Mustangs roll ahead

While three of the four Newport-Mesa School District boys basketball

teams are competing in the George Yardley Cage Classic at Newport

Harbor High, Costa Mesa High continues its successful summer campaign

in the Summer Cage Classic at Servite High, beginning today.

Coach Bob Serven’s Mustangs had compiled a 19-4 summer record

through July 6, including an 11-1 mark at a tournament at Gonzaga

University.

Mesa, led by returning starters Brian Molina, Scott Knox, Jeff

Waldron and Marko Stankovic, won three of its four games at both the

Mater Dei tournament and at a UCI team camp, Serven said.

“Knox has done a good job from the perimeter and Waldron has been

outstanding,” said Serven, who also singled out Tony Krikorian,

Brandon Aleson and Duaine Wase as key contributors.

The Mustangs open the Servite tournament today at 4:30 p.m.

against Loara at the Servite gym. The tournament, which holds some

first-round and consolation games at Anaheim High, continues Saturday

and Sunday.

-- by Barry Faulkner