Royals fall to Moorpark in Gold Coast tourney

Jeanette Mendoza had 12 points and the San Marcos girls basketball team had a 13-8 lead after the first quarter, but the Royals couldn’t hang on and ended the Gold Coast Tournament with a 51-40 loss to Moorpark on Saturday.

The Royals are now 4-5 on the season.

MOORPARK 51, SAN MARCOS 40

SAN MARCOS—Curiel 3, Hyslop 1, Brown 5, Chilton 3, Porter-Ray 4, Mendoza 12, Sanchez 3, Ochoa 5, Unzueta 4. Totals 12 10-13 40.

MOORPARK—Cirillo 9, AHalam 2, Kawana 2, Ceja 2, Chrans 2, Rohach 8, LHalam 4, Vitale 13. Totals 19 10-11 51.

San Marcos…..13  5  12  10 — 40

Moorpark……..8  14  17  9 — 51

3-point goals—SM 3 (Brown, Chilton, Ochoa), M 4 (Vitale 3, Cirillo 1).

Total fouls—SM 18, M 17.