Garden Grove High’s boys’ basketball team won three games over the weekend and improved their record to 7-5, ranking them fourth in the Journal’s weekly High 5 of top basketball teams in the Garden Grove-Stanton-Westminster area.
Junior Mitchell Hesla led the Argonauts, scoring 22 points against Saddleback and 22 more against Century in a pair of wins in the Garden Grove Tournament. The Argonauts, who finished second in the Garden Grove League last season, look to contend for the title against Los Amigos (9-4) when league play starts in January.
Western moved to the top of the High 5 with an 8-3 mark.
On the girls’ side, Westminster (11-1) is ranked first. Maggie Dumphy scored 18 in the Lions’ rout of Tesoro Saturday. Ruby Rivera of Pacifica scored 21 points in the Mariners’ (7-3) win over La Puente.
SATURDAY
Boys
Garden Grove 59, Century 29
Santa Ana 77, Santiago 64
Yorba Linda 41, Los Amigos 30
Girls
Westminster 68, Tesoro 45
FRIDAY
Boys
Mira Costa 71, Pacifica 52
Yorba Linda 65, Santiago 30
Garden Grove 66, Saddleback 52
Girls
Santa Ana Valley 41, Bolsa Grande 23
Pacifica 58, La Puente 27
THURSDAY
Boys
Garden Grove 62, Orange 36
Santa Ana 52, Los Amigos 48
Girls
Loara 32, Magnolia 28
North Torrance 63, Western 43
Estancia 60, La Quinta 24
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