High School Basketball Spotlight

A look at selected first-round playoff games:

CITY SECTION BOYS Fairfax 86

Venice 50

Joe Shipp scored 28 points, Craig Smith 18 and Jason Morrisette 16 for the top-seeded Lions in a Championship division game at Fairfax.

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Crenshaw 92

Jordan 64

Lloyd Brewer scored 19 points and Tommy Johnson had 13 as the third-seeded Cougars won a Championship division game at Crenshaw.

Franklin 83

Fremont 75

Gabriel Chipe scored 25 points to lead the Panthers over the fourth-seeded Pathfinders in a Championship division game at Fremont.

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Washington 67

Chatsworth 46

Nehemiah Campbell led the Generals to the Championship division victory with 17 points at Washington.

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Banning 58

South Gate 56

Hassan Adams made a 15-jump shot with one second left in overtime to give the Pilots a victory over top-seeded South Gate in a Divisional game at South Gate.

CITY SECTION GIRLS

Palisades 84

Birmingham 27

April Freeney scored 21 points and Leilani Estavan added 19 as the top-seeded Dolphins won their Championship division opener.

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Crenshaw 79

Marshall 55

Trilena Amos scored 26 points for the second-seeded Cougars in a Championship division game at Crenshaw.

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South Gate 53

Fairfax 46

Tiesha Maddox scored 15 points to lead South Gate to the Championship division victory at South Gate.

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Hamilton 47

Jefferson 44

Adisha Cooper scored 15 points and Mishale Hackett had 11 for the Yankees in a Divisional game at Hamilton.

SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS

Glendora 78

Mission Viejo 41

Casey Jacobsen scored 34 points as the Tartans opened defense of their I-A title with a victory at Glendora.

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Mater Dei 68

Loyola 43

Mike Strawberry scored 15 points as the second-seeded Monarchs won their I-A opener over the Cubs at Mater Dei.

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Fontana 67

Montclair 51

Baron Baker scored 27 points to lead the Steelers to a first-round victory in a I-AA game at Fontana.

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Lynwood 70

Quartz Hill 69

Crady Chelette scored 30 points for Quartz Hill, but it wasn’t enough to hold off Lynwood in a I-AA opener.

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San Gabriel 72

Redlands 64

Martin Del Toro scored 32 points to lead the Matadors to the I-AA victory at San Gabriel.

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Compton 69

Savanna 54

Ellis Myles scored 23 points and blocked five shots for Compton in the II-AA opener at Savanna.

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Rancho Verde 70

El Monte 34

Brandon Shaw scored 22 points to lead Rancho Verde to the II-AA victory at Rancho Verde.

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Muir 73

Laguna Hills 54

Darelle Rowe scored 19 points and Jeff Washington added 16 to lead the Mustangs to the II-A victory.

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Inglewood 71

Los Altos 38

Sandy Fletcher had 15 points and Marvin Isaacs added 11 to lead the top-seeded Sentinels to a second-round II-A victory.

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Bishop Montgomery 67

Pioneer 45

Errick Craven and Gabriel Hughes scored 17 points for Bishop Montgomery in the III-AA opener.

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South Hills 69

Gabrielino 68

Lauren Smith’s free throw with 3.5 seconds left won the III-AA game for the Huskies. Smith’s brothers Kieran and Greg scored 22 and 11 points, respectively.

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Verbum Dei 72

Brentwood 31

Marlon Parmer scored 26 points and had 10 assists as the defending-champion Eagles won their IV-A opener at Verbum Dei.

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Gladstone 51

La Canada 45

Chris LaCourt scored 19 points to lead fourth-seeded Gladstone to the III-A victory at Gladstone.

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Serra 57

Morro Bay 49

Doyle Cole led the Cavaliers with 15 points in a first-round victory in the IV-AA division.

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St. Paul 69

Beaumont 56

Michael Holloway scored 24 points as the Swordsmen won a first-round IV-AA division game.