San Diego High School Basketball : San Dieguito Wins in 4th Quarter With Defense and Free Throws

A strong defensive effort and near-perfect free-throw shooting in the final quarter gave the San Dieguito High School boys’ basketball team a 48-43 Palomar League victory over Poway Wednesday night at San Dieguito.

“That is probably the finest defensive effort that players I’ve coached have ever produced,” said San Dieguito Coach Brian Daly. “We pretty much dictated the pace of the game with our defense.”

San Dieguito (2-0, 8-5) led from start, but only by one, 36-35, entering the final quarter. But San Dieguito quickly widened the margin and Poway (0-3, 8-6) was forced to foul. San Dieguito’s Chris Bahr made 6 of 7 free throws and the team made 8 of 9 in the fourth quarter.

Bahr led all scorers with 16 points. He also had 7 rebounds, and Jack Minger added 10 points and 5 rebounds.

PALOMAR LEAGUE

Mt. Carmel 61, Orange Glen 45--Mike Wasserburger scored 17 points and Tim Coleman added 14 to lead Mt. Carmel at Orange Glen. Mt. Carmel scored 12 straight points in the second quarter to take a 34-17 lead. Mt. Carmel (2-1, 12-3) was 23 of 29 from the free-throw line. Steve Clinger paced Orange Glen (0-2, 4-11) with 17 points.

Briefly--Torrey Pines 61, Vista 48.

AVOCADO LEAGUE

San Marcos 70, Carlsbad 55--Mike Peyroux scored 19 points to lead San Marcos at Carlsbad. Mike Francis added 16 for San Marcos (1-2, 9-7). Shaun Stoll led Carlsbad (1-2, 3-9) with 17 points.

El Camino 74, Escondido 63--Edmond Johnson scored 14 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth quarter to lead El Camino at home. Johnson, Lee Cobb (6 points) and David Hill (6 points) combined for 26 fourth-quarter points. Cobb totaled 19 points and Hill 12 for El Camino (2-0, 12-2). John Lovett led Escondido (1-1, 4-7) with 28 points.

Oceanside 61, San Pasqual 39--Junior Seau scored 22 points to lead Oceanside (2-0, 8-6) at home. San Pasqual is 0-2 and 2-10.

METRO CONFERENCE

Castle Park 80, Sweetwater 69--Vince Bucca had 24 points and Javie Nunez added 21 at Sweetwater. Brian Cauley and John Stanton added 14 points each for Castle Park (4-0, 11-4). Freshman Joe McDowell scored 18 points and had 8 rebounds to lead Sweetwater (3-1, 5-8). Sophomore Brent Lawrence added 15 points and 9 rebounds.

Hilltop 43, Marian 39--Bryan Booker scored 16 points to lead Hilltop (2-2, 9-9). Paul Laudenslager led Marian (2-1, 6-6) with 13 points.

Montgomery 57, Mar Vista 53--Albert Maldanado scored 16 points to lead Montgomery at home. Butch Realica added 14 for Montgomery (2-2, 3-8). Rafael Santiago paced Mar Vista (0-3, 3-12) with 14 points.

Briefly--Chula Vista 56, Southwest 47; Bonita Vista 81, Coronado 42.