Buena Defense Does In Thousand Oaks, 60-33

Thousand Oaks High didn’t give the game away, really.

Ventura Buena, The Times’ No. 2-ranked girls’ basketball team, just decided to take it, same as it did with the ball.

The result was that the Bulldogs forced the Lancers into 24 turnovers en route to a resounding 60-33 victory in the quarterfinals of the Southern Section Division I-A playoffs Saturday night at Thousand Oaks High.

Tenacious full-court defensive pressure, combined with plenty of crisp passing and high-percentage shot selection by Buena (24-2) in the second half, spelled the end for Thousand Oaks (20-7).

Nicole Greathouse led Buena with 18 points, and eight rebounds and two steals.

“We did what we wanted to tonight. The only difference for us was that the gym wasn’t blue,” Greathouse said, referring to the Bulldogs’ school colors.

No. 7 La Puente Bishop Amat 44, Hacienda Heights Los Altos 29--Sophomore forward Shannon Wosman scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Lancers (27-3) in a Division II-A semifinal at Bishop Amat.

Senior Kelly Chavez added eight points, six assists and five steals for Bishop Amat.

Los Altos finished 23-6.

No. 9 Burbank Bell-Jeff 50, Santa Maria St. Joseph 39--Jaclyn Johnson had 16 points, 18 rebounds and five blocked shots in a Division IV-A game at Hancock College.

Bell-Jeff (28-1) led after the first quarter, 18-5, and never looked back. Felicia Flores scored 10 points for the Guards.

Malia Johnson led St. Joseph (18-8) with 10 points.

Moorpark 79, No. 10 San Bernardino 61--Senior point guard Tracey Milburn had 26 points, nine steals, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Musketeers (24-2), who upset the third-seeded Cardinals (25-4) in a Division II-A semifinal at Moorpark.

Damaris Hinojosa added 27 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocked shots for Moorpark.

La Cresha Flannigan led San Bernardino with 39 points, including four three-pointers.

No. 18 Santa Ana Mater Dei 66, San Clemente 52--Lori Hurlbut scored 22 points, including four three-pointers, to lead the Monarchs (21-6) over South Coast League rival San Clemente (20-9) in a Division I-A semifinal at Mater Dei.

Mission Hills Alemany 68, Pomona Ganesha 48--Junior guard Kelli Kobayashi scored 26 points and had eight rebounds to lead the Indians (23-4) in a Division III-AA semifinal at Garey High.

Freshman forward Kate Beckler added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Indians.

Ganesha finished 16-11.

Victor Valley 50, Chino Hills Ayala 40--Senior Annie Smith’s three-point shot with 4 1/2 minutes to play sparked a comeback for the Jackrabbits (18-9) in a Division I-AA semifinal victory over Ayala (23-7) at Victory Valley.

Smith finished with 20 points.

Playa del Rey St. Bernard 66, Paraclete 46--Kim Whisler had 22 points and Alicia Parra added 18 for the Spirits (21-4) in a losing effort in a Division IV-AA semifinal at El Segundo High.

Paraclete led after one quarter, 13-11, but St. Bernard pulled ahead, 26-25, at the half. The Vikings (21-6) went on a 30-21 run in the second half for the victory.

Santa Maria Valley Christian 56, Camarillo Cornerstone Christian 44--Sophomore Kristi Humann led all scorers with 21 points as the Lions (17-8) knocked off the top-seeded team in a Division V-A semifinal game at Righetti High.

Cornerstone Christian finished 20-3.