division 5AA & 5A game details from Friday 2/22/02

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SoCalHoops HS Playoff News

CIF-SS V-AA & VA Friday: Apple Valley
& Stoneridge Win; More Tonight--(Feb. 23, 2002)

Division V-AA and V-A might have seemed odd, but there's an explanation about why some of the games in these divisions will be played today, Saturday, rather than last night: V-AA was in the quarterfinal round, but only one game was played, because the other three games all feature teams which are not permitted to play from sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday for religious reasons. Valley Torah can't play during the Jewish sabbath, and likewise, thue 7th Day Adventist schools like La Sierra and Orangewood, are not permitted to play on Friday night either.

DIVISION V-AA
Quarterfinals

In V-AA, No. 4 seed Apple Valley won it's game, and they'll matchup on Tuesday in the semifinals against the winner of Rolling Hills v. La Sierra. The other semifinal contestants will also be determined tonight (Saturday). Here's the schedule in V-AA tonight:

Rolling Hills Prep (17-6) at La Sierra Academy (17-7) 7:30 p.m.
Pacific Hills (16-13) at Santa Clara (16-8), 7:30 p.m.
Valley Torah (16-6) at Ribet Academy (18-8), 9 p.m.

No. 4 Apple Valley Christian 71, Santa Clarita Christian 53 --Kevin Dillon (6'-1" Jr. F) scored 27 points and brother Josh Dillon (6'-0" Sr. G) added 22 for fourth-seeded Apple Valley (24-1), which plays the winner of Saturday's Rolling Hills Prep and La Sierra Academy game in a semifinal game Tuesday. Caleb Sulham scored 14 points for host Santa Clarita Christian (18-6). It was Apple Valley Christian's 20th consecutive victory.

DIVISION V-A
Semifinals

In V-A, Stoneridge will meet the winner of the Orangewood Academy v. Price game, which will be at Gardena Serra HS, @ 7:30 p.m. The V-AA Final game will be next Friday at LMU, game time to be announced. Here's what happened yesterday in half the bracket:

No. 2 Stoneridge Prep 72, Palm Springs Desert Chapel 57--James Spencer scored 27 points, and pulled down 10 rebound for Stoneridge Prep (23-5), including 23 in the first half. Stoneridge Prep advances to next Friday's championship game with the win over Desert Chapel (20-4). Stoneridge used a 12-2 third-quarter run to take control. The Wildcats will play either Price of Los Angeles or Orangewood Academy of Garden Grove in next week's championship game. Leon Usher scored all of his 17 points in the second half. Richard Delgado and Mike Nang both finished with 10. Desert Chapel, playing in just its first season of varsity basketball, was led by junior Reed Ritchie with 14 points and 11 rebounds Nate Law, the only senior on the squad for Desert Chapel, was the other Eagle in double figures with 11 points. Desert Chapel 12 9 13 23 -- 59 Stoneridge Prep 19 14 10 29 -- 72 Desert Chapel: Ritchie 14, Law 11, JHackbarth 7, Sloan 7, Hernandez 6, PHackbarth 6, Ennis 3, Donaldson 1 Stoneridge Prep: Delgado 10, Nang 10, Usher 17, Shabastai 1, Victory 5, McFell 2, Spencer 27 3-pointers: DC, Ritchie 3, JHackbarth, PHackbarth; SP, Usher 3, Nang 2, Spencer