CIF-SS Boys Basketball Playoffs; Sonora holds off Pasadena; La Mirada ousts Agoura

 Pasadena's Tyrek Adams (1) tries to stop Sonora's Christian Rhodes (0) as he passes behind the basket during Tuesday night's game on February 24, 2015 at Pasadena High School. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star-News)

Pasadena’s Tyrek Adams (1) tries to stop Sonora’s Christian Rhodes (0) as he passes behind the basket during Tuesday night’s game on February 24, 2015 at Pasadena High School. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star-News)


By Stephen Ramirez

PASADENA >> Sonora High School is back in the CIF-Southern Section boys basketball semifinals, but just barely.
Stephen Murphy scored 17 points and Ben Rico 15 and the top-seeded Raiders survived furious second-half rally by host Pasadena to score a 60-57 victory in a Division 3AA quarterfinal on Tuesday.
Josh Rodriguez also had 14 points for Sonora, which improved to 25-4 and will travel to Diamond Ranch, which beat San Marcos, 39-36, on Friday. Tyrek Adams had 20 points and Ben Burgoyne 19 for the Bulldogs, who finished 19-10.
Pasadena had a chance to tie it at the end, but 3-point shots by Marc Howard Jr. and Adams were short at the buzzer.

TUESDAY’S SCORES
DIVISION 2A
SECOND ROUND

No. 1 La Mirada 64, Agoura 42
DIVISION 3AA
QUARTERFINALS

No. 1 Sonora 60, Pasadena 57
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
OPEN DIVISION
CONSOLATION QUARTERFINALS

St. John Bosco vs. Cantwell at El Rancho HS, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
DIVISION 2A
QUARTERFINALS

Savanna at La Mirada, 7 p.m.
DIVISION 3AA
SEMIFINALS

Sonora at Diamond Ranch, 7 p.m.

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