BOYS’ PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Masked Man’s 25 Points Lead Ocean View Past L.A. Jefferson

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Three weeks ago, Ocean View High School got the 1989-90 basketball season off to a less-than-rousing start when guard Ryan Martin broke his nose and Coach Jim Harris’ son, Jim Jr., broke his foot within a week.

But Ocean View looked healthy Tuesday night when the Seahawks rolled to an 85-57 victory over Los Angeles Jefferson in the opening round of the Tournament of Champions in Huntington Beach.

Martin scored 25 points to lead Ocean View to its fifth consecutive victory. He made nine of 15 shots, including three three-pointers. Center Marcel TenBerge added 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Seahawks advance to Thursday’s quarterfinals against Morningside.

“Ryan has been wearing a mask since he broke his nose,” Coach Jim Harris said. “This was the first time we’ve shot the ball outside, and I thought we looked pretty good. We’re going to have to be good from this point on. We may be in over our heads from here on out.”

Ocean View opened a 38-15 lead with 3:25 remaining in the second quarter when Martin made two three-pointers in a row, but the Seahawks saw most of their big lead disappear in the third quarter.

Ocean View made only 2 of 11 free-throw attempts in the third quarter and Jefferson (2-2) moved to within 10 points going into the last quarter. Ocean View responded by scoring 28 points in the quarter.

“We missed a lot of free throws (16), but then we’re playing a lot of inexperienced kids,” Harris said. “Right now, we’re right where I thought we would be. We’re going to be good by the time our league starts, but I’m not sure we’re ready for Morningside.”

Ocean View’s top player, Greg Evans, had an off-night. The guard, who has signed to play at Loyola Marymount, made only 4 of 14 shots and misfired on six three-point attempts.

In other Tournament of Champions first-round games:

Brea-Olinda 68, Muir 49--Guard Keith Walker made 19 of 22 free-throw attempts and finished with 38 points for the winners. Brea attempted 39 free throws and made 31, while Muir was only five for 14 at the line.

Walker had an off-night from the field, making only seven of 19 attempts (37%). Teammate Eddie Stewart added 11 points and had three steals. Philip Turner scored 16 points for Muir.

Morningside 69, Los Alamitos 48--The runner-up in the Southern California Division III regionals last year shot 53% from the field and opened an 18-point lead at halftime on its way to ending Los Alamitos’ four-game winning streak.

Jeff Crowe and Arthur Savage, Morningside’s 6-foot-7 forwards, each had 15 points. Savage had 11 rebounds. Robert Conlisk had 13 rebounds and scored 14 points, but made only six of 21 shots.

Long Beach Poly 50, Servite 42--Yikeem Craddock scored 17 points for Poly in a first-round game.

In the Irvine World News tournament:

Marina 60, Corona del Mar 52--Cherokee Parks scored 20 points and blocked seven shots to lead the Vikings in a second-round game at Christ College Irvine. Travis Boyd also scored 16 and was 10 for 10 from the free-throw line for Marina (4-2). John Paulsen scored 15 for Corona del Mar (3-3).

Compton 91, Esperanza 61--Seth Romans scored 16 points as the Aztecs fell at University High.

Edison 67, Santa Ana 57--Brandon Jessie scored 21 points and Steve Thobe and Bill Martineau 13 each for Edison (4-1) in the second round. Octavio Mediana and Ramon Yerna had 13 each for Santa Ana (3-3).

Orange Lutheran 74, Laguna Hills 64--Daryl Cole scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half as the Lancers outscored the Hawks, 20-7, to open the third quarter in a consolation-round game at Christ College Irvine. Kent Dowding scored 20 points and John Foster added 15 for the Lancers (3-2). George Benjamin led Laguna Hills with 15.

Canyon Springs 58, Irvine 49--Irvine led, 31-26, at halftime, but Canyon Springs switched to a full-court press in the third quarter and outscored Irvine, 17-2. Joey Dawley scored 25 for Canyon Springs and Jon Molle had 25 for Irvine.

Saddleback 53, Kennedy 46--Jimmy Galbert scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds and five assists to lead Saddleback (6-2) in a second-round game at University. Jason Register added nine points and nine rebounds for the Roadrunners. Kennedy’s Jim Barker had 29 points.

Savanna 61, University 53--Keith Rodriquez scored 15 points for Savanna in a consolation game at University. Klaus Perwas led the Trojans with 20.

Garey 53, Villa Park 51--William English scored 21 points to lead Garey (3-3). Chris Kirby scored 30 for Villa Park (1-6), which was eliminated from the tournament.

Eisenhower 78, Woodbridge 76--The Warriors trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half before they rallied, but a missed shot with five seconds remaining left them on the short end. Toby Ramos had 21 points and Bryant McLemore 16 for Woodbridge. Josh Sipe had 25 and Hoji Dunn had 19 for Eisenhower.

In the La Quinta tournament:

Foothill 69, Cypress 43--Mark Wilkinson scored 17 of his 26 points in the first quarter and Fred Amos added 18 for Foothill. Jared Rice scored 19 for Cypress.

Troy 63, La Quinta 52--Richard Wesley scored 17 points to lead Troy. Walter Dawkins scored 15 for La Quinta.

In the El Dorado tournament:

Canyon 53, Long Beach Jordan 45--Kevin Wilborn scored 24 points and had 17 rebounds for Canyon (3-2) in a first-round game.

Whittier Christian 73, Pomona 70--Ruben Oronoz scored 27 points and Joe Konstantarkis had 16 for Whittier Christian in the first round.

In nonleague play:

Bolsa Grande 62, Costa Mesa 54--Hinh Bui scored 19 points to lead visiting Bolsa Grande. Xavier Hanna had 21 and Bret Dieball 16 for Costa Mesa.

El Toro 56, Fountain Valley 47--Rob Johnson scored 22 points for host El Toro. Kirk Riddle added 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Chargers (4-1). Derrik Corcoran had 13 points for Fountain Valley.