Pinto points way for Eagles at La Quinta tourney

Junior Carlos Pinto scored 22 points to lead the Estancia High boys

basketball team to a 59-54 second-round victory over Los Amigos

Wednesday in the Aztec Classic at La Quinta High.

Pinto also grabbed five rebounds and was 9 of 10 from the

free-throw line as Estancia (2-1) converted 19 of 25 foul shots.

Senior Scott Sankey scored 17 points (9 of 11 at the free-throw line)

to go with 16 from sophomore Mike McDaniels while Shaun Markley

(three) and Dallas Kopp (one) capped the Eagles’ scoring.

The Eagles grabbed 23 rebounds, getting six from Sankey. Hugo

Escobedo tallied two assists in a game tied 29-29 at halftime.

Estancia Coach Russell King said neither team led by more than six

points. The Eagles can advance to the consolation championship with a

win over Laguna Beach, whom they face at 8 tonight.

*--*

Aztec Classic Second round

Estancia 59, Los Amigos 54

Score by Quarters

Los Amigos 12 17 16 9 -- 54

Estancia 15 14 19 11 -- 59

Los Amigos -- J. Nanthavong 10, K. Nanthavong

5, J. Finau 17, C. Finau 11, Louenthone 6, Tuato 3, Berrezelleza 2, Matagi 0. 3-pt.

goals -- J. Finau 2, Louenthone 1, K.

Nanthavong 1. Estancia -- Pinto 22, McDaniels

16, Markley 3, Kopp 1, Sankey 17, Verette 0,

Viramontes 0, Escobedo 0, Meissner

0. 3-pt goals -- Pinto 3, McDaniels 2,

Markley 1.

*--*

Edison runs past Eagles

* SOCCER: The Estancia High boys soccer team couldn’t hold a 2-0

halftime lead and dropped a 5-2 nonleague decision to visiting Edison

Wednesday.

“We just quit. It was a total letdown on our part,” Estancia Coach

Steve Crenshaw said. “We thought we had the game won after the first

two goals.”

Jose Luis Garcia put Estancia up, 1-0, in the fifth minute when he

took control and then sent the ball over the Edison goalkeeper’s

head. Noe Martinez’s shot from 20 yards out found the back of the net

in the 18th minute. Ed Cholakian led Edison with two goals. Estancia

faces host La Costa Canyon at 3 p.m. Friday in a nonleague game.

Sage blitzed by Bishop’s

* BASKETBALL: Senior shooting guard Kevin Joyce scored a game-high

18 points, but it was not enough as Sage Hill lost its opener in the

San Diego Small Schools tournament, 56-36, to the Bishop’s Wednesday

at Santa Fe Christian High.

The Bishop’s (1-0) smothered Sage Hill (2-2) from the outset and

held the Lightning to no points in the second quarter en route to

building a 33-10 halftime lead.

“They blitzed us in the first half,” Sage Hill Coach Steve Keith

said. “They were in every passing lane and we had a hard time getting

off shots.”

Matt Loper tallied 10 points while Mike Voge scored four followed

by two each from Tim Wilkins and Tyler Derheim.

Sage continues tournament action at 4:30 p.m. today against

Army-Navy.

*--*

San Diego Small Schools tournament First round

The Bishop’s 56, Sage Hill 36

Score by Quarters

Sage Hill 10 0 10 16 -- 36

The Bishop’s 17 16 14 9 -- 56

Sage Hill -- Loper 10, Joyce 18, Voge 4,

Wilkins 2, Samel 0, Derheim 2, Kaye 0,

Moyshayedi 0. 3-pt. goals -- Joyce 1. The

Bishop’s -- Flanagan 13, Alexander 16, Green

7, Sanders 4, Glendeninn 10, Regalado 2,

Perkins 2, Lake 2, Moore 0, Thomas 0. 3-pt

goals -- Alexander 3, Green 1.

*--*

Estancia blanks Century

* WATER POLO: The Estancia High girls water polo team remained

undefeated with an 11-0 nonleague victory over visiting Century

Wednesday.

Coach Bob Bandaruk’s Eagles improved to 3-0 on the season as

Marilyn Reich and Melissa Buchmann scored three goals each. Chelsea

Kaplan and Courtney Hess added two goals each, while Jessica Kasper

and Malinda Hallock had one apiece. Katie Mahan recorded two saves

for the Eagles.

Century is in its first year of girls water polo.

*--*

Nonleague

Estancia 11, Century 0

Score by Quarters

Century 0 0 0 0 -- 0

Estancia 6 4 1 0 -- 11

Estancia -- Reich 3, Buchmann 3, Kaplan 2, Hess

2, Kasper 1, Barnes 1, Hallock 1. Saves -- Mahan

2.

*--*

Newport edges Trojans

* SOCCER: The Newport Harbor High boys soccer team held on to

defeat host University, 2-1, in a nonleague contest Tuesday for their

second win in a row.

The Tars (3-1) led, 1-0, at halftime after a goal from senior Mike

Gustafson on an assist by senior Will Guzman and increased the margin

in the 60th minute when Matt Tracy’s cross found Joel Walker, who

sent the ball of the post and into the net from six yards out.

Newport goalkeeper Taylor Carver made five saves and Warren

Junowich marked opponents constantly, Newport Coach Ryan Hernandez

said.

Tracy, Walker, Carver and Junowich are all seniors. The Sailors

return to nonleague play when they face host Fountain Valley at 3:15

p.m. Wednesday.

Sage Hill girls fall

* WATER POLO: Sage Hill School lost its girls water polo game,

13-4, to nonleague host Saddleback Wednesday. Hayden Hutchison scored

three goals for the Lightning (2-6) and Devin Tooma added one.

Tars begin with bang

* WRESTLING: Seven Newport Harbor High wrestlers went 3-0 to lead

the Sailors to two victories and one tie in a four-way meet Wednesday

at Orange High.

Fabian Vasquez (heavyweight) had three pins while Victor George

(103 pounds) and Mike Bates (130) each tallied two pins for the

Sailors, who defeated Orange, 50-27, and Mater Dei, 57-23. Newport

tied Cypress, 42-42.

Kid Lim (119) and Eddie Charcas (125) swept their three matches

while Ashurst Stewart (two wins) and Michael Ortiz -- both at 189 --

combined for three more victories.

Paul Landers (145) recorded his first varsity victory with a

five-second pin, the fastest takedown by a Newport wrestler in the

last five years, Newport Coach Dominic Bulone said.

Craig Nordstrom’s (135) pin of a Cypress opponent at the buzzer

gave Newport (2-0-1) the tie.