HOW THE TOP 10 FARED
How members of Orange County Sportswriters boys’ basketball Top 10 fared:
1. Mater Dei (24-2) def. Los Alamitos, 74-47; def. St. John Bosco, 99-41.
2. Santa Margarita (21-4) lost to Corona Centennial, 57-47; def. Servite, 85-25.
3. Capistrano Valley (23-3) def. Dana Hills, 61-60; def. Trabuco Hills, 67-50.
3. El Toro (23-3) def. Mission Viejo, 79-60; def. Dana Hills, 50-45.
5. Woodbridge (21-4) def. Aliso Niguel, 67-50.
6. Villa Park (21-5) def. Santa Ana Valley, 80-44; def. Foothill, 60-33.
7. Ocean View (20-6) def. Saddleback, 85-37.
8. Sonora (24-3) def. Sunny Hills, 76-47; def. Troy, 56-53 (OT).
9. Loara (20-6) def. Cypress, 57-38; def. Katella, 75-71; def. Kennedy, 64-50; lost to El Dorado, 42-41.
10. El Dorado (22-4) def. Katella, 69-51; def.Loara, 42-41.
THE WEEK’S BEST
The best one-game performances of the week by Orange County boys’ basketball players.
POINTS
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38 Geoffrey Clayton, Magnolia, vs. Savanna 36 Chad Bigler, Foothill, vs. El Modena 34 Virgil Bobar, Fullerton, vs. Troy Patrick Poney, Liberty Chr., vs. Orangewood 33 Marques Crane, Ocean View, vs. Saddleback 31 Marcus Warren, Orangewood, vs. Liberty Chr. 30 Darrell Jenkins, Ora. Lutheran, vs. Maranatha 29 Jason Garey, University, vs. Corona del Mar 28 Sean Phaler, Villa Park, vs. SA Valley 27 Shane Del Rosario, Dana Hills, vs. Capo Valley Brandon Sievers, Aliso Niguel, vs. Newport Harb. 26 Peter Vu, Los Amigos, vs. Pacifica Idean Shahangian, Corona del Mar, vs. University David Patten, El Dorado, vs. Katella Martin Gonzalez, Santa Ana Valley, vs. Canyon 25 Steve Whittaker, Costa Mesa, vs. Laguna Beach Bryce Sheldon, Loara, vs. Kennedy Danny Lambert, Woodbridge, vs. Aliso Niguel Derron Putnam, Canyon, vs. Santa Ana Valley Ryan Moore, Brea Olinda, vs. Western 24 Omar Amaral, Bolsa Grande, vs. Rancho Amaral, Bolsa Grande, vs. Garden Grove Kelly Gurnea, Pacifica, vs. Los Amigos Travis Niesen, Mission Viejo, vs. El Toro Will Blodgett, Laguna Beach, vs. Northwood Garey, University, vs. Estancia Nate Miller, Canyon, vs. Santa Ana Valley 23 Travis Melin, Orangewood, vs. Liberty Chr. Eric Snell, Corona del Mar, vs. University Matt Green, El Toro, vs. Mission Viejo Patrick Doney, Liberty Chr., vs. S.B. Lutheran Melin, Orangewood, vs. Pioneer Baptist 22 Joel Bruck, Pacifica, vs. Los Amigos Drew Terry, Northwood, vs. Estancia Chris Ferretti, Century, vs. Cypress Phil Tyson, Katella, vs. El Dorado Zach Zanolli, Aliso Niguel, vs. Woodbridge Warren Tamanaha, Orangewood, vs. P. Baptist Steve Sosa, Garden Grove, vs. Bolsa Grande Aaron Marks, Acaciawood, vs. Tarbut V’Torah
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REBOUNDS
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22 Noam Dashti, Tarbut V’Torah, vs. Oxford 17 Sammy Esparza, Orangewood, vs. Liberty Chr. Alan Webber, Acaciawood, vs. Tarbut V’Torah Dashti, Tarbut V’Torah, vs. Acaciawood 16 Tony Mellum, Newport Harbor, vs. Aliso Niguel 15 Kyong-Su Min, Edison, vs. Fountain Valley 14 Chris DeLuca, Marina, vs. Huntington Beach Dominique Ricks, Cypress, vs. Katella 13 Dashti, Tarbut V’Torah, vs. Lighthouse Chr. Matan Able, Tarbut V’Torah, vs. Lighthouse Chr. Marques Crane, Ocean View, vs. Saddleback Matt Green, El Toro, vs. Dana Hills 12 Cedric Bozeman, Mater Dei, vs. Los Alamitos Chad Bigler, Foothill, vs. El Modena David Patten, El Dorado, vs. Katella DeLuca, Marina, vs. Esperanza
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ASSISTS
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10 Chris Fairbanks, El Toro, vs. Mission Viejo Beau Brown, Marina, vs. Huntington Beach Steven Eghbali, Tarbut V’Torah, vs. Oxford Ed Ortega, St. Margaret’s, vs. St. Michael’s 9 Eddie Courtemarche, Los Alamitos, vs. Esperanza Casey Ortiz, Ocean View, vs. Saddleback
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STEALS
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7 Darrell Jenkins, Ora. Lutheran, vs. Maranatha 5 Sean Phaler, Villa Park, vs. SA Valley Kevin Yang, Acaciawood, vs. Tarbut V’Torah
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BLOCKED SHOTS
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7 Mike Payne, Costa Mesa, vs. Laguna Beach 6 Harrison Schaen, Mater Dei, vs. Los Alamitos Sean Phaler, Villa Park, vs. SA Valley Chris DeLuca, Marina, vs. Huntington Beach
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COMING ATTRACTIONS
A preview of the top girls’ basketball matchups in the week ahead.
Sunday: Southern Section playoff pairings announced.
Wednesday: Wild-card playoff games.
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