2021-22 Boys Week 14-B: SunDevils, Falcons Still in the Hunt in Semifinals
The road gets longer and theoretically with more bumps for Mt. Carmel and coach Greg Lanthier’s three-point-shooting snipers. Lanthier, who won a San Diego Section championship as coach at Vista in 1992-93, takes his Divison III 10th-seeded SunDevils (25-9)Â up the Coast Highway 160 miles to play 4 seed Calabasas Viewpoint (20-6). Mt. Carmel is […]
Read More2021-22 Girls Week 14-B: Semifinals Pairings
The Bishop’s, the only remaining Division II team in the state with a seed as high as No. 13, moves into the Southern California playoffs semifinals Saturday night. The Knights (17-7), under first-year coach Paris Johnson, who played at San Diego High and San Diego State and replaced mentor Marlon Wells, now face their stiffest […]
Read More2021-22 Week 14-A: Girls Regionals Quarterfinals Results
The ladies delivered. Five of seven San Diego teams won their quarterfinals matches. Joining the others in the semifinals is The Bishop’s, a 13th seed and the only state Division II club still in play. The Knights ushered out Los Angeles Brenwood, 74-69. DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT Open 2 La Jolla Country Day (25-2) 3 Chatsworth […]
Read More2021-22 Week 14-A: Boys Regionals Quarterfinals Results
DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT SCORE II 8 Carlsbad (22-12) @1 Santa Ana Foothill (29-3) Lancers, up 20 points in third quarter, beaten in epic, triple overtime, 97-96. III 10 Mt. Carmel (25-9) 15 Harbor City Narbonne (17-11) SunDevils scorching 16×26 from 3-point arc in 80-59 victory over L.A. City Section’s Gauchos. IV 2 Scripps Ranch (23-11) […]
Read More2021-22 Week 14: Girls Southern California Regionals First-Round Results
San Diego Section girls won eight of 16 first-round games, including 14th-seeded The Bishop’s knocking off host No. 3 Rancho Santa Margarita, 67-53. La Jolla Country Day, Rancho Bernardo, Scripps Ranch, Victory Christian, Imperial, and Carlsbad were favored and won. My hunch “Should Win” clubs, Scripps Ranch, Carlsbad, Rancho Buena Vista, Victory Christian, all moved […]
Read More2021-22 Week 14: Boys’ Southern California Regionals First-Round Results
It was not pretty. San Diego Section teams posted a 3-15 record in the opening round of the Southern California regional playoffs. My “should win” hunches, San Ysidro, Torrey Pines, San Diego, Monte Vista, and St. Joseph, were 0-5. Most upper level seeds were ousted in a disappointing finish to an arguably mediocre season. Division […]
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