Boys Basketball: PHS, La Salle, St. Francis, Maranatha win big; La Caada, Keppel squeeze into the 2nd round.

FRIDAY’S SECOND-ROUND GAMES
ALL GAMES 7 P.M.
DIVISION 2A

Keppel at Norwalk
Pasadena at Ayala
DIVISION3A
La Canada at Campbell Hall
DIVISION 4AA
Bishop Amat at St. Francis
DIVISION 4A
La Salle at Maranatha
DIVISION 5AA
Pasadena Poly at Crossroads/Santa Monica
DIVISION 5A
Renaissance Academy at Chadwick
DIVISION 6AA
Rio Hondo Prep at California Lutheran
FIRST-ROUND
DIVISION 6A
Public Safety Academy at AGBU

CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY’S FIRST-ROUND SCORES

DIVISION 1AA
Pacifica 64, Arcadia 37
DIVISION 2A
Keppel 58, West Valley 50
Pasadena 96, Culver City 68
DIVISION 3A
Campbell Hall 70, Rosemead 50
La Canada 53, Brea Olinda 52
Pacifica 89, Temple City 58
DIVISION 4AA
Cathedral 55, Monrovia 46
Price 87, South Pasadena 45
St. Francis 76, Gabrielino 44
DIVISION 4A
La Salle 75, Blair 53
Maranatha 59, Kern Valley 38
Oaks Christian 79, Muir 58
DIVISION 5AA
Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 76, San Marino 54
Pasadena Poly 67, Calvary Murrieta 42
Santa Clara 46, Flintridge Prep 44
DIVISION 5A
Bell-Jeff 75, San Gabriel Academy 51
DIVISION 6AA
Rio Hondo Prep 74, Maricopa 23

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Girls Hoops: Today’s schedule features 12 home games

CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
DIVISION 1AA

Los Osos (Baseline 3) at Alhambra (Almont 1)
DIVISION 1A
Arcadia (Pacific at-large) at Santa Monica (Ocean 1)
DIVISION 2A
Culver City (Ocean at-large) at Keppel (Almont 2T)
Pasadena (Pacific 4) at Jurupa Valley (Sunkist 2)
DIVISION 3A
Monrovia (Rio Hondo at large) at Rosemead (Mission Valley 1)
Gabrielino (Mission Valley at-large) at Bonita (Miramonte 2)
Charter Oak (Miramonte at-large) at Muir (Pacific 1)
DIVISION 4AA
Chaminade (Mission at-large) at Duarte (Montview 2)
Corona del Mar (Pacific Coast at-large) at La Canada (Rio Hondo 1)
Centennial/Compton (Pioneer 3) at South Pasadena (Rio Hondo 2)
DIVISION 4A
Blair (Rio Hondo 3) at Santa Ynez (Los Padres 3)
Big Bear (De Anza at-large) at Maranatha (Alpha 2)
Flintridge Sacred Heart (Mission at-large) at Notre Dame Academy (Sunshine 2T)
San Marino (Rio Hondo at-large) at La Salle (Camino Real 3)
DIVISION 5AA
Brentwood (Olympic at-large) at Alverno (Horizon 1)
Westridge (Prep 4) at Animo Leadership (Harbor 1T)
St. Matthias (Santa Cruz 3) at Flintridge Prep (Prep 2)
DIVISION 5A
Mayfield (Prep at-large) at St. Anthony (Santa Cruz 2)
DIVISION 6AA
Rio Hondo Prep (Prep at-large) at L.A. Adventist (Mulholland 1)
Waverly (International 4) at Laguna Blanca (Condor 1)
Valley Christian/SM (Coast Valley 2) at AGBU (International 2)

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Boys Soccer: La Caada, Temple City, Maranatha and Pasadena Poly open CIF-SS first-round playoffs at home; St. Francis, Muir, Pasadena hit the road.

CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
ALL MATCHES 3 P.M.
TODAY
DIVISION 1

St. Francis (Mission 4) at West Torrance (Bay 1)
DIVISION 4
Muir (Pacific 2) at Hueneme (Pacific View 2)
Pasadena at Pacifica/Oxnard
DIVISION 5
Perris (Sunbelt 3) at La Caada (Rio Hondo 1)
St. Genevieve (Santa Fe 2) at Temple City (Rio Hondo 2)
DIVISION 6
San Jacinto (Mountain Pass 1) at Maranatha (Alpha 1)
Barstow (Desert Sky 3) at Pasadena Poly

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Girl pitcher making strides on varsity baseball team

You want a healthy debate? How’s this: According to the Los Angeles Times, Marti Sementelli, is playing with Birmingham’s varsity baseball team and her coach said she’s doing well. Sementelli is a junior who used to pitch on Burbank’s junior varsity baseball team last year and has since transferred to Birmingham. The New York Times wrote a story on Sementelli almost a year ago.

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So much for Matt Nolan vs. Marcus Bagnerise matchup

La Salle (18-8), for the first time, is hosting a team that is not from out of town and the Lancers are not having to drive far for the opening round.

Blair (10-14) presents an unlikely matchup that otherwise wouldn’t have happened if not for the playoffs. With Blair and Muir joining the division, Goldstein scouted both schools in case the Lancers drew them at some point. Goldstein got feedback from the Blair-La Caada game last week, which the Vikings lost 74-56.

Blair finished fourth in the Rio Hondo League and is an at-large entrant. The Vikings were to present a tough challenge courtesy of a formidable front court, led by 6-foot-7 junior forward Marcus Bagnerise, who is averaging 15 points and 10 rebounds per game.

The Vikings, though, will have to go without Bagnerise and senior Jasper Cobb, both of whom are academically ineligible. They did not play in the season finale against Monrovia last week.

“Obviously now it’s a little different because you don’t know who will be the main guy scoring,” Goldstein said. “I feel bad for Blair. I know if we lost Matt Nolan or another one of our guards that would be a huge blow.”

The matchup most would have wanted to see was Nolan (6-6, 200 pounds) against Bagnerise. Nolan also is averaging 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Fans, however, can still expect to see two varied styles. Blair thrives in a run-and-gun offense, though the Vikings can also play the halfcourt and opt for mid-range jumpers. La Salle also likes to push the pace and runs sets and motion in an effort to create mismatches that would give Nolan or fellow guard Michael Edwards some open space for high percentage shots.

Blair coach Sean Bankhead brought up Sherman Simpson, a 6-foot-4 freshman playing small forward, from the junior varsity. Simpson played some varsity this year but wanted to work on other aspects of his game and opted to play in the lower levels. Bankhead, though, is high on Simpson, a good ballhandler who’s athletic and quick. Lance Green and Marcus Spruill will share the load in scoring.

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