Laguna Beach rally dooms Sailors

Senior Ivan Kovacevic scored a game-high 25 points for the visiting

Laguna Beach High boys basketball team, which rallied for a 61-57

nonleague victory over Newport Harbor Tuesday night.

Senior Taylor Young finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds while

Brett Perrine chipped in 13 points and Dennis Heenan added 12 points

for the Sailors (8-7), who led, 33-28, at halftime.

Laguna Beach (10-6), outscored the Sailors, 39-24, in the second

half.

Newport trailed by three points with 10 seconds remaining and had

possession, but missed a three-point attempt and the Breakers held on

from there.

The Sailors open Sea View League play at Foothill at 7 p.m.

Friday.

Lightning win

The Sage Hill School boys basketball team used host Fairmont Prep

as preparation for Friday’s Academy League opener by defeating the

Huskies, 59-48, Tuesday in a nonleague game.

Senior Matt Loper and freshman Jamie McGee combined for 18 of the

Lightning’s 22 fourth-quarter points to break open the three-point

lead Sage forged just before the fourth period started. McGee

finished with a game-high 24 points, including four three-pointers,

while Loper finished with 22 points.

The Lightning (13-3) open league play hosting Oxford Academy

Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Tim Lefler added eight points for the Lightning.