Boys basketball: Sage Hill drops opener

NEWPORT COAST - Sage Hill High opened its first varsity boys

basketball season with a 44-39 loss to visiting Garden Grove Wednesday.

The Lightning trailed by 13 early in the fourth quarter, but rallied

to pull within three with possession and about a minute left.

A turnover, however, allowed the Argonauts to prevail.

Junior center Michael Fitzhugh paced the hosts with 14 points,

including seven in the final period, and also added 10 rebounds.

Sophomore Kevin Joyce chipped in seven points and five boards and Erik

Williams had eight points for Sage Hill, which returns to action Monday

in the Tarbut V’Torah Tournament.

NONLEAGUE

Garden Grove 44, Sage Hill 39

Score by Quarters

Garden Grove 14 10 10 10 - 44

Home 11 5 9 14 - 39

Garden Grove - Luu 4, Monsoor 14, Pierce 2, Taumoefolau 12, Heideman

8, Green 4.

3-pt. goals - none.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Sage Hill - Joyce 7, Swanson 0, Fitzhugh 14, Williams 8, Wilkins 0,

Brewer 4, Youssef 3, Loper 3, Cho 0.

3-pt. goals - Loper 1, Williams 1.

Fouled out - Williams.

Technicals - none.