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)  up the Coast Highway 160 miles to play 4 seed Calabasas Viewpoint (20-6).

Mt. Carmel is ranked 18th in the San Diego Section by Max Preps . Viewpoint defeated San Diego’s No. 15, San Dieguito, 64-59, in the first round.

Meanwhile, Scripps Ranch, No. 2 in D-IV and 23-11 on the season, will play host to the Central Section’s Bakersfield Golden Valley (23-8).

DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT
III 10 Mt. Carmel (25-9) @4 Calabasas Viewpoint (20-6)
IV 3 Bakersfield Golden Valley (23-8) @2 Scripps Ranch (23-11)


2021-22 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 test at No. 1 Corona Santiago (23-9).

Wells, who won more than 500 games at San Diego and The Bishop’s, resigned before the 2021-22 season.  One reason and possibly the most important was that Wells lives in Temecula.

The coach, also active and successful in Club basketball, commuted about 60 miles each way  to the La Jolla campus.

Perhaps Wells was prescient and  knew how high gas prices would become in Southern California.

DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT
Open La Jolla Country Day- Chatsworth Sierra Canyon winner 1 Etiwanda-4 Corona Centennial winner.
II 13 The Bishop’s (17-7) @1 Corona Santiago (23-9)
III 5 Scripps Ranch (24-6) 1 Pasadena La Salle (29-2).
IV 6 Imperial (26-6) @2 Valencia Trinity (21-10).
V 3 Rancho Buena Vista (19-11) 2 Victory Christian (19-11).


2021-22 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 Sierra Canyon (27-2) Will meet in semifinals
II 9 Bonita Vista (18-12) @1 Corona Santiago (23-9) Barons finished 18-12 after 88-75 loss.
II 13 The Bishop’s (17-7) @12 L.A. Brentwood (22-12). The Bishop’s moved on, 74-69.
III 5 Scripps Ranch (24-6) 13 Hanford Sierra Pacific (24-9) Falcons outlasted Central Section visitors, 56-52.
III 8 Rancho Bernardo (19-11) @1 Pasadena La Salle (29-2) Broncos ousted, 47-35.
V 2 Victory Christian (19-11) 7 L.A. Price (16-3) Sade Wiley-Greenwood has Knights looking for second straight championship berth, 81-30.
V 3 Rancho Buena Vista (19-11) 11 Laguna Beach (21-13). Longhorns routed Artists, 74-28.
IV 6 Imperial (26-6) @3 Santa Barbara San Marcos (22-7) Tigers, runners-up in San Diego, advanced again, 43-30.

 



2021-22 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) 10 L.A. Center for Enriched Studies (19-14) Falcons  in control, 66-54.


2021-22 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 on.

I was 44 points off when I chose Cathedral as an upset winner over Sierra Canyon.

DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT SCORE
Open 7 Santa Ana Mater Dei (26-5) @2 La Jolla Country Day (25-2) Torreys overcome 10×24 from free-throw line, 53-45.
Open 6 Cathedral (22-6) @3 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon (27-2) 94-50, ouch!
I 14 El Camino (21-7) @3Torrance Bishop Montgomery (18-6) Wildcats declawed, 57-43.
I 15 Mount Miguel (19-9) @2 Garden Grove Orangewood (22-9) Matadors out, 62-48.
II 9 Bonita Vista (17-12) @8 Irvine Crean Lutheran (23-4) Barons win in can-do-either-way seed game, 51-40.
II 13 The Bishop’s (16-7) @4 Rancho Santa Margarita (17-8) Big San Diego Section win and for The Bishop’s, 67-53
II 15 Del Norte (22-11) @2 Ontario Christian (30-4) Nighthawks out, 67-53.
II 9 Westview (18-13) @8 L.B. Poly (24-5) Wolverines led, 18-12, after 1/4 but fell, 59-51.
III 9 Capistrano Christian (17-7) @8 Rancho Bernardo (19-10). Bronchos winner, 47-44, in another 8-9 game.
III 12 Newhall Hart (21-8) @5 Scripps Ranch (23-6) Falcons move on impressively, 57-37.
III 6 Carlsbad (19-13) 11 Cerritos (24-8) Lancers girls join boys in loss column, 62-48.
III 10 Fallbrook (24-7) @7 Indio Shadow Hills (27-4) Coachella Valley team wins, 50-44.
IV 15 Maranatha (18-11) @2 Valencia Trinity (20-10) Eagles battle but fall short, 71-63.
V 14 Santa Ana (16-18) @3 Rancho Buena Vista (18-11) Longhorns roll, 64-40.
V 10 Blythe Palo Verde Valley (18-12) @L.A. Price (16-2) What Price defeat, 53-43.
V 15 Costa Mesa Estancia (14-14) @2 Victory Christian (18-11). On to victory, 71-25.

 



2021-22 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 I No. 10 seed La Costa Canyon, D-II No. 10 Mt. Carmel, and D-IV No. 2 Scripps Ranch all came through and moved on to the semifinals Friday.

 DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT  SCORE
Open 6 St. Augustine (23-8) @3 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon (26-4) Saints fell, 80-74, to team that beat them by six in season opener.
I 16 Mission Hills (21-8) @1 La Verne Damien (28-4) Grizzlies routed, 81-50.
I 12 Sun Valley Village Christian (28-4) @5 San Ysidro (23-10)  Cougars stunned, 88-76.
I 14 San Marcos (22-7) @3 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (21-7) Grizzlies outclassed, 75-50.
I 11 L.B. St. Anthony (19-9) @6Torrey Pines (23-8)  Another favorite falls, 64-52.
I 10 Bellflower St. John Bosco (22-12) @7 La Costa Canyon (22-7) Mavericks live up to seeding, 67-55.
I 15 Cathedral Catholic (19-11) @2 Irvine Crean Lutheran (23-6) Dons come close to upset, 63-60.
II 16 Francis Parker (18-8) @1 Santa Ana Foothill (28-3) Lancers battle but lose, 67-59.
II 8 Woodland Hills Taft (17-7) @9 Carlsbad (22-11) Carlsbad pulls away, 67-55.
II *6 Mission Bay (19-10) @11 Huntington Beach Edison (27-5) Buccaneers almost pirate win but fall short, 66-63.
15 La Jolla Country Day (19-11) @2 Hacienda Heights Los Altos (23-7) Torreys not close, 64-35.
III 13 Woodland Hills El Camino Real (12-14) @4 San Diego (19-13) Unlikely disappointment for Cavers, 67-65.
III 14 San Dieguito (21-7) @3 Calabasas Viewpoint (19-6) Mustangs close but denied, 64-59.
III 11 Otay Ranch (18-13) @6 Santa Barbara Bishop Diego (24-7) It was 48-46 and ride of more than 200 miles home for Otay.
III 10 Mt. Carmel (24-7) @7 Dana Point Dana Hills (19-11). SunDevils looking good, 66-52
IV 13 Fullerton Sunny Hills (25-8) @4 Monte Vista (24-6) Ugly finish for Monte Vista, 68-51; tied at 34 at half.
IV 15 Goleta Dos Pueblos (23-10) @2 Scripps Ranch (22-11) Closer than expected for Falcons, 75-70.
V 10 Malibu (156-6) @2 St. Joseph (20-10). Beach Boys make it look easy, 54-41.

*Seedings should have been reversed. Mission Bay really was No. 11 and home-team Edison No. 6.