason 15, including four three-point baskets. Sophomore Rahmon Anderson led Crawford with 19 points.

City Eastern League

Serra 73, Patrick Henry 51--After a close first quarter, Serra outscored Henry, 17-4, in the second to pull away. Tony Etheridge and Justin Wible combined for 37 points for the Conquistadors (11-5, 2-1). Henry’s John Lonsdale contributed 20 points. Serra hounded Henry on the boards, with 32 rebounds to the Patriots’ 12.

City Harbor League

Christian 49, Clairemont 42--Christian’s 18-6 first-quarter set the tone, and the Patriots were five for eight from behind the three-point line. J.P. Culbertson’s 17 points paced Christian (16-4, 3-1). Jason Jenkins grabbed 10 rebounds and Jason Wenning had five assists. Clairemont fell to 7-10, 2-2.

City Western League

La Jolla 67, USDHS 56--Tony Maggio’s 22 points led the Vikings (6-8, 2-2). Teammate Jose Fregoso added 14 points, including four three-pointers, and Kenneth Kavanagh (11 rebounds) and E.J. Watson scored 12 points apiece. Ian Hamilton scored 21 points for USDHS (3-14, 1-3).

University City 48, Mission Bay 46--Barry Waits’ 17 points and six assists led UC (11-7, 2-2). Chris Smith (12 points, 15 rebounds) and Glen Udvarhelyi (11 points) paced Mission Bay (6-14, 1-3).

Grossmont 3-A League

Monte Vista 91, Grossmont 61--In a game between the league’s first- and last-place teams, second-ranked Monte Vista took a 44-22 halftime lead and didn’t let up. Nine players scored for the Monarchs (19-1, 4-0), including Aaron Elliott’s game-high 29 points and Paul Watson’s 22 points. Matt Elhke pulled down 14 rebounds for Monte Vista and Elliott added nine. Mike Kingsley and Vince Clark combined for 30 points for Grossmont (11-9, 0-4).

Mt. Miguel 64, Helix 59--Despite Lloyd Lake’s 36 points, Helix (13-6, 2-2) never recovered from a 14-point first quarter deficit. Marcos Gallardo’s 23 points led Mt. Miguel (2-2, 11-10).

Grossmont 2-A League

Valhalla 75, El Cajon Valley 67--El Cajon Valley pulled to within six points with three minutes remaining, but missed a key layup. Beau Sager and Gerric Waller combined for 29 points for Valhalla (17-6, 4-0) and Darrick Freeman added eight points and 13 rebounds. Mike Harris scored a game-high 31 points for El Cajon Valley (3-13, 1-3). Teammate Marc Boykins added 17 points and Mike Stadler had 10 rebounds.

West Hills 58, El Capitan 55--Mike Campbell scored five of his game-high 21 points in overtime for West Hills (8-10, 3-1). Dylan Smith had 17 to lead El Capitan (9-12, 2-2). The Vaqueros played without starters Justin Shands and Brian Hawkins, who were ill.

Nonleague

Kearny 83, Hoover 23--At Kearny, the Komets (21-1) won their 13th game in a row. Guard Ali Nayab led four Komets scoring in double figures with 18 points. The Komets led, 43-15, at halftime and held the Cardinals (3-12) scoreless in the fourth quarter.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Avocado League

Carlsbad 47, El Camino 40 (OT)--El Camino, which had won only two games, almost pulled off the upset of the year against second-ranked Carlsbad (14-2, 9-0).

“They may have taken us lightly, but our kids came to play,” El Camino Coach Terry Scaife said. “Earlier in the day, my girlfriend told me, ‘You guys are going to upset them.’ I kind of laughed.”

El Camino, which starts two freshman and two sophomores, won only three games last year.

The Wildcats (2-15, 2-7) would have won if they had made their free throws. They shot only six of 16 from the line, while Carlsbad hit 13 of 17.

Carlsbad’s Holly Gerdes tied it at 40-40 with 12 seconds left in regulation on an eight-foot baseline jumper. El Camino’s Lisa Flores had a chance to win it, but her shot hit the side of rim from 21 feet at the buzzer. Flores, a sophomore center, scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

Gerdes took over in overtime, scoring all seven of Carlsbad’s points. Dawn Laukes added 10 for the Lancers, who played the last quarter without Vanessa Nygaard, their leading scorer. Nygaard fouled out with 10 points in the third quarter.

Grossmont 2-A League

El Cajon Valley 66, Valhalla 51--Heather Holm and Reco Edwards scored 27 points apiece for 10th-ranked El Cajon Valley (16-4, 3-1). Allison Weeks led Valhalla (4-14, 0-4) with 15 points.

Metro Conference

Chula Vista 55, Montgomery 49--Allison Hines led Chula Vista (9-9, 7-2) with 24 points and teammate Shallanda Fuller added 11. For Montgomery, Shalanda Houston had 21.

Bonita Vista 57, Castle Park 50--Seventh-ranked Bonita Vista couldn’t stop Castle Park’s Dolores Odom, the county’s third leading scorer, but it stifled everyone else. Odom had a game-high 29 points. For Bonita Vista (16-2, 9-0), Mary Johenk scored 15 points.

Palomar League

Poway 56, Rancho Buena Vista 25--Poway’s 42-23 rebounding advantage was a telling statistic as the top-ranked Titans rolled over RBV (11-10, 5-4). Kara Milling had eight rebounds and Kristen Carlson added seven for Poway (17-3, 8-1). Teammate Allison Brady scored 13 points. Jennifer Harris scored nine points for RBV.

Nonleague

Our Lady of Peace 47, Point Loma 39--Leading upset-minded OLP were Suzie Erpelding and Kathleen Murphy, who scored 12 points apiece. For fifth-ranked Point Loma (17-2), Lisa Griego’s busy day included 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals. OLP improved to 12-5.