December 3, 2024

OC Sports Zone: Community First

Orange County boys basketball highlights and final scores for Saturday, Nov. 30

FEAST WEEK

CREAN LUTHERAN 91, MARINA 80: Crean Lutheran (3-0) was led by Hunter Caplan who had 29 points, five assists and six 3-pointers. Jacob Majok had 23 points and 12 rebounds and Will Malual 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Crean Lutheran plays Leuzinger next Tuesday at Redondo Union.

FOOTHILL 74, MT. CARMEL 39: The Knights (5-2) were led by Danny Kennard, who had 23 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Kai Nixon had 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals, Lorenzo Turner had 10 points and six rebounds and Braeden Davidson seven points and six assists.

CYPRESS 56, CAPISTRANO VALLEY 41: The Centurions (5-1) led after one half 22-16 before the pace picked up in the second half.

King Birdsong and Ryan Gov each finished with 19 points for the Centurions. Birdsong connected on 3 of 3 3-pointers.

“We were able to grind a tough game out tonight,” said Coach Derek Mitchell. “Brian (Coach Mulligan) always has his guys well prepared and he is one of the best around so they always play solid.”

Cypress will participate in the Inland Empire Classic this week. The tournament is hosted by Rancho Cucamonga and Summit High School. Cypress, which has a four-game winning streak, plays on Tuesday at 5 pm at Summit High School vs Etiwanda.

Pacifica 70, Santa Ana 42

RANCHO ALAMITOS TOURNAMENT

IRVINE 44, TUSTIN 32: Cooper Stearns had 17 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Vaqueros (5-1) to the tournament title. Stearns was named MVP.

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NORTHWOOD 71, KENNEDY 57: Northwood (3-3) captured third place in the tournament. Top scorers for the Timberwolves were Logan Barbee and Dane Mortenson with 17 points each and Justin Liu with 15 points.

Rancho Alamitos 56, Montclair 41

HOOPSGIVING INVITATIONAL

VILLA PARK 67, MURRIETA VALLEY 59: Villa Park (7-2) captured the tournament title Saturday at Artesia. Malakhi Johnson had 19 points, two 3-pointers and three assists. Tristan Griffin had 19 points, two 3-pointers and eight rebounds, Dakari Harris 10 points and five rebounds and Sabeel Khan four points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Khan was named tournament MVP and Johnson was selected to the all-tournament team.

THANKSGIVING TIP-OFF CLASSIC

SANTA MARGARITA 80, CLOVIS WEST 46: The Eagles (4-0) were led by Drew Anderson who had 22 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots. Dallas Washington had 18 points and five rebounds and Kaiden Bailey 16 points. Douglas Nilsen drew two charges for the Eagles.

NON-LEAGUE

MATER DEI 94, DOS PUEBLOS 32: The Monarchs (2-1) were led by Luke Barnett who had 26 points and four 3-pointers. DeMarcus Henry had 15 points and Riley Hale 14 points and Malloy Smith had six points and 10 rebounds. Mater Dei led 45-19 at halftime.

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