SOUTHERN SECTION : BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : 3-A DIVISION : Weber, Morse Spark Saugus Past Katella in Overtime

Greg Weber scored four points in overtime, including a pair of free throws with seven seconds remaining, to lift Saugus to a 69-68 upset victory over Katella on Friday night in the first round of the Southern Section 3-A playoffs at Katella.

Katella (23-4) was ranked No. 2 in the state and was the No. 2 seed in the 3-A division.

Rusty Morse, who led all scorers with 24 points, scored three points for Saugus (18-9) in the overtime. Weber and Morse accounted for all the Saugus overtime points.

The Centurions led, 67-66, when Weber went to the free throw line and hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with seven seconds left. Katella cut the final score to one on a dunk by Richard Lucas as time ran out.

Saugus, a wild-card team out of the Golden League, led, 62-56, with less than a minute remaining in regulation. But Katella scored six points in the last 50 seconds, tying the game on a Lucas dunk just before the buzzer after a steal of an inbounds pass under the Katella basket.

John Thomas added 12 points for Saugus and Weber finished with 9.

Centennial 75, Canyon 49--Centennial broke open a tight game with 29 points in the fourth quarter while limiting Canyon to 4 on the losers’ court.

Dwight Thomas scored 14 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as Centennial (18-6) pulled away from a 46-45 deficit. Allen Trent led Centennial with 21 points.

Greg Paskwietz led Canyon (19-7) with 22 points and eight assists. Stuart Sayre had 10 rebounds.