Griffins no match for the Chargers

Wednesday’s clash for the lead in the Sunset League was a bit more anticlimactic than expected. Edison and Los Alamitos each came into the game at the Charger gym with 3-0 records in league, but in the end the two teams weren’t that similar.

Riding a big third quarter surge, the Chargers defeated the Griffins 72-56 and took over the lead in the league in boys’ basketball. Edison led by just four points at halftime, but then the afterburners kicked in. The green-and-gold outscored the visitors 17-7 and went on from there to win the game.

Randall Walker led EHS with 38 points, and Josh Phillips scored 15. Edison’s overall record improved to 16-3; Los Al went to 14-6.

Here are other scores from Wednesday night basketball play for teams serving the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area.

Boys’ basketball

• Huntington Beach 59, Marina 35
• Edison 72, Los Alamitos 56
• Westminster 58, Orange 51
• Newport Harbor 55, Fountain Valley 50
• Rancho Alamitos 60, Garden Grove 54
• Ocean View 83, Santa Ana 31
• Santiago 67, Los Amigos 50
• Bolsa Grande 54, La Quinta 54

Girls’ basketball

• Bolsa Grande 32, La Quinta 22
• Huntington Beach 69, Marina 37
• Garden Grove 50, Rancho Alamitos 42