division 1aa quarterfinal game details

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SoCalHoops HS Playoff News

CIF-SS Div. I-AA Quarterfinals: And
Then There Were Four--(Feb. 23, 2002)

With Oxnard, the No. 4 seed knocked out of the playoffs prior to Friday night's quarterfinals, the other three seeds, No. 1 Eisenhower, No. 2 Long Beach Poly and No. 3 Miller were all still alive and all were looking for a berth in the semifinals. But after last night's action, only the top two seeds are left standing, as AB Miller fell to last year's finalist Capo Valley. In bracket order, here's what happened:

Eisenhower 72, Lakewood 68 (OT)
Millikan 47, Ayala 44
Capistrano Valley 78, A.B. Miller 63
LB Poly 90, Fontana 35

The semifinals will see Eisenhower v. Millikan (Millikan hosts, but the site is yet to be determined), and Long Beach Poly v. Capo Valley in a game which will be played at Long Beach City College. Both games will tip-off at 7:30 p.m. this Tuesday, February 26, 2002.

We'll post the bracket up separately. Here are the details from last night's games, including Capo Valley's upset of No. 3 seed AB Miller.

Division I-AA
Quarterfinals

No. 1 Eisenhower 72, Lakewood 68 (OT)--Sean Marshall scored 22 points in the second half and Cory McJimson scored five of his 21 points in overtime as Eisenhower (25-2) defeated Lakewood (20-7) in the semifinals. Senior center John Wegner scored 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and senior guard Tyrell McLaurin scored 18 points and had 4 assists for Lakewood in the loss.Lakewood led 36-29 at the end of the first half behind Wegner's 12 first-half points. In the third quarter, Marshall scored 11 to bring Eisenhower back and the Eagles outscored Lakewood 21-7 to take a 50-43 going into the fourth quarter. Lakewood then went on its own 11-4 run to tie the game at 54-54. Marshall then scored two threes on the next two possessions. Lakewood later scored on two consecutive possessions to close to 62-61, but Marshall hit another three, but two turnovers by Eisenhower led to two more Lakewood baskets and the score was again tied at 65-65 and the game went to overtime. Marshall scored the first basket of overtime on a driving layup and Cory McJimson then finished off the rest of the way for Eisenhower, which will meet Long Beach Millikan on Tuesday in the semifinals.

Long Beach Millikan 47, Ayala 44-- Brandon Robinson made two clutch free throws in the closing seconds of the game to help the Rams (20-8 overall) squeeze by the Ayala Bulldogs (20-9) and into Tuesday's semifinal matchup against Eisenhower at 7:30 p.m. Senior guard Melvin Nicholson scored 14 points and had 4 assists while Marcus Dove added 12 points to help the Rams to their first 20-game-winning season since 1991. Trailing 45-43, the Bulldogs had a chance to tie the game with 10 seconds left, but senior forward Dan Larson could only make one of two free throws, and Ayala was then forced to foul Millikan guard Brandon Robinson, who made both of his free throws for the win. Ayala made 9 threes in the game; Kyle Gregory finished with 10 points, five assists and three steals, and Dan Larson and Justin Davenport finished with 11 points between them, as Larson struggled with an ankle injury. Danny Stephens led Ayala with 12 points on 4 three pointers.

Capistrano Valley 78, No. 3 A.B. Miller 63 -- Matt Sweany scored a season-high 35 points, including 8 in the second quarter, Pete DeCasas added 20, including 9 points in the second quarter and Jake Franzen added 12 as the Cougars (24-6) beat AB Miller (23-6) to advanced to the semifinals against Long Beach Poly. Sweany shot 7-7 from three point range, including 5-5 in the third quarter. Capo Valley fell behind early 17-11 at the end of the first quarter but with Sweany's and DeCasas' hot second quarter, tied it at the half 32-32. Sweany's big quarter though was the third, in which he scored 16, including two three pointers in the first minute, and at the end of the quarter, Capo Valley led 54-44. Jeremiah Ward scored 21 points (LA Times; it was 23 in the SB Sun) and Victor Michel added 14 for AB Miller and Jacob Ramirez, Miller's top scorer, was bothered by an ankle injury which saw him play only limited time, to finish with 13.

Long Beach Poly 90, Fontana 35-- Long Beach Poly (26-3) was led by senior forward Bobby Jones who scored 16 of his 20 points in the second quarter in the win over the Fontana Steelers (11-12). The Steelers came into the game as the third seed from the Citrus Belt League, and after surrendering a 5-3 lead early in the first quarter, managed to trail by 16-9 at the end of the quarter, but in the second quarter the Jackrabbits blew things wide open as they outscored Fontana 31-8. By the end of the second quarter Poly was bringing in the subs and sitting on a 30-point lead. Fontana's high scorer was junior Trayvon Williams, with 9 points. In addition to Jones' 20 points, Marcedes Lewis added 16. The Jackrabbits will now play Capistrano Valley, which beat A.B. Miller in the other quarterfinal game in the bottom half of the bracket.