San Clemente Gets Second Chance, Wins

When Brenton Junge’s fourth-quarter shot went in at the buzzer, everyone, including the officials, thought Trabuco Hills had upset eighth-ranked San Clemente by one point in the South Coast League boys’ game Friday night. At San Clemente Coach Ed Coyle’s request, however, the officials reconsidered whether Junge’s shot was worth two or three points.

The officials ruled it a two-pointer and San Clemente went on to defeat Trabuco Hills, 87-77, in overtime.

Trailing by 10 after the first quarter, Trabuco Hills held San Clemente to three points in the second quarter and took a 33-25 lead into halftime. The Tritons’ only basket came when Semaj Johnson, who scored 30 points, made a full-court shot at the buzzer.

Chris Majors led Trabuco Hills with 27 points. San Clemente is 17-4, 4-2. Trabuco Hills is 7-15, 0-5.

In other South Coast games:

Dana Hills 70, Capistrano Valley 62--Tadeu Souza scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and host Dana Hills (13-10, 2-4) made 10 of 14 free throws to secure the victory for Dolphins Coach Mark Thornton, who coached at Capistrano Valley last season.

Austin Moherman scored 24 points for Capistrano Valley.

Mater Dei 88, Mission Viejo 56--Kevin Augustine had 35 points, six assists and five steals and Tom Lippold had 17 points, including four three-pointers, for the top-ranked Monarchs.

In the Century League:

Canyon 54, Santa Ana Valley 50 (OT)--Aaron Berco scored 14 points and Justin Haney added 11 for Canyon (10-12, 3-3). Valley (9-11, 3-3), playing without leading scorer Tim Werdel, who had the flu, was led by Sal Santoyo with Seth Roblee with 11 points.

El Modena 54, Orange 52 (OT)--Orange missed a shot at the end of regulation, sending the game into overtime, when El Modena (10-11, 2-4) jumped to a quick 49-41 lead. El Modena’s Tommy Ngo led all scorers with 24 points. Eddie Lemus added 12 points. Brian Krauss led Orange (12-5, 4-2) with 16 points.

Villa Park 72, Foothill 42--Eric Chenowith set a school record for Villa Park with 40 points. Chenowith, who also had 18 rebounds, was 15 for 19 from the field for the sixth-ranked Spartans (16-4, 6-0).

In the Pacific Coast League:

Laguna Hills 65, Estancia 59--Laguna Hills held Estancia to only two second-quarter points as the Golden Hawks took a 34-15 halftime lead. Josh Pierson led Laguna Hills (9-12, 4-2) with 22 points and Bill Rietkirk added 16. Sam Nelson led Estancia (16-6, 5-1) with 22 points.

In the Freeway League:

Buena Park 60, Fullerton 51--Brian McDonald had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Buena Park (12-10, 3-3). Pancho Navarro had 12 points, four steals, and was six for six from the foul line for Buena Park. Mike Brookman scored 16 and Brendan Rosenthal 15 for Fullerton (11-11, 2-4).

Troy 69, Sunny Hills 46--Troy’s two leading scorers, David Son and Jerry Inzunza, were sidelined for most of the game because of injuries and illness. Mike Graves had seven assists to lead the Warriors (14-8, 4-2).

In the Golden West League:

Saddleback 52, Santa Ana 39--Tim Bell scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Saddleback (9-12, 2-4). Terrell Foster and Alex Toland each added 11 points for the Roadrunners. Jose Hernandez scored 16 points for Santa Ana.

Servite 40, Ocean View 39--Reserve Steve Wilber, who didn’t play until the fourth quarter, made a driving layup with eight seconds remaining to give Servite the lead, 40-39. The Friars (16-6, 5-1), who took sole possession of first place, held on as Tony Dow missed a 15-foot baseline jumper at the buzzer.

Steve Shea scored 10 points and reserve Steve Hogan added nine for Servite, which slowed down the game by playing a tight zone defense. Ocean View’s interior players David Hatch and Kevin Hanson, who combined for 34 points in a 71-56 victory over Servite Jan. 8, scored only 18 points Friday.

Jason Martini scored 11 points for Ocean View (15-6, 4-2).

Westminster 58, Tustin 57--Lee Nguyen made two free throws with 30 seconds left in the game to seal the victory for Westminster (9-11, 3-3). Nguyen led all scorers with 18 points. Teammate Brandon Fox had 14 points and Geoff Henderson scored eight points, blocked seven shots and had five rebounds.

In the Sunset League:

Los Alamitos 67, Esperanza 59--Matt Komer scored 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead third-ranked Los Alamitos (19-2, 6-0), which had five players in double figures. Kevin Staniec scored 13 points, Rick Garibay scored 12 points and had five steals, Monroe Moore scored 11 points and had seven assists and Adam Seaton scored 11.