HB misses opportunity
Huntington Beach High was seeking Monday to climb into a tie for first place in the Sunset League girls’ basketball title chase but instead, Los Alamitos remained alone atop the league standings by turning back the challenge from the Oilers.
Huntington, which suffered through a tough shooting night, lost to the Griffins, 51-36.
Junior forward Frankie Wade-Sanchez scored 15 points and junior guard Kaylyn Nakaji 13 points for the Oilers who were only 11 for 66 from the floor.
Huntington, this week ranked No. 4 in CIF Southern Section Division 1A, fell to 17-5 overall and 2-2 in league.
Los Alamitos leads the league pack at 4-0.
“I really thought the girls played good defense and I was proud of how they fought hard,” Huntington Coach Russ McClurg said, adding that his team’s poor shooting night “really cost us in the end.”
•A Huntington win Monday also would have given Edison a share of the Sunset lead. The Chargers won their second-straight league game and improved to 3-1 by storming past visiting rival Fountain Valley, 78-45. Senior shooting guard Jenni Kwok nailed six three-point shots and finished with a game-high 20 points and also had six rebounds. Senior shooting guard/forward Justine Modde had 13 points and six rebounds.
Sophomore Monet Oncu scored 10 points for the Barons (0-4 league).
Edison upped its overall record to 8-11.
“We pushed the ball well and everyone was able to contribute, which was great,” Edison Coach Sara Brown said.
•In the other Sunset game Monday, Marina hosted Newport Harbor and took a 58-41 win from the Sailors for their second consecutive league triumph. Senior guard Jomira Velasquez led the scoring with 19 points and freshman guard Katie Nguyen and senior guard Christina Mark had 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Vikings (2-2 league).
In Sunset games Jan. 14, Edison edged host Huntington, 52-51, and Marina downed visiting Fountain Valley, 78-66.
In Edison’s one-point win over Huntington, senior forward Jackie Bento led the Chargers with 19 points. Nakaji scored a game-high 21 points and Wade-Sanchez 13 points for the Oilers. Nguyen topped Marina with 18 points in its win over Fountain Valley.
Edison stepped outside of league play to take on Orange Lutheran Saturday. The visiting Lancers defeated the Chargers, 43-26.
Sunset League play continues Tuesday. At 7 p.m., Edison goes to Newport Harbor, Fountain Valley hosts Huntington, and Marina hosts Los Alamitos.
•Ocean View put its Golden West League record at 2-1 and improved to 10-7 overall by routing host Orange Friday, 54-22. Senior guard/forward Treasure Robinson scored 11 points to go with 15 rebounds, senior guard Danelle Almiranez and senior center Madisyn Newberry both scored 11 points, and senior guard Sally Morris had seven points and four assists for the Seahawks.
Ocean View resumes league play Friday with a 5:30 p.m. game at Santa Ana.
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CIF Weekly Rankings: Huntington Beach (No. 4, Division 1A); Ocean View (No. 15, Division 3A); Brethren Christian (No. 16, Division 6).
