Girls Division III-AA bracket updated 2/29/00

Rosary 61, Alemany 49--Maggie Barnett scored 20 points to lead the Royals in the III-AAA semifinal victory at Harvard-Westlake. Maggie Barnett scored 20 points and had five assists as Rosary defeated Mission Hills Alemany, 61-49, in a Southern Section Division III-AA semifinal girls' basketball playoff game on Saturday at North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake High. Rosary, the defending Division III-AA champion and seeded No. 4 this year, will face No. 2 Torrance Bishop Montgomery for the title next week at the Pyramid in Long Beach. Alemany (23-6) shot poorly (19 of 60), was outrebounded, 33-24, and forced only 11 turnovers with its defense, after averaging more than 25 this season. Alemany's Rice-bound guard Kate Beckler, scored 15 points but didn't make her first outside shot until a three-point basket with 21 seconds to play. Rosary finished behind large-school powers Mater Dei and Santa Margarita in the four-team Serra League, and entered the playoffs as an at-large team. Alemany took an 8-2 lead before the Royals took control. Barnett, the division's player of the year last season as a junior, scored only two points in the first half, but Jenise Karcher scored 12 of her 18 before intermission to help Rosary to a 30-23 lead. The advantage increased to 46-28 early in the fourth quarter, and Barnett hit 10 of 12 free throws in the final five minutes to hold off the Indians. Bridget O'Connell added 11 points for Rosary. Nyasha Bralock scored seven of her 13 points in the fourth quarter to help Alemany climb to within 47-38 at one point. Beckler played only eight of the final 13 minutes after picking up her third and fourth fouls, and forward Karina Siam missed the final seven minutes with a knee injury.

Bishop Montgomery 85, Harvard Westlake 56--Lauren Ervin scored 23 points and Noel Quinn had 19 for the Knights (24-3) in the III-A semifinal at Mira Costa. Freshman Ervin also had nine rebounds and five steals for the Knights in a quarterfinal victory at Mira Costa. Bishop Montgomery set the tone early, using a full-court, man-to-man press to produce eight steals in the first quarter. The Knights finished with 16 steals. Reserve Daniella Butte scored 14 points and L'Tanya Robnett added 10 for Harvard-Westlake (22-8), which was outrebounded, 27-21. Brooke Porter scored the Wolverines' first seven points, but had only two the rest of the game. Bishop Montgomery used a 16-2 run at the start of the second half to take a comfortable lead.

First round games February 17			Second Round Feb. 19	Quarterfinals Feb. 23	Semifinals Feb. 26 Alternate Site	Finals Mar. 3 or 4 The Pyramid
Upper Half of Bracket			Second Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Alemany	@	Bye	Nordhoff 33 @ Alemany 95	Alemany 81 @ Ganesha 69	*Alemany 49 @Harvard-Westlake Rosary 61	Rosary vs. Bishop Montgomery
Nordhoff 56	@	Gladstone 47	Nordhoff 33 @ Alemany 95
South Pasadena 35	@	Estancia 65	Estancia 45 @ Ganesha 66
Ganesha	@	Bye	Estancia 45 @ Ganesha 66
Santa Ynez 47	@	Morningside 65	Morningside 66 @Charter Oak San Dimas 33	Rosary 64 @ Morningside 47
San Dimasm 41	@	San Marino 34	Morningside 66 @Charter Oak San Dimas 33
Chaminade 55	@	Santa Paula 39	Chaminade 53 @ Rosary 63
Rosary 62	@	Immaculate Heart 40	Chaminade 53 @ Rosary 63
Lower Half of Bracket			Second Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals
Western 25	@	Harvard-Westlake 87	Harvard Westlake 75 @ South El Monte 26	Corona del Mar 27 @ Harvard-Westlake 51	Harvard Westlake 66 @Mira Costa *Bishop Montgomery 85
Granite Hills 41	@	South El Monte 52	Harvard Westlake 75 @ South El Monte 26
Banning 44	@	La Canada 67	La Canada 49 @ Corona Del Mar 60 (OT)
Corona Del Mar	@	Bye	La Canada 49 @ Corona Del Mar 60 (OT)
Costa Mesa *W	@	Diamond Ranch *L	Costa Mesa 50 @ Azusa 43	Bishop Montgomery 62 @ Costa Mesa 31
Azusa	@	Bye	Costa Mesa 50 @ Azusa 43
Notre Dame /SO 71	@	Gabrielino 29	Notre Dame 55 @ Bishop Montgomery 86
Bishop Montgomery	@	Bye	Notre Dame 55 @ Bishop Montgomery 86