Boys’ basketball: Gahr’s full-court press does its work

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Davon Potts scored 20 points, and the Cerritos Gahr full-court press produced plenty of turnovers in a 64-50 victory over Oak Park in a Southern Section Division 3A second-round playoff game.

No. 2-seeded Harvard-Westlake defeated South Hills, 80-51. Erik Swoope scored 30 points. Damiene Cain had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Calabasas defeated Tustin, 81-79. Top-seeded Gardena Serra defeated Pacifica, 88-53. Keith Shamburger scored 21 points.

In 1AA, Mater Dei defeated Long Beach Jordan, 103-77. Tyler Lamb scored 25 points, Keala King 22 and Gary Franklin Jr. 20. Upland defeated Montebello, 70-65.

In 1A, Loyola defeated Patriot, 68-43. Julian Harrell had 24 points.

In 2A, top-seeded Eisenhower defeated Dos Pueblos, 75-46. Kirby Gardner scored 23 points and Alex Varner 19. Damien defeated Westlake, 62-50, with Chris Reyes scoring 26 points.

In 2AA, the Canyon Cowboys from Canyon Country beat Anaheim Canyon, 77-71. Wesley Bartole scored 34 points.

In 4A, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame defeated JSerra, 74-56. Jahmel Taylor had 16 points. Crespi defeated Templeton, 59-43, with Matt Mounier scoring 25 points and Blake Stanton getting 14 assists. Alemany defeated Whittier Christian, 65-54.

In 4AA, Price defeated Banning, 87-37. Allen Crabbe had 32 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Richard Solomon had 15 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks. Orange Lutheran defeated Chaminade, 81-53. Bishop Amat got 25 points from Todd Goldston to defeat St. Francis, 77-61.