High School Roundup: Rodman’s 40 points lift CdM past No. 7 Dominguez
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Corona del Mar 68, Compton 58
COMPTON — DJ Rodman rallied Corona del Mar High back from a 19-point deficit, finishing with 40 points and five three-pointers in the Sea Kings’ 68-58 upset at No. 7-ranked Compton Dominguez in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1A playoffs on Friday.
Ben Coffman hit a three-pointer with less than two minutes left, giving CdM a 56-55 lead, its first advantage since the first quarter. Coffman had nine points.
Kevin Kobrine contributed 14 points for CdM, which trailed, 37-21, at halftime.
The Sea Kings (22-7) play host to No. 2-seeded Pasadena (22-5) in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Tahquitz 74, Edison 64
HEMET — Randall Walker and Nate Matthews each had 22 points, but it wasn’t enough for the No. 2-ranked Chargers to avoid getting upset on the road in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1AA playoffs on Friday.
Edison (23-5), section finalists the past two seasons, exited in the second for the first time since the 2012-13 season.
Tahquitz (24-4) advances to the quarterfinals to play host to Pasadena Maranatha (16-9) on Tuesday. Maranatha upset No. 2-seeded Bellflower St. John Bosco, 66-63, in the second round on Friday.
Pacifica Christian 88, Valley Christian 36
Cal Whitney led the host Tritons with 25 points and four three-pointers in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 6 playoffs on Friday.
Pacifica Christian (21-3), the No. 2 seed, qualified for the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
The Tritons will meet the winner of Saturday’ second-round contest between Calimesa Mesa Grande Academy and Carpinteria Cate.
Loyola 70, Huntington Beach 64
LOS ANGELES — The visiting Oilers exited in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1A playoffs on Friday.
Huntington Beach finished 18-12 overall.
Schurr 74, Ocean View 63
Paul Head produced 27 points for the Seahawks in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3AA playoffs at home on Friday.
Mehkel Harvey had eight points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks for Ocean View (22-7).
The Seahawks were unable to make the quarterfinals for the second straight season.
Crean Lutheran 54, Laguna Beach 49
IRVINE — Blake Burzell had 23 points for the visiting Breakers, who went to overtime in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3AA playoffs on Friday.
Laguna Beach (19-11) fell short of returning to the quarterfinals for the second time in as many seasons.
Heritage 61, Sage Hill 53
ROMOLAND — The Lightning lost in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4A playoffs on the road Friday.
Sage Hill finished 18-8 overall.
WRESTLING
CIF Southern Section Finals
Southern Division
It has been a known fact since before the season began that the 145s of the Sunset League would be a force to be reckoned with.
All three of the league’s representatives earned top-five seeds in the weight class at the Southern Division Finals at Brea Olinda High.
After Friday’s action, the trio is still alive and well in the championship bracket. Top-seeded Karson Ayres of Fountain Valley will oppose Newport Harbor’s Xander Moreno in the semifinals on Saturday.
Marina’s John McCoy also advanced as a semifinalist at the highly-competitive weight class.
Several others kept themselves in contention for titles on championship Saturday. Fountain Valley is sending Merrick O’Donnell (182s) and George Sykes (195s) into the semifinals.
Wyatt Been (170s) continues to advance through the main draw for Marina, while five other Vikings are still vying for a Masters spot in the consolation bracket.
DJ Van Oostendrop will have to fight through the consolation bracket after O’Donnell defeated him for the third time this season.
Inland Division
A Corona del Mar duo doubled their fun on Friday, as Jewlian Avila and Zavier McGuire were able to advance to the second day of the Inland Division tournament at Temecula Valley High.
Avila (160s) tallied three pins against one loss, and McGuire went 2-1 in the 195s.
Tim Hurlbut (138s) and Jacob Peterson (285s) went winless for the Sea Kings.