Breakers can’t get by Sea Kings

Corona del Mar pulled away from Laguna Beach Tuesday night in what

had been a tight Pacific Coast League opener for both teams, using a

decisive third quarter to score an eventual 57-43 victory in girls’

basketball action.

Laguna led at halftime, 26-21, but visiting Corona del Mar turned

things around in the third period where the Sea Kings outscored the

Breakers, 21-5, to take command.

Emily Friedman hit all three of Laguna’s three-point shots and led

the team with 15 points.

Leslie Schmalzried was next for the Breakers with 10 points and

Katie Sexton finished with nine.

It was the second game in four days for Laguna which returned to

the playing court last Saturday to play Newport Harbor following the

winter holiday break.

Despite playing its best game of the season in terms of intensity

and effort, the visiting Breakers were unable to overcome a

hot-shooting Newport team in a 53-44 nonleague loss.

Laguna was led by Aja Roley who scored 14 points -- 11 of which

came during the first half on 4 of 5 shooting from the field, and 16

points by Schmalzried.In girls’ water polo, senior Annie Preble

scorched the net for nine goals to power Laguna past outmanned Sunny

Hills, 14-2.

Allison Doud scored twice and Katherine Gordon, Jenny Lenker and

Annie Nelson each scored one goal.

In boys’ soccer, Laguna routed Sage Hill, 6-0. Derek LeBon led the

way with three goals and Nick Kohlscrieber, Pablo Hernandez and Joe

LeBon each scored once.

Keeper Chris Stansbury needed just two saves to record the

shutout.

Two days later, Canyon of Anaheim scored a 4-2 nonleague win over

the visiting Breakers.