2025-26 Girls Basketball Week 10: Southern California Regional Playoffs First Round
DIVISION I TUESDAY, MARCH 3.
UPPER BRACKET 9 Westview (20-9), @8 Pasadena La Salle (29-4, Southern).
LOWER BRACKET
14 L.A. Westchester (26-3, L.A. City), @3 Francis Parker (21-7).
11 La Jolla Country Day (17-11), @6 Oak Park (21-9, Southern).
10 Mission Hills (19-11), @San Juan Capistrano JSerra (20-8, Southern). D-II TUESDAY, MARCH 3. UPPER BRACKET 9 Cathedral (22-7), @8 Camarillo (19-12, Southern).
12 Hamilton (20-10, L.A. City), @5 Grossmont (22-5).
13 Lincoln (14-12), @4 Saugus (24-9, L.A. City).
LOWER BRACKET
14 La Costa Canyon (25-6), @3 La Cresenta Cresenta Valley (28-4, Southern).
11 Victory Christian (10-16), @6 Fullerton Rosary (22-10, Southern).
10 San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret (26-7, Southern), @7 Mater Dei (23-3). D-III TUESDAY, MARCH 3. UPPER BRACKET 9 Imperial (23-7), @8 L.A. King-Drew (21-8, L.A. City).
12 Torrey Pines (16-15), @5 Lawndale Leuzinger (20-14, Southern).
LOWER BRACKET 14 Santa Barbara Bishop Diego (27-4 Southern), @3 Carlsbad (18-14).
15 Montgomery (16-14), @2 Placentia El Dorado (19-14, Southern). D-IV TUESDAY, MARCH 3.
UPPER BRACKET 16 Escondido (23-5), @1 Huntington Beach Marina (18-14, Southern). D-V TUESDAY, MARCH 3.
LOWER BRACKET 14 San Pasqual (20-10), @3 North Hollywood (13-7, L.A. City).
11 Santana (19-12), @6 Montebello Schurr (16-14, Southern).
15 Desert Hot Springs (13-10, Southern), @2 Vista (18-12).
2025-26 Boys Basketball Week 10: CIF State Playoffs Regional Pairings
DIVISION I TUESDAY, MARCH 3.
UPPER BRACKET 9 San Juan Capistrano JSerra 23-13, Southern), @8 Francis Parker (21-10).
12 Temecula Rancho Christian (22-10, Southern), @5 Victory Christian (27-4).
13 San Marcos (23-7), @4 Bellflower St. John Bosco (21-9, Southern).
LOWER BRACKET 10 Santa Fe Christian (26-4), @7 Irvine Crean Lutheran (26-7, Southern). D-II TUESDAY, MARCH 3. UPPER BRACKET 9 Mira Mesa (23-9), @8 Pacific Palisades (20-11, L.A. City).
12 Aliso Niguel (24-9, Southern), @5 La Costa Canyon (21-8).
13 Olympian (22-7), @4 Torrey Pines (18-13).
LOWER BRACKET 11 Christian (23-9), @6 Cathedral (19-10).
15 Carlsbad (15-16), @2 Mission Bay (20-9). D-III TUESDAY, MARCH 3. UPPER BRACKET. 9 Rancho Bernardo (19-13), @8 L.A. Shalhevet (21-8, Southern).
LOWER BRACKET 10 Washington (17-12, L.A. City), @7 Poway (21-11). D-IV TUESDAY, MARCH 3. UPPER BRACKET 9 Ramona (23-10), @8 Riverside Ramona (27-6, Southern).
LOWER BRACKET 10 Chatsworth (14-18, L.A. City), @7 Army-Navy (23-9).
13 Pacific Ridge (23-8), @4 San Juan Capistrano San Juan Hills (17-14, Southern). D-V TUESDAY, MARCH 3.
LOWER BRACKET 10 South El Monte (17-16), @UCSD Preuss (23-8).
OPEN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, FEB. 28.
6 Westview (20-9) 50, @1 Francis Parker (21-7) 66, @Oceanside Front Wave Arena. SEMIFINALS WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25. 4 Mission Hills (19-11) 47, @1 Francis Parker (20-7) 73.
7 Grossmont (22-5) 53, @6 Westview (20-8) 56. DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, FEB. 28.
3 Carlsbad (18-14) 54, 1 Imperial (24-7) 50, @Oceanside Front Wave Arena. The Lancers’ seventh consecutive victory earned them a first Section championship since a D-II title in 2019. Georgia Hawk had 17 points, nine rebounds, and three blocked shots. Coach’s daughter Mallory Huhn had 15 points and three assists.
According to Donald Ray Norcross of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Carlsbad is “feisty, diving for loose balls, yanking the ball out of opponents’ hands, and not shy about questioning an official’s call.” “That’s a reflection of me,” said coach Donna Huhn. “I’m feisty. I got plenty of technicals this year At least seven. That’s probably being generous.” SEMIFINALS WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25. 4 Torrey Pines (16-15) 29, @1 Imperial (24-6) 54.
7 Montgomery (16-14) 38, @3 Carlsbad (17-14) 41. D-II CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY, FEB. 27.
2 Lincoln (14-12) 60, @1 La Costa Canyon (25-6) 47, @Cal State-San Marcos.
“The girls believed in themselves,” said coach James Townsend, recalling a 4-11 start. “Trusted that when we got healthy (five girls injured at one point) we’d be okay. And we started getting wins, one by one.” SEMIFINALS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 5 El Centro Central (20-9) 46, @1 La Costa Canyon (25-5) 67.
3 Christian (20-9) 49, @2 Lincoln (13-12) 64. D-III CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY, FEB. 27.
6 Vista (18-12) 26, vs. 1 Escondido (23-5) 40, @Mira Mesa High.
Five points combined in the second and third quarter doomed the Panthers. “We know the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat,” said Cougars coach Chris Williams. “We like the thrill of victory a lot more.” SEMIFINALS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 10 Mission Vista (17-11) 39, @6 Vista (18-11) 57.
4 Our Lady of Peace (24-6) 55, @1 Escondido (22-5) 75. D-IV CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY, FEB. 26.
9 Santana (19-12) 46, 2 Escondido Adventist (22-7), @Otay Ranch High. SEMIFINALS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 14 San Diego Southwest (9-17) 36, @2 Escondido Adventist (22-6) 50.
5 Point Loma (17-11) 43, @9 Santana (18-12) 52. D-V CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY, FEB. 27.
1 San Pasqual (21-10) 66 vs. 2 Logan Memorial (22-9) 56, @Otay Ranch High.
Golden Eagles took a 25-7 lead in the second quarter and then rode out 49-41 run by Eagles. Amor Heredia, averaging 34.8, led the losers with 37 points, 26 in the second half. SEMIFINALS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 3 Coastal (18-6) 33, @2 Logan Memorial (22-8) 74.
4 El Centro Southwest (9-18) 48, @1 San Pasqual (20-10) 62. DV-AA
CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY, FEB. 26.
Calipatria (9-14) 38, San Diego Academy (14-8) 32, @MiraCosta College. After a 2-0 start, Lady Hornets lost 10 in a row in a span of 49 days, including blowouts by 31, 34, and 45 points. “I cut grass,” Calipatria coach Isaiah Spence, whose main employment is landscaping, told writer Donald Ray Norcross. “In the winter it slows down, gives me the perfect time to coach.” SEMIFINALS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 3 Foothills Christian (13-11) 34, @2 San Diego Academy (14-7) 44.
4 Calipatria (8-14) 54, @1 Liberty (19-2) 12.
2025-26 Boys Basketball Week 9: Victory’s Knights in Shining Armor
OPEN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, FEB. 28.
5 Francis Parker (21-10) 55, vs. 2 Victory Christian (27-4) 57, @Oceanside Front Wave Arena. The Knights, who originally opened as Cal Lutheran in La Mesa in 1975 and moved a few times until settling in Chula Vista in 2015, forced the Lancers into 10 second-half turnovers.
SEMIFINALS WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25.
5 Francis Parker (21-9) 71, @1 Santa Fe Christian (26-4) 52.
3 San Marcos (23-8) 68, @2 Victory Christian (26-4) 73.
DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, FEB. 28.
3 Christian (23-9) 55, 1 Mira Mesa (23-9) 63, @Oceanside Front Wave Arena.
The Marauders’ first title since the school opened in 1977 was fueled by a 26-7 third quarter ignited by Tim Dorn’s dunk. “That got me going and woke us up as a team,” said Dorn, whose club trailed, 28-24, at the half. The 6-foot, 7-inch senior had 26 points, nine rebounds, and eight blocked shots. SEMIFINALS WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25.
4 Carlsbad (15-16) 60, @1 Mira Mesa (22-9) 67.
3 Christian (23-8) 73, @2 Torrey Pines (18-13) 67.
D-II CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY, FEB. 27.
2 Rancho Bernardo (19-13) 54, Poway (21-11) 62, @Cal State-San Marcos.
The Titans claimed their first title since 1992. SEMIFINALS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 4 Scripps Ranch (18-13) 57, @1 Poway (20-11) 62.
6 Patrick Henry (20-11) 50, @2 Rancho Bernardo (19-12) 64.
D-V CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY, FEB. 26.
3 Coastal (18-6) 60, vs. 1 UCSD Preuss (23-8) 63, OT, @Otay Ranch High.
Trailing by 13 points in the fourth quarter, the Tritons forced an overtime, tying the game on Nahom Abaymen’s reverse layup and basket at the buzzer.
“I thought we were done,” Mahad Hassan said to Union-Tribune writer John Maffei. “We were talking back to each other, then coach (Rasean Simpson) called a timeout and settled us down. He said, ‘Play like it’s 0-0.'” SEMIFINALS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 4 Grossmont (14-12) 47, @1 UCSD Preuss (22-8) 52.
3 Coastal (18-5) 66, @2 San Diego Jewish (19-5) 61.
DV-AA CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY, FEB. 26.
2 Liberty (19-8) 47, vs. 1 Calvin Christian (17-10) 57, @MiraCosta College. SEMIFINALS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 4 San Diego Academy (15-11) 39, @1 Calvin Christian (15-10) 64.
3 Warner Springs Warner (23-7) 42, @2 Liberty (19-7) 58.
1977-78 Basketball, Looking Back: Disputed Call Ends Nash’s Great Career
Originally published June 9, 2019.
Gordon Nash retired, taking with him a legacy of great teams and great players, and a sour finish.
Nash’s coaching record of 259 wins against 69 losses for a won-loss of .790 was forged over 11 seasons in which Helix won two San Diego Section championships, appeared in five title games, was runner-up three times, and third once.
The Scots were in the finals again this year, but a referee’s decision in a 58-57 loss to Torrey Pines provoked a belch of acid reflux from one of the most successful mentors in San Diego Section history.
“The glass slipper fit for Torrey Pines but for years to come Helix High basketball fans will swear the officials supplied the shoe horn,” wrote Steve Brand of The San Diego Union.
It appeared for a moment that Helix had sent Nash out victorious with a last-second basket by sophomore Larry Brooks.
Helix coach Gordon Nash (left & center) and Chula Vista’s Tom Snow reflected postseason game emotion.
The Scots celebrated, as did many in the Sports Arena crowd of 8,199.
But referee Jack Miyamoto emphatically signaled no shot had been taken (because) time had run out before Brooks put the ball in the air.
“There was no question, the game was over,” Miyamato told reporters. “There was appreciable time between the horn and the gun, but the ball wasn’t even up yet”.
“The horn at the Sports Arena was not very loud,” said Brand. “There also was an official at the scorer’s table with a starter’s pistol, which sounded almost simultaneously and which was the official time.”
“We should have won; there is no question about it,” said Nash. “The ball obviously was in the air. All they had to do was listen to the gun.”
Nash said that he spoke with four coaches who “told me the ball was in the air before the game ended.”
“It was never in doubt; time had run out,” not surprisingly stated Torrey Pines coach Clete Adelman.
Remembered Brand: “I think Miyamoto got it right.”
NASH AND WALTON
Nash, who succeeded Bob Speidel in 1967-68, was 21-10 in his first season and reached the CIF finals, but it was in the next two years with 6-foot, 11-inch Bill Walton scoring, rebounding, and defending that Helix became a program of almost national import.
The Highlanders were 29-2 in 1968-69 and 33-0 in 1969-70, including a record, 49-game winning streak and a home winning streak of 40 games.
Other than a 10-15 slump in 1974-75, Helix’ decade-plus record never was poorer than 19-11 and Nash’s last two teams, although beaten in the finals, were 55-4.
“I’m not dissatisfied with coaching,” Nash, 45, told Nick Canepa of the Evening Tribune.“It’s just that when you reach a certain stage in life people have certain things they want to do. We’ve had a lot of success. I just think the time is right…to step down and let someone else have that opportunity.”
Nash, the fourth head coach in Helix’ 27 seasons, didn’t elaborate but remained a biology teacher at Helix. Nash also credited his two predecessors, Bob Divine (1953-60), who campaigned for years for an on-site gymnasium and who “got the La Mesa Recreation Department to set up good basketball recreation leagues,” and Bob Speidel (1960-67), who coached the 1963-64 championship team.
WINNING (minimum 75 games)
NAME
SCHOOL
YEARS
WON-LOST
PERCENTAGE
John Kovac
Coronado
1953-54-1955-56
63-13
.829
Gordon Nash
Helix
1967-68-1977-78
259-69
.790
Charlie Hampton
Hoover
1952-53-1962-63
222-65
.774
Larry Armbrust
Chula Vista
1963-64-1967-68
103-31
.768
Rickey Wilson
Hoover
1940-41-1945-46
80-25
.762
Merrill Douglas
San Diego
1940-41-1942-43-1946-47-1955-56
236-76
.756
TORREY TURNS TERRIFIC
“Massive underdog Torrey Pines completed a magic sweep through the CIF basketball playoffs many felt the team didn’t even deserve to be in,” wrote Steve Brand.
Don Capener, shooting over Morse’s Mike Harris in playoff semifinals, arrived to lead Torrey Pines.
A fourth-year program that had growing pains of 3-17 and 6-18 before rising to 16-10 in its third season, the Falcons, strengthened with the arrival of Don Capener, a 6-foot, 4-inch transfer from San Rafael who scored almost 21 points game, averaged more than 70 points, and had a 21-3 regular-season record.
The Falcons were not getting much respect, coming from the historically weak North County and rolling on the puny Avocado East, whose Fallbrook (14-10), San Dieguito (14-12). El Camino (10-17), Oceanside (13-12), Vista (7-16), and Carlsbad (10-16) were a combined 68-83 in the regular season.
Torrey was 10-2 in the league, including losses of 34-32 to Oceanside and 66-61 to Fallbrook, and had to fight before getting past El Camino, 62-61.
Given little credence was the Del Mar quintet’s 15-1 record in non-league contests. The Falcons were 10th in the final, regular-season Evening Tribune poll. They would face and defeat three teams above them in the one-week, one-bracket tournament of 16 teams, No 1 Helix, No. 4 Morse, and No. 7 Sweetwater.
PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
Sweetwater 68, Bonita Vista (19-10) 61.
Torrey Pines 77, Orange Glen (13-11) 55.
Escondido 66, Fallbrook (14-11) 53.
Helix 53, Santana (16-10) 44.
Kearny 59, Lincoln (21-4) 56.
Morse 59, St. Augustine (17-12) 56.
Monte Vista 59, Mount Miguel (22-6) 51.
Marian 61, Montgomery (17-11) 53.
QUARTERFINALS
Helix 57, Kearny (19-9) 47.
Torrey Pines 69, Sweetwater (21-8) 67.
Marian 56, Escondido (14-14) 50.
Morse 53, Monte Vista (22-7) 47.
Sweetwater’s Michael Pitts towers over teammate Lucian Jackson (24) and Marian’s Paul Kelley (center) and Mighty Joe Evans (54).
THIRD PLACE
Morse (26-4) 64, Marian (25-5) 60.
CLASS 1A
Christian (18-8) 42, Francis Parker (17-7), 41.
KIWANIS TOURNAMENT
In its 31st year, the annual carnival continued to feel its age. Forty teams, down from 47 a year ago, opened play at four area sites. Visitors included El Centro Central, Brawley, and Calexico.
Twelve different tournaments provided indirect or direct competition for the venerable mainstay, while redoubtables University and Bonita Vista also felt the pinch.
—Mt. Helix: Host Helix topped Sweetwater, 61-59, for the second annual title as the Highlanders’ 6-9 1/2 Mark Snow and Sweetwater’s 6-10 Michael Pitts each scored 28 points.
—Hilltop-Chula Vista: Mount Miguel beat Hilltop, 67-60.
—Francis Parker: Christian defeated Julian, 50-44.
—Apple Mountain: Host Julian played Eagle Mountain for championship.
—Jimmy Mitchell Mustang Optimist: Don Capener’s 26 points moved Torrey Pines past host San Dieguito, 75-50.
—University: Fourteen teams, lower than usual 16, including defending champion Huntington Beach, played at one site, the University of San Diego gym. Downey defeated Lincoln, 58-56, and Huntington Beach claimed third place, 77-76 over Kearny in two overtimes.
—Baron-Optimist, 11 teams, down from usual 16: Morse defeated host Bonita Vista, 90-53.
—Eagles Classic at Granite Hills: Four teams. Second-year Mira Mesa, featuring brothers Chris and Steve Haupt, edged Castle Park, 57-55.
—Chino: San Diego squads had participated since the first tournament in 1939-40. Escondido and Coronado quickly went into and then out of the consolation bracket. Mt. Carmel made the consolation semifinals before bowing Cerritos, 84-71.
—Tracy: Mount Miguel earned fifth place, 87-73, over Livermore.
—Rancho Las Vegas: Vista was 0-2, losing to Las Vegas Western, 72-64, and Palos Verdes Miraleste, 71-53.
—Kiwanis: Helix defeated Monte Vista, 65-49 for the Unlimited Division title as Mark Snow scored 28 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. Mira Mesa topped La Jolla, 55-37, in the Limited Division, and Marian won the eight-team Classified, 60-57, over Lincoln.
Hare, in a calmer moment.
TECHNICAL ISSUE
—Santana led Burbank, 41-40, with three seconds to go in the Santana-Grossmont Tournament.
—The visitors heaved a length-of-the-court pass and drew a questionable foul. Santana coach Bart Hare protested, mildly, according to writer Steve Brand.
—Because Santana had not committed enough personal fouls to warrant a one-and-one free throw situation, Burbank got the ball out at halfcourt.
—The Bulldogs’ inbound pass from halfcourt hit the backboard and a Santana player hugged the rebound.
—So far, so good. No problem? Santana wins? Wait a minute.
—A whistle blew in the moment between the ball hitting the backboard and being retrieved by the Sultans player.
—One official, according to Hare’s account, said the throw was an illegal attempt and awarded the ball to Santana.
—The other official huddled with his partner and said the ball was not intentionally thrown at the backboard, so there was no infraction.
—Burbank was awarded the ball again.
—Hare went Code Red.
—The Santana coach was hit with a technical foul, then another, then another, then another, and finally with a fifth, for not leaving the bench area after the second. If this was baseball, Hare would have earned a platinum sombrero or the “Olympic Rings”.
—Burbank then drained a 20-foot shot at the buzzer to win, 42-41.
BART EXPLAINS BLOWUP
“There are only five reversible calls in basketball and that isn’t one of them,” Hare declared to Steve Brand the next day. “It wasn’t a judgement call. The rules say whatever the call, even if it’s wrong, must be upheld.
“We should have had the ball out of bounds.”
The coach had a postscript:
“What really hurts is they’ve cracked down on the coaches this year but they haven’t upgraded the officiating. The guy who called that one was a ten-year veteran.”
SHARPER HARPER
Santana’s Tod Harper became the sixth player in County history to score at least 50 points in one game with 53 in the Sultans’ 90-62 win over Granite Hills.
Harper broke the Grossmont League scoring record of 47, set by Granite Hills’ Tim Doerr in 1968-69. Harper also scored 41 in another game, which was the school record, set in 1962-63 by Bob Lundgren.
Madison’s Mitchell Lilly and St. Augustine’s Tom Shaules (table below) are the only players to score 50 or more twice.
HALF CENTURY
NAME
TEAM
YEAR
POINTS
OPPONENT
SCORE
Mitchell Lilly
Madison
1976-77
61
San Diego
117-80
Tom Shaules
St. Augustine
1957-58
60
Crawford
102-38
Rob Petrie
Julian
1968-69
60
Mountain Empire
115-76
Shaules
1957-58
53
La Jolla
105-34
Todd Harper
Santana
1977-78
53
Granite Hills
90-62
Dave Moore
San Marcos
1973-74
51
Imperial
78-42
Bill Walton
Helix
1969-70
50
Pasadena
110-68
Lilly
1976-77
50
Torrey Pines
86-75
SUNDEVILS’ PECCADILLOES
All 12 Mt. Carmel varsity players were suspended for two weeks by principal David Stine for breaking “athletic department rules”.
The players were cited after their participation in the post-Christmas Chino Tournament. No report on any action involving coach John Marincovich.
“The commitment to the varsity program will be fulfilled by other members of the program, junior varsity and freshman players,” said Stine, who said no CIF violation was involved.
“We wanted a significant punishment but one that was fair to the players as well,” said the boss.
Mt. Carmel, 9-4 and league favorite entering Avocado East play, was competitive but lost four consecutive games during the varsity hiatus, 48-44 to Orange Glen, 47-41 to San Marcos, 65-59 to El Camino, and 49-47 to Poway.
The losses left the Sundevils 0-4 in the league and 9-8 overall. Then came a remarkable turnaround, nine wins in a row to close the season 18-8, third in the Avo East behind Escondido and Orange Glen, but out of the playoffs.
DOUBLE TAKE
Marian’s Phil Bryant turned in one whistle for another.
Mark Snow (left) and Mike Durden controlled action for Helix, but Monte Vista dealt Highlanders their first defeat, 50-48, in overtime.
Bryant coached the Crusaders’ football team to a 7-3 record and second place in the Metropolitan League and then, because of a staff situation, moved over and coached basketball.
Led by 6-foot, 9-inch, 240-pound Mighty Joe Evans, the Crusaders reached the section semifinals and finished with a 25-5 record.
Marian was 17-1 in Metropolitan play and clinched the league title with a 55-48, final-night win over Sweetwater.
TAKE A CHAIR
Four of Morse’s starting five could do that when coach Ron Davis employed his “rocking chair offense.”
While the starters stood on the sideline, teammate Keith Magee would dribble forward and backward (forward so as not to be penalized with a five-second call).
Magee went into the rocking chair with 1:55 remaining and Morse tied with Kearny, 47-47.
Then, with three seconds left, Magee drove toward the basket and attempted a field goal, but the Komets’ Darryl Stokes blocked the shot. The ball rebounded directly to Morse’s Jeff Turk, who hurriedly fired and made a buzzer-beating basket for a 49-47 win.
SCORING LEADERS
NAME
TEAM
GAMES
POINTS
AVERAGE
Don Saemenes
Castle Park
26
652
25.5 (1)
Joe Evans
Marian
30
632
21.1 (4)
Todd Harper
Santana
25
616
23.7 (2)
Jim Freeman
Bonita Vista
29
592
20.4 (6)
Michael Pitts
Sweetwater
29
580
20.0 (9)
Don Capener
Torrey Pines
28
579
20.7 (5)
Curtis McQueen
Mount Miguel
27
568
21.5 (3)
Mark Snow
Helix
30
568
18.9
Richard Walker
Point Loma
26
523
20.1 (8)
Rusty Whitmarsh
Monte Vista
29
513
17.7
Clyde Smith
Mar Vista
25
483
19.3
Robert Moore
San Diego
23
464
20.2 (7)
Tommy Williams
Serra
26
460
17.7
Steve Haupt
Mira Mesa
26
451
17.3
Greg Engler
San Dieguito
26
447
17.2
Bob Dean
La Jolla
23
441
19.2
Reggie Younger
Mira Mesa
26
431
16.6
Dave Sullivan
El Capitan
24
415
17.3
Vernon Van Buren
Clairemont
27
411
15.2
Mike Doucet
Mt. Carmel
21
410
19.5 (10)
John Baumgardner
Kearny
28
408
14.6
Cuchinella
San Pasqual
25
396
15.8
Todd Flores
University
23
393
17.1
Marcus Allen
Lincoln
22
392
17.8
Catalano
Fallbrook
25
370
14.8
Dokie Williams
El Camino
27
369
13.7
Mandry
Escondido
28
368
13.1
Lincoln’s Marcus Allen embodied the all-around athlete, earning All-CIF honors in second sport.
JUMP SHOTS—Lincoln’s football all-America, Marcus Allen, made third team all-CIF with a 17.8 average and reportedly had scored 63 points in a Summer League game…University’s Todd Flores sat on the bench for the first three minutes against Serra and then scored a school-record 40 points in an 89-69 win…Crawford stalled almost all of the last 4:30, setting up a shot, then missed, but blanked St. Augustine in overtime to win, 41-37…it took Oceanside 4 overtimes, but the Pirates shut out San Marcos, 8-0, in the final three-minute session to win, 56-48…Sweetwater’s Michael Pitts was reported to have 38 rebounds and 18 points in a 73-66 win over Bonita Vista, after Pitts scored 30 points and had 29 rebounds in an 83-44 rout of Southwest….Sweetwater was led by the 6-10 Pitts and 5-6 James Davis…Kearny’s 43-41 win over Morse, the Tigers’ first Eastern League loss after a 9-0 start, was the Komets’ 99th win in their last 100 home games…the last loss at home was in 1975 to Crawford, 57-50, which snapped a 50-game streak…after a 49-47 win over Santana, Helix coach Gordon Nash was succinct: “I didn’t see anything good out there. Nothing.”…St. Augustine won a Western League playoff for entry to the postseason with a 54-46 victory over La Jolla…Todd Harper scored 41 points, but Mount Miguel, with Jerome Weatherspoon scoring half of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, came from behind for a 79-77 victory over Santana…Helix’ first loss in the 28-2 season was 50-48 in overtime to Monte Vista….single game team season highs: Mount Miguel, 102-72, versus Valhalla with Curtis McQueen leading with 42 points; Julian 98, Mountain Empire 63; Morse 96, Madison 66; Torrey Pines 96, El Camino 61….
2025-26 Boys Basketball Week 8C: Quarterfinals Results Plus Semifinals Pairings
OPEN DIVISION QUARTERFINALS FRIDAY, FEB. 20. 8 Cathedral (19-10) 53, @1 Santa Fe Christian (26-3) 82.
5 Francis Parker (20-9) 55, @4 Mission Bay (20-9) 50.
6 Olympian (22-7) 73, @3 San Marcos (23-6) 75.
7 La Costa Canyon (21-8) 49, @2 Victory Christian (25-4) 67. SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 5 Francis Parker (20-9), @1 Santa Fe Christian (26-3).
3 San Marcos (23-6), @2 Victory Christian (25-4).
DIVISION I QUARTERFINALS SATURDAY, FEB. 21. 8 Madison (19-11) 44, @1 Mira Mesa (21-9) 60.
5 Bonita Vista (19-11) 55, @4 Carlsbad (15-15) 64.
6 St. Augustine (14-16) 38, @3 Christian (22-8) 82.
7 Mission Hills (19-11) 60, @2 Torrey Pines (18-12) 64. SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS TUESDAY, FEB. 24.
4 Carlsbad (15-15), @1 Mira Mesa (21-9).
3 Christian (22-8), @2 Torrey Pines (18-12).
D-II QUARTERFINALS SATURDAY, FEB. 21. 8 Point Loma (17-11) 47, @1 Poway (19-11) 56.
12 Lincoln (15-14) 48, @4 Scripps Ranch (18-12) 64.
6 Patrick Henry (20-10) 52, @3 Helix (19-11) 50.
10 The Bishop’s (18-12) 58, @2 Rancho Bernardo (18-12) 59. SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 4 Scripps Ranch (18-12), @1 Poway (19-11).
6 Patrick Henry (20-10), @2 Rancho Bernardo (18-12).
D-V QUARTERFINALS THURSDAY, FEB. 19. 8 San Pasqual (10-18) 42, @1 UCSD Preuss (21-8) 55.
5 Blythe Palo Verde Valley (17-13) 60, @4 Grossmont (14-11) 75.
11 Classical (12-18) 37, @3 Coastal (18-4) 55.
7 El Cajon Valley (11-16) 38, @2 San Diego Jewish (19-4) 52. SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS TUESDAY, FEB. 24. 4 Grossmont (14-11), @1 UCSD Preuss (21-8).
3 Coastal (18-4), @2 San Diego Jewish (19-4).
DV-AA QUARTERFINALS THURSDAY, FEB. 19. 8 Escondido Adventist (9-16) 44, 1 Calvin Christian (14-10) 63.
5 Horizon (23-7) 53, @4 San Diego Academy (15-10) 57.
6 Southern California Yeshiva (8-13) 64, @3 Warner Springs Warner (23-6) 71.
7 Monarch (12-8) 48, @2 Liberty (18-7) 68. SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS TUESDAY, FEB. 24.
4 San Diego Academy (15-10), @1 Calvin Christian (14-10).
3 Warner Springs Warner (23-6), @2 Liberty (18-7).
