Vikings set new state 3-point record

It’s was lights out for the Marina High boys’ basketball team on Dec. 13.

The Vikings broke a 12-year-old state record for most three-point baskets in a game by blistering the nets for 28 in a 117-97 victory over Barstow in their opening game of the Hesperia Tournament.

The old record for three-point baskets in a game was 24, Vikings Coach Roger Holmes said.

The previous record was set in 1994 by Santa Maria Valley Christian.

Junior forward Troy Lewis led the barrage from behind the arc with 12 three-pointers. Mike Kinoshita hit for nine others, Brendan Holmes had three and Dion Douglas, Jimmy Irvin, Garrett James and David Vo all had one.

Lewis’ 12 three-pointers set a new school record and the nine by Kinoshita tied the previous mark set in 2001 by James Lambert.

“We had a very good tournament up in Hesperia, losing only to a very, very talented Knight team,” said Holmes, whose team is averaging 90 points per game.

The Vikings went 3-1 in the tournament, their lone loss coming to Knight of Palmdale in a semifinal matchup.

In the third-place game, Marina raced past San Bernardino, 97-65. Four Vikings hit double-figures, led by Lewis’ 24 points. James and Kinoshita each scored 18 and Douglas 10. Lewis also led the team in three-point baskets with five.

In the semifinals, Marina fell, 97-74, to Knight of Palmdale. Lewis again was on fire from the arc, hitting nine three-point baskets en route to a game-high 33 points. Kinoshita hit four three-pointers to finish with 19 points. Douglas had 10 assists.

Marina also beat Apple Valley, 97-80. A balanced offense saw James score 16 points, Kinoshita 15, Lewis 14, Douglas and Holmes 11 each and Chad Lewis had 10 to go along with 11 rebounds. Douglas also recorded eight assists.

Roger Holmes said that the Vikings, who don’t have a lot of team size, are using a game plan first installed by men’s basketball coach David Arseneault at Grinnell College in Iowa in the early 1990s.

“It’s called ‘The System,’ where it’s based on a lot of possessions, three-point shooting and full-court pressure to create turnovers,” he said. “Basically, it’s controlled chaos.”

To further confuse opponents, Holmes said he shuffles in five fresh players every minute of play in each game.

Heading into this week’s action, Holmes said that Marina is averaging 16.83 three-point baskets per game — tops in the nation. As a team, the Vikings have 134 in eight games. They’re well on pace to break the state single-season record which is 309.

“So far, it’s been pretty successful,” Holmes said of The System. “It’s a lot of fun to watch.”

In other boys’ basketball action

Kyle Boswell scored 20 points and Corey Ferraro 19 as host Edison slipped past Canyon of Canyon Country Saturday, 57-55.

A fourth-quarter rally by Ocean View fell short Saturday as the Seahawks dropped a 77-74 decision to Harvard/Westlake in the Tournament of Champions at Ocean View. The Seahawks’ Brandon Ishimoto topped all scorers with 26 points and Anthony Pancoast had 10 points.

In the third-round the tournament, Ocean View lost, 46-39, to JSerra, and defeated Cabrillo of Long Beach, 62-50. Takeshi Clifford scored 19 points in the loss to JSerra and also topped the Seahawks with 19 points in the win over Cabrillo.

In girls’ basketball

Ocean View opened up play Monday in its own holiday classic with a 64-15 rout of Western. The Seahawks raced to a 35-11 halftime lead over the Pioneers. All 10 Seahawks scored in the game, led by Clarissa Holz with 16 points and Ashley Dunn with 10. Kelsey Harris had 12 assists.

Also Monday, Marina suffered a 41-34 nonleague loss at Villa Park. Alyssa Starkey of the Vikings tied for game-high scoring honors with 15 points.

Edison scored a pair of nonleague victories by defeating Mira Costa and Northwood.

The host Chargers edged Mira Costa, 45-43. Wahine Kepilino led Edison in scoring with 11 points. Simone Ibbotson and Melanie Lisnock each scored nine and Kelly Peterson eight as Edison came back from a three-point halftime deficit.

Lisnock scored a game-high 13 points and led a second-half charge that lifted Edison from a two-point halftime deficit to a 38-29 win over visiting Northwood.

Host Mater Dei outscored Huntington Beach by five points in the second half to claim a 46-41 nonleague victory over the Oilers. Noe Viloria topped the Oilers with 14 points.

In boys’ soccer

Huntington scored a pair of shutout victories over Tustin (2-0) and Aliso Niguel (3-0) at the Irvine Tournament. John Shinjo, Alex Sanders and Kyle McAthy scored goals and Geo Hernandez had four saves in the win over Aliso Niguel.

In a nonleague match at Golden West College, Huntington defeated in-city rival Marina, 4-1. McAthy led the scoring with three goals and also had an assist, Trevor Pirtle scored once and George Jacques had five saves. Craig Jarvis scored the lone Marina goal and Michael Malin and Jake Zylstra had six and four saves, respectively.

In girls’ soccer

Marina routed visiting Tustin, 7-0, in a nonleague match. Mariah Nogueira scored two goals and added an assist, Jordan Sommer scored twice, Natalie Peterson had a goal and assist, Nikki Luby scored once and Kendall Kraiss had an assist. Alex Farmer had two saves and Alex Panek one to preserve the shutout.

Courtney Larson scored in the second half to lift Huntington to a 1-1 tie against undefeated Aliso Niguel at the Mater Dei Tournament. Larson scored off an assist from Julia Borkenhagen. Sydney George had five saves.

In girls’ water polo

Edison fell behind early in its nonleague match at Laguna Beach and went on to suffer a 15-5 defeat to the Breakers.