GIRLS PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
DIVISION I
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26.
Orange Glen (12-17) 50, @5 Morse (14-12) 42.
Holly Tribbey (16 points) and Rebecca Riddle (13) did the damage to favored Morse.
Granite Hills (10-16) 34, @1 Rancho Buena Vista (24-3) 74.
Torrey Pines (20-8) 60, Point Loma (15-10) 41.
2 Rancho Bernardo (22-6) 76, San Pasqual (8-18) 31.
Mt. Carmel (15-12) 77, @Mira Mesa (16-9) 56.
Lika Black scored 28 points and dished 7 assists for the Sundevils.
Southwest (17-9) 45, @3 Poway (19-7) 66.
Bonita Vista (15-11) 44, @4 Vista (21-7) 81.
La Costa Canyon (15-10) 61, @Valhalla (17-13) 58, OT.
QUARTERFINALS
SATURDAY, MARCH 1.
Poway (19-8) 60, @Torrey Pines (22-8) 64.
La Costa Canyon (15-11) 35, @1 Rancho Buena Vista (26-3) 55.
Orange Glen (13-18) 33, @4 Vista (23-7) 65.
Mt. Carmel (15-12), @2 Rancho Bernardo (22-6).
SEMIFINALS
2 Rancho Bernardo (24-6) 61, Torrey Pines (22-9) 44, @West Hills.
Nicholle Bromley’s 20 points and 11 rebounds were augmented by 14 points from Sarah Wilkins and 13 from Robyn Fortney.
4 Vista (23-8) 38, @1 Rancho Buena Vista (27-3) 50.
The Longhorns pulled away with a 10-2 run in the final 5:27 to earn their first trip to the championship game.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rancho Bernardo (24-7), 54, Rancho Buena Vista (27-3) 47,  @UCSD Rimac Arena.
“Unbelievable.” Broncos coach Peggy Brose said it to herself three times as her team defeated the Longhorns after losing to them three times during the season.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
Harbor City Narbonne, L.A. City (23-5) 59, @Rancho Bernardo (24-8) 51. The visiting Gauchos, trailing, 41-40, after three quarters took the lead and pulled away with a 14-2 run in the fourth quarter.
D-II
1 Santana (24-4), bye.
3 Montgomery (20-4), bye.
2 El Capitan (20-7), bye.
Serra (10-16) 57, @Oceanside (18-8) 63.
Marcella Taylor’s 16 points complemented Kehaulani Galeai’s 21 and gave Taylor the Pirates’ all-time lead with 1,549.
El Cajon Valley (10-15) 46, @El Camino(17-9) 69.
LaToya Bristow scored 25 points and Sherita Williams 18 for the Wildcats.
West Hills (10-14) 39, @Scripps Ranch (16-12) 34.
Sophomore Sandra Goins scored 19 points and had 13 rebounds as the Sultans upset the defending D-II champion.
University City (8-16) 42, @Mount Miguel (21-8) 55.
Monte Vista (10-16) 27, @4 Escondido (20-8) 53.
QUARTERFINALS
El Camino (17-10) 48, @3 Montgomery (21-4) 50.
The Aztecs were outscored in every quarter but the first, when they took a 14-7 lead.
West Hills (10-15) 45, @1 Santana (25-4) 83.
Mount Miguel (21-9) 32, @Escondido (21-8) 55.
Oceanside (18-9) 40, @2 El Capitan (21-7) 57.
SEMIFINALS
Escondido (21-9) 52, @1 Santana (26-4) 56.
“I’m very unhappy,” said winning coach Wade Vickery, whose team committed 38 turnovers and saw the underdog Cougars cut a late-third quarter, 15-point deficit to three with nine seconds remaining.
3 Montgomery (22-4) 49, @2 El Capitan (21-8) 38.
The Vaqueros turned the ball over 20 times in the middle quarters and were outscored, 18-4, in the third as Montgomery advanced to the championship game for the first time in the school’s 27-year history.
CHAMPIONSHIP
@UC-San Diego Rimac Arena.
Santana (27-4) 49, Montgomery (22-5) 48.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
Moorpark, Southern (26-3) 81, @Santana (27-5) 67.
It was a quiet ending for Sultans coach Wade Vickery, who earlier had announced that this would be his final season.
Montgomery (22-6) 39, @Fresno Edison, Central (25-4) 59.
The Aztecs were out of it after a 4-19 first quarter.

D-III
QUARTERFINALS
1 Eastlake (23-3), bye.
Clairemont (10-9), @4 Kearny (14-12).
Madison (13-11) 38, @3 La Jolla (22-3) 66.
Mission Bay (12-12), @2 University (14-9)
SEMIFINALS
Eastlake (24-3) 75, Kearny (15-13) 42, @Mira Mesa High.
Jackie Montalban scored 22 points and Lorraine Gomez 15 for the defending division champion Titans, who shot to a 42-19 halftime lead following a 24-5 second quarter.
University (16-9) 54, La Jolla (22-4) 53. OT.
Uni trailed by 10 points in the first quarter before taking a 49-47 lead, which La Jolla’s Amber Englund forced to overtime with two late free throws. Kelly Crafton (22) and Megan Bryan (16) led the winning Dons.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Eastlake (25-3) 51, University (16-10) 35, @UC-San Diego Rimac Arena.
“We put so much heart into this game,” said the Titans’ Jackie Montalban, who scored 22 points and declined coach Larry Armbrust’s signal to leave the game with one second left.

“Usually the last game of CIF is what you remember,” said Montalban.  “I wanted to be right in the middle of the celebration.”

Montalban’s teammate, 6-foot-2 forward Erin McGrath, came away with 18 rebounds and blocked six shots.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
Shafter, Central (20-7) 46, @Eastlake (26-3) 69.
Jackie Montalban (30) and Erin McGrath (16) equaled Shafter’s total.
University (16-11) 64, @Torrance Bishop Montgomery, Southern (27-3) 90.
Kelly Crafton scored 21 for the Dons, who couldn’t keep up with the state No. 13-ranked Knights.
RRGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Pasadena Muir (25-8) 69, @Eastlake (27-3) 70.
REGIONAL CHAM[PIONSHIP

D-IV
SEMIFINALS
THURSDAY, FEB. 27.
3 Imperial (17-9) 25,  2 The Bishop’s (14-11) 53, @Francis Parker.
Kristen Grimm’s line for the Knights included 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 steals.
SATURDAY, MARCH 1.
1 Coronado (22-3) 61, 4 Holtville (12-12) 29, @Grossmont College.
CHAMPIONSHIP
2 The Bishop’s (15-11) 56, 1 Coronado (22-4) 38, @UC-San Diego Rimac Arena.
Sophomore point guard Angela Ortega scored 23 points, which included six three-point baskets.  “It’s the highlight of my career!” shouted Ortega to a question and then added, “It’s the best day of my life!”

Ortega and her teammates, including 5-9 freshman Kristen Grimm, 13 points and 10 rebounds, swarmed the favored Islanders on defense, who had the advantage of size and experience.
SOUTHERN CALIFORIA REGIONAL
The Bishop’s (15-12) 33, @Cerritos Valley Christian, Southern (27-4) 66, @Torrey Pines.
The Lady Knights trailed the state’s 14th-ranked team, 29-24, one minute into the second half and then the roof fell in, beginning with five consecutive turnovers.
Coronado (22-5) 44, @Burbank Bellarmine-Jefferson (30-1) 67. Josee Lalonde had 25points and 18 rebounds but her Islanders teammates couldn’t keep up with the Guards, who listed Hollywood star Angie Dickerson among their alumni.
D-V
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26.
FIRST ROUND
(19-8), bye.
4 Francis Parker (8-13), bye.
1 Christian (24-0), bye.
3 Julian (23-7), bye.
2 Horizon (19-8), bye.
Borrego Springs (12-13) 28, @Santa Fe Christian (4-18) 38.
Citrus League player of the year Ana Landeros led the losing Rams with 16 points, while Alison Slamon scored 13 and added six steals for Santa Fe.
Calipatria (18-13) 41, @Lutheran (13-5) 39.
Tri-City (10-17) 43, @La Jolla Country Day (11-13) 61.
QUARTERFINALS
Francis Parker (9-13) 48, Calvin Christian 34.
La Jolla Country Day (11-14) 43, @3 Julian (24-7) 61.
Horizon (20-8) 62, Calipatria 26.
The Panthers won their 14^th  game in a row and 19^th in the last 20.
SEMIFINALS
Horizon (21-8) 67, Julian (24-8) 56, @University City High.
Overcoming a bout with the flu, Katrina Vestal scored 26 points for the Panthers. Coach Richard Andujo said, “More than anything, we had fresh legs in the fourth quarter and they didn’t”.

Christian (25-0) 77, Francis Parker (9-14) 49, @Eastlake High.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Horizon (22-8) 49, Christian (26-1) 45, @UC-San Diego Rimac Arena.
In what was described as the upset of the season, the Panthers overcame the undefeated Patriots behind Katie Magnuson’s 19 points and nine rebounds.

“I knew we could pull through because we played them close (losing, 43-39) early in the season,” said Magnuson, a 6-foot, 1-inch junior who scored seven consecutive points after the Patriots, the state’s No. 1-ranked D-V team, had taken a 39-26 lead five minutes into the third quarter.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
Christian (27-1) 59, @L.A. Pilgrim Southern (26-5) 34. Alyssa Frederick led the scoring with 24 points.
Capistrano Valley Christian, Southern (23-7) 48, @Horizon (23-8) 69.
REGIONAL SEMIFINAL
Christian (28-1) 62, @Horizon (23-9) 43.
Unlike the San Diego Section championship game in which Horizon
upset the Patriots, this game was not close. The hosts, riding an 18-game winning streak, were behind, 38-17, at intermission, stunned by a 17-1 Christian run in the second quarter.
Alyssa Frederick, Christian’s 6-foot, 3-inch center was 10 for 10 from the field and 2 for 3 from the free throw line to lead with 22 points.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Christian  (29-1) 73, San Luis Obispo Mission Prep (21-9) 55, @Anaheim Arrowhead Pond.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Rincon Valley Christian (29-4)) 53, Christian (29-2) 38, @Anaheim Arrowhead Pond.
Scott Oatsvall’s team, which rode to the game in two limousines could not overcome Rincon’s opening, 11-0 run.  The Patriots made a trip to Knotts Berry Farm in nearby Buena Park after the game.
Christian shot 24 per cent on field goal attempts and 30 per cent from the free-throw line and never got closer than seven points, with 2:43 remaining in the second quarter.

Horizon’s Division V powerhouse reached the state championship game but couldn’t keep up or get up as high as Modesto Christian, which  commanded the backboards and denied coach Zach Jones’ team.  El Camino got to the D-II regional championship but lost to state champion Compton Dominguez. San Diego Section teams generally exited early from the challenging Southern California postseason.
PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
DIVISION I
Southwest (12-16) 47, @1 Rancho Buena Vista (23-4) 91.
It virtually was over after  the Longhorns raced to a 20-7 first quarter lead and rode with Jamahl Mosley, who scored  31 points.
Rancho Bernardo (18-11) 73, @Morse (19-8) 74.
Sweetwater (14-14) 55, @Helix (22-5) 78.
Granite Hills (16-14) 59, @4 Poway (21-7) 64.
Fallbrook (13-14) 53, @3 Chula Vista (23-4) 61.
Vista (14-13) 83, @Bonita Vista (22-6) 99.
Torrey Pines (17-12) 63, @Valhalla(20-8) 58, OT.
Mt. Carmel (12-15) 49, @2 Point Loma (22-2) 78.
Jaiger Allen escorted the Pointers with 21 points, 15 rebounds.

QUARTERFINALS
Morse (19-9) 66, @1 Rancho Buena Vista (24-4) 86.
Helix (23-5) 49, @4 Poway (22-7) 48.
Bonita Vista (22-7) 81, @3 Chula Vista (24-4) 91.
Torrey Pines (17-13) 50, @2 Point Loma (23-2) 57.
SEMIFINALS
2 Point Loma (24-2) 79, 3 Chula Vista (24-5) 64, @Serra High.
Jaiger Allen was on the court for 24 minutes and scored 33 points and retrieved 25 rebounds as Point Loma, opening the game with an 11-0 run,  eliminated the Spartans. “He had an all-CIF night,” said Chula Vista coach Mike Collins.
1 Rancho Buena Vista (25-4) 59, Helix (23-6) 53, @Serra High.
Jamahl Mosley’s 25 points and 14 rebounds led the way, but it was sophomore Aaron Abrams’ four points in the final minute that propelled RBV past the Highlanders, who made only 10 of 20 free throw attempts and got 18 points from Brad Zollinger.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rancho Buena Vista (26-4) 78, Point Loma (24-3) 61, @UC-Diego Rimac Arena.
Jamahl Mosley’s 33 points and 16 rebounds were the difference as the Longhorns overcame a 37-32 halftime deficit with a 21-13 third quarter and 24-11 final eight minutes.
“We’re Jamahl Mosley, young and deep,” exclaimed RBV coach John O’Neil of the team’s second title in the last three seasons. Mosley converted 13 of his 16 field-goal attempts and was 7×12 from the free-throw line.
On any other night, the Pointers’ Jaiger Allen would have the spotlight.  Allen scored 26 points and pulled 20 rebounds.  Aaron Abrams, one of five Longhorns sophomores, abetted Mosley with 19 points.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
DIVISION I
Westchester, L.A. City (25-6) 66, @Rancho Buena Vista (26-5) 63.
Aaron Abrams’ three-point attempt with eight seconds remaining hit the back of the rim and bounced away as the Longhorns, who committed 27 turnovers and only made 18 of 28 free throw attempts, bowed to the legendary state power. Jamahl Mosley scored 24 points.
D-II
1–El Camino (25-2), bye.
2–Ramona (23-4).
3–Grossmont (20-5)
Serra (11-13) 78, @El Capitan (12-14) 81.
Monte Vista (9-19) 28, @Hilltop (18-10) 43.
El Cajon Valley (9-15) 58, @4 Oceanside (20-7) 79.
Travis Bray scored 26 points and Pirates teammate Justin Austin added12 points and blocked 10 shots.
Castle Park (9-14) 58, @West Hills (19-7) 74.
Patrick Henry (10-17) 56,  @Scripps Ranch (18-10) 71.
QUARTERFINALS
El Capitan (13-13) 71, @1 El Camino (26-2) 89.
Hilltop (18-11) 50, @4 Oceanside (20-8) 56.
West Hills (19-7) 56, @3 Grossmont (20-5) 54.
Scripps Ranch (19-10) 74, @2 Ramona (23-4) 69.
SEMIFINALS
El Camino (28-2) 82, Oceanside (20-9) 53, @San Dieguito.
Henry LaLane scored 20 points and his slam dunk finished an 18-2 run in the first quarter for the Wildcats.
Scripps Ranch (20-10) 84, West Hills (20-8) 63, @San Dieguito.
“This time we took it to them,” said Charles Butcher, who scored 25 points.  “Last time (a 72-67 loss earlier in the season) we let them bring it to us.”
A 21-5 run pushed  the Falcons to a 49-28 lead in the third quarter and they finished by making 20 of 27 fourth-quarter free throws after the fouling Wolf Pack had closed to 60-53.
CHAMPIONSHIP
El Camino (29-2) 77, Scripps Ranch (20-11) 66, @UC-San Diego Rimac Arena.
Coach Ray Johnson’s Wildcats, state-ranked number three in the division and No. 7 overall, broke from a 32-32 halftime to a 53-46 advantage in the third quarter and then rode a free-wheeling, 24-20 fourth quarter to the victory.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
Villa Park, Southern (25-6) 74, @El Camino (30-2) 82.
Henry LaLane scored 23 points and Dion Booker had 17 points, eight rebounds and two steals for the Wildcats.
Scripps Ranch (20-12) 69, @Compton Dominguez, Southern (26-5) 91.
A 6-25 wipeout in the second quarter doomed the Falcons, whose Charles Butcher scored 21 points.
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Bakersfield Highland (28-5) 76, @El Camino (31-2) 93.
Six-foot 7 Shawn Daniels scored 39 points and had 14 rebounds, but the Scots couldn’t match the Wildcats’ quickness.  “We were too good in the open court,” said Wildcats coach Ray Johnson. “We know how to finish.”
Henry Lalane scored 25 points, Clint Evans 20, and Joe Eyres 18.
The visitors from the Central Section did not recover after El Camino broke from a 24-24 tie with an 11-0 run late in the first quarter.
“Shawn had a big game,” said Highland coach Beau Redstone, “but the story was at the other end of the court. Their guards had a phenomenal game. Lalane was phenomenal. It’s tough to win at their tempo.”
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
El Camino (31-3) 63, Compton Dominguez (28-5) 78, @Anaheim Pond Arena.
The Wildcats trailed, 58-53, with 5:57 remaining but fouls that knocked Joe Eyres and Dion Booker out of the game took a toll.
El Camino was behind, 25-10, in the first quarter but took a 29-28 lead and the score was deadlocked at 35 at halftime.
Tayshaun Prince, a future NBA standout, led the Dons with 24 points and 10 rebounds and was 4 for 6 on three-point attempts.
D-III
QUARTERFINALS
Madison (11-16) 74, @4 Kearny (16-11) 89.
La Jolla (6-19) 71, @3 Clairemont (15-12) 49.
Mar Vista (7-17) 38, @2 St. Augustine (20-9) 53.
1 University (21-4), bye.
SEMIFINALS
University (22-4) 46, Kearny (16-12) 45, @Coronado High.
No. 1-ranked Uni avoided an upset by the 4 seed Komets when John Roberts took a half-court pass from Luke Walton and scored a layup for the winning basket with one second remaining.
K.J. Nears’ two free throws with six seconds remaining had given Kearny a 45-44 lead.
St. Augustine (21-9) 49, @La Jolla (6-20) 42.
The Vikings kept it close until the Saints converted six free throws in the last 1:27 in La Jolla coach Rick Eveleth’s final game.
CHAMPIONSHIP
University (23-4) 58, St. Augustine (21-10) 39, @UC-San Diego.
The Dons held the Saints to 12 points in the first half.  Uni’s David Abramowitz had 10 points, five assists, and five steals.
Luke Walton had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Ron McMillan 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Dons won their 18^th straight game.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
Hemet West Valley (26-5) 37, @University (24-4) 62.
St. Augustine (21-11), 46, @Studio City Harvard Westlake, Southern (32-1) 75.
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Inglewood Morningside (22-7) 58, @University (25-4) 72.
A 14-point lead had shrunk to seven midway through the third quarter, when Mac Clark, following a basket by John Roberts, buried a pair of three pointers to put University ahead, 41-26.
Morningside didn’t threaten again and Phillips added six consecutive free throws for a total of 14. “I don’t know what the score was but I knew we needed to get something going again, said Clark.”
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
University (25-5), 40, Studio City Harvard-Westlake (34-1) 47, @Cal State Fullerton.
The Dons had narrowed their deficit to 41-40 with 3:01 remaining before surrendering a turn-around, two-foot basket by future NBA player Jason Collins and a steal and basket on the inbounds play by Rico Cabrera for  a 45-40 lead for the also-named Dons.
D-IV
SEMIFINALS
4 Imperial (12-12) 38, 1 Coronado (19-5) 65, @Grossmont College.
3 Lincoln (15-12) 45, 2 The Bishop’s (20-7) 60, @Grossmont College.
CHAMPIONSHIP
The Bishop’s (21-7) 51, Coronado (19-6) 31, @UC-San Diego Rimac Arena.
Coronado froze in the second half, 0 for 11 from three-point range and four for 24 overall, after leading, 20-18, at the break.
The Knights opened the second half with a 13-2 run and refrigerated the Islanders.
Fentris Winn became the third coach, after Patrick Henry’s Fritz Ziegenfuss and El Camino’s Ray Johnson, to win a boys’ and girls’ championship, and the first win both championships in the same season.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
Santa Ana Calvary Chapel, Southern (26-5) 65, The Bishop’s 52, @Torrey Pines.
The Eagles’ 11-0 outburst in the fourth quarter was the difference.
Coronado (19-8) 41, @2 Santa Monica Crossroads, Southern (28-3) 87.  Cash Warren scored 28 points and future NBA player Baron  Davis added 21 as the speedy Roadrunners, ranked seventh in California, lived up to their name.
D-V
FIRST ROUND
1 Horizon (24-1), bye.
2 Christian (18-7), bye.
3 Santa Fe Christian (14-11), bye.
4 Lutheran (16-7), bye.
Calipatria (9-16) 42, @Calvin Christian (14-10) 68.
La Jolla Country Day (9-19) 61, @Calexico Vincent Memorial (10-10) 37.
Escondido Adventist (13-5) 37, @Tri-City (18-6) 66.
Julian (12-12) 45, @Francis Parker (11-12) 65.
SEMIFINALS
1 Horizon (26-1) 64, Tri-City (19-7) 29, @University City High.
The Crusaders improved on their defensive average of 43.7 points.
3 Santa Fe Christian (16-11) 69, Christian (18-8) 53.

CHAMPIONSHIP
3 Santa Fe Christian (16-12) 44, 1 Horizon (27-1) 50, @UC-San Diego Rimac Arena.
The score was tied at 37 after three quarters and Horizon was held to almost 20 points below its season average of 69.8.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
Santa Fe Christian (17-12) 54, @Oxnard Santa Clara, Southern (23-6) 48.
Buoyed by Dean Vesera’s 16 points, the visiting Eagles sent the Saints to their first home loss since 1987.
L.A. Pilgrim, Southern (18-8) 43, @Horizon (28-1) 77.
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
L.A. Pacific Hills (23-8) 53, @Horizon (29-1) 69.
Detrick Watts scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half and the Panthers, who trailed by nine points early in the game and were tied at 21 at halftime, pulled away from the Southern Section champion Bruins.
Santa Fe Christian (17-13) 42, @Pasadena Poly (28-1) 48.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Horizon (30-1) 70, Pasadena Poly (29-2) 49, @Cal State-Fullerton.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Horizon (30-2), 38, Modesto Christian (33-0) 53, @Anaheim Arrowhead Pond.
“Rebounding was the difference,” Said Horizon coach Zach Jones.  “That’s been our Achilles heel all year.  Once they hit the boards, they took us out of our game.”
The Panthers led, 23-14, in the early going and 28-25 at halftime, but a five-point third quarter led to a 40-33 Modesto lead. Christian’s game rebounding advantage was 35-24 and it held Zack Jones, Jr., Horizon’s top offensive threat, to 12 points.
The Crusaders became the state’s first undefeated champion since 1993 and they came within one win of the state record of 34 by San Anselmo Sir Francis Drake in 1982.

Ava Parker is stepping on her big brothers’ toes while continuing a family tradition at Helix.

The ninth grader ran :53.47, the fourth fastest 400 meters in County history last week in the Mt. San Antonio Invitational in Walnut.  Ava was second in the race to the state-leading :53.13 by Clara Adams of Long Beach Wilson.

The Parker family is steeped in running and athletics.  Adren Parker, Ava’s older brother, set the County record of :46.48 in the 400 in 2024.  Eric Parker, Adren’s older brother, ran the 400 in :47.91 for Helix in 2019.

It starts with the father, also named Eric.  That Parker played college football at Tennessee and then six seasons for the San Diego Chargers in the early 2000’s and caught 187 passes for a 13.8 average and scored 11 touchdowns.

Ava’s 400 is second fastest in the state this season and she also leads the San Diego Section with a wind-aided :24.05 in the 200 meters.

The Escondido Invitational and Dick Wilkins Frosh-Sophomore meet at Del Norte headline the meet schedule this week.

San Diego Section athletes in state top 25 are noted in Athletic.net, except any with the — designation.  *Junior. **Sophomore. ***Frosh.

Marks in bold represent new season bests.

GIRLS

Ron Riedberger, 92, passed recently in Vista, where he served the school district as teacher, coach, and administrator for 37 years, including five seasons as coach of the Panthers’ basketball team, 1960-61 through 1964-65.

Riedberger’s 1961-62 squad posted a 14-8 record and defeated Fallbrook, 81-67, at Escondido High in the San Diego Section 2-A championship game.

The Panthers twice shared Avocado League championships under the graduate of Concordia College in Minnesota, and compiled an overall record of 54-50.

Small, private schools held sway in the San Diego Section this season in what might be described as an overall, mediocre campaign.

Victory Christian and Santa Fe Christian, which finished 1-2 in John Maffei’s Union-Tribune poll, were eliminated decisively in the Southern California Regional playoffs, Victory 78-51 by Bellflower St. John  Bosco in the quarterfinals and Santa Fe 68-56 by Irvine Crean Lutheran in the first round.

Santa Fe Christian and Monte Vista were the only teams to offensively average at least 70 points.

Standings and overall records are according to Max Preps.com

Max Preps’ state rankings, which could change where San Diego Section teams rank with the state finals this weekend, include Victory Christian (28-5) at 20, Santa Fe Christian (26-5) 38, Francis Parker (21-11) 58, San Marcos (23-8) 68, Mira Mesa (23-10) 75, La Costa Canyon (22-9) 99, and Torrey Pines (20-14) 100.

AVOCADO

CENTRAL

CITY

COASTAL

NORTH COUNTY COASTAL

DESERT

EASTERN

GROSSMONT HILLS

GROSSMONT VALLEY

METRO MESA

METRO PACIFIC

METRO SOUTH BAY

OCEAN

PALOMAR

PACIFIC

PATRIOT

PIONEER

SIERRA

SOUTHERN

SUMMIT

SUNSET

VALLEY

WESTERN

San Diego Section teams were 0-5 in semifinals of the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs and their seasons came to an abrupt end, following that of the combined more than 200 other Section boys and girls squads which competed this season.

Francis Parker girls (23-8), third seeded in Division I, led 2 seed Temecula Rancho Christian (26-8) by as many as 12 points in the second half before the Eagles took a 77-75 lead in the final two minutes and won at home, 85-79.

Ninth-grader Addison Archer, a 5-foot 10-inch guard, scored 44 points and converted14 of 19 free throw attempts for the hosts.  Brieana Brown led the Lancers with 29 points and 12 rebounds.

“It’s been exciting; it’s been fun; every emotion you can feel, I’ve probably felt so far,” Parker ‘s first-year coach Courtney Clements told Don Norcross of The San Diego Union-Tribune.  Rancho Christian is guided by Marlon Wells, who played at San Diego High and coached The Bishop’s to two San Diego Section titles.

Vista (20-12), the other girls semifinalist,  was eliminated by Montebello Schurr, 43-35.

Torrey Pines was ushered out of the Boys’ Division I by host Pacific Palisades, 81-67.  Carlsbad, 15^th seeded in D-II, was ahead, 33-30, at halftime but Bakersfield Christian opened with a 16-1 flurry in the third quarter to win, 50-33, and Poway fell at Lake Balboa Birmingham, 82-69.

BOYS QUARTERFINALS
THURSDAY, MARCH 5.
DIVISION I
5 Victory Christian (28-5) 51, @4 Bellflower St. John Bosco (23-9, Southern) 78.

D-II
13 Torrey Pines (20-13) 63, @4 La Costa Canyon (22-9), 57.
11 Christian (24-10) 65, @3 Bakersfield Christian (22-11, Central) 68.
15 Carlsbad (17-16) 71, @7 Murrieta Murrieta Mesa (24-11, Southern).

D-III
7 Poway (23-11) 69, @2 Fairfax (21-11, L.A. City) 61.

D-IV
7 Army-Navy (24-10) 43, @2 Granada Hills (22-11, L.A. City) 57.
D-V
7 UCSD Preuss (24-9) 76, @Sylmar (22-12, L.A. City) 99.

BOYS SEMIFINALS
SATURDAY, MARCH 7.
D-II
13 Torrey Pines (20-14), 67 @8 Pacific Palisades Palisades (23-11, L.A. City) 81.
15 Carlsbad (17-17) 50, @3 Bakersfield Christian (23-11, Central) 65.

D-III
7 Poway (22-12) 69, @3 Lake Balboa Birmingham (21-7, L.A. City) 82.

GIRLS QUARTERFINALS
THURSDAY, MARCH 5.
DIVISION I
6 Oak Park (22-10, Southern) 46, @3 Francis Parker (23-7) 60.

D-II
9 Cathedral (23-8) 69, @1 Lake Balboa Birmingham (29-4, L.A. City) 77.
5 Grossmont (23-6) 59, @4 Saugus (26-9, L.A. City) 60.

D-III
11 Anaheim Canyon (17-17, Southern) 50, @3 Carlsbad (19-15) 33.

D-IV
10 Orange (16-13, Southern) 33, @2 Vista (20-12) 59.

GIRLS SEMIFINALS
SATURDAY, March 7.
DIVISION I
3 Francis Parker (23-8) 79, @2 Temecula Rancho Christian (26-8, Southern) 85.

D-IV
6 Montebello Schurr (20-14, Southern) 43, @2 Vista 35.