Knights Make Up for Slow Start With Easy Win : El Segundo tournament: Bishop Montgomery uses 15-2 run to break open game with Crespi. The teams open league play in a rematch next week.

Consider it a word of warning to the Crespi High basketball team.

Bishop Montgomery cruised to a 68-42 victory over the Celts Wednesday night in a championship division quarterfinal game of the El Segundo tournament at El Segundo High.

And Bishop Montgomery Coach Doug Mitchell says he still has more tricks in store when the teams meet Wednesday in a Mission League opener.

“We wanted to win, but we didn’t want to show them everything we had,” Mitchell said. “We kept it simple. We didn’t press or run some things. I’m sure they’re going to show us some new things too next time.”

A new game plan for Crespi might be in order.

The Celts managed only two field goals in the second and third quarters as Bishop Montgomery overcame a seven-point first-quarter deficit to open a 43-28 lead after three quarters.

The Knights put the game away with an 15-2 run during a 2 minute 46 second span to increase their lead to 60-35 with 3:25 to play.

“We were a little soft on them in the beginning,” Bishop Montgomery guard Jayson Sanders said. “We were holding back and could have done a lot more to them.”

Sanders, a 6-foot-1 senior, had 21 points to lead four Bishop Montgomery players in double figures.

Eric Bingham and Kareem Mutrie scored 14 and 12 points each and Brandon Price added 10 for Bishop Montgomery (2-0), which will play Mira Costa in a semifinal game at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

“We got a good look at Crespi tonight,” Mutrie said. “They’ll be out to get us, but we’ll be out for them too.”

Crespi (2-3) opened a 11-4 lead with 1:11 to play in the first quarter against the defending tournament champions.

The Knights responded with seven consecutive points to take a 12-11 lead on consecutive baskets by Sanders and never looked back.

Mira Costa 86, Whitney 55--Shane Willis scored 41 points and 13 players scored for the Mustangs in a championship division quarterfinal game.

The 6-1 senior had 31 points in the first half as Mira Costa (4-2) opened a 45-30 halftime lead. Willis did not miss a free throw in 11 attempts in the second quarter and was 15 of 20 in the game.

Ryan O’Hearn and Luke Wilson added nine points and eight rebounds for Mira Costa.

Pacific Hills 51, North Torrance 45--David Tamashiro made six three-point baskets to lead North (2-4), but the Saxons could not contain Danny Brumell of Pacific Hills, who had 11 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.

North trimmed a 34-30 deficit after three quarters to 35-34 with 5:39 left, but Brummell scored seven points during a 10-0 run to give the Bruins a 45-35 advantage with 2:22 to play.

Westley Allen had a game-high 20 points and Bryan Sterling added 15 points for Pacific Hills (5-1), which will play Campbell Hall in a semifinal game Friday.

El Segundo 54, Glendale Academy 44--The Eagles (3-2) held on in the consolation game despite scoring one field goal in the final seven minutes.

John Foster-Keddie had 14 points, including four three-point baskets, and Jeff Puffer scored 10 for El Segundo, which will play Hawthorne tonight at 6.

Campbell Hall 66, Leuzinger 65--Justin Wallace’s two free throws with 17 seconds left gave the Vikings the win in the quarterfinals. Alex Lopez scored 32 points to lead Campbell Hall (5-0).