Orange County boys basketball highlights and final scores for Tuesday, Jan. 21

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

IRVINE 64, LAGUNA BEACH 54: Irvine (21-2, 5-0) was led by Cooper Stearns, who had 20 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Taewon Kim had 13 points, two rebounds and one block and made five of five free throws. Jalen Yim added nine points.

SAGE HILL 53, WOODBRIDGE 50 (OT): Sage Hill (5-0) remained undefeated in league play, tied for first place with Irvine. Jason Briggs scored 17 points, Jaiden Sabino had 14 points and Garrett DiCostanzo scored 10 points to lead Woodbridge (11-11, 2-3).

NORTHWOOD 60, UNIVERSITY 45: Northwood trailed 19-7 late in the first quarter and 30-25 at half, but outscored University 35-15 in the second half to win at home Tuesday. Northwood (10-9, 3-2) had a pair of high scorers: senior forward Justin Liu (23 points) and junior guard Dane Mortensen (22 points and four 3-pointers).

University (5-14, 2-3) was led by senior guard Isaac Evans (23 points, five 3-pointers, five rebounds and six steals). Junior guard Savion Ruth (eight points, six rebounds and four steals) and senior guard Shervin Moarrefian (seven points and five rebounds) were the other key contributors.

—Courtesy Daryl Bogard, For OC Sports Zone

CRESTVIEW LEAGUE

CYPRESS 65, LA HABRA 63: On senior night, senior Hayden Roberts had the game-winner, hitting a clutch 3-pointer with four seconds left to give Cypress a two point lead, according to Cypress Coach Derek Mitchell.

Cypress (16-9, 2-3) led by 12 points at halftime before La Habra adjusted and took the lead in the fourth quarter.

“I told our guys, ‘their coach is a great coach, they will make an adjustment and sure enough they did,’” Mitchell said.

Ryan Gov and King Birdsong led Cypress with 14 points each. Gov had two 3-pointers and Birdsong three 3-pointers. Roberts added 13 points.

Acen Jimenez led La Habra (18-7, 2-3) with 24 points. Baylor Wilks had 11 points and Javier Nash nine points.

CANYON 73, FOOTHILL 65: Canyon (18-6, 3-1) remained tied for first place in the league with Crean Lutheran. Foothill (14-9, 1-3) was led by Danny Kennard, who had 18 points and four assists. Lorenzo Turner and Braeden Davidson had 17 points each. Davidson also had seven assists.

GROVE LEAGUE

ANAHEIM 54, ORANGE 51: The Colonists remained atop the league standings with a home win Tuesday night.

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FREEWAY LEAGUE

EL DORADO 69, TROY 55: The Golden Hawks (19-5, 3-2) were led by Elias Rodarte who had 18 points and made four 3-point field goals. Caleb Hendrix had 15 points, Marcelo Gonzalez 10 points, Noah Barker nine points and Evan Nam eight points.

FREEWAY LEAGUE

VILLA PARK 59, YORBA LINDA 57: Villa Park (16-8, 4-1) was led by Tristan Griffin, who had 18 points and scored the game-winning basket in the final seconds and Dakari Harris, who had 17 points. Yorba Linda was led by Rocco Gaffoglio, who had 17 points and Jordan Laws, who had 14 points.

NORTH HILLS LEAGUE

Sunny Hills 67, El Modena 31

NON-LEAGUE

TARBUT V’TORAH 77, GARDEN GROVE 36: Jake Coblentz-Brown lead a balanced attack with 18 points and 10 rebounds for TVT. Eli Feinberg had a career high 16 points followed by Ari Varon with 14 points and Graydon Carpet with 11 points and 10 assists.

PACIFICA CHRISTIAN 62, ADELANTO 39: Pacifica Christian (16-7) was led by Logan Stewart who had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Joaquin Rigdon and Michael Noel had 10 points each and EJ Spillman nine points, eight assists and five rebounds.

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