Girls basketball: Eagles roll

COSTA MESA - Estancia High junior Xochitl Byfield scored 16 of her

game-high 20 points in the first half to help the host Eagles secure a

53-34 nonleague victory over Notre Dame Academy Thursday night.

Sophomore point guard Trisha Wase drilled both of her three-pointers

in the first period to help the Eagles build a 21-9 lead after eight

minutes. She finished with 16 points.

It was the fourth game in four days for Estancia (4-5), which

continues its busy week today at 4 p.m., battling West Torrance for the

championship of its pool in the Jim Hill Memorial Tournament at Mission

Viejo High.

NONLEAGUE

Estancia 53, Notre Dame Academy 34

Score by Quarters

Notre Dame 9 9 7 9 - 34

Estancia 21 13 12 7 - 53

Notre Dame - Thoman 2, Doherty 6, Martello 6, Arevalo 2, Harris 9,

Miller 2, Gonzalez 4, Thomas 3.

3-pt. goals - Gonzalez 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Estancia - Byfield 20, Mino 4, Gray 5, Wase 14, Pena 2, Castro 6,

Garcia 2, Maldonado 0.

3-pt. goals - Byfield 3, Wase 2.

Fouled out - Mino.

Technicals - none.