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COSTA MESA - Long, lean and sometimes lenient when it comes to surrendering position inside, Estancia High senior Rashad Davis proved Saturday night that he might bend, but not break. The 6-foot-6 post player had eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter to help the Eagles complete a comeback and defeat visiting Newport Harbor, 44-36, in a nonleague boys' basketball contest. Davis, who came in averaging 19.1 points and 15.3 rebounds per game, had four points and 11 rebounds through three quarters, after which his Eagles trailed, 31-26.

NEWPORT BEACH - Rudy Reyes began the celebration at home a tad early, yelling, "Yeaaaahhhh!" from just outside of his goal. The goalkeeper believed Newport Harbor High's match against Estancia was over when the referee blew his whistle. It wasn't, as the ref called a foul, but Reyes was really the one who ended the Eagles' undefeated start to the season. The senior stopped everything the Eagles kicked or headed his way, helping the Sailors shut out Estancia, 2-0, in a nonleague match on Wednesday.

The Newport-Mesa Tar Heels boys' fifth-grade All-Net team remained undefeated after beating the Yorba Linda Pumas Black, 52-29, and the RSM Titans, 51-27, last weekend in away games. The Tar Heels were paced by the guard play of Nico Dasca (9.5 points per game), Ethan Barnes (6 ppg), Luke Chelf (4 ppg) and Jake Hamilton (11 ppg), while Johnny King (7 rebounds per game, 7 ppg), DJ Rodman (5 rpg) and Adam Flood (6 ppg, 2 steals per game) manned the paint and played stifling defense.

In some ways, this wasn't the senior year that Cinnamon Sary could have envisioned. Newport Harbor High finished third in the Sunset League for the first time since rejoining it five years ago. From the summer to the end of the regular season, Sary said four seniors quit the team. At the end of the year, though, the Sailors played their best volleyball. And there was no question who was the catalyst behind that. It was Sary, pounding down kill after kill from the outside hitter spot even though her normal position is setter.

The Newport-Mesa Tar Heels All-Net fifth-grade boys' team started the season off with a bang going 4-0 last weekend in two separate shootouts. The Tar Heels beat Basketball U Blue and Basketball U Orange on Saturday and then swept El Toro and Rock Solid on Sunday. The Tar Heels were led by the stellar play of guards Nico Dasca, Ethan Barnes and Luke Chelf, while centers Johnny King and DJ Rodman manned the paint and led the team in rebounding. Adam Flood, Mason Melcer, Sam Barela and Matt Olson played multiple positions and hit big shots throughout the weekend.

WALNUT - Flying toward the second-fastest girls' time of Saturday's CIF Southern Section cross country preliminaries at 16 minutes, 13 seconds, Newport Harbor High superstar runner Paige Tennison won her heat in dominating fashion. But that wasn't the best news Tennison and her Sailor teammates received at Mt. San Antonio College, although the junior's teammates congratulated her soon after her 2.91-mile run. It was the fact Newport Harbor qualified for next week's finals, which will also be held at Mt. SAC. The Sailors made it to the Division II finals by qualifying fourth in their heat with 91 points, as four teams per heat qualified for the finals.

A commercial fire reported on Costa Mesa's Westside Tuesday was extinguished in about five minutes, authorities said. A fire was reported at 3:22 p.m. at 1711 Monrovia Ave., near Volcom Entertainment, said Costa Mesa Police Lt. Bob Ciszek. Flames were reportedly seen on the roof after employees applying a tar-like seal accidentally set part of the roof on fire, said Costa Mesa Fire Battalion Chief Kevin Diamond. The workers began to douse the flames with a hose, and the Fire Department was able to put out the fire within minutes once arriving on scene, Diamond said.

Of the three other seeded boys' water polo teams in the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs, top-seeded Corona del Mar High hasn't played two of them. Coach Barry O'Dea isn't worried about his Sea Kings not having faced second-seeded Villa Park and fourth-seeded Montebello. "They should be a little more nervous about not having seen CdM," O'Dea said. The Sea Kings begin their section title defense with a lot of confidence. The goal is to return to the top after O'Dea led CdM to its first section crown under his watch last year.

Corona del Mar High is the No. 2 seed in Division I-A and Sage Hill is the No. 4 seed in Division IV-AA to highlight area teams competing in the CIF Southern Section girls' volleyball playoffs. Newport Harbor (Division I-AA) and Estancia (I-A) are also taking part in the postseason, which begins Tuesday for all four local teams. The Sea Kings (27-3), the Pacific Coast League champions at 10-0, are at home for their 7 p.m. first-round match. They will take on the winner of Monday's wild-card contest between Brea Olinda (13-13)

FOUNTAIN VALLEY - Students around the Fountain Valley High campus wore costumes for Halloween on Monday, and a few of them even seeped onto the tennis court. Two boys hit back and forth on one court. One was wearing a red shirt and hat and was supposed to be Mario, the video game character. The other one wore green and was, naturally, supposed to be Luigi. No costumes were allowed in the Sunset League finale between the Newport Harbor girls' tennis team and Fountain Valley, just tennis uniforms.