Melo paces Newport-Mesa

The eighth-grade girls Newport-Mesa All-Net basketball team

defeated Yorba Linda, 31-23, at Orange Coast College, improving to

4-2.

All players scored as Ivy Melo led with 14 points, six rebounds

and six steals.

Taylor Holden tallied six points, nine rebounds and five blocked

shots while Christine Daichendt added six points with Chelsea McCrea

contributing seven rebounds.

Allie Duernberger added three points and seven assists with Becca

Turk rounding out the scoring with two points and playing solid

defense.

In seventh-grade boys action:

* Newport 47, Riverside 33

Newport-Mesa moved to 5-0 with the win.

A steady defense created several transition baskets as P.J.

Simpson led the offense with 14 points and 10 rebounds with Robbie

Boyer contributing 12 points and three assists. Kyle Caldwell tallied

seven points and eight rebounds and Joe Eberhard finished with five

points and four steals.

R.J. D’Cruz (four points) along with Will Kelly, Jonathan Howse

and John Swift, each with a basket apiece, added to the scoring.

In sixth-grade boys play:

* Newport-Mesa 47, Aliso Niguel 23

The sixth-grade boys team won is third straight game. Newport’s

tight defense forced numerous turnovers.