Hot Galvanoni Shoots Down Trabuco Hills

Capistrano Valley outscored Trabuco Hills, 22-12, in the pivotal third quarter and went on to a 72-61 South Coast League victory Wednesday night at Trabuco Hills.

After a blistering 12-for-18 shooting performance from the floor in the first half, Trabuco Hills managed only two field goals in the third quarter.

Capistrano Valley guard Dan Galvanoni, atoning for a poor first half, got hot. Galvanoni made five of seven field goal tries, including three three-pointers in the third. He led the Cougars with 23 points and Austin Moherman added 22.

Capistrano Valley (14-9, 5-1 in league) has won seven of its last eight games.

“I took some really bad shots in the first half,” Galvanoni said. “It wasn’t my best effort. But in the second half I just kind of let the game come to me. I was just shooting it.”

The output upstaged a fine performance by Trabuco Hills senior Michael Cummins. Cummins, a 6-foot-7 forward, scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the first half. He also had nine rebounds. Nick Punto scored 20 points, but no other Trabuco Hills player had more than five.

And what was it about their own rims that the Mustangs couldn’t master? Trabuco Hills made only 15 of 29 free throw tries.

“We couldn’t beat them with just two guys,” Trabuco Hills Coach Rainer Wulf said.

Unlike the first league meeting between the teams when Capistrano Valley used a 26-9 first-quarter run for a 78-55 victory, this one was a little slower in developing.

Galvanoni got Capistrano Valley going midway through the third quarter, sandwiching a pair of three-point baskets around a basket by Moherman for a 43-34 lead.

Galvanoni added a two free throws, and as the fourth quarter began, a driving layup. Two free throws by Moherman made it 53-39 early in the fourth quarter.