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In other 2-A quarterfinal games:

Rancho Buena Vista 13, Mission Bay 6--The unranked Longhorns booted the county’s No. 2-ranked team and the defending 2-A champion out of the playoffs.

“Our weakness was found out today, and I’ve known about it for a long time,” said Mission Bay Coach Dennis Pugh. “Pitching. They just hit everything we threw at them today. They did a good job.”

Pitching a weakness? It was only Tony Lennan’s second loss (11 victories). Rancho Buena Vista’s Donovan Crocker improved to 6-4, and Jason Robirds had the game’s only home run, a three-run blast in the fourth.

Grossmont 19, St. Augustine 7--Grossmont got home runs from Jim Earley (two for four), Dan Lennon and Kent Smith. Todd Cady went two for three and scored five runs, and John Tatum was four for five with two runs. Pitcher Mark Gapski (7-2) got the win.

Carlsbad 2, USDHS 1--Carlsbad (21-9) scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Larry Griffith drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the winning run. USDHS finished 21-6.

1-A Semifinals

Parker 14, Imperial 2--Pietro LaGreca (two for two) and William Beamer (two for five) each had three RBIs for Parker (19-6). Derek Applbaum was three for four for Parker, which got a three-hit, complete-game victory from Tom Tobin (5-3).

Holtville 20, Borrego Springs 10--Holtville (15-6) routed Borrego to advance to Saturday’s final against Parker at a site to be determined.