Late Goal Ties It for Mater Dei

Matt Murphy scored on a free kick with three minutes left to give visiting Santa Ana Mater Dei a 3-3 tie with Anaheim Servite in a Serra League boys’ soccer game on Wednesday.

Mater Dei (11-2-4, 1-1-3 in league), ranked No. 10 in the Southland by The Times, led, 2-1, at halftime. But No. 9 Servite (16-7-2, 3-1-1) tied the score at 2-2 on a goal by Curtis Cummins at the 51-minute mark.

The Friars took a 3-2 lead when Martin Quiroz scored nine minutes later.

On Monday, Servite had to forfeit a tie with Torrance Bishop Montgomery on Jan. 22 because a Friar player who had been issued a red card in the team’s previous game against Bellflower St. John Bosco had been in the stands during the first half, a violation of Southern Section rules.

However, the Friars picked up a forfeit victory over Santa Margarita on Wednesday because a Santa Margarita player who had been issued a red card in a game against Irvine on Jan. 7 attended the team’s next game against Servite, which ended in a scoreless tie.

John Ortega

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Girls’ Basketball

Riverside North turned in one of the most impressive performances of the season Saturday when the Huskies, ranked No. 10 in the Southland by The Times, beat Bakersfield North, 85-51.

Curt Derossett, coach of Bakersfield North (19-5), the three-time defending Central Section champion, credited Riverside North’s defense.

“Their quickness took us out of our game,” he said. “We couldn’t handle the ball.”

Riverside North (18-3) showcased its defense again Tuesday with a 67-60 victory over No. 15 Moreno Valley Canyon Springs (16-4).

North plays host to Riverside Poly in an Ivy League game tonight.

Redlands East Valley ended a six-year, 12-game league losing streak to Rialto Eisenhower with a 73-51 victory Tuesday.

Breanna Henry scored 21 points and Feyi Harrison had 16 for the Wildcats (14-8, 5-0), who took control of the Citrus Belt League over defending champion Eisenhower. The Eagles (15-7, 4-1) had won 26 consecutive league games.

Ninth-ranked Fullerton Rosary has a chance to practically assure itself the Serra League title tonight should it defeat host Santa Ana Mater Dei, ranked No. 12.

The Royals (19-4, 3-0) would have a two-game lead with two games to play -- against Lakewood St. Joseph and Santa Margarita.

Rosary beat Mater Dei in its last meeting, 51-49, as Emily Hein broke a tie with two free throws with 20 seconds left.

Martin Henderson

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Boys’ Basketball

Demetrius Turner of Los Angeles King-Drew scored a school-record 56 points Monday night in a 110-53 victory over L.A. Marlton in a Crosstown League game.

Turner, a senior swingman, made 19 of 31 shots from the field, including 11 of 21 from three-point range. He had 40 points by halftime.

The previous record of 42 was set by Marcus Rogers against Gardena earlier this season.

Dan Arritt

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Football

Brent Newcomb, head coach at Antelope Valley High since 1978 and a winner of 204 games, announced his resignation. Newcomb guided the Antelopes to section titles in 1981, 1988 and 1994. His teams won or shared 18 Golden League championships.