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BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

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In the Express League:

Heritage Christian 66, Liberty Christian 24--Jason Grier had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Heritage Christian (21-4, 12-0), which won its 16th consecutive game.

In the Freeway League:

La Habra 65, Sonora 63--Tristen Gadberry intercepted a pass with five seconds remaining and went the length of the court to score the game-winning basket at the buzzer for La Habra (14-11, 6-3).

Gadberry finished with 27 points and teammate Jason Smallwood added 24 points for the Highlanders, who remained in second place in league.

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Troy 46, Sunny Hills 45--Sean Christenson nailed a three-pointer from the corner with one second remaining in the game to give Troy (23-2, 8-1) the win and the league championship.

Sunny Hills (13-12, 4-5) rallied from a 27-16 halftime deficit to take the lead, 45-43, with 10 seconds remaining when Eddie Jung hit a three-pointer from the top of the key.

In the Garden Grove League:

Bolsa Grande 54, Garden Grove 49 (OT)-- Bolsa Grande’s Will Montgomery connected on a 26-foot three-pointer with five seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.

Bolsa Grande (20-5, 11-0) outscored Garden Grove, 7-2, in the overtime to win the game and clinch its first league title since 1987.

Rancho Alamitos 77, Pacifica 62--Dien Nguyen scored a career-high 20 points, including 14 in the second half, when Rancho Alamitos outscored visiting Pacifica, 49-34. Nguyen also had 10 rebounds and Cuby Vantich scored 15 points for the Vaqueros (11-13, 4-7).

In the Olympic League:

Calvary Chapel 67, Cerritos Valley Christian 47--Joshua Sherman had 23 points and 18 rebounds for Calvary Chapel (16-9, 6-3), which will travel to first place Orange Lutheran on Thursday looking to clinch second place in league.

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Tony Olivas added 20 points for the Eagles.

Orange Lutheran 76, Sierra Madre Maranatha 38--Jason Wheldon, the top scorer in the county, scored 30 points for Orange Lutheran (20-4, 8-1), which clinched the Olympic League title. Wheldon also had eight assists and teammate Pat Salyer had 18 points and 11 rebounds.

In the Sunset League:

No. 4 Marina 69, Esperanza 59--Dustin Kaatz scored 28 points and Beau Brown had 17 for host Marina (23-2, 9-0), which clinched at least a tie for first in the Sunset League.

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