CENTURY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Trabuco Hills Pulls Away in Final

Matt Moore scored 22 points as Trabuco Hills defeated Westminster, 79-61, to win the Carl’s Jr. Holiday Classic championship Saturday at Century High.

The Mustangs (11-3) dominated the Lions (6-4) inside as their front line of Moore, Pat Barnes and Ryan Karnoff combined for 42 points. Point guard Brett Poulos added 17 points for Trabuco Hills.

“They (the Lions) are a tough team to play,” Trabuco Hills Coach Rainer Wulf said. “We outsize them at every position, but they out-quick us.”

It took the Mustangs almost of three quarters to put the Lions away. Westminster, which trailed most of the game, pulled to within 45-41 with four minutes 49 seconds left in the third quarter, but Trabuco Hills went on a 10-0 run in the next minute to take a 55-41 lead.

Westminster, trailing 63-45 after three quarters, got to within 12 on three-point baskets by Lac Tan and Brady Okura, but Trabuco Hills was able to hold off the Lions.

The Mustangs led, 6-3, but two layups by Robert Ishii put Westminster ahead. The Lions trailed, 15-12, with just over one minute left in the first quarter, but two free throws by Barnes and a 12-foot jumper by Derrek Uhl gave Trabuco Hills a 19-12 lead at the end of the quarter.

The two teams played an even second quarter, but in the third, Trabuco Hills’ inside game took over.

“We’re fortunate to have five post players that are pretty much equal,” Wulf said. “I can rotate them in and out and not lose too much.”

Okura led the Lions in scoring with 15 points, with Ishii adding 14 and Tan 11.

In other tournament games:

Sonora 56, Brethren Christian 38--Chris St. Clair, who scored 21 points, and Peter Lythgoe, who had 20 points and seven rebounds, combined for 29 of Sonora’s 32 first-half points in the third-place game. Sonora is 11-3. Reggie Davis scored 12 points for Brethren Christian (5-7).

Garden Grove 57, Santa Fe Springs St. Paul 49--Cornel Archer scored 18 points and Jim Sebreros added 14 for Garden Grove in the fifth-place game.

Santiago 48, Santa Ana 47--John Pelayo scored 13 points for Santiago in the seventh-place game. Darnell Adamson scored 12 points for Santa Ana.

Century 63, North Hollywood Campbell Hall 52--Darvin Thompson scored 16 points for Century in the consolation final.

Anaheim 48, Buena Park 43--Boun Malapha, a senior guard, scored 17 of his 29 points in the first half to lead Anaheim (4-8) to an 11th-place finish. Alex Tolentino led Buena Park (6-7) with 10 points.

Cypress 58, Los Amigos 53--Chad Triplett and Tyson Weaver each scored 17 points for Cypress (6-6) in a consolation-round game. Jeff Martell scored 24 points for Los Amigos.

Villa Park 48, Costa Mesa 42--Brian Robertson scored 14 points for Villa Park (5-7) in a consolation-round game. Lam Luu had 10 points for Costa Mesa (6-4).