Boys Division IV: Carlmont loses heartbreaker
Carlmont, which hadn’t received a CIF NorCal Regional boys basketball sport till final Tuesday night time, simply missed going to the Division IV finals on Saturday.
Liberty Ranch senior Drew Fischer hit a 3-point bomb on the buzzer to offer the Hawks a 60-58 win in extra time towards the Scots.
As time was operating out, Fischer launched his desperation 40-foot plus shot from the highest left of the important thing. Swish went the ball by way of the basket, and the sport was over.
“We had two guys on him,” Carlmont coach Ron Ozorio stated of the shot by Fischer.
What a end in Galt as @drewfischer_5 cans a bomb to elevate @_Hawk_Hoops previous Carlmont to win this @CIFState NorCal D4 thriller.
— Joe Davidson (@SacBee_JoeD) March 6, 2022
Liberty Ranch will play for a NorCal championship
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Nate Wong scored 24 factors and Matt Abiezzi had 11 for the seventh-seeded Scots, who completed 18-9. Each gamers are juniors.
Third-seeded Liberty Ranch (29-5) will host No. 4 Justin-Siena on Tuesday. – Mike Lefkow
Boys Division I: St. Ignatius holds on at Inderkum
St. Ignatius led by 15 factors halfway by way of the third quarter at Inderkum-Sacramento. It had a 12-point bulge with 4:12 left within the sport. However issues acquired a bit furry for the third-seeded Wildcats earlier than they received 69-67 and superior to the Division I championship Tuesday night time. SI will host thirteenth seed Clovis North, which upset No. 1 seed Sacred Coronary heart Prep 64-58. With St. Ignatius (23-7) main 67-65, Felix Tomaneng-Kim hit two free throws to offer the guests a four-point benefit. However Inderkum’s Derrick Claxton answered with a pair of freebies to make it a two-point sport once more. Second-seeded Inderkum (28-3) then acquired off one final shot, but it surely fell quick as time ran out. – Mike Lefkow
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Boys Division V: Huge second quarter lifts Priory
Priory seemed to be in hassle in a Division V semifinal sport towards Cloverdale. The Panthers have been on the street towards the highest seed, trailing 15-8 after the primary quarter. However they roared again, outscoring Cloverdale 56-35 the remainder of the way in which en path to a 64-50 triumph. Subsequent up for fourth-seeded Priory (19-11) is a date at No. 3-seed Stuart Corridor-San Francisco Tuesday night time for the championship. Priory’s comeback started within the second quarter, when it scored 30 factors to take a 38-23 halftime lead. Tayo Sobomehin led the Panthers with 20 factors and Ryder Bush added 16. Oliver Conn had 11. Steve Emeneke got here up huge with eight rebounds and 7 blocked pictures. – Mike Lefkow
Elsewhere
Priory’s opponent on Tuesday, Stuart Corridor, will come into the sport towards Priory with a 20-12 report after beating No. 2 seed Head-Royce 50-33. …Within the Division II semifinals, third-seed St. Patrick-St. Vincent was blown out by No. 2 Branson 75-49. – Mike Lefkow
Women
Women Division I: Salesian delivers a knockout punch
No. 1 seed Salesian outscored Bishop O’Dowd by at the very least 5 factors in each interval Saturday night time whereas rolling to a 64-37 triumph in a Division I CIF NorCal Regional semifinal at Dominican College in San Rafael.
The Satisfaction (19-5) led 47-25 after three quarters in a dominating efficiency towards the fourth-seeded Dragons. Silivia Fonongaloa had 20 factors and 7 rebounds for Salesian. Teammate Makiah Asidanya chipped in with 12.
Salesian will play third seed St. Ignatius on Tuesday at a web site to be decided. Salesian’s gymnasium is taken into account too small to host a playoff sport.
Bishop O’Dowd (17-9) was led in scoring by 5-4 sophomore Savannah Jones, who had 16 factors. Cal-bound senior Amaya Bonner solely managed 9 factors. The Salesian protection restricted her to 1 discipline purpose. She was 7-for-8 from the free-throw line.
Whereas Salesian acquired a giant lead and by no means regarded again, St. Ignatius (21-8) acquired means down towards St. Mary’s-Stockton and roared again. The third-seeded Wildcats trailed the house crew 11-1 after one quarter and 24-10 on the half. However S.I. finally received 48-46, with the catalyst being a giant third quarter.
The Wildcats closed the hole to 33-32 on the finish of the third interval, then received when Quickly Ja Elzey scored after a go from Emily Ennis on a screen-and-roll. Claire Untalan led S.I. in scoring with 12 factors. – Mike Lefkow
Elsewhere
The most important upset occurred in Division II as Tenth-seeded Antelope (26-6) got here to city and beat host Menlo Faculty (18-8) 45-44. … In a extra gentle shock, 12 seed Argonaut (27-6) put an finish to eighth-seeded Mills’ season by successful 57-49. Mills (15-13) couldn’t overcome a second quarter that noticed Argonaut flip a 13-13 tie after one quarter right into a 35-22 lead at halftime. … In Division V, Crystal Springs Uplands misplaced to San Domenico 57-51. The Hillsborough faculty completed the season at 12-12. – Mike Lefkow