Girls basketball: Tars defeated, 37-30

NEWPORT BEACH - The Newport Harbor High girls basketball team used

a 14-5 run the first seven minutes of the final quarter to cut visiting

Aliso Niguel’s lead five, but the Wolverines held on for a 37-30 Sea View

League triumph Tuesday.

Freshman Jillianne Whitfield and junior Evita Castillo shared scoring

honors for the Sailors with 11 points apiece, while Castillo added 14

rebounds.

Sophomore Lindsay Woller chipped in nine rebounds and sophomore Athena

Vasquez added four points for the Tars, who fell to 2-17, 0-4 in league.

Aliso, paced by sophomore Julia Pederson’s 17 points, improved to

16-5, 1-3.

Coach Glenn Albios’ Sailors return to Sea View play Thursday against

visiting Irvine, before hosting Back Bay rival Corona del Mar Saturday in

a nonleague clash.

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Aliso Niguel 37, Newport 30

Score by Quarters

Aliso Niguel 12 8 10 7 - 37

Newport Harbor 9 3 4 14 - 30

Aliso Niguel - Pederson 17, Stoddard 6, Scvrich 3, Saiz 3, Perez 2,

Lutes 2, Nogano 2, Habekost 2.

3-pt. goals - Pederson 2, Stoddard 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Newport Harbor - Whitfield 11, Castillo 11, Vasquez 4, Gorman 2,

Woller 2, Campbell 0, Mino 0, Brooks 0.

3-pt. goals - Whitfield 1.

Fouled out - Vasquez.