Boys basketball: Harbor moves on to finals

Steve Virgen

NEWPORT BEACH - The Newport Harbor boys basketball team led 40-23

at halftime and cruised to a 69-39 victory over Rancho Verde in the last

round of pool play in the Bill Reynold’s Classic at Newport Harbor.

The Sailors (6-0) will play tonight at 7 against El Toro at Vanguard

University in the championship game.

Leading 18-10 after the first quarter, the Sailors opened up their

offense by knocking down three-pointers in the second.

Harbor consistently beat Rancho Verde’s (3-2) zone defense. The Tars

went 5-for-8 from behind the three-point line as they went on a 11-2 run

to begin the quarter.

Harbor’s Tony Melum, who finished with 24 points and seven rebounds,

hit two three-pointers in that second quarter. Aaron Yarnal (15 points)

connected on one three-pointer, Erik Peterson (10) knocked down a three

and Steve Young (9) also hit one from long distance.

BILL REYNOLD’S CLASSIC

Pool Play

Newport Harbor 69, Rancho Verde 39

Rancho Verde 10 13 8 8 - 39

Newport Harbor 18 22 14 15 - 69

Rancho Verde - A. Singfield 3, Baker 6, Brown 6, Rivera 6, Walker 14,

Bukle 2, M. Singfield 2.

3-pt. goals - Walker 1.

Fouled out - None.

Technicals - None.

Newport Harbor - Cameron 3, Perrine 6, Peterson 10, Young 9, Yarnal

15, Melum 24, Diefenbach 2.

3-pt. goals - Melum 3, Yarnal 3, Young 2, Peterson 2, Cameron 1.

Fouled out - None.

Technicals - None.