BOYS' SOUTHERN SECTION: VALENCIA SENT TO THE LIMIT BY PESKY ARCADIA VIKINGS SURVIVE LAST-SECOND ATTEMPT.Byline: Daily News An eight-day layoff Layoff 1. When a company eliminates jobs regardless of how good the employees' performance. 2. A risk reduction, made by investment bankers, that minimizes the potential downside associated with a commitment to purchase and sell a stock issue unsubscribed by stockholders holding between the final regular season and the first-round of the Southern Section boys' basketball playoffs sure didn't help Valencia High. The Foothill League champions nearly blew a first-round Div. I-AA matchup at home against lightly regarded Arcadia, falling behind by 10 points in the first half before escaping with a 50-49 victory at Valencia High on Friday night. Erick Sevilla's 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining was the difference, but Valencia (21-6) couldn't take a deep breath until Arcadia's Cameron Benton missed an open 8-footer at the buzzer. ``We were a little nervous but we adjusted. We're going to have to step up and be a lot better next game,'' Sevilla said. Eleventh-seeded Valencia plays the Lakewood/Montebello winner in a second-round game at 7:30 p.m. Friday at a site to be determined. The victory was Valencia's 11th in the past 12 games. However, the focus is on the future considering the Vikings have never advanced past the section quarterfinals in the school's 11-year history. Daniel Alexander, averaging 22.2 points, scored 26 for Arcadia (12-16). Benton added 13, and Brent Lagace had eight, but the only other player to score a basket for Arcadia was Tejas Galau (two points). The game was Alexander's last. He has committed to a Long Beach State volleyball scholarship, and he broke into tears after the buzzer. ``We were actually pretty confident coming in,'' Alexander said. ``I love this game but I was getting tired at the end. I play all 32 minutes every game.'' Valencia's David Horst scored 17, and Sevilla added eight. - Gerry Gittelson SO. SEC. DIV. I-A --Simi Valley 75, Bloomington 48: Mike Rodgers scored 21 points and added 12 rebounds, both totals above his averages this season, as Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. opened up a 16-point halftime lead en route to a victory at home in a first-round game. Caise Burris scored 13 points and had eight assists, and Tony Meza added 14 for Simi Valley. --Don Lugo 80, Saugus 61: Neil Diorio scored a team-high 18 points as Saugus (19-6), the eighth-seeded team, lost at home to Don Lugo of Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. (15-10) in a first-round game. --Ventura 71, Royal 60: Robert Fischer led all scorers with 23 points for Royal of Simi Valley, but his efforts weren't nearly enough against fifth-seeded and host Ventura (22-5) in a first-round game. DIV. II-AA --Loyola 84, Kennedy 61: Jordan Wilkes scored 29 points and Buchi Awaji and Mark Hall added 22 and 11 points, respectively, as host Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. (21-6), which led by three points at halftime, went on a 22-5 run in the third quarter. DIV. II-A --Calabasas 77, Granite Hills 59: The second-seeded and host Calabasas (24-4) turned it up in the fourth quarter to pull away from a determined Granite Hills squad in a first-round game. Drew Housman led the Coyotes with 20 points and seven assists, but the team found themselves in a dogfight in the first half and went into halftime with just a 40-33 lead. ``It was pretty close after the first half. Granite Hills played hard, shot well and we could've come out with a little more intensity,'' said Calabasas assistant coach Dan Deri. ``We told our guys to play harder and that we weren't playing good defense. In the fourth quarter, Granite Hills wore down and our light turned on.'' Shayawn Saee added 15 points for Calabasas. DIV. III-AA --Santa Margarita Margarita (märgärē`tä), island, 444 sq mi (1,150 sq km), in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. With many smaller islands it constitutes the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta (1990 pop. 263,748). 58, Alemany 36: Alex Baltazar scored a team-high 13 points for Alemany of Mission Hills (11-16), which was outscored 17-4 in the second quarter and lost the second-round game at home. The Indians had no answer for UCLA-bound James Keefe, who finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots for second-seeded Santa Margarita Santa Margarita ("Saint Margaret") may refer to:
n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Santa Margarita (23-4). --La Canada 57, Servite 55: Abe Malik Noun 1. malik - the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords" scored the game-winning basket with 30 seconds remaining for La Canada (26-1) in the second-round victory at home. Malik finished with 12. Teammate Rhett Anderosn scored 17 points and added 12 rebounds. La Canada advances to the quarterfinals to play Northwood of Irvine in Tuesday's quarterfinals. SO. SEC. DIV. III-A --Harvard-Westlake 62, Blair 53: Harvard-Westlake of Studio City (22-3), the defending section champion, led by two points entering the fourth quarter, but went on a 24-17 run over the final eight minutes to win the second-round game at home. Alex Stepheson Alex Stepheson is an American basketball player at the University of North Carolina. Grabbed 20 or more rebounds in 16 games as a senior at Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood • Fourth-team Parade All-America selection • Averaged 20.4 points and 17. scored 13 points of his team-high 22 points in the fourth quarter, including a 7-of-10 effort from the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. . The senior finished with 26 rebounds and seven blocks. Teammate Kieran Ramsey had six points and 10 rebounds and Ed White added 11 points and eight rebounds. --Oak Park 62, Bishop Montgomery 53: Oak Park nearly squandered squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. a 12-point lead when the visitors cut the deficit to four points with five minutes left. However, Zach Greenwald and Blake Wildt each scored eight points down the stretch to secure a second-round victory. Oak Park (17-9) advances to play El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and in Tuesday's quarterfinals. A coin flip will determine the location. DIV. IV-AA --Campbell Hall 74, Mojave 26: Joe Ford scored 22 points in 21 minutes and Conor Turley added 20 as Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
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DIV. IV-A --Montclair Prep 75, Chadwick 56: Top-seeded Montclair Prep of Panorama City overcame a slow start with a big scoring run in the first half to knock off to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey. To force off by a blow or by beating. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. To leave off (work, etc.). See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock Chadwick in a second-round game. Montclair Prep (22-7) led by just five after the first quarter but essentially put the game away with a 14-0 run soon after. Bobby Webb led the Mounties, who had five players score in double figures, with 20 points. ``After the 14-0 run, we were in control and it was just a matter of how well we were going to play from there on that,'' said Montclair Prep assistant coach Jacob H. Pollon. ``Our team has played pretty well so bad. We played well last Wednesday and then won by 19 on the road (Friday). We'll get a good practice in on Monday and be ready to go for the quarterfinals.'' Jin Soo Kim added 15 points for Montclair Prep. Chadwick finishes at 13-9. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Valencia High's Kevin Delange, right, battles for control of a loose ball during Friday's Southern Section playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship against Arcadia. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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