November 17, 2024

OC Sports Zone: Community First

Santa Ana, Tesoro, Mater Dei, Foothill, El Dorado, San Clemente, JSerra and Uni win

SANTA ANA 68, SADDLEBACK 38: The Saints (9-7, 1-1) recorded an Orange Coast League victory at home. Emmanuel Lemus scored 18 points, Deaven Perez had 14 points and Xavier Valdovinos 12 points to lead Santa Ana.

Saddleback (4-12, 0-1) was led by Alejandro Mena with 18 points and Jonathan Argueta with 10 points.

TESORO 49, CAPO VALLEY 40: The Titans recorded a South Coast League victory. Carson Brown scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds, Kyle Gleason had 13 points and six rebounds, Blake Manning had six points and eight rebounds and Jake Bennett contributed five points, three blocks and two steals to lead Tesoro (17-3, 2-0).

MATER DEI 68, ORANGE LUTHERAN 58: The Monarchs (14-2, 1-0) notched a Trinity League victory. Kaden Minter had 13 ponts and two steals, Zack Davidson had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Jack McCloskey had 12 points and four assists and Tee Bartlett had nine points and six rebounds to lead the Monarchs.

FOOTHILL 80, ESPERANZA 54: The Knights improved their record to 16-1 with a victory.

EL DORADO 67, YORBA LINDA 66 (OT): The Hawks won in overtime to improve their record to 16-4 overall. Ty Carlson had 22 points and Cooper Bladow 17 points to lead El Dorado.

SAN CLEMENTE 59, MISSION VIEJO 52: The Tritons (11-5, 1-1) earned a South Coast League road victory. Charlie Spaeth had 19 points and Tanner Mehrens and Alec Grace 11 points each to lead San Clemente.

JSERRA 53, ST. JOHN BOSCO 52: The Lions (9-4, 1-1) were led by Aidan Fowler who scored 21 points and Robert Diaz, who scored 17 points in the Trinity League game.

UNIVERSITY 70, BECKMAN 61: The Trojans (8-9 overall) improved their Pacific Coast League record to 3-1. Ali Wahedi scored 24 points, Joseph Purser had 14 points and Christian Debarge 10 points to lead University.

University is scheduled to play at Northwood Tuesday night.

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