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Monday Game Results From
In & Around SoCal--(Feb. 11, 1999)

As the final week of regular season play gets underway, there are more than a few league races that have already been decided and more than a few which will ultimately be decided as late as Friday night.  And for some, the chance to get to the playoffs will not end on Friday night with the conclusion of the final games, but will depend either upon a flip of a coin (in the case of a tie for the last spot in league) or possibly even a selection by the CIF seeding committee which will make the "At-Large" selections for those divisions who will take teams who didn't make playoffs by virtue of league records.

In Southern Section, leagues with 4 teams (there are only a few) will have two teams qualify for playoff spots (1st & 2nd).  For the vast majority of leagues which have 5 or 6 teams, the top three teams will automatically qualify for a playoff berth,  In 7 or 8 team leagues (there are about 10 of these leagues) the top four teams will qualify automatically.  Thereafter, there will still be "at-large" berths which will take teams, depending upon the need to fill slots, who have recorded more than 10 regular season wins. Selection is not automatic, but in some of the larger divisions (Divisions V-AA and V-A for example) where there are 32 team brackets, historically at least 40 teams will make up the pool of teams, with 16 of those teams being selected as "Wild Card or At-Large" teams who end up playing a first round; the winners of the wild card games are then seeded into the 32 team playoff bracket.

In any event, the action this week will be fast and furious.   Here's what happened Monday around the Southern Section (there were no City Section boys' games played Monday):

Agape League

Antelope Valley Christian 81, Victory Valley Christian 50-- Matthew Nurse scored 13 points, Peter Beaudin scored 17 and had 11 rebounds, while Jamal Flanagan had 22 and 14 boards for AVC which improved to 16-2 overall and 8-0 in league.   John Cho was the team's high scorer with 23 points and 23 rebounds.

Bay League 

Centennial 77, North Torrance 59--The Apaches used a 33-16 fourth quarter run to break open a one-point lead in a make-up game at North. Jermel Brooks paced the Saxons (10-14, 2-10) with 17 points.

Camino Real League

St. Anthony 67, St. Monica 53-- For St. Anthony, Diggs scored 8, Smith 24, Sakamoto 11 and Holder 10; For St. Monica, Tanios had 10, Potts 11, Rakestraw 11 and Scherbee 10.

Cantwell Sacred Heart 80, Wilson Creek 58

Delphic League

Pacific Hills 68, Campbell Hall 53--Josh Levy had 20 ponts while Hassan Bassiri had 12 for Campbell Hall in the loss.  Campbell Hall dropped to 16-8 overall and 5-3 in league, but clinched at least a third place spot in league.

Liberty League

Buckley 65, Yeshiva 45-- With the win at home, Buckley moved into second place in league with an 8-4 record, 15-8 overall.   Freshman point guard David Gale had a team high 17 points, including two three-pointers, 5 assists and 5 steals, and he shot 5 for 5 from the line;  Alex Clancy had 13 points, including thre three pointers, while Colin Ward-Henninger had 9 points and 12 rebounds; junior shooting guard Adam Pastor added 10 points for the Griffins.  This also marked one of the best games for 6'-3" So. forward Simon Leonov, who scored 8 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.  Buckley plays Holy Martyrs at Holy Martyrs on Wednesday night and with a win, would move into a potential four way tie with Windward, Yeshiva, and Providence, for a share of the Liberty League title;  if Buckley loses, they would then move into a tie for third with Holy Martyrs, unless Providence should lose one of its last three games. 

Providence 62, Oakwood 31-- Gino Pedraja had 27 points, including six three-pointers, for Providence (14-5, 8-3) in a Liberty League game. Providence next plays Wednesday against Viewpoint, then has games Thursday and Friday against Avalon at Providence to close out the season.  In the event Providence wins all three, they will win league and Yeshiva and Windward would tie for second;   in the event Providence loses any one game, Windward, Yeshiva and Providence would go into a three way tie for first, leaving Buckley and Holy Martyrs to contend for second, third or fourth depending upon the outcome of Wednesday's games.

Marmonte League

Agoura 89, Moorpark 83-- Garret Lepisto scored 10 of his 24 points, including two three-poniters in overtime for the Chargers (13-11, 7-3) in a Marmonte League game at Agoura. Mike Patterson added 19 for Agoura.  Todd Tomlinson scored 27 points for Moorpark.

Newbury Park 62, Weslake 48-- Brian Polen had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and the host Panthers (17-5, 9-2) clinched second place in the Marmonte League.   Will Svitek had 11 points fo rNewbury Park.  Tyler Adamcyzk had 14 points for Westlake (11-13, 4-6).

Royal 60, Thousand Oaks 56

Mission League

Chaminade 63, Loyosa 50--Scott Borchart scored 18 points and Clarence Mitchell added another 12 as the Eagles (21-3, 10-1) clinched at least a share of the Mission League title at Loyola

Crespi 58, Notre Dame 47-- The Celts broke a 45-45 tie with a 13-2 run in the final four minutes of a Mission League game at Notre Dame.  Andrew Moore led Crespi (16-8, 6-5) with 19 points and five rebounds. Tim McDonough had six of his 13 points in the finhal four minutes, including a three-point basket.  Pat Cassella scored four points off the bench in the final four minutes.

Harvard Westlake 87, St. Francis 49--The Wolverines (14-11, 7-4) outscored St. Francis by nine or more points in each quarter of a Mission League game at Harvard-Westlake.  Dan Kinzer led the onslaught with 14 points, followed by Alex Minn and Alex Holmes with 12 each.  Shaun Scranton scored 20 points for St. Francis.

Mission Valley League

Arroyo 39, Rosemead 38-- Brian Gomez led Arroyo to the win over Rosemead on Monday with 11 ponts. Arroyo improved to 9-15 overall and 5-4 in league

Gabrielino 55, South El Monte 35-- Jose Bolivar scored 17 points for South El in the loss;  Sean Maxey had 16 points for Gabrielino which improved to 15-10 overall and 7-2 in league.  South El Monte dropped to 5-16 overall and 1-8 in league.

Santa Fe League

Mary Star 41, Salesian 40--Allen Danielson made a jumper with 25 seconds left and Mary Star's defense came up with a stop in the waning moments in the Stars' 41-40 Santa Fe League victory Monday over host Salesian. Rudy Brown led the Stars (9-13, 5-6) with 18 points. Danielson had 14. Kyle Rose, who grabbed the rebound after Salesian (6-5 league) missed a game-winning attempt, had nine rebounds.

Cathedral 56, Bell Jeff 50--- Mike Yildiz had 18 points and 13 rebounds in the loss for the Guards on Monday night.  Cathedral was led by Tulanda with 17 points.   Bell Jeff also saw impressive performances from Andy Bunning who had 8 points and 10 rebounds and Chris Markovic with 13 points.

La Salle 83, St. Genevieve 53-- Monday's victory was an all-around effort for the Lancers, who hit 11 3-pointers against the Valiants. Guard Tom Remillard hit five three poijnters; Albert Aquino scored four.   La Salle's big men forced St. Gen to sag their defense down low, which left open shots for the guards. Remillard led La Sall with 15 points; Aquino had 14; Jason Kenoyer finished with 9. St. Genevieve came into the game with only seven players. Forward Terry Sangkhi scored a game high 16 points; Jason De Lunea and G Kaoe Battle scored 12 each.   St. Gen fell to 1-16 overall and 0-11 in league. La Sall won the league title and finshes with an 19-5 overall and 10-1 league record.

Skyline League

Rim of the World 73, San Jacinto 55

Westside League

Milken 68, GH Hillcrest Christian 38-- Bobby Bassman had 14 points, Taylor had 16 and Sher 9 as Milken improved to 15-4 and 11-0 in a Westside League game.

Non-League

Loma Linda Academy 69, Glendale Academy 55

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