San Clemente JV beats Laguna Hills in tournament opener

San Clemente 69
Laguna Hills 50

​San Clemente Tritons JV opened the Dana Hils JV tournament on Wednesday with a match up against the Laguna Hills Hawks.  With the usual starters waiting in the wings, the Tritons went to their bench to start.  San Clemente ground out a 5 point lead after the first quarter 14-9 and finished the half up 6 with a 27-21 score.  The usual starters were unleashed on the Hawks at the start of the second half and they proceeded to open up a comfortable 48-32 lead.  The bench closed out the game with their own display of offensive prowess by matching the starters' output of 21 points for the fourth quarter.  The Tritons take down the Hawks with a final score of 69-50.  Gavin Cuevas lead all scorers with 14 points and was the only Triton in double figures.  Additional scoring was provided by Ashe (9), Sherrell (8), Rex (7), Harris (6), Donam (5), Carlin (5), Herbert (4), Herrod, (4), Tomlinson (3), Monshietehadi (2), Gerkin (2).