Boys Division 3AA bracket udated 2/28/01

CIF-SS Boys III-AA Bracket Update:
Semifinal Results & Final Preview--(Feb. 28, 2001)

Here's what happened in the semifinals last Friday night (details can be found at this link)

Bishop Montgomery 74, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 45
Compton Centennial 59, San Dimas 57

The finals will be played Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. the Pyramid and will feature Bishop Montgomery (25-2) v. Compton Centennial (15-14). The updated bracket is below. The final preview follows:

First round games February 14			Second Round Feb. 16	Quarterfinals Feb. 20	Semifinals Feb. 23 Alternate Site	Finals March 1 The Pyramid
Upper Half of Bracket
Bishop Montgomery	@	Bye	Bassett 42 @ Bishop Montgomery 102	Bishop Montgomery80 @ Pomona 35	Bishop Montgomery 74 @ Redondo Union HS Notre Dame 45	B. Montgomery @The Pyramid Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Compton Centennial
Nordhoff 47	@	Bassett 49	Bassett 42 @ Bishop Montgomery 102
Bye	@	San Jacinto	Pomona 61 @ San Jacinto 49
Blair 66	@	Pomona 75	Pomona 61 @ San Jacinto 49
Covina 68	@	La Canada 79	La Canada 64 @ Costa Mesa 44	La Canada 47 @ Notre Dame 58
Bye	@	Costa Mesa	La Canada 64 @ Costa Mesa 44
Morningside 71	@	Santa Paula 73	Santa Paula 56 @ Notre Dame SO 67
Bye	@	Notre Dame SO	Santa Paula 56 @ Notre Dame SO 67
Lower Half of Bracket
Ridgecrest Burroughs	@	Bye	Chaminade 63 @ Ridgecrest Burroughs 53	Chaminade 74 @ Compton Centennial 75	Compton Centennial 59 @ San Dimas 57
Ganesha 67	@	Chaminade 71	Chaminade 63 @ Ridgecrest Burroughs 53
Bye	@	Santa Ynez	Compton Centennial 76 @ Santa Ynez 55
Compton Centennial 66	@	Workman 59	Compton Centennial 76 @ Santa Ynez 55
Bye	@	ML King	Banning 73 @ ML King 81	San Dimas 80 @ Riverside MLK 70
St. Francis 63	@	Banning 71	Banning 73 @ ML King 81
Corona del Mar 54	@	Gabrielino 41	Corona del Mar 54 @ San Dimas 60
Bye	@	San Dimas	Corona del Mar 54 @ San Dimas 60

The Knights feature Errick and Derrick Craven, both 6'-2" senior guards who have signed for next season with USC, and you will never see two players who play as hard as these two. They are joined by Devaughn Peace (6'-2" Sr. G) who signed with UCI, and Kenny D'Oyen (5'-10" Sr. G) and together these four make up the senior complement on this team. Fred Washington (6'-4" So. F) is the other starter. In Bishop Montgomery's dismantling of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame last Friday, Errick Craven scored 20, Derrick 10, and Devaughn Peach had 14. Here's the complete roster:

Derrick Craven    6'-2" Sr. G
Nat4e Clarke    6'-0" Fr. G
Brandon Williams     6'-0" Jr. G
Leland Dodd    6'-2" Sr. F
Jonathon Rabot    5'-5" Sr. G
Kenny D'Oyen    5'-9" Sr. G
Brandon Peace     6'-0" So. G
Craig Caldwell    6'-3" Sr. F
DeVaughn Peace    6'-3" Sr. F
Errick Craven    6'-2" Sr. G
Ryan Howard    5'-6" Fr. G
Dexter Wallace     5'-8" So. G
Chad Glover    6'-5" Jr. F
Kyle Binns    6'-3" Jr. F
Fred Washington     6'-5" So. F
Gavin Lee    6'-3" Jr. F

The Apaches have had their troubles this year, including forfeiting 11 games due to the use of an ineligible player, Tony Key (6'-10" F/C). But even with the 11 losses, their record is still 15-15, and they've knocked off some formidable opponents to get to the finals. Their last opponent was Chaminade and they squeaked out a one point win, 74-75 with a shot by point guard Roscoe Biggers who hit a three pointer at the buzzer. Without key, the leaders of this year's team, which also received some recent notoriety in a recent edition of Sports Illustrated (much of the publicity is probably unwelcome), are Anthony Davis, a 6'-5" Sr. shooting guard-small foward who has signed with Long Beach State, and Antonio Griffin (6'-7" Sr. F) who transferred to Centennial from Arizona at the beginning of the season. Others are Jamaal Barnes (6'-4" Sr. G) who is averaging 13 ppg, Gabriel Pruitt (6'-0" Fr. G) who was averaging about 8 ppg and 4 apg, Sterling Byrd and Biggers. Here's the complete roster:

Roscoe Biggers    6'-0" Sr. G
Aaron Afflalo    6'-2" Fr. G
Tim Eli    6'-5" Sr. F
Corey Burrell    6'-3" Jr. G
Andrew Lowden    6'-0" Sr. G
Sterling Byrd    6'-5" Jr. F
Jonathan Smith    5'-10" Jr. G
Gabriel Pruitt    6'-0" Fr. G
Antonio Griffin    6'-7" Sr. F
Anthony Davis    6'-5" Sr. G
Jamaal Barnes    6'-4" Sr. G
Eric Ratleff    6'-2" Sr. G