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High School Roundup: CdM falls short in fourth

(Kent Treptow / Daily Pilot)
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LAKE FOREST — Corona del Mar High boys’ basketball coach Ryan Schachter says he’s not sure what to think about how his team will fare in an upcoming elite tournament.

Schachter was unsure after he watched his Sea Kings fall behind in the fourth quarter against Tesoro in the North-South Challenge at El Toro High Wednesday.

While the Sea Kings struggled with execution in the final quarter, the Titans took advantage to score a 57-54 nonleague victory.

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CdM (6-3) led, 40-34, after three quarters. But Tesoro (9-2) outscored the Sea Kings, 23-14, in the final period. CdM trailed, 55-54, with five seconds left, Schachter said, but the Sea Kings missed a point-blank shot that hit the back of the rim.

After the Titans went up, 57-54, the Sea Kings had a last-second, 25-foot shot miss.

“We didn’t execute on offense and we didn’t play as a team in the fourth quarter,” Schachter said. “We were playing as individuals rather than trusting in the offense and trusting in teammates. It was very frustrating. Tesoro hit some big baskets and we didn’t respond to the pressure.”

Marcus Bradley led the Sea Kings with 21 points. Danny Cheek scored 16 points and Clayton Ragsdale added 11 points for CdM.

Schachter thought the Sea Kings played well defensively against Tesoro’s top player, Dusty Baker. He still went for 26 points, hitting 13 of his 15 free-throw attempts.

CdM opens with Compton Monday in the Holiday Classic, a prestigious tournament at Torrey Pines High.

The four-day event features some of the top programs in the ESPN RISE national rankings: No. 11 Long Beach Poly; No. 21 Taft of Woodland Hills; No. 46 Lincoln of San Diego and No. 48 Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland.

“We are playing great competition,” Schachter said. “I don’t know what to think about what’s going to happen, to be honest. Hopefully we come together as a team and learn to trust each other more. When we play together as a team we have the talent to beat other talented teams. But when we don’t play as a team we are very average.”

— From staff reports

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Corona del Mar 1, Liberty 1

DANVILLE — Corona del Mar High sophomore Annie Alvarado netted the equalizer on a free kick outside the 18-yard box in the 80th minute of the final game of the round-robin Tri-Valley Classic ad the Mustang Soccer Complex.

With the tie, CdM (5-2-2), which went 2-1-1 in the tournament, won its four-team group.

The Sea Kings return to action on Jan. 4 with a nonleague date at Estancia.

Newport Harbor 0, Aliso Niguel 0

ALISO VIEJO — Goalie Emily Browne and defenders Beth Barnard and Shannon Boler helped keep the Sailors tied in the nonleague game Wednesday.

Aliso Niguel outshot Newport Harbor, 13-8.

The Sailors (1-6-2) will play at St. Joseph today at 3:15 p.m. in Lakewood.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Sage Hill 63, CAMS 33

NEWPORT COAST — Mark Loper had 16 points for the Lightning in the nonleague game Wednesday.

T.J. Danner had six points and nine rebounds for Sage Hill (9-1), which had 12 players score.

Stefano Nark led the Lightning with 13 points in a 74-50 nonleague loss at Marina Monday.

Irvine 60, Costa Mesa 42

IRVINE — Jordan Walden and Andrew Albers scored 13 points each for the Mustangs in the nonleague game Tuesday.

Mesa (3-6) will play host to Whitney today at 6 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Ocean View 44, Corona del Mar 37

CORONA DEL MAR — Kayla Marolt scored 12 points for the Sea Kings in the nonleague game Tuesday.

Daniela Gallardo added 10 points for CdM (7-4).

GIRLS’ WATER POLO

El Modena 16, Costa Mesa 11

COSTA MESA — Kellie Thorsness had five goals and one assist for the Mustangs in the nonleague game Wednesday.

Ashley DeMarzo had three goals and two assists, and she also drew five ejections for Costa Mesa. Monica Folkers had one goal and one assist, while Heather Kipp and Nicole Tfaye added one goal each for the Mustangs.

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