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BOYS BASKETBALL

Maverick Ahanmisi (Golden Valley, Santa Clarita): The Grizzlies needed every one of Ahanmisi's 41 points when they faced a determined Foothill (Tustin) team in the CIFSS III-A playoffs. Ahanmisi's Grizzlies prevailed, 75-72.

Greg Brown & Nefi Perdomo (Skyline, Oakland): Brown had team-highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds, but it was Perdomo's three-point shot with 35 seconds left in overtime (nine points in OT) that helped the Titans hang on for a 67-66 victory over Castlemont in the semifinals of the Oakland Section championships at Laney College.

Jordan Burris (Stockdale, Bakersfield): Despite scoring 32 points for the Mustangs against Buchanan, odds are he was disappointed in his shooting from the free throw line as he made just five of 11 attempts in Stockdale's 66-63
loss.

Stephon Carter (Garces, Bakersfield): Made sure his senior season on the court wasn't coming to a finish yet as he scored 36 points in the Rams' 68-56 win over Monache of Porterville in the CIF Central Section Div. II playoffs.

Miles Cartwright & Carl Hoffman (Loyola, Los Angeles): These two Cubs combined for 51 points with Cartwright's 27 leading the way in an 88-74 CIFSS II-A quarterfinal win over Simi Valley.

Angelo Chol (Hoover, San Diego): With 10 blocked shots in two games, Chol moved over 300 for the season and at 308, stands just 26 shy of the reported state record. The 6-9 sophomore opened the week with a 21-point, 12 rebound effort against West Hills of Santee before scoring 14 and getting 15 boards against Point Loma of San Diego in the San Diego Section Division II playoffs.

Justin Cobbs (Bishop Montgomery, Torrance): All-state candidate burned the nets for 47 points, 15 coming on five long-range threes, but Inglewood prevailed 97-93 in overtime in a CIFSS IV-AA game spiced by controversy surrounding the official scorekeeping. The Minnesota-bound Cobbs was also 14-for-16 from the foul line. Unfortunately, his team lost, 97-93 in OT to Inglewood in the CIF-SS Division IV-AA semis. Earlier, he scored 23 in a 58-53 win over Atascadero.

Calen Coleman (Liberty, Bakersfield): Top-notch junior scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in helping his team beat Garces Memorial for the third time this season and for Liberty's first ever SEYL title. Calen followed that up with 20 points and 12 rebounds in the season's final league game against Foothill. Then in Liberty's first-ever second-round playoff game vs. Tulare, Calen led his team to victory with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Liberty has been ranked all year in the Division II state rankings.

Carl Cooper & Jordan Smalley (Lutheran, La Verne): The two combined for 43 points with Cooper's 23 leading the way as Lutheran downed CAMS, 70-46, in CIFSS V-A play. Earlier, Smalley tossed down 28 points and collected 12 boards as Lutheran downed Faith Baptist of Canoga Park, 75-41.

Tyler Cross (The Rock Academy, San Diego): Just a sophomore, Cross tossed in 27 points in a 76-36 rout of San Diego Academy in which a running clock was used in the fourth quarter of the San Diego Section Division V playoff game.

Victor Dean (Lincoln, San Diego): Watch out for the 6-5 Dean as he stepped up his game in leading the Hornets to back-to-back wins in the San Diego Section Division II playoffs. His 27 points led a 91-32 crushing of host Southwest of El Centro and his 21 were a major part of the surprisingly easy 65-36 win over perennial playoff power Helix of La Mesa.

Lucas Devenny (Piner, Santa Rosa): The 6-9, 250-pound UC Santa Barbara-bound post had 22 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks to lead the Prospectors into the NCS Division III semis after a 54-34 victory over Terra Linda of San Rafael.

Luke Evans (El Camino, Oceanside): With games of 28 points against Escondido in an 83-60 win and 21 versus Mira Mesa in a 56-45 victory, the 6-8 center helped drive the Wildcats into the San Diego Section Division I semifinals.

Ricky Fausset (Ventura): Burying five three-pointers en route to a 21-point game, including 12 points in a key third quarter surge, helped Ventura advance with a 64-48 CIFSS I-A quarterfinal win over Paloma Valley of Menifee.

Gary Franklin (Mater Dei, Santa Ana): Just when it seemed Etiwanda of Rancho Cucamonga was going to take charge, Franklin took Tyler Lamb's blocked shot and buried a three-pointer to swing the momentum back to the unbeaten Monarchs in the 70-60 CIFSS I-AA semifinal win. Franklin finished with a game-high 21 points.

Dashawn Gomez (Inglewood): The linchpin of the Sentinels attack finished with 35 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in a 97-93 overtime victory over Bishop Montgomery of Torrance that propels Inglewood into the CIF-SS Division IV-AA championship game against Ocean View. Center Wesley White had 21 points and eight rebounds in the victory.

A.J. Harris, Morningside (Inglewood): Harris was on, scoring 24 points, collecting seven assists and grabbing six steals as Morningside advanced in the CIFSS V-AA playoffs with a 76-67 win over Calvary Chapel of Downey.

Allan Huddleston (Merced): Continues to make sure he stays among the top of the state scoring stats as he scored 34 points in the Bears' come from behind 74-70 win over Nevada Union in the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I playoffs.

Devyn Iglehart (Horizon, San Diego): The Panthers, perennial state playoff participants, advanced to the section Div. IV semifinals as Iglehart tossed in 29 points in a 74-64 victory over Calipatria.

Garrett Johnson (Diamond Ranch, Pomona): It was a bitter-sweet night for Johnson who scored 25 points but missed a pair of late free throws as Diamond Ranch was upset by Gahr of Cerritos, 63-62, in the CIFSS III-A quarters. Gahr's Devon Golston scored 22 in the win.

James Johnson (Valley Center): The all-state football player who is going to Washington poured in 32 points to help the Jaguars overcome Brawley, 67-55, in San Diego Division III playoff action. He came back with 15 more in a 57-54 quarterfinal win over Kearny of San Diego.

Jeremiah Kreisberg (Head-Royce, Oakland): This 6-9 junior came up big once again in leading the Jayhawks to a 60-57 victory over University (San Francisco) in the NCS Division V quarterfinals. He finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks. Of his total points 13 were in the pivotal fourth quarter, including 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Troy Leaf (Foothills, El Cajon): Leaf's 29 points, combined with J'Vonte Brooks' 22, helped Foothills roll past Christian Life of Escondido 91-30 in the San Diego Section Div. V quarterfinals.

Marquise Lee (Serra, Gardena): Triple-doubles are rare come playoff time but Lee got one when he scored 14 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and had 10 steals to lead the Cavaliers to a 60-50 CIFSS V-AA win over Centennial of Compton.

Robbie Lemons (Sacramento Country Day): Had back-to-back 31 point games last week for the Cavaliers as they defeated Brookside Christian, 67-66, before losing to Sacramento Waldorf 82-68 to end their season.

Kawhi Leonard (Martin Luther King, Riverside): The 6-7, 215-pound senior hammered home 31 points to lead the defensive-minded Wolves to a 76-70 win over Dominguez of Compton in the CIFSS I-AA semis. Teammate Tony Snell added 22 and Chris Harriel 11. Earlier Leonard scored 27 points and had 16 rebounds in teaming with Harriel (20 points) to keep Redlands at bay, 82-62. San Diego State got an absolute steal in Leonard.

Malik Love (Bishop's, San Diego): One of the top juniors in the state, Love hit for 28 points as the Knights rolled over Imperial, 60-47, in the San Diego Div. IV quarterfinals.

Gipson Lyles & Davon Potts (Gahr, Cerritos): This duo was mainly responsible for a 96-87 victory over Golden Valley of Santa Clarita in the CIF-SS Division III-A semifinals that propels the at large Gladiators into the title game. Senior 6-5 forward Lyles had 31 points and sophomore guard Potts had 26 points including 11 free throws in the pivotal fourth quarter.

Chris Manresa (Tesoro, Las Flores): Double-doubles are commonplace for Manresa as he led the Titans into the CIFSS I-A championships with two of them. First he scored 21 and collected 17 rebounds in a 75-61 win over West Valley of Hemet and then tossed down 20 points with another 11 boards in a 62-58 thriller over Santa Monica.

Jamal McClerkin (Chaminade, West Hills): The Eagles guard helped lead his Cinderella story-type team to its first title game in 10 years with 23 points and 13 rebounds in a 59-47 Div. IV-A semifinal victory against Oaks Christian of Westlake Village at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.

Fouad Mosleh (Chowchilla): Helped the No. 11-seeded Redskins upset No. 6 Immanuel of Reedley in the Central Section Div. IV playoffs as he scored 28 points and helped them rally from six points down entering the final quarter to pick up the 69-57 win.

Dominique O'Connor (Westchester, Los Angeles): Assists are rarely appreciated but when you have 12 of them as O'Connor did in the Comets' 75-35 rout of Fremont (Los Angeles) in the City quarterfinals, it's hard to miss. He added a dozen points, too.

Alex Osbourne (Pacific Hills, Los Angeles): The 6-7 senior showed why he was last year's CIFSS V-AA Player of the Year as he scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half to lead the Bruins to an 83-81 win over Woodcrest Christian of Riverside.

Brandon Ralls (Castlemont, Oakland): Had a game-high 29 points but his team lost, 67-66, in overtime to Skyline in Oakland Section semifinal action.

Deon Randall (Francis Parker, San Diego): A true multi-sport standout, Randall's 29 points led the Lancers past Coronado in overtime, 59-53, in the San Diego Section Division IV playoffs.

Ryan Richardson (Clear Lake): This 6-3 multi-sport athlete (football, baseball) earned the Santa Rosa Press Democrat Boys athlete of the week after going for 29 points in an NCS Division IV playoff loss to Fortuna.

Robbie Rowland (Cloverdale): This 6-6 junior continues to pile up the numbers as the Eagles advanced to the NCS Division V semifinals. Last week he was 13 of 19 from the field and 11 of 14 from the charity stripe and finished with 38 points and 19 rebounds in a 62-44 win over Drew of San Francisco. Then he came back with 29 points and 15 rebounds in a 63-52 quarterfinal win over College Prep. Rowland scored 17 in the first quarter and had a double-double by halftime. He now gets to take his 25.7 PPG and 14.3 RPG averages against St. Joseph Notre Dame of Alameda in the semis.

Michael Snaer (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley): The next stop for Snaer will be Florida State after his 31 points were enough to help his team scare FAB 50 No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana, but not enough to win the CIFSS I-AA game, 72-65. Snaer will get acclimated with Florida next month as he'll participate in the prestigious McDonald's All-American game in Miami.

Noah Springwater (University, San Francisco): This 6-2 sophomore sharpshooter did everything he could to help his team come from 12 down in the final 2:07 of an NCS D5 60-57 playoff loss to Head-Royce of Oakland. First he converted a three-point play, 14 seconds later he hit an NBA-length three-pointer followed by one from the same spot 41 seconds after the first one. Finally, he converted a rebound and a put back in the final moments for the Red Devils' final points. The end result was a game-high 26 points with 4 of 7 from behind the arc.

Anthony Stover (Windward, Los Angeles): The 6-10 center was reported with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 20 blocks in last Friday night's 79-46 CIFSS playoff win over Buckley of Sherman Oaks. We verified Stover's blocked shots total with head coach Miguel Villegas, who stated that the UCLA-bound big man definitely had "19 or 20 blocks" and that the reported number is definitely not exaggerated. If the higher total is confirmed via videotape, it would tie the reported state single-game record of 20 first set in 1975 by Dan Ross of Lindsay and tied in 2004 by David Ellis from Capital Christian of Sacramento. "It was unbelievable to see," Villegas said. "He was blocking everything, it was like a spider up there. He was trapping everything in his web."

Steven Thornton (Golden Valley, Santa Clarita): Although Thornton tossed in 41 points, the Grizzlies came up short in a 96-87 loss to Gahr of Cerritos in the CIFSS III-A playoffs.

Jeremy Tyler (San Diego): When the Cavers' 6-11 center had to sit out the second quarter with three fouls, San Diego fell behind Eastlake of Chula Vista, 33-19. He came back to lead the Cavers to a 58-56 victory with 26 points.

Derrick Williams (La Mirada): Former CalHiSports.com State Boys athlete of the Week ended his career in fine fashion despite his team falling 80-60 in the Southern Section Division II-A semifinals to Loyola of Las Angeles. The USC-bound senior finished with 30 points and 15 rebounds in his final high school game.

Jameal York (Edison, Fresno): Scored a game high 30 points for the Tigers as they picked up a Central Section Division I 69-65 victory over Clovis West.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Michelle Baerg (Calvin Christian, Escondido): When Calvin needed points, they turned to the senior Baerg who tossed in 27 in a 53-24 win over Lutheran in the San Diego Section Division V quarterfinals.

Kody Burke (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks): The Lady Knights star had a game-high 23 points (eight in the fourth quarter - and seven blocks) including a lay-up off a steal with 4.7 seconds left to seal a 55-53 victory over Bishop Montgomery of Torrance Saturday night at Redondo High. The win avenges two lopsided regular-season losses to Bishop Montgomery and sends Notre Dame into the Southern Section Div. IV-AA finals.

Darshae Burnside & Layshia Clarendon (Cajon, San Bernardino): Burnside controlled the boards with 18 rebounds to go with 15 points as the Cowgirls raced past Perris, 66-32, in the CIFSS I-AA semis. Clarendon scored 37 points in a 70-45 rout of Lynwood, then came back with 19 against Perris.

Camille Buckley (Colony, Ontario): Scoring 27 points and collecting 11 boards before fouling out with 2:12 remaining, Buckley made sure the Titans had a big enough lead to hold off Ayala of Chino Hills in the CIFSS I-A semifinals, 68-59.

Kody Burke (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks): When the 6-1 junior stepped up and blocked seven Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) shots, not to mention scoring 23 points, it allowed Notre Dame to prevail in the CIFSS IV-AA semifinals, 55-53.

Haley Bush (Chadwick, Palos Verdes): Pulled down 15 rebounds and scored 14 points but Chadwick was eliminated from the CIFSS V-A playoffs by No. 1 Bellarmine-Jefferson of Burbank, 68-42.

Jenna Caruso (Mission College Prep, San Luis Obispo): The final two of her 18 points proved the difference as Caruso buried a pair of free throws with 4.5 seconds remaining to deliver a 51-50 win over Bakersfield Christian in the CIF Central Section Div. IV quarterfinals.

Tayler Champion (Inglewood): Sentinels post had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the team to victory, 71-23 over Rosemead in the CIF Southern Section Division III-A playoffs.

Raeshel Contreras & Destinee Martel (Encinal, Alameda): Two days after attending the funeral of assistant coach and team mentor Ken Babers, who died Feb. 15 of a heart attack at age 34, Contreras, Martel and their teammates went out and played with emotion and like true champions in a 71-51 victory over Tamalpais (Mill Valley) in an NCS D3 quarterfinal. With CalHiSports.com in the house, the 5-7 Jet junior point guard Contreras finished with 29 points, and added eight rebounds, six assists and four steals. Senior forward Martel had a double-double 22 points and 13 rebounds and 6-1 junior Janis Peterson, Babers adopted daughter, chipped in with 15 points and seven rebounds.

Raechelle Davis (Orangewood Academy, Garden Grove): Powered her way to 37 points and 20 rebounds as the Spartans romped over Pacific Christian of Santa Monica, 66-49, in a CIFSS III-AA quarterfinal win.

Maggie Doremus (Mt. Carmel, San Diego): When the Sundevils got into a shootout with Ramona in the CIFSDS Division II playoffs, Doremus torched the Bulldogs for 30 points in a 79-72 quarterfinal playoff.

Ashley Duffy (El Capitan, Lakeside): San Diego State signee stepped up her game with 27 points but it wasn't enough as Westview of San Diego used balanced scoring to oust the Vaqueros from the San Diego Section playoffs, 50-39.

Alisha Eckberg (Canyon Crest, San Diego): There were those who felt perennial playoff power Santana of Santee had too much experience for Canyon Crest, but the San Jose State-bound Eckberg scored 29 points to lead a 69-38 thrashing in San Diego Section Division III action.

Kayla Froehlich-Williams (Wilton Christian): Scored enough points by herself for the Patriots to defeat Foresthill in the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. V playoffs as she finished with 29 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in a 58-11 win.

Stephanie Golden (Miramonte, Orinda): In a season that saw her former high school and club coach Darrell Hirashima pass away, Golden stayed strong, right up to her final game of this campaign. The 6-3 junior post scored 30 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, including 18 points and eight rebounds in the second half. Unfortunately, the Matadores season is over after a 71-63 loss to Campolindo of Moraga in the NCS D3 playoffs.

Lauren Goode (Argonaut, Jackson): Had her best game of the season in a 67-51 win over Encina of Sacramento as she scored 31 points and had 17 rebounds, only to top it the next time out with 34 points and 19 rebounds in a 75-47 win over Le Grand.

Justine Hartman & Kendall Rodriguez (Brea Olinda, Brea): Hartman's 23 points led the way as the Lady Cats rolled over Thousand Oaks, 79-43, to a showdown with Edison of Huntington Beach in the CIFSS II-AA championships. Earlier in the week, she tossed in 20 in a 82-43 win over Valencia. Rodriguez' 18 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists stood out against Valencia and she came back with 17 points against Thousand Oaks.

Gina Henderson (Monrovia): Just a freshman, Henderson exploded for 38 points in a futile effort to overcome highly-rated Foothill of Tustin in the CIFSS III-A semifinals. The Wildcats succumbed, 78-69.

Ebone Henry (Mater Dei, Chula Vista): Although the state-ranked Crusaders often have different players as their leading scorer, Henry has been a constant for the past few weeks as she scored 27 in a 71-41 San Diego Section Division IV quarterfinal win over Horizon of San Diego.

Cynthia Hernandez & Dajyanah Vines (Santa Clara, Oxnard): Hernandez, a ninth-grader, scored a game-high 18 points to lead Santa Clara to its 20th straight win, 53-39, over Montclair Prep in the CIFSS V-A semifinals. Teammate Vines chipped in 16 points and 11 rebounds against Montclair after scoring 28 points on 13 of 19 shooting and grabbing 11 rebounds in a 64-59 win over Pasadena Poly.

Nicole Hung (Harvard-Westlake, Sherman Oaks): Helped her team move into its first championship game appearance since 2001 after scoring a game-high 26 points in a 67-54 Division IV-A semifinal victory over Windward of Los Angeles at Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks.

Ashley King (Kearny, San Diego): Although the junior rolled up 28 points, the Komets were taken out of the San Diego Section Div. III playoffs by balanced Mar Vista of Imperial Beach, 74-55.

Victoria Lippert (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego): Headed to Harvard, Lippert's 27 points led three Dons players with 20 or more in a 79-48 win over Valley Center in the San Diego Section quarterfinals. She also had 23 in a 67-37 win over San Marcos.

Christina Marinacci (Foothill, Tustin): Makes her usual weekly appearance for a remarkable 33-point, 20-rebound effort in a 78-69 win over Monrovia in the CIFSS III-A semifinals. The USC-bound Marinacci got scoring support from MacKenzie Hinz (24) and UC Davis signee Blair Shinoda (13).

Ariel Marsh (Ayala, Chino Hills): Led the Bulldogs back from a 14-point deficit by scoring 17 of her 27 points in the fourth quarter. but it wasn't enough as Colony of Ontario prevailed 68-59 in a CIFSS I-A semifinal game. Freshman Jillian Alleyone added 17 points for the Bulldogs.

Justina Muratalla (Mendota): Her 32 points wasn't enough to lead the No. 14 seed Aztecs to an upset over Kingsburg in the Central Section playoffs as they fell by a 66-54 final score.

Yvonte Neal (Eastlake, Chula Vista): The 5-2 Neal motored her way to 25 points in a 65-50 victory over Patrick Henry of San Diego in the second round of the San Diego Section Div. I playoffs. She also helped hold normally high-scoring Emily Osga to just 17. Earlier in the week, her 21 points was team-high in a 77-56 win over Rancho Bernardo.

Tre'Shonti Nottingham & Amber Smith (Canyon Springs, Moreno Valley): The two combined for 34 points to offset the 28 points from Santa Monica's Thea Lemberger in a 50-48 CIFSS I-A semifinal victory. Earlier, Nottingham scored 28 points in a 65-50 win over Great Oaks of Temecula.

Niveen Rasheed (Monte Vista, Danville): The bus driver bringing visiting Logan of Union City was headed to Monta Vista in Cupertino so the game started late when the Colts finally arrived. No matter to this prima ballerina, who incorporates ballet and dance into her basketball game. The 6-foot Princeton-bound guard/forward proceeded to score 24 points with 11 rebounds and six assists in a 60-24 lopsided victory.

Bria Richardson & Megan Wright (Serra, Gardena): Richardson's 26 points allowed Serra to keep St. Bonaventure of Ventura at arms-length in the CIFSS V-A semifinals in a 73-55 victory. Richardson also drew the fifth foul on high-scoring Erica Whitley (20 points, 10 boards) to secure the win. Wright's 27 points led Serra past La Salle of Pasadena earlier in the week as Richardson added 18 points and 10 boards.

Bonnie Samuelson (Edison, Huntington Beach): Was the cornerstone for the Chargers as she scored 26 points in a 65-55 win over host Centennial of Corona in a CIFSS II-AA quarterfinal showdown.

DeNesha Stallworth (Pinole Valley, Pinole): The state's leading scorer at 28.4 PPG according to Maxpreps.com was at it again last week in leading the Spartans to the NCS Division II semifinals. For the third time this year she went over the 40-point mark as the 6-3 Cal-bound post and former CalHiSports.com State Girls Athlete of the Week finished with a triple-double 43 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocked shots in a 64-48 victory over Heritage of Brentwood. She's also averaging over 11 rebounds and three blocks per contest.

Kiyana Stamps & Natasha Bradley (Perris): With Stamps leading the way with 24 points and Bradley controlling the boards with 16 rebounds, Perris handed coach Marvin Williams his 400th win in a 63-51 victory over Millikan of Long Beach) in the CIFSS I-AA quarterfinals.

Annie Ward (Campolindo, Moraga): This sophomore guard turned in the biggest performance of her short career with 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals to lead Coach Clay Kallam's Cougars into their first NCS semifinal since 1999.

Danisha Williamson (Mount Miguel, Spring Valley): Bound for the University of San Diego, Williamson's 25 points helped propel the Matadors to a 65-35 quarterfinal Division II win over dangerous Scripps Ranch of San Diego. She pitched in 27 earlier in the week in an 85-17 win over San Ysidro of Chula Vista.