SG Shaquille Hunter scored 13 pts, all in the 2nd half, and added 4 asts as Irvine Valley stayed unbeaten with a 57-46 win over visiting Mira Costa Tuesday night in Irvine.
Irvine Valley (6-0) went on a 19-4 run late in the first half to take a lead, a 13-2 run midway through the second half to push its advantage to 14 points and got back-to-back 3-pointers from SF Jimmy Golden and PG Ronnie Harris to clinch the win over the still-winless Spartans (0-5).
Things started well enough for Mira Costa, which entered coming off a narrow loss to Rio Hondo. Though the game was played at Irvine Valley's pace, the Spartans took a 13-6 lead midway through the first half.
But then Irvine Valley went on a 7-0 spurt to tie the game that eventually became a 19-4 run, taking a 25-17 lead late in the first half. PF Chris Porter scored on a 3rd-chance putback to tie the score at 15, and Irvine Valley never trailed again.
Ctr Andrew Bastien scored off a pass from Hunter to give IVC a lead, and scored on a Duncan-esque bank shot to make it 19-15. A Porter putback made it 21-15. A 3-point play by PF Austin Priest gave Irvine Valley a 25-17 lead with a 3-point play with 36.8 seconds left in the first half.
Mira Costa got a 3-point basket from PG Chuck Smith just ahead of the buzzer to end the first half to make it 25-20.
Ctr Geoffrey Frid scored the first five points of the second half to tie the score 25-25. PG Jalen Hall scored on a driving lay-up to put Irvine Valley back in front, but Mira Costa stayed close. After a driving lay-up by Smith about 6 minutes into the second half, Mira Costa trailed by just 3 points at 33-30.
But then Irvine Valley went on a 13-2 run to take control of the game. Hunter hit a 3-pointer and Harris stretched the lead to 38-30 with a baseline jumper. Another Hunter three made it 41-32. Two free throws by Ctr Declan Daly made it 43-32 with 7:01 left. Hunter dunked after a steal, drew a foul and made the free throw to complete the 3-point play and make it 46-32 with 6:08 remaining.
Mira Costa battled back one last time, cutting the deficit to seven points after a driving lay-up by Smith made it 47-40. But then Golden took a skip pass from Hunter and drained a 3-pointer from the left corner with about 4 minutes left, and almost exactly a minute later Harris hit a 3-pointer from almost exactly the same spot to make it 53-40 and seal the win for Irvine Valley.
Hunter led the Lasers with his 13 pts, and his 4 asts were a game-high total. Porter just missed a double-double with 9 pts and 9 rebs. Daly had 8 pts, 3 rebs and 3 steals, while Golden and Bastien each scored 7 pts.
For Mira Costa, Smith scored a game-high 17 pts and also had 3 rebs, 3 asts and 2 steals. The 7-1 Frid posted a double-double with 11 pts and a game-high 12 rebs plus 2 blocked shots. SG Sawyer Carlson came off the bench for 8 pts, including a pair of threes, and 2 steals. But the Spartans shot just 25.6% from the floor for the game and committed 23 turnovers.
box score
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 4 pm
at Irvine Valley College
Mira Costa Spartans 46:
10-Chuck Smith, PG - 4/7 fg, 8/10 ft, 3 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 3 pf, 17 pts
11-Kevin Marsh, SF - 1/7 fg, 4 reb, 3 stl, 3 pf, 3 pts
23-Willie Owens, SG - 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 2 pts
32-Geoffrey Frid, C - 3/8 fg, 5/6 ft, 12 reb, 2 blk, 1 stl, 2 pf, 11 pts
41-Jon Viles, PF - 0/6 fg, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 0 pts
1-Sawyer Carlson, G - 2/8 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 2 pf, 8 pts
13-Trevor Monahan, F - 1/6 fg, 4 reb, 1 pf, 3 pts
3-Thaddeus Gray, G - 1 pf, 0 pts
24-Billy Lason, F - 0/1 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 pts
22-Camry Smith, F - 1 reb, 1 pf, 0 pts
2-Juwan Richardson, G - 0 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 11/43 fg (.256), 19/22 ft (.864), 38 reb, 7 ast, 2 blk, 9 stl, 17 pf, 46 pts
3-pt fg (5): Carlson 2, Ch.Smith, Marsh, Monahan
Turnovers (23): Ch.Smith 9, Marsh 4, Frid 3, Viles 3, Owens 2, Monahan 2
Irvine Valley Lasers 57:
3-Jalen Hall, PG - 1/4 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl, 1 pf, 2 pts
4-Jimmy Golden, SF - 2/9 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 blk, 1 pf, 7 pts
11-Shaquille Hunter, SG - 4/12 fg, 3/3 ft, 2 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 2 pf, 13 pts
30-Chris Porter, PF - 4/10 fg, 9 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 9 pts
34-Declan Daly, C - 1/2 fg, 6/7 ft, 3 reb, 3 stl, 4 pf, 8 pts
33-Austin Priest, F - 1/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 4 pts
22-Dathon Spencer, G - 0/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 pf, 2 pts
24-Yanick Kulich, F - 0/3 fg, 1 reb, 2 pf, 0 pts
15-Ronnie Harris, G - 2/2 fg, 3 reb, 3 ast, 2 pf, 5 pts
42-Andrew Bastien, C - 3/4 fg, 1/3 ft, 2 reb, 2 pf, 7 pts
21-Sean Witzcak, F - 0 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 18/50 fg (.360), 16/19 ft (.842), 31 reb, 10 ast, 3 blk, 8 stl, 17 pf, 57 pts
3-pt fg (5): Hunter 2, Golden, Porter, Harris
Turnovers (13): Hall 6, Spencer 2, Golden, Priest, Kulich, Harris, Bastien
Halftime Score: Irvine Valley 25, Mira Costa 20
Updated Records: Irvine Valley 6-0, Mira Costa 0-5
Mira Costa led 13-6 midway through the first half.
Irvine Valley went on a 19-4 run to lead 25-17.
IVC held a narrow 33-30 lead until going on a 13-2 run to lead 46-32.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Golden & Harris made it 53-40 with 3:10 left and clinched the win for IVC.
