Girls basketball: CdM rolls past Saints

SANTA ANA - The Corona del Mar High girls basketball team extended

its winning streak to seven by trouncing nonleague host Santa Ana, 46-15,

Tuesday.

The victory, the Sea Kings’ 13th in their last 14 games, improved the

visitors to 17-4, as they prepare to return to Pacific Coast League play

Thursday against visiting Laguna Beach.

“This was a tuneup before we have to turn up the intensity again with a

league game,” CdM Coach Elbert Davis.

CdM swept the first round of league play (4-0), putting it in prime

position to earn the school’s first league title in recent memory.

Junior Kristin McCoy led the winners with 11 points Tuesday, while junior

Season Meservey chipped in 11.

Andrea Gruber added five points, while Jackie McCoy and Courtney Kawata

had five apiece.

The Saints (3-16), out of the Golden West League, earned a 4-4 deadlock

early and were trailing just 8-4 after one quarter.

But CdM outscored the hosts, 15-3 in the third quarter and 14-6 in the

third, before toning down its defense pressure.

“I’m friends with their coach (Pete Rivas), so we tried to keep the score

down,” said Davis, who not long ago had to hope for similar compassion

from opposing coaches.

“I thought Santa Ana played very hard.”

Laguna Beach (0-18 coming into this week) would appear to be another

probable blowout Thursday, a trend the Sea Kings hope to continue

Saturday against Back Bay rival Newport Harbor.

“We have many years of payback to deliver in that one,” Davis said of the

Newport Harbor clash.

The Sailors have won 18 straight against their former Sea View rivals,

but are 4-16 with an inexperienced cast this season.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

Nonleague

Corona del Mar 46, Santa Ana 15

Score by Quarters

Corona del Mar 8 15 14 9 - 46

Santa Ana 4 3 6 2 - 15

Corona del Mar - K. McCoy 12, Meservey 11, Gruber 6, J. McCoy 5, Kawata

5, Quon 3, Hawkins 2, Eyre 1, Pham 1.

3-pt. goals - Gruber 2, Meservey 1, Quon 1.

Fouled out - None.

Technicals - None.

Santa Ana - Ruiz 6, Tovar 4, Chavez 3, Palacios 1, Crandall 1.

3-pt. goals - None.

Fouled out - None.

Technicals - None.