BOYS’ BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Pressure is building in the DiMuro household, where Rob and Kelli DiMuro are battling to see who ends up with the best coaching record in the family.

Rob, coach of Notre Dame High’s boys’ basketball team, is 23-5 going into the Knights’ Southern Section Division III-AA semifinal Friday against top-seeded Bishop Montgomery at Redondo.

Kelli, his wife and coach of the Chaminade girls’ team, was 20-5 going into the Eagles’ Division III-AA quarterfinal game Wednesday night against Morningside.

No word on whether the loser has to buy dinner.

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Crespi opened its campus in Encino in 1959. The school has never won a Southern Section basketball championship, but the top-seeded Celts (21-6) have their best chance yet. They face Oak Park on Friday night in a Division IV-AA semifinal at Agoura.

Few teams have played better as a team than the Celts. Their unselfishness and willingness to set screens for each other has put them in position to end their championship drought.