1987-88: Postseason Change Means All Teams Invited
Playoffs this year moved toward an Indiana model, used by that state’s schools for decades and which was immortalized in the basketball movie/drama “Hoosiers”, starring Gene Hackman and Helix graduate Dennis Hopper in 1986.
The Indiana way meant that all teams were eligible, in one division, including many with hopeless records. The San Diego Section positioned playoff teams in multiple divisions.
Not everyone was happy, but prep maven Steve Brand wrote that “neither side, those that were against and those for, really had to worry.”
“The teams expected to win, won,” wrote The San Diego Union reporter. “The teams playing in weaker leagues that might have earned playoff spots over teams with superior schedules under the previous playoff system, lost.”
The regular season would determine league championships and bragging rights, said Brand. The second season was for section championships and state playoff berths.
The San Diego Section 3-A, 2-A, 1-A format of recent years gave way to Divisions I, II, III, IV, and V, based on statewide school enrollments, said Brand.
Of the 67 basketball-playing schools in the section, only three, El Cajon Valley boys, and University City and Midway Baptist girls, declined to participate in the postseason.
PLAYOFF BOOST
Steve Brand also wrote that a playoff procedure in the Southern Section would result in San Diego Section teams earning more berths in the state tournament.
The Southern Section, which did not conduct its playoffs along state divisional lines, ruled that only teams winning section championships would be allowed to move on.
Because of this arrangement no state-designated Division III and only one team each from D-II and D-IV qualified from California’s largest section.
As a result San Diego gained several “at large” girls’ and boys’ berths in divisions II, III, and IV, which, added to winners in sections I-V, brought the total to 19. No D-I boys at-large teams were invited.
1987-88: Some Say, “We Love the Trey!”
Morse’s Curtis Jones hooks over Bernard Dickerson as Morse surprised favored Lincoln, 78-71.
The “3” game arrived in San Diego Section gymnasiums this season.
The three-point basket, which revolutionized basketball, was first used on an experimental basis at colleges in the East as far back as 1945 and was adopted by the fledgling American Basketball Association in 1967-68.
The NBA got with the program in 1979-80, followed by international ruling bodies in 1984, by all NCAA members in 1986-87, and by CIF schools this season.
The new scoring dimension was met with overwhelming approval by paying customers and mostly by coaches and referees.
Results of an informal poll by Steve Brand of The San Diego Union late in the season:
Fans: 73 for, 0 against.
Officials: 28 for, 2 against.
Coaches: 30 for, 6 against.
“It’s great, totally revolutionizes the game,” said Valhalla coach Manny Silva.
“I don’t like kids going up for the three-point shot when we’ve got other kids standing underneath the basket,” said Mount Miguel’s Art Edge.
“Can neutralize size and bring the smaller player into the game,” said Al Schaffer of Ramona.
“The defense used to dictate what happened at the end (of a game), but not with the three-pointer,” said La Jolla’s Rick Eveleth.
“I hate it because I don’t have anyone who can make it,” said San Pasqual’s Tom Buck.
MORE OFFICIALS NEEDED?
“It is a hardship when you have just two officials,” said veteran whistle blower Steve Tayson.
“We’ve been told, ‘Do not miss the three-point attempt,'” said Tayson. “So while you’re concentrating on whether someone is inside or outside the line (which was an arc 19 feet, 9 inches, from the basket), a foul might be committed somewhere else.”
Perhaps a player summed it up best:
“I’m so short (5 feet, 4 inches) it makes it hard to drive or do anything else,” said Calexico’s Kathy Lizarraga, who stunned area coaches when she made 12 of 15 three-point attempts in one game.
Coincidentally scoring was up as 14 different teams combined for a record 19 games of at least 100 points and there were 11, 20-points-or-better scorers, compared to 7 last season and 4 in 1985-86.
12/2/87
Greg Edwards of Patrick Henry delivered perhaps the first, winning three-point basket when he scored at the end of a second overtime to give the Patriots a 52-50 win over El Capitan.
12/4/87
Coronado came close to its school scoring record when it defeated Santa Fe Christian, 101-54, as 15 players got into the scoring column at the Foothillers’ Tournament.
The Islanders reportedly topped Rancho del Campo, 103-31, in the 1953-54 season.
—University City set a school scoring record in a 99-55 win over El Cajon Valley.
—Grossmont, without one player taller than 6 feet, relied on the speed and quickness of Lance Williams (34 points) and coach’s son Jason Foggiano (26), and was an unaccommodating host to Christian, 85-55, in its Foothillers tournament.
12/6/87
El Cajon Valley was on the short end of another school record when it was routed by Mira Mesa, 104-62. Fourteen Marauders scored.
Not to be outdone, tournament host Torrey Pines ran past Imperial, 104-53.
12/11/87
Terri Mann had graduated and was at Western Kentucky University but the Point Loma girls rolled on, winning their 64th game in a row, breaking the section record that they held.
Monica Filer scored 29 points in the 83-27 win over Mount Miguel that clinched the Point Loma/7-Up tournament and was the Pointers’ 116th straight at home.
12/16/87
El Cajon Valley again was party to another team’s school record. Santana whipped the Braves, 105-53.
Madison’s Jeff Harper (left) collides wirh Kearny’s Chris Ortiz.
12/18/87
Phoenix Arcadia hit six, three-point baskets and topped Kearny, 66-51, in the Chaparral Tournament in the Arizona city.
“I really think it will take at least a year to get used to the three-pointer,” said Kearny coach Bill Peterson. “We played good but got too far behind.”
BE LATE, BE OUT
Dec. 19, 1987
The Las Vegas Wildcats arrived 15 minutes late and game referees ruled a forfeit victory to Vista in the 28th Lt. James Mitchell Tournament at Torrey Pines.
Wildcats coach Mel Washington said his team was stuck in traffic and then couldn’t find the gymnasium.
“We come from Las Vegas and we can’t even get a game?” Washington wondered. “We will not be back here.”
The Wildcats were pushed into the loser’s bracket, annoying Glendale Hoover coach Ken Kohlmeyer, whose team was defeated in the first round by Orange Glen, 82-75.
“Now we have to play the top-seeded team in the tournament, said Kohlmeyer. “If we’re going to get treated this way, we’re not coming back.”
San Dieguito athletic director and tournament chairman David LaBorde weighed in. “I wasn’t there but I think the officials should have been a little more flexible. We’re trying to operate in the spirit of sportsmanship.”
—The annoyed Glendale Hoover coach was correct. Las Vegas won the loser’s bracket game, 98-81.
—Lance Williams’ baseline jump shot with three seconds remaining was the difference as Grossmont won a three-overtime battle with Helix, 64-62. Williams’ three-point basket a minute earlier had drawn the Foothillers even at 62.
—A hay burner in Buckman Springs: Desert toughie Calipatria outscored Mountain Empire, 64-63, in the host Redskins’ tournament.
SCORING LEADERS (average instead of points accentuated; not all totals reported)
NAME
TEAM
GAMES
POINTS
AVERAGE
Lamont Grove
Crawford
23
644 (2)
28.0
Mark Dirksen
Hilltop
28
692 (1)
24.7
Jay Malott
Coronado
23
557 (3)
24.2
Lance Williams
Grossmont
23
546 (4)
23.7
David Jerimiah
Christian
24
529 (8)
22.0
Dave Delaney
Poway
22
474
21.5
Rafid Kiti
Valhalla
25
533 (7)
21.32
David Lee
Mira Mesa
25
554 (5)
21.30
Lee Cobb
El Camino
25
532 (8)
21.28
Doug Carter
St. Augustine
25
526 (9)
21.04
Erik Meek
San Pasqual
21
434
20.66
Scott Oatsvall
El Camino
24
482
20.0
Mike West
Fallbrook
21
416
19.80
Ray McDavid
Clairemont
24
474
19.75
Carl Gaines
Lincoln
28
550 (6)
19.6
Paul Sscali
Montgomery
22
430
19.54
Paul Baldwin
Escondido
25
487 (10)
19.48
12/23/87
Either Kevin Friel didn’t hear or he tuned out coach John Farrell’s shouting for a timeout.
Friel drove across the middle of the free throw line and drained a 10-foot jump shot for the decisive points in a 79-76 win over El Camino in the Mitchell championship game.
Courtie Miller’s 34 points, including 2 free throws in the final second seconds, clinched for the Falcons, who offered a front line of 7-foot Neal Pollard, 6-9 Kevin Flanagan, and the 6-6 Miller.
Torrey Pines’ Kevin Flanagan shoots over Bonita Vista defense,
—Calexico’s Kathy Lizarraga knocked down 12 three-point shots and scored 47 points in a 61-48, Limited Division win over Fallbrook.
12/27/87
“I like the Bobby Knight philosophy,” Lincoln coach Ron Loneski said. “He said the most important part of a basketball game is the first three or four minutes of a half.”
Lincoln led La Jolla, 42-40, at intermission in the 41st Kiwanis tournament Limited Division final. A 10-0 run to start the third quarter propelled the Hornets to an 85-68 victory. Madison topped Mt. Carmel, 70-64, for the Unlimited title.
12/30/87
Roger Johnson, a 6-foot, 6-inch forward who was unexpectedly absent in Lincoln’s Kiwanis victory over La Jolla, scored 22 of his 28 points in the second half as the Hornets erupted for 60 in the final 16 minutes, to defeat Alaska’s Anchorage West, 100-75, in the Santana Tournament.
1/3/88
Lincoln (13-1) handed Santana its first loss after 10 victories, 68-65, in finals of the Sultans’ tournament. Joe Temple’s free throw with 31 seconds left put the Hornets in front.
“We didn’t tire out and I think Santana did,” said Hornets coach Ron Loneski.
1/9/88
Coronado coach Bob Stanton faced off against Castle Park and, for the first time, his son. John Stanton scored 20 points and the Trojans won, 73-46.
—More than 300 persons were locked out of Lincoln’s fire-marshal-approved-but–usually-ignored-999-seat gymnasium capacity and didn’t see Morse’s 78-71 upset of the Hornets.
—Morse’s Willie Davis scored 13 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as the Tigers held off repeated challenges.
1/13/88
The top-ranked Point Loma girls’ 137-game winning streak against San Diego County teams came to end in ninth-ranked host Fallbrook’s 39-37 victory.
1/16/88
“This is our year; we’re going all the way to the top,” enthused Robby Robinson, who scored 24 points and had 11 rebounds in a Madison 73-68, Eastern League win over Morse.
–Mission Bay (5-10) took Kearny (13-2) to three overtimes and outlasted the Komets, 59-54.
–El Cajon Valley sustained its fifth triple-digit loss as Granite Hills became the 11th different team to score at least 100 in a 111-62 victory.
1/17/88
Top-ranked Torrey Pines (18-0) withstood 44 points from Victor Carstarphen and surprised New Jersey’s nationally prominent Camden Panthers, 90-88, in two overtimes. The Panthers, not as robust as in previous years under coach Herb Wagner, lost again days later at Playa del Rey St. Bernard, 88-78.
Ugandan Paul Sscali found home on Montgomery hardwood.
1/28/88
Bob Stanton thought his son had misgivings about playing against his father on January 9, but John Stanton must have felt more comfortable in the rematch, leading Castle Park to a 115-56 victory with 24 points, seven assists, and five steals.
1/30/88
Christian was feeling good. It led Lincoln, 14-13, after one quarter. Final score, Lincoln 114, Christian 45. “We have a lot of players who can shoot,” understated Hornets coach Ron Loneski, who had seven in double figures, led by Kenny Hawkins’ 28 points.
2/4/88
Mt. Carmel (11-8) knocked down Torrey Pines, 22-0 going into the game, 64-63, in overtime, on Jason Mann’s short jump shot in the final seconds.
2/6/88
“We got fired up and they got worn out,” exclaimed Lincoln center Aaron Willhite after his 23 points and 22 rebounds led the Hornets to a 100-81 victory over Crawford.
The Colts, who hung with the Hornets in a 42-39 first half, were just 3 for 13 from the field in a disastrous, 32-13 third quarter.
Crawford’s Lamont Grove, a transfer from City High in South Bend, Indiana, battled the Hornets with a season-high 38 points.
2/12/88
Jeff Harper was 5×6 from beyond the three-point arc, scored 22 points overall, and led Madison to a 68-53 victory at Point Loma for its first league championship since the 1974-75 season.
–Montgomery claimed the Metro Conference championship, its first in the 18-season school history, 58-54 over Sweetwater.
1987-88: A Couple Hornets Come Close in State Championships.
One San Diego County team, Lincoln, made it to a state championship final, but there were two Hornets at the Oakland Coliseum Arena. Lincoln’s were joined by the Hornets of Calipatria, 140 miles to the East in Imperial County and since 1980 members of the San Diego Section.
Scores and some recollections from the longest-ever playoff season, inclusive of 78 boys and 69 girls games, stretching almost a month, from Feb. 23 until March 19:
BOYS PLAYOFFS
(Seeds in italics).
DIVISION I
FIRST ROUND
16 Mount Miguel 69, 17 San Dieguito 54 (10-15).
13 Mira Mesa 88, 20 Bonita Vista 40 (1-22)
14 Hilltop 62, 19 Orange Glen 58 (5-19)
18 Monte Vista 72, 15 Chula Vista 44 (12-16).
SECOND ROUND
6 Patrick Henry 59, 11 Vista 47 (13-11).
4 Mt. Carmel 67, 13 Mira Mesa 54 (11-14).
12 Point Loma 74, 5 Montgomery 63 (13-9).
7 Morse 112, 10 Sweetwater 50 (12-13).
2 Poway 73, 18 Monte Vista 58 (10-13).
3 Valhalla 94, 14 Hilltop 62 (13-15).
1 Santana 61, 16 Mount Miguel 57, OT (11-13).
8 Granite Hills 54, 9 Southwest 37 (15-10).
While Daly City Jefferson celebrates victory (background), Lincoln’s Kenny Hawkins consoles teammate Carl Gaines, hugged by assistant coach Clarence Black.
QUARTERFINALS
3 Valhalla 65, 6 Patrick Henry 59 (15-10).
1 Santana 59, 8 Granite Hills 49 (14-11).
4 Mt. Carmel 61, 12 Point Loma 52 (14-13).
7 Morse 69, 2 Poway 67, OT (19-6).
The Tigers’ Willie Davis scored with five seconds left in overtime.
SEMIFINALS
7 Morse 64, 3 Valhalla 54 (16-8).
1 Santana 58, 4 Mt. Carmel 40 (17-10).
CHAMPIONSHIP
1 Santana 67, 7 Morse 62 (19-10).
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
QUARTERFINALS
2 Santa Clarita Simi Valley (27-4) 92, 7 Santana 67 (25-3).
D-II
FIRST ROUND
17 San Marcos 69, 16 Serra 66 (8-20).
12 University City 51, 21 Hoover 39 (2-23).
13 Oceanside 60, 20 El Capitan 54 (6-18)
14 Mission Bay 61, 19 San Pasqual 51 (4-18).
11 San Diego 69, 22 Mar Vista 34 (3-18).
15 Fallbrook 69, 18 Carlsbad 55 (6-16).
SECOND ROUND
2 Madison 63, 15 Fallbrook 48 (13-14).
3 El Camino 63, 14 Mission Bay 48 (11-16).
8 Helix 78, 9 Crawford 69, 2 OT (13-10).
Lamont Grove, averaging 28.1 points, scored 12 of his 25 in the fourth quarter to get Crawford to a 60-60 deadlock before fouling out with 1:47 remaining in regulation play.
Teran Thomas of Morse scored despite defensive effort of Sweetwater’s Scott Catlin.
12 University City 75, 5 Castle Park 69 (17-8).
11 San Diego 59, 6 La Jolla 49 (17-9).
1 Torrey Pines 71, 17 San Marcos 49 (8-12).
7 Escondido 81, 10 Grossmont 69 (11-13).
The Foothillers’ Jason Foggiano (35) and Lance Williams (24) combined for 59 points, not enough as Paul Baldwin (27), Brooks Barnhard (22), and Tim Bone (17) countered with 66 for Escondido.
4 Kearny 64, 13 Oceanside 55 (13-12).
QUARTERFINALS
2 Madison 96, 7 Escondido 70 (20-6).
1 Torrey Pines 71, 8 Helix 44 (16-9).
3 El Camino 47, 11 San Diego 40 (14-9).
4 Kearny 49, 12, University 41 (14-10).
SEMIFINALS
2 Madison 79, 3 El Camino 72.
4 Kearny 68, 1 Torrey Pines 59.
The Komets reversed a 71-62 loss to Torrey Pines in the December Baron-Optimist tournament.
Valhalla’s Rafid Kiti, shooting against Granite Hills, scored 46 points in Norsemen’s 90-77 win in regular season.
CHAMPIONSHIP
2 Madison 54, 4 Kearny 53.
Robby Robinson’s team got the nod over Randy Robinson’s. Robbie had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Randy 19 points and eight rebounds.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
QUARTERFINALS
2 Madison 75, 7 Tustin 50 (24-6).
The Tillers actually led, 35-31, early in the third quarter. “I think we can go to the finals,” said Madison center Jeff Flanagan, who had 21 points and 16 rebounds,
1 Bakersfield Foothill (Central) 68, 8 El Camino 66, 2 OT (22-6).
SEMIFINALS
2 Madison 67, 6 Irvine Woodbridge 64 (23-7).
The Warhawks overcame 6-foot, 9-inch Adam Keefe, who had 34 points and 19 rebounds, with balanced scoring by Andre Mitchell (20), Robby Robinson (17), Jeff Harper (13), and Jeff Alexander (8).
CHAMPIONSHIP
1 Bakersfield Foothill 62 (26-4), 2 Madison 60 (27-3).
Madison trailed, 41-40, but the Trojans scored a 3-point basket with one second to play in the third quarter. “That three-point play killed us,” said Warhawks coach Jim Thompson, whose team saw its 19-game winning streak come to an end.
D-III
QUARTERFINALS
4 Rancho Buena Vista 51, 5 Clairemont 50 (5-19).
3 St. Augustine 68, 6 University 51 (7-16).
“We had a malicious mind,” said Mark Strawbridge of the Saints, who closed with a 22-7 run.
Bernard Dickerson (33) and Cark Gaines swarmed Visalia Golden West’s George Rodgiguez
SEMIFINALS
1 Lincoln 85, 4 Rancho Buena Vista 55.
2 Ramona 56, 3 St. Augustine 51 (6-18).
CHAMPIONSHIP
1 Lincoln 71, 2 Ramona 63 (14-16).
“We played horrible,” said winning coach Ron Loneski of the Hornets’ first championship, boys or girls, in the school’s 33-year history, including time in the Southern Section.
Ramona, trailing, 46-32, fought back to a 56-56 tie before Carl Gaines, who had 23 points, answered with two straight baskets.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
SEMIFINALS
1 Lincoln 88, 4 Visalia Golden West 64 (Central, 16-10).
“Lincoln killed us on the boards and with their up-tempo game,” said losing coach Rex Robertson. “In the second quarter they just ran up and down the court. Our kids wilted.”
After establishing a 24-18 lead in the first quarter, Lincoln coach Ron Loneski leaned over to writer Steve Brand and said, “Watch what happens now.” The Hornets went on a 25-7 run in the next eight minutes.
2 Lemoore 69 (Central), 3 Ramona 57 (14-17).
CHAMPIONSHIP
1 Lincoln 80, Lemoore 68 (17-10).
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Daly City Jefferson 76 (Central Coast, 33-1), Lincoln 71 (26-3).
Lincoln led, 49-33, with 15 minutes remaining, but the usually rapid Hornets suddenly were run into submission by the Indians in a 29-17 third quarter that that left them only one point behind.
Jefferson, alma mater of football Hall of Fame coach John Madden, led, 76-69, with three minutes remaining in the game.
“We won the first half; they won the second half,” said Hornets coach Ron Loneski.
Lincoln averaged 82.9 points, passed 100 points four times this season, and had 19 games above 80.
The All-San Diego Section first team, clockwise from lower left: Scott Oatsvall, El Camino; Randy Robinson, Kearny; Lamont Grove, Crawford; Courtie Miller, Torrey Pines, Tim Barry, Santana. Grove and Miller were co-players of year.
2 Easton Washington Union 86 (28-2, Central), 7 Mountain Empire 40 (17-8).
3 Beaumont 79 (24-5, Southern), 6 Christian 57 (12-13).
D-V
FIRST ROUND
8 Julian 52, 9 Calvin Christian 46 (7-14).
5 Imperial 68, 12 Borrego Springs 31 (5-14).
6 Lutheran 53, 11 Calexico Vincent Memorial 48 (5-17).
7 Midway Baptist 58, 10 Santa Fe Christian 57 (6-13).
QUARTERFINALS
5 Imperial 56, 4 La Jolla Country Day 45 (14-9).
3 Francis Parker 85, 6 Lutheran 73 (12-10).
1 The Bishop’s 60, 8 Julian 45.
“We played like the Lakers at the start, then we went into daze,” said the Knights’ Kamal Assaf of The Bishop’s 18-0 run in the first quarter. “We had a shot to win by 40.”
“Dynasty with a view” is how Mike Jensen of The San Diego Union described the 22-0 Knights, whose campus is yards from the Pacific Ocean.
2 Calipatria 90, 3 Francis Parker 64 (13-10).
CHAMPIONSHIP
6 Calipatria 52, 1 The Bishop’s 51, OT (22-1).
The Hornets’ view is of the more prosaic desert and they ruined The Bishop’s view of an undefeated season.
The Bishop’s, fat with a 29-9 lead at the half, were stunned, 43-22, in the final 19 minutes, the clinching points coming on Andre Zendejas’ free throw with five seconds remaining in the extra session.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
QUARTERFINALS
4 The Bishop’s 51, 5 Reedley Immanuel (19-9, Central) 48.
SEMIFINALS
2 Calipatria 103, 3 Hesperia Christian 85 (23-4, Southern)
4 The Bishop’s 46, 1 North Hollywood Oakwood 44 (25-3, Southern).
Mitchell Butler’s 32 points weren’t enough to overcome balanced The Bishop’s, led by Maurile Tremblay (13), Kamal Assaf (12), Bob Peterson (11), and Chris McKenna (10).
CHAMPIONSHIP
2 Calipatria 56, 4 The Bishop’s 47 (24-2).
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Ripon Christian (28-8, Sac-Joaquin) 67, Calipatria 63, 2 OT (25-6).
It’s what happened during regulation play.
The Hornets’ Robert Romero, who scored 34 points, fouled out with seven seconds remaining, sending the Knights’ Mike Vander-Molen to the free-throw line and his team trailing, 59-56.
Vander-Molen missed the first free throw and then purposely hoisted a hard shot that caromed off the backboard into the hands of Vander-Molen, who stepped back and drained a three-pointer for a 59-59 tie, forcing overtime.
GIRLS PLAYOFFS
DIVISION I
FIRST ROUND
16 Granite Hills 52, 17 Hilltop 35.
19 Montgomery @14 Morse, no score.
18 Mount Miguel 41, 15 Sweetwater 35 (9-10).
SECOND ROUND
1 Point Loma 78, 16 Granite Hills 13 (6-17).
3 Vista 72, 14 Morse 35 (8-14).
Chris Enger scored 35 points and blocked 11 shots.
7 Poway 58, 10 Mira Mesa 51 (11-16).
4 Mt. Carmel 71, 13 Chula Vista 49 (8-15).
2 Santana 68, 18 Mount Miguel 34 (4-21).
6 Patrick Henry 81, 11 Orange Glen 58 (13-12).
The Patriots couldn’t stop Laura Hughes, who scored 41 points but had little help.
2 Helix 55, 15 Mar Vista 33 (13-9).
QUARTERFINALS
3 Vista 71, 6 Patrick Henry 57 (15-6).
Chris Enger was 15×19 from the field, scored 33 points, and added 16 rebounds for the Panthers.
4 Mt. Carmel 68, 5 Bonita Vista 37 (20-5).
1 Point Loma 67, 8 Monte Vista 33 (18-7).
2 Santana 51, 7 Poway 39 (13-11).
Meleeva Van Patton, surrounded by Bakersfield Highland defenders, scored 23 points and Ramona moved on with 54-38 victory in Southern California Division III playoffs.
SEMIFINALS
2 Santana 50, 3 Vista 40 (22-7).
4 Mt. Carmel 55, 1 Point Loma 38 (26-3).
“I don’t know if I’m happier going to the (Sports) Arena or beating Point Loma,” 6-foot, 2-inch Sundevils center Lynda Jones said to writer Steve Brand.
“They played like they wanted to win; we played like we didn’t want to lose,” said Pointers coach Lee Trepanier. “Give them credit, they played very well.
The Sundevils harassed high scoring Monica Filer and had raced to a 41-17 lead by the end of the third quarter.
CHAMPIONSHIP
4 Mt. Carmel 57, 2 Santana 47 (25-2).
“We don’t play setup basketball real well…our game is run and have fun,” Mt. Carmel coach Peggy Brose told Mike Jensen of The San Diego Union.
The Sundevils’ Kara Warner had seven fast-break baskets and 18 points.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
3 Lynwood 72 (29-4), 6 Mt. Carmel 42 (24-5).
4 Hanford 64 (25-1), 5 Santana 54 (25-3).
D-II
FIRST ROUND
17 El Cajon Valley @16 El Camino
12 Torrey Pines 56, 21 Valhalla 30 (3-24).
13 Crawford 58, 20 Carlsbad 55 (3-15).
Erica Kiser’s three-point basket came as the scoreboard clock clicked 0:00.
19 Kearny @14 El Capitan, no score.
11 Grossmont 66, 22 Hoover 34 (1-18).
“My girls are tired of getting beat,” said Hoover coach Mary McCarthy. “If I had my choice we wouldn’t be in the playoffs.”
Athletic director John Johnson: “I think we owed it to the kids to try. Once you start something it’s critical to follow through.”
18 San Diego @15 Mar Vista, no score.
SECOND ROUND
9 Serra 49, 8 San Marcos 39 (12-12).
5 La Jolla 59, 12 Torrey Pines 47 (9-15).
4 Madison 74, 13 Crawford 66 (14-9).
6 Mission Bay 50, 11 Grossmont 33 (13-11).
3 Fallbrook 48, 14 El Capitan 41 (10-11).
10 Oceanside 40 7 Castle Park 31 (19-7).
Maybe the Trojans should have stayed on the road. Castle Park played its first game of the season on their own floor, damaged in October when vandals left a fire hose running over night.
Oceanside sophomore Mildred Conston scored 13 points, blocked 11 shots, and had 12 rebounds.
Pirates coach Jimmy Stant said, “I talked to her three times this week and said, ‘Mildred, we go as you go.'”
1 San Pasqual 53, 16 El Camino 30 (9-16).
QUARTERFINALS
4 Madison 53, 5 La Jolla 47 (17-6).
1 San Pasqual 54, 9 Serra 26 (13-12).
8 Helix 57, 10 Oceanside 50, OT (13-13).
3 Fallbrook 49, 6 Fallbrook 44 (14-9).
SEMIFINALS
1 San Pasqual 59, 4 Madison 48 (13-11).
6 Fallbrook 54, 8 Helix 43.
A 20-5 run in the fourth quarter earned the Warriors a trip to the finals.
