In the El Dorado Gary Raya tournament:Aliso...
In the El Dorado Gary Raya tournament:
Aliso Niguel 68, Orange 34--Brandon Sievers had 21 points and Ricky Ebel had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Aliso Niguel (3-1) in its pool-play game.
Anthony Neal led Orange (0-6) with 13 points.
No. 7 El Dorado 51, Downey Warren 47--Kyle Miller made two free throws with 17 seconds remaining and Evan Bull made one with two seconds left to put the game away for El Dorado (5-1) at Corona High. David Patten had 12 points and Bull had 10 for the Golden Hawks.
In the North Orange County Championships:
Covina Western Christian 65, Troy 58--Western Christian outscored Troy, 43-29, in the second half to wipe out a five-point halftime deficit. Kevin Dalafu led Troy with 18 points. Amit Palta added 12. Earnest Chin scored a game-high 19 points for Western Christian in the first-round game.
Downey 67, Santiago 33--David Nguyen and Charlie Carter had eight points each for Santiago (0-5), which trailed, 36-9, at halftime.
Steve Topete had 12 points to lead Downey (2-3).
El Modena 53, Santa Ana 52--Jerard Rabb and Nathan Armstrong had 12 points each for El Modena. Brandon McGee led all scorers with 22 points for Santa Ana.
La Habra 69, Montclair 55--La Habra’s Tristen Gadberry connected on five three-pointers and finished with a game-high 32 points in the first-round game. Carver Kennerson added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Highlanders (3-3), who play Whittier La Serna in the second round tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Laguna Hills 57, Whittier Christian 34--Chris Lee had 16 points to pace Laguna Hills, which led, 34-14, at halftime.
Los Amigos 55, Chino Don Lugo 50--Peter Vu went 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and had 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead the way for Los Amigos (4-3). The Lobos had a big advantage from the free-throw line, going 16-for-22. Don Lugo (3-4) made just three of seven.
Long Beach Wilson 52, Corona del Mar 48--Idean Shahangian had 20 points and Kevin Mancillas and Eric Snell had nine points each for Corona del Mar.
No. 8 Sonora 62, Whittier 53--Robert Abreu had 18 points and Jake Tredo had 13 for Sonora. The Raiders led, 32-23, at halftime.
Valencia 57, Norwalk Glenn 45--Emanuel Ortega connected on four three-pointers and finished with 15 points for Valencia (5-3). Scott Briggs added 12 points for the Tigers, who led, 39-25, at halftime.
In nonleague games:
Orange Lutheran 68, Saddleback 43--Junior Marc Troyer had game-highs in points (17) and rebounds (16) for host Orange Lutheran (3-2).
Trabuco Hills 79, Canyon 77--John Baggerly hit two free throws with three seconds remaining to seal the win for visiting Trabuco Hills (4-3). James Webster scored a game-high 24 points and had 10 rebounds and John Kupper added 18 points for the Mustangs.
Tustin 53, Los Angeles Salesian 49--Tustin jumped out to an 18-0 lead and held on for the win. Chris Barrett, Kyle Hall and Duane Nix scored 10 points each for the host Tillers (1-4).
