GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: RIVALS MIGHT MEET AGAIN HART AND CANYON ON COURSE TO PLAY IN CHAMPIONSHIP.Byline: Gideon Rubin Special to the Daily News NEWHALL - When Hart High played Foothill League rival Canyon in a regular-season finale Feb. 9, the notion that they might meet again anywhere but the mall anytime soon seemed unthinkable. Hart, already the league titlist ti·tlist n. The holder of a competitive title; a champion: a chess titlist. titlist a champion or one who holds a title. See also: Athletics , trounced Canyon 50-28 in its final playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. tuneup. The Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. fell off the Southern Section Div. I-A map after losing three of their last four league games. Now the rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® no longer seems so far fetched. With victories in tonight's semifinals - Hart (25-4) plays Pasadena (24-7) at Arcadia High and Canyon (22-8) plays J.W. North of Riverside (24-6) at Valencia High - Hart and Canyon would play for a section championship Friday or Saturday at Long Beach State's Pyramid. Hart, the Daily News' top-ranked team, is a No. 4 seed and has won 13 consecutive games. The Indians are coming off a 69-56 victory Saturday over No. 5 Perris that coach Dave Munroe said was his team's best-played game. Buoyed by a stunning first-round upset over No. 2 Buena - its first playoff victory in school history - unseeded Canyon, ranked No. 4 by the Daily News, is coming off impressive wins over West Valley of Hemet and Marina of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. . ``I really didn't think we were going to see each other again, especially not in the finals,'' Canyon coach Stan Delus said. ``We weren't playing well enough at the time to compete in the playoffs.'' Canyon, officially the home team tonight - all semifinals are played at neutral sites - appears to have the better draw. Hart plays a Pasadena team that has beaten J.W. North (48-41 on Dec. 26) and lost to Southern Section power Bishop Amat of La Puente La Puente (lä pwĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures hardware, electronics, and paper products. by just two points (33-31 on Dec. 17). --Comeback kid: Junior forward Tatianna Thomas, who suffered a ankle sprain ankle sprain Orthopedics A stretching of the ankle ligaments and/or muscles with swelling three weeks ago, saw significant minutes in a non-starting role against Perris. Thomas scored six points and grabbed four rebounds. Her injury is 80 percent healed, Munroe said. ``She hadn't played in a while, so she was a little bit rusty, but she did a really good job for us,'' Munroe said. Senior guard Amanda Sreden was effective as her replacement, scoring 11 points and leading the Indians with six assists. ``She was a key factor in us winning that game,'' Munroe said. --That's crazy: Canyon is among two remaining unseeded teams in the Southern Section playoffs. Long Beach Poly is in the Div. I-AA semifinals. Poly's unseeded status is controversial. The Jackrabbits, who were ranked nationally most of the season, made the playoffs as a wild card after forfeiting Forfeiting Method of financing international trade of capital goods. 20 games for use of an ineligible in·el·i·gi·ble adj. 1. Disqualified by law, rule, or provision: ineligible to run for office; ineligible for health benefits. 2. player. If both Canyon and Poly win their semifinal games tonight, both teams would be in the Div. I state bracket, meaning an rare meeting of unseeded teams in the state tournament would be a possibility. ``That's crazy, isn't it,'' Delus said. Gideon Rubin, (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: The Southern Section Div. I-A title game could have Hart and Canyon. John Lazar/Staff Photographer Box: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS |
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