NORTH-SOUTH CHALLENGE
CREAN LUTHERAN 72, LOS ALAMITOS 69: Hunter Caplan scored 24 points and made five 3-pointers to lead the Saints (10-3) in the final North-South game of the night. Chadrack Mpoyi added 16 points and Caden Jones nine points for the Saints, coached by Austin Loeb.
Isaiah Williamson scored 19 points and Tyler Lopez scored 17 points for Los Alamitos (4-6).
TESORO 61, IRVINE 46: Tesoro (13-2) was led by Max Draper with 18 points and 17 rebounds, Carson Hatch with 15 points and five rebounds and Davis Applebaum seven points and four rebounds.
Irvine (7-7) was led by Holden Stearns with 16 points. Jalen Yim had nine points and FranciscoMartinez seven points.
The event is held annually at Tesoro High School and run by Titans Coach Steve Garrett in honor of the late Tim O’Brien, legendary former Orange County coach.
SAN JUAN HILLS 68, TUSTIN 51: The Stallions (9-5) were led by Rocco Jensen, who scored 27 points and Garrett Brehmer, Cam Golta and Nichola Francik, who had eight points each.
CORONA DEL MAR 74, CYPRESS 71: CdM was led by Maxwell Scott who finished with 17 points according to Cypress Coach Derek Mitchell. Oliver Nakra and Aiden Cole each had 14 points.
Cypress was led by Brennan Dela Cruz, who had 19 points and made three of three 3-pointers. Ryan Gov and Ethan Mai added 13 points each for the Centurions.
Cypress will play in the Torrey Pines Tournament on Friday vs. Maranatha Christian from San Diego.
NON-LEAGUE
EL DORADO 83, RANCHO ALAMITOS 33: The Golden Hawks (12-1) were led by Nathan Sweet, who scored 15 points and made five 3-pointers. Ryan Northcott had 12 points, Noah Barker 11 points, and Mason Shackleton and Evan Nam 10 points each. El Dorado made 12 3-pointers.
Sunny Hills 60, Norwalk 45
Fountain Valley 67, Trabuco Hills 65 (OT)
CHARLIE WILKINS TOURNAMENT
SAN BERNARDO 73, UNIVERSITY 67: San Bernardino won the Charlie Wilkins Memorial Tournament at Westminster High School going 3-0 by defeating University in the championship game Tuesday.
University jumped out to a 19-14 first quarter lead, but San Bernardino came back to knot the game at 29 all at halftime. The Cardinals built a double digit lead in the second half, but University cut the lead to just two points with 1:02 to left. The Trojans missed a layup and the Cardinals replied with an and one to put the game away.
San Bernardino (12-5) was led by sophomore point guard RJ McCollum with 15 points and two 3-pointers. Two players each scored 13 points on three 3-pointers for the Cardinals: guard George McEwen and reserve guard / forward Drew Dunning.
University (4-12) was again led by junior center Abdallah Shami with another double-double: 17 points and 16 rebounds (nine offensive) to go along with five assists.
Shami made the all-tournament team. Sophomore forward Lucas Haun also scored a game-high and career-high 17 points on two 3-pointers adding six rebounds and three assists. Junior guard Nader Chalan contributed 14 points, four rebounds, six assists and three steals.
His brother Yousuf Chalan, a sophomore guard, had a solid floor game with six points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals. Junior guard Josh Kagawan chipped in with six points, four rebounds, two assists and three steals.
—Courtesy Daryl Bogard, For OC Sports Zone
PARAMOUNT 77, TARBUT ‘V TORAH 74: TVT had the ball with 10.5 seconds remaining but a 3-pointer by Matt Olen rimmed out. Ori Maya had a career night with 37 points including seven 3-pointers while Ari Veron added 14 points. Both Maya and Varon were named to the all-tournament team.
TARKANIAN CLASSIC
JSERRA 68, DEMOCRACY PREP AGASSI CAMPUS 64: JSerra (10-5) captured the championship of the Spalding Division. Earl Bryson had 23 points and Jaiden Bailes 22 points to lead the Lions. Bailes was named the tournament MVP while Bryson earned all-tournament honors.
SANTA MARGARITA 75, NOTRE DAME 67: The Eagles (14-2) won the third place game Tuesday. Rodney Westmoreland had 19 points and three 3-pointers and seven rebounds, Brayden Kyman had 18 points and four 3-pointers and five rebounds, Drew Anderson 17 points and seven rebounds and Kaiden Bailey 12 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals.
—Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com
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