Seahawks win boys’, girls’ hoop titles

The Ocean View High girls’ basketball team notched its 20th victory

of the season and clinched the Golden West League championship after

pounding host Santa Ana, 62-22.

In improving to 20-2 overall and 11-0 in league play, the Seahawks

secured the league crown as Leila Abufarie scored nine points in an

effort that included 12 rebounds, seven assists and four steals.

Ocean View also downed Westminster, 49-39. Ahkiah Hunter scored a

game-best 18 points and DJ Butler contributed 15 more to the

Seahawks’ cause.

In other girls’ basketball action, Esperanza moved into a

first-place tie by handing visiting Edison its first league defeat,

51-42.

Valerie Katayama scored a game-high 18 points, Jessica Harris

scored 13 points and Rebecca Kepilino added 10 more for the Chargers.

Marina moved into a third-place tie in the Sunset League with a

53-44 win at Fountain Valley.

Allison Budzinski netted 14 points and Rachael Maulit scored 12

points to lead the Vikings.

Huntington Beach played Los Alamitos tough in a 45-41 loss. Katia

Hadj-Hamou’s 21 points topped all scorers and Vicky Batistelli added

10 points for the Oilers.

In earlier girls’ action, Kepilino scored 23 points and Edison

defeated host Marina, 38-31.

Rachael Maulit’s nine points led Marina.

Huntington fell to Esperanza, 56-37. Hadj-Hamou scored 19 points

for the Oilers.

In boys’ basketball, Ocean View clinched the Golden West League

title with a 90-43 whipping of Westminster.

Greg Okwudibonye hit a trio of three-point baskets en route to 13

points, Matt Sargeant scored 12 points and Ryan Lee scored 10 points

to lead 15 Seahawks in the scoring column.

Sargeant and Vartan Mguerian each had two three-point baskets.

Ocean View also rallied past Orange, 53-39, as Okwudibonye had 18

points and five steals and Sargeant posted 17 points and four steals.

Marina remained a game behind Los Alamitos in the Sunset League

race following a 66-40 drilling of Fountain Valley.

Matt Brennan’s 18 points led a Viking charge that saw Stephen

Becker and Jeff Delaunay hit double figures with 15 and 13 points,

respectively.

In an earlier league clash, Marina took care of Edison, 67-53 and

avenged an earlier loss to the Chargers.

James Lambert scored 18 points, Brennan finished with 16 points,

Delaunay scored 14 and Becker had 10 points for the Vikings.

Kevin Reed and Alex Wright each had 13 points for the Chargers.

Huntington Beach fell to Esperanza, 72-57. Eric Ruziecki’s 14

points paced the Oilers.

Edison played Esperanza tough, but ended up on the short side of a

60-52 score. Alex Wright and Thomas Marcin each scored 12 points to

pace the Chargers.

Los Alamitos rode a big first half effort to score a 68-44 home

victory over Huntington Beach. Ricky Fugnetti scored eight points to

lead the Oilers.

In boys’ soccer, Edison reached the 20-victory plateau for the

season and moved within one game of wrapping up an unbeaten

championship in the Sunset League with a 2-0 win over visiting

Esperanza.

Ian Cone scored both goals for the Chargers and Tom Palica had

three saves.

In girls’ soccer, Edison was a 1-0 winner over Esperanza. Kelsey

Bowman had eight saves and Christian Crawford scored the match’s lone

goal.

The Chargers also routed Marina, 7-0, as Brianne Wahrenbrock

scored three goals and Bowman had four saves.

In girls’ water polo, Edison downed Dos Pueblos, 10-5, at the

Irvine Southern California Championships.