Huntington Beach survives big scare from Fountain Valley
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Monday's roundup: Sunny Hills, Orange Lutheran also pick up girls basketball wins.
No. 10 Huntington Beach managed to avoid a stunning setback Monday when it rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to defeat Fountain Valley, 54-48, in a nonleague girls basketball game.
Noelani Viloria scored 14 of her 23 points in the second half and finished with five steals for the Oilers (12-3).
In other nonleague games:
Sunny Hills 66, Rancho Alamitos 42: Janice Lee scored 15 points and had four steals as the Lancers (11-4) handed the Vaqueros (11-1) their first loss of the season.
Lee hit two 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Lancers jumped out to 20-9 lead.
Orange Lutheran 57, Chino Hills 51: Krissy Karr and Savannah King each scored 14 points to lead the Lancers (13-0) past the host Huskies.
Orange Lutheran outscored Chino Hills (10-5), 19-9, in the first quarter and never trailed.
Newport Harbor 40, Irvine 32: The Sailors (4-10) bounced back from an early 10-point deficit to beat the host Vaqueros (9-5).
Irvine's Kristan Liddle scored 14 points and had 15 rebounds.
In nonleague girls soccer:
Marina 1, Orange Lutheran 1: Devon Shinn scored late in the second half to help the Vikings (5-3-4) earn a tie with the Lancers (2-8-5) at Orange Lutheran.
The Lancers scored their goal in the first half on a shot by Missy Lazcano.
“We pressured more in the second half,” said Marina coach Rebecca Carr, who was subbing for head coach Mike Greco. “We were a little sluggish in the first half. Our focus was off a little bit.” – CHRIS TOBOLSKI
In nonleague boys soccer:
No. 4 La Habra 2, La Serna 0: Facundo Bruno scored two second-half goals to lead the fourth-ranked Highlanders (9-3-2) over the Lancers at La Habra High.
Jonathan Prieto accounted for assists on both goals, while goalkeepers Lukas Lowery and Bubby Rossman each had one save.
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