Boys basketball: Mustangs shoot the lights out
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ANAHEIM - The Costa Mesa High boys basketball team exploded for a
34-point third quarter en route to a 86-66 win over El Modena in
consolation action at the Loara Tournament Thursday.
“We’re still a very young team and we’re still finding our style of
play,” Mesa Coach Bob Serven said. “We had a very good shooting night.
We’re not going to have too many 34-point quarters like we did tonight,
but overall, it was a pretty good second game.”
Junior Chad Vakili scored 21 points, including five three-pointers.
The junior guard also pulled down four rebounds and dished out four
assists.
“Once he gets bigger and stronger, he’s going to be one heck of a
player,” Serven said of the 5-foot-11 shooter. “He’s got the range. Some
of his three-pointers were bombs.”
Senior center Steve Payne had 16 points, David Conte added 12 and
Steve Whittaker chipped in with 11 for Costa Mesa (1-1).
Mesa outscored the Vanguards, 34-16, in the third quarter, turning an
eight-point lead into a comfortable advantage.
“We had a high-scoring first quarter, but we allowed too many points,”
Serven said. “We did a better job of defense in the second and third
quarters.”
The Mustangs will play Troy today at 4:50 p.m. at Loara High in
consolation action.
LOARA TOURNAMENT
Consolation
Costa Mesa 86, El Modena 66
Costa Mesa 22 11 34 19 - 86
El Modena 17 8 16 25 - 66
Costa Mesa - Conte 12, Biggio 5, Krikorian 3, Gandia 8, Whittaker 11,
Cabico 0, Vakili 21, Clark 6, Payne 16, Fregoso 0, Millward 4, Amburgey
0.
3 pt. goals - Vakili 5, Gandia 2, Conte 1, Biggio 1, Krikorian 1,
Whittaker 1.
Fouled out - Paine.
El Modena - Mechling 3, Rabb 19, D. Robinson 17, Penir 2, T. Robinson
18, Armstrong 6, Christensen 1.
3 pt. goals - Rabb 5, D. Robinson 2, Mechling 1.
Fouled out - None.
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