Girls’ Basketball Roundup
In the Brea-Olinda tournament:
Tustin 52, Saddleback 40--Kelly Julian scored 14 points to lead Tustin (6-2) to the consolation championship. Tustin played without leading scorer Chris Perkins, who was out with the flu. Melody Mayfield had 17 for Saddleback (6-2).
In the Bolsa Grande tournament:
Bolsa Grande 45, Laguna Hills 35--Liz Flores scored 14 points and Jennifer Tracy 11 to lead Bolsa Grande (4-3) in a first-round victory. Bolsa Grande outscored Laguna Hills, 19-11, in the fourth quarter to hold off a late rally. The Matadors had won the Division II consolation championship of the Santa Ana Valley tournament Saturday morning.
Santa Ana 33, Newport Harbor 30 (OT)--Becky Araujo scored 4 points in overtime to pace Santa Ana in a first-round game. Newport Harbor’s Stacey Giem hit a 3-point shot with 10 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime. Giem led Newport with 12 points.
Rancho Alamitos 57, Anaheim 30--Christy Kalbhenn scored 13 points and Jenny Newsome had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 8 steals as the unbeaten Vaqueros (5-0) advanced to a Monday semifinal against Santa Ana.
In the Santa Ana Valley tournament:
Rancho Alamitos 50, Sunny Hills 31--Jenny Newsome scored 22 points to lead Rancho Alamitos to the Division II championship. Natalie Lessey scored 16 points to lead Sunny Hills.
Cerritos 66, La Quinta 47--Shannon Haraga scored 20 points to lead Cerritos to the Division I championship. Amy Jalewalia had 22 points for La Quinta.
Santa Ana Valley 46, Laguna Beach 42--Francesca Rumps scored 17 points to lead the Falcons (3-3) to victory in the Division I third-place game. Santa Ana Valley held Laguna Beach scoreless in the second quarter and allowed just 4 points in the third quarter. Liz Stal scored 34 points for Laguna Beach.
Capistrano Valley Christian 41, Santiago 29--Carrie Shannon had 16 points for Capistrano Valley Christian (3-1) in the Division II third-place game. Jorgelina Giosa had 13 points for CVC. Becky Elcock had 21 for Santiago.
Orange 53, Inglewood 48--Ginnie Hall had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Nicole Champion had 15 points and Laurie Sallinger 11 to lead Orange (4-3) to the Division I consolation championship.
Inglewood had a 25-24 halftime lead, but Orange outscored Inglewood, 18-11, in the third quarter.
Bolsa Grande 49, Torrance 40--Bolsa Grande trailed, 19-18, at halftime, but outscored Torrance, 19-8, in the third quarter to take the lead and hang on for the Division II consolation championship. Liz Flores scored 16 points and Jennifer Tracy 15 to lead Bolsa Grande.
Torrance was led by Shanenlle Fujimoto with 12 points.
In the Savanna tournament:
Savanna 34, Valencia 31--Savanna trailed, 26-21, in the third quarter but rallied to outscore Valencia, 13-5, in the fourth quarter for the third-place victory. Jackie Boxley, Michelle Drew and Lisa Rios each scored 10 points for Savanna (6-3).
Loara 56, El Toro 37--Tracy Titus scored 13 points and had 9 rebounds and Kim Yoshioka scored 11 points to lead Loara (7-3) in the fifth-place game. Loara led, 36-15, at halftime. Sara Bone was El Toro’s top scorer with 14 points.
University 45, Norco 36--Shelley Davis scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds to lead University (7-2) in the seventh-place game.
In the Orange Lutheran tournament:
Rosary 68, Rio Hondo Prep 36--Diane Wiskus had 25 points and Cari Garcia, the tournament’s most valuable player, scored 20 to lead Rosary in the championship game.
Connelly 38, Orange Lutheran 36 (OT)--Mary Ward scored in the first minute of overtime and Kristin Oliver added 2 free throws to clinch the victory for Connelly in the third-place game.
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