Lucky No. 13 for Black Mustangs

Quarterback Michael Taormina rushed for two touchdowns and passed for

two more as the Costa Mesa Pop Warner Jr. Pee Wee football team

completed an undefeated season with a 28-7 victory over the Nanakuli

Hawks -- the Hawaiian state champion -- in the Pineapple Bowl in Las

Vegas, Nev., Saturday.

Taormina hit Parker Norton on a 28-yard touchdown pass to give the

Black Mustangs (13-0) a 14-7 lead in the third quarter. Zack Porteous

caught the other touchdown from Taormina. Graeme Fraser converted

three of four two-point kicks and Buzzy Yokoyama fought through

sickness to make a key interception. Mesa was without its standout

running back, Mark Contreras, and Grant McKee, who each had the flu.

Dakota Gilbert, Tyler Henry and Richie Lowery all contributed to

the victory on a field that was frozen to begin the game, Coach Kirk

Norton said.

“This was the toughest game all year,” Norton said. “We beat them

with team speed. The kids rose to the occasion.”

This is the first time in 33 years a Costa Mesa Pop Warner team

has gone 13-0.

Mesa’s Trujillo triumphs

* BASKETBALL: Senior Suzy Trujillo hit her first four

three-pointers en route to a career-high 23-point performance for the

Costa Mesa High girls basketball team in a 62-19 triumph over Santa

Ana Valley to conclude consolation play in the Fountain Valley

tournament Saturday.

Brittany Vergara scored 10 points while Cassey Brick tallied eight

to go with six from Bethany Vergara. Heather Cluff (five) Tracy

Bjelland (four), Deanna Sanchez (three) and Judie Akansel (two) all

scored for Mesa. Junior Venise Enesi -- Mesa’s tallest player at

5-foot-10 -- grabbed seven rebounds while Sanchez tallied six

assists.

*--*

Fountain Valley tournament Consolation

Costa Mesa 62, Santa Ana Valley 19

Score by Quarters

Valley 3 8 8 8 -- 19

Costa Mesa 22 16 16 10 -- 62

Valley -- N. Garcia 5, Rodriguez 3, Ward 2,

A. Martinez 2, K. Garcia 4, Guevara 3,

Tanielu 0, Sargent 0, Martinez 0. 3-pt. goals

-- None. Costa Mesa -- Brick 8, Kelly 1,

Trujillo 23, Be. Vergara 6, Br. Vergara 10,

Akansel 2, Bjelland 4, Cluff 5, Sanchez 3,

Enesi 0. 3-pt. goals -- Brick 2, Cluff 1,

Trujillo 5, Be. Vergara 1, Br. Vergara 2.

*--*

Kim leads Vanguard

* BASKETBALL: Brian Kim scored 17 points, including the

game-winning bucket with 24 seconds left, to lead the Vanguard

University men’s basketball team to a 74-72 nonconference victory

over visiting Cal Lutheran Saturday at the Pit.

Kim scored after rebounding his own missed three-pointer. Tim

Burnette scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Lions

(6-4), while Horace Wormely and Leon Rosborough also contributed with

13, and 10 points, respectively. Cal Lutheran dropped to 4-2.

*--*

Nonconference

Vanguard 74, Cal Lutheran 72

Cal Lutheran -- Bush 14, Adame 0, Avedian 24, Hodges 15, Russ 4, McCann 10, Steinhauer 5. 3-pt. goals -- Bush 4, Avedian 1, Steinhauer 1. Vanguard -- Wormely 13, Burnette 14, Dalafu 9, McGee 2, Kim 17, Rosborough 10, Enns 7, Seekins 2. 3-pt. goals --

Kim 2, Wormely 1, Dalafu 1, Rosborough 1. Halftime -- VU, 32-22.

*--*

Uni holds off Newport

* BASKETBALL: Newport Harbor High’s girls basketball team

outscored University, 29-17, in the second half, but it was not

enough to overcome the Trojans, who posted a 48-44 victory in the

seventh-place game of the University tournament Saturday.

Vanessa Miller led the Tars (2-3) with 11 points followed by 10

points from Jillianne Whitfield, who rolled her ankle in a loss to

Foothill on Friday. Whitfield had 10 rebounds to go with three

assists.

Allyson Stoltz and Ciara Lawrence each had seven points while

Kristi Eddington (four), Maaike Trobman (three) and Kristi Koon (two)

all scored for Newport, which resumes action at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the

first round of the Valley Christian tournament against Northwood.

*--*

University tournament Seventh place

University 48, Newport 44

Score by Quarters

University 17 14 8 9 -- 48

Newport 8 7 12 17 -- 44

University - Kaukler 0, Garey 8, Newsome

7, Eliot 8, Sutter 4, Backus 4, Kleinsmith

7, Gomez 9, Howlett 1, Briggs 0, Burkhard

0, Lee 0. 3-pt. goals -- Garey 2, Gomez 1.

Newport Harbor -- Stoltz 7, Whitfield 10,

Miller 11, Koon 2, Eddington 4, Trobman 3,

Deyan 0, Lawrence 7. 3-pt. goals --

Trobman 1, Miller 1.

*--*

Sage wins consolation

* BASKETBALL: Sage Hill School sophomore Haywood Wright sank a

three-footer with about 30 seconds left and the Lightning held Buena

Park without a shot on the ensuing possession to claim a 36-35 girls

basketball win Saturday.

Wright’s bucket allowed the Lightning (2-4) to claim the

consolation championship of the Fairmont Small Schools Classic at

Fairmont High.

Wright, an all-tournament selection, had 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Sage teammate Katie Puishys chipped in eight points

and 10 boards and Debbie Yoder-Lee added eight points, four steals

and four assists.

Mesa defeats Century

* SOCCER: The Costa Mesa High girls soccer team regained its

scoring edge as it tallied six goals in a 6-1 triumph over Century to

finish consolation play in the Ocean View tournament Saturday.

Kristen Paulsen scored twice and was aided by single goals from

Brittney Banning, Jasmin Day, Nilani Duarte and Yareli Ortega. Sara

Bryant, Day, Caitlin Duffy, Sarah Humphries and Cindy Mendoza all had

assists as Mesa (3-4) scored five consecutive goals to break a 1-1

tie.

The Mustangs, who finished the tournament 1-2, outshot Century,

23-3, and took a 4-1 lead into halftime. Mesa goalkeeper Kindra

Bailey had two saves.

“The whole team played well,” Mesa Coach Dan Johnston said.

Mesa took a hit, though, when junior sweeper Rachel Ronquillo left

the game with a sprained ankle in the 11th minute.

Junior Jenny Sparks missed her second consecutive game with an

injured medial collateral ligament. Johnston said the second-team

All-CIF Southern Section Division III selection should be out for two

weeks.

Mesa faces host Corona del Mar at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Lions top Cal State L.A.

* BASKETBALL: The Vanguard University women’s basketball team had

its five starters score in double figures, as the Lions rolled to an

84-76 nonconference victory over visiting Cal State Los Angeles

Saturday at the Pit.

Lisa Faulkner and Kelly Schmidt scored 17 points each, while Lacey

Mills and Linsdsay McClellan added 14 apiece and Lacey Burns produced

10. Mills hit 4 of 6 from behind the three-point line to help the

Lions (6-1) defeat the NCAA Division II school that fell to 1-3.

Vanguard, ranked No. 3 in the NAIA, was outrebounded 38-26, but

that hardly mattered, mainly because the Lions shot 53% (17 for 32)

in the first half for a 48-32 lead.

Vanguard played without Coach Russ Davis, who was absent because

of a family emergency, the university reported.

*--*

Nonconference

Vanguard 84, Cal State Los Angeles 76

Cal State L.A. -- Tennies 6, Oda 3, Tokoro 28, Gonzales 5, Demus 6, Stricker 12, Nunez 11, Herbert 3, Utz 2. 3-pt. goals -- Nunez 3, Tokoro 2, Demus 1, Herbert 1. Fouled out -- Tokoro. Vanguard -- McClellan 14, Schmidt 17, Mills 14, Burns 10, Faulkner

17, Besse 7, Josefsson 5. 3-pt. goals -- Mills 4, Faulkner 1, Josefsson 1. Halftime -- VU, 48-32.

*--*

UC Irvine still winless

* BASKETBALL: The UC Irvine women’s basketball team suffered its

fourth straight loss, a 83-72 nonconference setback to visiting

Montana State Saturday at the Bren Events Center.

Christina Callaway led the Anteaters (0-4) with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Kristen Green scored 18 and reserve Stephanie Duda

had 17. The Bobcats improved to 7-3.

*--*

Nonconference

Montana State 83, UC Irvine 72

Montana State -- Burrows 4, Hutchison 22, Sanford 4, Smith 16, Tanner 14, Stubbs 12, Scott 4, Connolly 3, Nelson 2, Hixon 2. 3-pt. goals -- Tanner 3, Hutchison 2, Smith 1. Fouled out -- Burrows, Hutchison, Sanford. UC Irvine -- Ned 2, Callaway 19,

Biggins 4, Ferguson 3, Green 18, Duda 17, Yadon 7, Stanley 2. 3-pt. goals -- Green 4, Ferguson 1. Fouled out -- Callaway, Duda. Halftime -- Montana State, 42-31.

*--*

Eagles avoid shutout

* SOCCER: The Estancia High girls soccer team avoided a shutout,

but lost, 5-1, to Marina in a consolation-type game that wrapped up

action in the Ocean View tournament Saturday.

With five minutes remaining, the Eagles scored the game’s final

goal as sophomore Haley Rosner found the net on an assist from

freshman Julia Tasedan.

Estancia (1-5) will start Golden West League play Tuesday at 3:15

p.m., facing host Saddleback.