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LAGUNA SPORTS UPDATE By Frank Aronoff | LB Indy
WINTER SPORTS :
BOYS BASKETBALL ( 1-4 , 7-19 )
The Breakers tough luck continued as once again they failed to hold a late lead over Corona del Mar ( 3-2 , 16-10 ), losing the league match on Jan . 25 at the winner ’ s gym . The Breakers were up 51-46 before losing 55-51 . Dylan McEachern led the team with 14 points , followed by Jack Halvorson with 11 .
This past Tuesday , Jan . 31 , the Breakers lost to Wave League champion Newport Harbor 67-57 at Dugger Gym as Laguna trailed the entire contest with the Tars . On Jan . 25 the Breakers lost at Marina 66-62 in another contest where Laguna lost a fourth-quarter lead .
The season ’ s final game was played on Feb . 2 at Huntington Beach ( 1-4 , 13-14 ). Top Scorer after 27 games : 3-pointers : 27 – Ryan Cheng and
Jack Halvorson Points : 349 – Halvorson , 248 – McEachern , 210 – Ashton Azadian , 183 - Cheng
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Travis Hanour , class of 2000 , ( left ) honors Bret Fleming ( right ) who is retiring after 32 years at the Laguna Beach High School . Fleming was initially hired in 1989-90 as an assistant to Ed Bowen and later served as Hhead basketball coach for 27 seasons ( 1991 to 2000 , and 2006 to 2022 ). Fleming coached 731 games with a 442-289 record most for any coach in the 89 seasons of the sport at Laguna . A large number of former players turned out to the boys basketball game last Friday night to take part in the halftime ceremony . Photo / Frank Aronoff
GIRLS BASKETBALL ( 2-3 , 19-8 ) The Breakers suffered a pair of league upsets that may prevent their advancement to post-season play . The 2023 Division 4A bracket will be released on Feb . 5 , and the Breakers will be in only if an insufficient number of automatic qualifiers leave any room for at-large selections .
The Breakers lost at Marina ( 3-2 , 13-14 ) on Jan . 26 in overtime at the Viking Gym and lost 41-29 at Huntington Beach ( 1-4 , 9-18 ) on Jan . 30 . If the Breakers upset Edison ( 4-1 , 14-13 ) this past Thursday , they may have to play Marina on Friday for a guaranteed spot if the Vikings lose at Huntington .
On a bright note , Laguna defeated Newport Harbor 45-37 in a nonleague game last Friday , Jan . 27 , at Dugger Gym . Sophie Marriner led the team with 11 points and 16 rebounds .
Sophie Marriner , in four seasons is now # 3 for Laguna all-time in career scoring and # 1 in career rebounds .
BOYS SOCCER ( 1-1-0 , 5-7-0 )
Laguna lost a heartbreaker to league leader Newport Harbor ( 4-0-1 , 14-4-3 ) 3-2 on a sudden-death goal in overtime in a contest played on Jan . 30 at the Tar ’ s campus . Jaxson Hutcheon and Chase Cuevas scored for the Breakers . Laguna also lost a 2-0 league match at Marina on Jan . 27 but tied Huntington Beach 1-1 in a
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