GIRLS' BASKETBALL: HART FACES A HISTORY TEST INDIANS HAVE A TOUGH TASK AGAINST LYNWOOD.Byline: Gideon Rubin Special to the Daily News Hart High of Newhall looks to make history tonight when it plays at top- seeded Lynwood in a Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Div. I regional girls' basketball semifinal in the state playoffs. A victory would make Hart (28-4), coming off a thrilling 61-59 upset victory Tuesday at No. 4 seed San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , the first Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. team - boys or girls - to advance to a regional championship game. The winner of the Hart-Lynwood matchup will play the winner of the other semifinal - Long Beach Poly vs. Narbonne of Harbor City - in the regional final on Saturday at the Sports Arena. The winner of the regional final champion will play the Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern regional winner for the state title on March 18 at Arco Arena Current arenas in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Eastern Conference in Sacramento. Two years ago, Hart shocked a Lynwood team ranked seventh in the nation by USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. and No. 1 in the state Cal-Hi Sports, pulling off a 73-61 upset in a first-round regional 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 . The Indians lost at San Diego in the second round that season. ``I'm sure (Lynwood) wants us in the worst way,'' Hart coach Dave Munroe said. Hart is led by 3-point shooting sensation Taylor Lilley, who scored 28 points against San Diego, including six 3-pointers. Lilley has 116 3- pointers this season and is the Southern Section's second-most productive perimeter shooter with 272 career 3-pointers. Lynwood (23-4) is coming off an 88-35 first-round trouncing of Stockdale of Bakersfield. The Knights are led by Lenita Sanford, a 6-foot-3 junior center who averages 21 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks per game. Lynwood is known for employing fierce full-court pressure. The Knights field a 15-player roster and customarily make five-for-five player substitutions. ``They just keep bringing the pressure,'' Munroe said. ``They're relentless.'' In 2004, then-junior Ashlee Trebilcock was able to beat the pressure for Hart. The Indians this year will count on junior point guard Kortney Uchiyama and senior guards Taylor and Amanda Sreden to counter Lynwood's press. ``We have to take care of the ball and we have to be aggressive,'' Munroe said. Gideon Rubin, (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com |
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