HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Costa Mesa 38,

Calvary Chapel 36

COSTA MESA — The Mustangs avoided going down in school history as the lone team to go winless during the regular season.

Senior guard Mikey Molina scored a team-high 12 points and played solid defense in the Orange Coast League game Friday that ended Costa Mesa’s season at 1-26, 1-8 in league.

“Finally we got one,” said Costa Mesa first-year coach Kevin Palmer, whose team finished in fourth place in league. “It was Senior Night and they decided to honor the five seniors after the game. Now it makes sense.”

Palmer said he expects to be back next year. He was happy with his team’s defensive and rebounding efforts that ruined Calvary Chapel’s chance to lock down second place, as it held the edge before the night with two wins against Estancia.

“I know we helped our rivals,” said Palmer of the Eagles, who clinched second Friday by upsetting league champ Laguna Beach and with Calvary Chapel’s loss. “But we won and the guys are happy about that.”

Orange Coast League

Costa Mesa 38, Calvary Chapel 36

SCORE BY QUARTERS

CC – Ricker 17, Schick 4, Zehnder 4, Steinhaus 4, Karkut 3, Richie 2, Trodahl 2.

3-pt. goals – Ricker 1.

Technicals – None.

CM – Molina 12, Gardner 6, Millian 4, Lefebvre 4, LeValley 3, Thompson 3, Dawson 2, Astorino 2, Dye 2.

3-pt. goals – Gardner 2, LeValley 1, Molina 1.

Technicals – None.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Sage Hill 3, Whitney 0

CERRITOS — Senior forward Sara Montazami scored two goals as the Lightning clinched their first-ever Academy League title outright at Whitney on Thursday.

Montazami scored in the second minute, assisted by Louisa Whitaker, and her 78th minute goal was assisted by Kirby Anderson. In between, Jackie Dion scored in the 16th minute on Megan Culberson’s assist.

Nikta Lotfian and Chrissy Korper combined for four saves for Sage Hill (12-8-2, 9-0-1 in league). The Lightning will now wait to see who they play when the CIF Southern Section Division VI playoff brackets are released on Monday.

Estancia 3, Laguna Beach 0

COSTA MESA — Estancia defeated Laguna Beach Thursday to secure the Eagles’ spot in the CIF Southern Section Division III playoffs.

The Eagles (10-7-2, 5-2-2) took second place in the Orange Coast League behind Costa Mesa, who took the league championship for the sixth straight year.

Jillian Beck scored on an assist from Stacy McDaniels in the 17th minute, and McDaniels provided another goal-scoring shot to Taylor West in the 55th. Jennifer Thomas score an unassisted goal in the 65th minute.

Marina 3, Newport Harbor 2

HUNTINGTON BEACH — The Sailors lost a 2-1 lead, as the Vikings scored two goals in a nine-minute span, the latter coming with five minutes left in the Sunset League game Thursday.

Emily Ohlhaver scored on an assist from Lauren Devoy in the 56th minute. Three minutes later, Ohlhaver assisted on Elizabeth Eddy’s goal for the Sailors (6-10-7, 2-6-2 in league).

Newport Harbor goalie Sydney King had three saves.

GIRLS’ WATER POLO

Canyon 8, Costa Mesa 7

ANAHEIM — Talhia Nuñez, Hannah Speer and Ashley Rendon all scored a pair of goals for the Mustangs in their regular season-ending game Thursday at Canyon High.

Briana Williams also scored for the Mustangs (11-17). Danielle Bowen made seven saves, including two on five-meter penalty shots.

Costa Mesa, which finished second in the Orange Coast League, advances to the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs. The brackets will be released on Sunday.

Nonleague

Canyon 8, Costa Mesa 7

SCORE BY QUARTERS

CM – Nuñez 2, Speer 2, Rendon 2, Williams 1. Saves – Bowen 7.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Costa Mesa 56,

Calvary Chapel 35

COSTA MESA — Costa Mesa won its last regular season game after clinching the Orange Coast League title for the second straight year.

Senior Michelle Figueroa led with 27 points, followed by senior Jasmine Werdel with 16 and senior Denise Rosello with eight.

The Mustangs (18-8, 8-1 in league) will find out CIF Southern Section Division III-A playoff pairings Sunday afternoon.

Orange Coast League

Costa Mesa 56, Calvary Chapel 35

SCORE BY QUARTERS

CC – Rambo 10, Karkut 14, Souder 6, Wong 3, Gauch 2.

3-pt. goals – Rambo 2, Wong 1.

Fouled out – Curran.

CM – Figueroa 27, Werdel 16, Rosello 8, Gentling 4, Caicedo 1.

3-pt. goals – Rosello 2, Figueroa 1.

Fouled out – None.

Sage Hill 37, Whitney 31

CERRITOS — Tierney Danner led the Lightning with 13 points and 10 rebounds Friday night and Sage Hill will learn today in a coin-flip as to whether it or Whitney will receive the Academy League’s second berth into the postseason.

Sage Hill (15-9, 7-3 in league) finished tied for second place with Whitney.

Katie McKeon finished with seven points, including going four of four from the free-throw line down the stretch for the Lightning.

Academy League

Sage Hill 37, Whitney 31

SCORE BY QUARTERS

SH – Danner 13, Hembarsky 7, McKeon 7, Garrison 6, Jeffrey 2, Hunt 2.

3-pt. goals – Danner 1, Hembarsky 1.

Fouled out – Danner.

Technicals – None.

Whi – Mercado 6, Iverson 6, Pack 5, Tomita 5, Sochacki 3, Ball 3, Khan 3.

3-pt. goals – Ball 1, Pack 1, Tomita 1, Sochacki 1.

Fouled out – None.

Technicals – None.

Marina 76,

Newport Harbor 38

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Newport Harbor’s loss to the Vikings Thursday ended a winless season in the Sunset League for the Sailors under first-year head coach Randy Larson.

The Sailors (6-19, 0-10 in league) were 1-9 in the Sunset League last season, and have had four Sunset League victories in as many years.

Sunset League

Marina 76, Newport Harbor 38

SCORE BY QUARTERS

NH – Ka. Thompson 8, Schneiders 6, Anderson 5, Cuervo 5, Hohl 5, Jimenez 4, Mead 3, Ke. Thompson 1, Urquilla 1.

3-pt. goals – Mead 1.

Fouled out – None.

Technicals – None.

Mar – Sitidi 17, Staskey 16, E. Boelsems 12, Lewis 11, Kim 5, Stacey 4, G. Boelsems 4, Terukina 3, Kinoshita 2, Kraiss 1.

3-pt. goals – Lewis 2, Staskey 1, Sitidi 1, Kim 1, Terukina 1.

Fouled out – None.

Technicals – None.