Mann Leads Foothill Rally Past Mater Dei

Kristen Mann scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half Wednesday, leading 10th-ranked Foothill to a 60-53 victory over Mater Dei in a nonleague girls’ basketball game at Mater Dei.

Mann, who was held well below her average of 27.5 points a game, was slowed by an ankle injury suffered in the Edison Tournament of Champions. The injury forced her to miss Foothill’s previous two games.

Emily Beaubelle kept Foothill (9-6) in the game by scoring 12 of her 14 points in the first half, after which the Knights trailed, 29-24.

In other nonleague games:

Corona del Mar 51, Canyon 24--Kristen McCoy scored 17 points for the Sea Kings (5-9), who led, 42-16, after three quarters.

Costa Mesa 49, El Modena 37--Leigh Marshall scored 11 of her 20 points in leading visiting Costa Mesa’s fourth-quarter comeback. Costa Mesa (9-7) entered the final period trailing 29-28.

Santa Margarita 50, Newport Harbor 28--Garland Cooper and Kim Bloomgren scored 10 points each for Santa Margarita (12-4).

No. 8 Woodbridge 71, Villa Park 44--Kelsi Sousa scored 20 points and Lara Gray had 13 for host Woodbridge (15-0). Kathryn Geneau had 12 points for the Warriors, who had a 27-10 lead after the first quarter.

In the Garden Grove League:

La Quinta 57, Rancho Alamitos 33--Thao Ly hit five three-pointers and finished with a game-high 18 points for La Quinta, which outscored Rancho Alamitos, 34-17, in the second half.

Pacifica 61, Garden Grove 37--Jaime Waldecker had seven points and 14 rebounds and Sarah Leathers had 14 points for host Pacifica (8-6, 1-0) which outscored Garden Grove, 23-8, in the second quarter.

Santiago 69, Bolsa Grande 22--Leleai Leauasoga scored 16 points, Barbara Sualua had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Evelyn Gomez had nine points, 10 steals and six assists for host Santiago (10-5, 1-0).