KING CITY
The Anzar High boys basketball team was shut out in the first quarter Wednesday and couldn’t recover as host King City defeated the Hawks 71-36 in Mission Trail Athletic League action.
Mark Rania had 13 points for Anzar, which falls to 1-2 in the MTAL, 1-10 overall.
The Hawks were coming off their first win of the season, a 42-39 victory over Greenfield, but the team couldn’t make it two in a row with King City’s high-powered offense.
The Mustangs had four scorers in double-digits, including Arnoldo Mora, whose 17 points led all scorers. Rory Johnsen, Irvin Diaz and Marc Flores all pocketed 12 points apiece.
The Hawks trailed 13-0 after the first quarter and 32-8 at halftime.
Anzar will host Carmel (2-1 MTAL, 5-10) on Friday in San Juan Bautista. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
ANZ 0 8 13 15 36
KGC 13 19 21 18 71
Anzar (36) – Rania 3 2 1-1 13, Staley 1 0 0-0 2, Merz 3 0 3-7 9, Rocha 0 0 2-2 2, J. Doty 2 0 2-2 6, Ornelas 1 0 0-0 2, D. Doty 1 0 0-0 2.
King City (71) – Miranda 0 1 2-4 5, Mora 5 2 1-1 17, Valladarez 3 0 0-0 6, Johnsen 3 2 0-0 12, Diaz 6 0 0-0 12, Pantoja 1 0 0-0 2, Green 1 1 0-0 5, Flores 4 1 1-1 12.
