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EMPIRE LEAGUE
TUSTIN 67, CALVARY CHAPEL 57: Tustin (15-6, 1-0) was led by Daniel Molina who had 18 points. Ethan Contreras had 16 points and eight assists, Moe Hernandez 14 points and Terrelle Morales 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Calvary Chapel (8-12, 0-1) was led by Jordan Embry, who had 30 points and Ben DeVries who had 12 points.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
IRVINE 51, WOODBRIDGE 41: Cooper Stearns scored 25 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Irvine in the league opener. Jaiden Sabino scored 20 points to lead Woodbridge.
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UNIVERSITY 72, ST. MARGARET’S 68: The Trojans snapped an 11-game losing streak with a win in the league opener. Seniors Isaac Evans and Shervin Moarrefian scored 19 points each to lead the Trojans (4-11, 1-0). St. Margaret’s (7-11, 0-1) was led by Jack Shea and Botty O’Kane, who each had 16 points.
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CRESTVIEW LEAGUE
LA HABRA 56, CREAN LUTHERAN 55: Acen Jimenez hit a jumper at the buzzer to lift the Highlanders (18-4, 2-0) to the victory. Jacob Majok scored 20 points and had 18 rebounds, Hunter Caplan 11 points and Amari Reynolds 10 points to lead Crean Lutheran (6-9, 0-1).
CANYON 63, CYPRESS 61 (OT): Canyon took an early lead but Cypress came back to take the lead in the fourth quarter before Canyon tied it and won in overtime in the game at Cypress.
“Nate’s (Harrison) an amazing Coach, he always knows what strings to pull and at what moments,” said Cypress Coach Derek Mitchell. “I’m so proud of our guys, that’s back to back league games we fought back to take the lead in the fourth Maybe next time, we will pull out a dub.”
FREEWAY LEAGUE
EL DORADO 68, SONORA 58: The Golden Hawks were led by Noah Barker, who had 21 points, 13 in the second half. Marcelo Gonzalez and Elias Rodarte had 13 points each and Hendrix 10 points. El Dorado (18-3, 2-0) outscored Sonora 27-13 in the fourth quarter.
YORBA LINDA 78, TROY 57: Rocco Gaffoglio scored 20 points to lead Yorba Linda. Jordan Laws added 14 points and Holden Nagin 10 points. Justin Babacal scored 18 points to lead Troy (5-17, 0-2).
SAN JOAQUIN LEAGUE
CAPO VALLEY CHRISTIAN 62, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ACADEMY 51: The Tritons (12-6, 1-0) were led by EJ Spillman who had 17 points and five assists. Michael Noel had eight points and four steals and Logan Stewart, Austin Briner and Donavan Hogan seven points each for Pacifica Christian.
NON-LEAGUE
CAPO VALLEY CHRISTIAN 83, SAMUELI ACADEMY 46: CVC was led by Michael Ahern, who scored 26 points. Matthew Ahern added 17 points, Isaiah Dignadice 13 points and Shaunt Kechejian 11 points.
SAN JUAN HILLS 72, ESPERANZA 59: San Juan Hills was led by Mason Hodges, who had 25 points and Rocco Jensen who had 12 points.
FOOTHILL 69, BECKMAN 65: Foothill (13-6) was led by Danny Kennard who had 24 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks; Lorenzo Turner, who had 11 points, three assists and two steals; Braeden Davidson, who had 10 points and seven assists and Noah Arakelian, who had 10 points and five assists.
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