April 19, 2024

OC Sports Zone: Community First

Crean Lutheran, Orange, Tesoro, Foothill and San Clemente capture Friday wins

CREAN LUTHERAN 63, DESERT PINES 59: The Saints (4-0) opened the Nike Gold Division with a victory Friday. Vyctorius Miller scored 24 points, grabbed five rebounds and had four assists to lead Crean Lutheran. Koat Keat had 13 points and three assists and Darrell Morris had 15 points and made some clutch free throws in the final minute to clinch the win.

ORANGE 67, LOARA 60: The Panthers rallied from a seven point deficit to defeat Loara 67-60 Friday afternoon in the Loara Tournament. Chris Abraham scored 26 points to lead Orange while Markus Toscano scored 18 points to lead Loara.

Sunny Hills defeated Santiago 59-45 in one semifinal to advance to the championship game. In other games Saturday, Loara faces Anaheim at 11:30 a.m. and Orange meets Saddleback at 1 p.m.

TESORO 74, SEGERSTROM 39: The Titans improved their record to 11-2 overall with a victory over the Jaguars Friday afternoon at Segerstrom. Carson Brown scored 22 points to lead Tesoro. Kaumana Carriera added 10 points for the Titans.

FOOTHILL 82, BECKMAN 39: The Knights (10-1) notched a non-league victory at home. Senior Braedyn Benhard scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Barrett Lehnertz had eight points and eight rebounds.

SAN CLEMENTE 56, YORBA LINDA 39: Tanner Mehrens scored 14 points and Grant Marquez added 12 points to lead the Tritons (7-4) to a non-league victory on the road.

—Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com