Boys basketball: Mesa falls in consolation finals

ANAHEIM - The Costa Mesa High boys basketball team lost to Trabuco

Hills, 59-51, Saturday in the consolation finals of the Loara Tournament.

Senior Mike Payne led the Mustangs (2-2) with 14 points, while Steve

Whittaker added 11 and Chad Vakili had 10.

“Trabuco Hills is a very good team,” Mesa Coach Bob Serven said. “In

fact, there was a lot of good teams in this tournament. We would have

liked to have won the consolation round, but considering how young we

are, we played pretty well.”

The Mustangs hung tough with the Mustangs until Payne was hit with his

fourth foul mid way through the third quarter.

“He’s our only big guy and not having him in the lineup changes our

offensive approach,” Serven said.

Costa Mesa will play at Saddleback on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in

nonleague action.

LOARA TOURNAMENT

Consolation final

Trabuco Hills 59, Costa Mesa 51

Trabuco Hills 14 14 16 15 - 59

Costa Mesa 11 16 9 15 - 51

Trabuco Hills - Kupper 12, Baggerly 4, Tudor 18, Wright 13, Webster 4,

Wittick 2, Cobett 2, Wooden 2, Parker 2.

3 pt. goals - Tudor 4, Wright 3, Kupper 2.

Fouled out - None.

Technical fouls - Webster 2.

Costa Mesa - Conte 11, Krikorian 0, Gandia 0, Whittaker 11, Vakili 10,

Clark 2, Payne 14, Millward 3.

3 pt. goals - Whittaker 3, Vakili 2, Conte 1.

Fouled out - None.