A big fourth quarter was the key to a close win by Rancho Alamitos over Santa Ana Valley 64-63 in a nonleague boys’ basketball game Tuesday night at the Vaquero gym. Matthew Bautista led Rancho with 26 points, followed by Tommy Tran with 17 more.
The Falcons held a lead until the final eight minutes, when they were outscored by The Ranch 27-17 to pull out the victory.
Here are scores from Tuesday night games for teams in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area.
Boys’ basketball
- Bolsa Grande 45, Katella 42
- Santiago 65, Costa Mesa 57
- Woodbridge 64, Marina 51
- Huntington Beach 56, Northwood 45
- Rancho Alamitos 64, Santa Ana Valley 63
- Orange Lutheran 76, Westminster 36
Girls’ basketball
- Garden Grove 45, Western 32
- Pacifica 62, Rancho Alamitos 22
- Tesoro 60, Westminster 47
- Woodbridge 67, Marina 28
- La Habra 55, Fountain Valley 33
- Trabuco Hills 63, Santiago 31
Top scorers, boys
- Matthew Bautista (Rancho Alamitos) 26
- Jacob Huynh (Huntington Beach) 23
- Chris Robertson (Santiago) 18
Top scorers, girls
- Alexis Christian (Garden Grove) 12
- Isabella Robles (Pacifica) 12
- Kayla Castenada (Garden Grove) 11
- Mercedes Robles (Pacifica) 11
Categories: High school sports