Newport Harbor boys basketball team defeats Uni 71-58 and captures St. Margaret’s Tourney crown

Newport Harbor’s boys basketball team took the title at the St. Margaret’s Tourney.

Newport Harbor’s boys basketball team Sailors won the St. Margaret’s tournament championship Saturday night, defeating University 71-58.

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Newport Harbor's Sam Barela (right) was named the tournament MVP and Robbie Spooner was named all-tournament.

Newport Harbor's boys basketball team captured the St. Margaret's Tournament Saturday.
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Dayne Chalmers had 28 points to lead Newport Harbor (9-1). Robbie Spooner had 25 points hitting four 3-pointers and Sam Barela had 9 assists.

Barela was named tournament MVP averaging 8 assists a game. Spooner was named to the all-tournament team averaging after averaging 20 points a game.

Kody Uyesugi and Will Stenta led University (6-4) with 14 points each.

Newport Harbor limited Uyesugi to seven 3-point field goals, according to University Coach Mike Dinneen. He made three of them.

“They did a good job of slowing down our fast break,” Dinneen said. “We did not do a very good job of attacking the basket.”

Uyesugi and Andrea Roy were named to the all-tournament team.