Boys basketball: Tars trounce Aztecs

ANAHEIM - After a three-game lull that included two losses and a

come-from-behind victory, the Newport Harbor High boys basketball team

put things together Friday, trouncing Esperanza, 65-43, in the

consolation semifinals of the Anaheim Convention Center Holiday Classic.

Coach Larry Hirst said 6-foot-8 sophomore center Jamie Diefenbach

kick-started the “total team effort” by scoring six of the Sailors first

10 points.

Harbor (9-4), ranked No. 10 in Orange County, outscored the Aztecs in

every quarter and led by as many as 32 in the fourth quarter.

Tony Melum had 18 points and 11 rebounds and fellow Harbor senior Erik

Peterson added 17 points for the winners, who meet future Sea View League

rival Foothill for the consolation crown today at 4:30 p.m. at the

Anaheim Convention Center.

Diefenbach finished with eight points, as did junior guard Chase

Cameron.

ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER HOLIDAY CLASSIC

Consolation semifinal

Newport 65, Esperanza 43

Score by Quarters

Esperanza 10 13 9 11 - 43

Newport 17 18 17 13 - 65

Esperanza - Aurelio 3, Van Kurin 7, Spencer 5, Porter 3, Lovin 16,

Davis 4, Hills 5.

3-pt. goals - Van Kurin 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Newport Harbor - Melum 18, Peterson 17, Diefenbach 8, Cameron 8,

Perrine 4, Rorden 3, Pajevic 2, Rothwell 2, Glassic 2, Louvier 0,

Pinesett 0, Boyd 0, Vandersloot 0, Fortier 0.

3-pt. goals - Cameron 2, Rorden 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.