Wednesday’s CCS basketball playoffs: Pinewood girls, ravaged by injuries, reach Open final

Ladies: Gritty Pinewood in Open ultimate once more

Issues have been trying fairly grim 5 video games into Pinewood’s season. The Panthers have been 1-4, and the schedule wasn’t getting any simpler.

“You need to hear the sob story?” Pinewood coach Doc Scheppler requested Wednesday evening, shortly after his workforce eased previous Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral 71-50, putting them within the Central Coast Part Open Division ultimate for the ninth straight season.

The Panthers (16-10) will play Archbishop Mitty (25-2) on Friday at 6 p.m. within the Leavey Heart on the Santa Clara College campus. Each groups went 3-0 in pool play, organising what would be the eighth assembly in a row between the faculties for the ladies CCS Open Division title.

It’s an look Scheppler by no means thought his workforce would qualify for.

Again to the sob story.

“We had three seniors out with ACLs and we had three others (not seniors) who couldn’t play due to ineligibility,” Scheppler stated. ”We’ve overachieved to the very best degree. Attending to the championship sport with this workforce is nothing in need of phenomenal.”

Pinewood led SHC (21-5) by an astounding 39-15 on the half, however the margin was reduce to 50-38 after three quarters. Then Pinewood outscored its opponent 21-12 over the ultimate eight minutes.

Burlingame switch Ava Uhrich had 21 factors, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Additionally scoring in double figures have been Alex Facelo (17 factors), Jolyn Ding (16) and Lita Fakapelea (14). All however Uhrich return subsequent season.

Pinewood is 1-6 within the earlier seven conferences towards Mitty, however that doesn’t dampen Scheppler’s enthusiasm.

“It’s an annual occasion,” he stated of the title sport versus Mitty. “One I used to be not anticipating this yr.”

Archbishop Mitty’s Jordan Bowar (3) heads to the basket towards Los Gatos Excessive Faculty within the ultimate spherical of Central Coast Part Open Division pool play at Archbishop Mitty Excessive Faculty in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group) 

Ladies: Juggernaut Mitty enjoying in fifth gear

Mitty blew out Los Gatos 85-27 within the ultimate spherical of play in Pool A. The San Jose faculty had already clinched its spot within the Open Division ultimate after pool-play video games Monday.

Within the rout Wednesday, Mitty led 60-12 at halftime and 80-18 after three quarters.

McKenna Woliczko scored 24 factors to tempo the Monarchs (25-2). Morgan Cheli scored 13 factors and had seven rebounds. Haley Hernandez scored 12 and Elle Hanson 11.

In its three pool-play wins, Mitty outscored Crystal Springs Uplands, Branham and Los Gatos 256-81 (85-27 per sport).

Archbishop Mitty head ladies basketball coach Sue Phillips watches the ultimate minutes of her workforce’s win towards Los Gatos Excessive Faculty within the fourth quarter within the ultimate spherical of Central Coast Part Open Division pool play on Wednesday Mitty would win 85-27. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group) 

Closing photographs

Stunning Crystal Springs Uplands, which got here into the ladies’ facet of the Open Division because the eighth seed, beat No. 5 Branham 52-37. Jemma Lacap had 18 factors for the Gryphons, who're 21-4. … Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral will play Serra for the boys’ Open title. SHC, Riordan and Sacred Coronary heart Prep all completed with 2-1 information in pool play, however SHC received the tiebreaker by beating Menlo-Atherton 72-59 on Wednesday. In the meantime, Sacred Coronary heart Prep misplaced to Riordan 61-44.

Oakland Athletic League

Oakland (21-7) took care of Fremont 71-45 within the Oakland Athletic League playoffs. Cash Williams scored 23 factors for the winners.