Prep roundup: Carson boys play well in defeat

Despite the loss, Carson boys basketball coach Carlos Mendeguia felt much better about his team’s effort on Saturday at the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic in Carlsbad, Calif. Carson was coming off a 38-37 win over Laguna on Friday and even though the Senators lost 43-40 against Murrieta Valley of Southern California, Mendeguia was pleased with his team’s play. “It was a much better effort than yesterday,” he said. “We played a complet