Whittier High’s Anthony Rios (#5) scores two vs Lynwood High at the Lynwood, Calif. campus gym Feb. 23, 2016. (Photo by Leo Jarzomb/Whittier Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 2A
Lynwood 71, Whittier 53

LYNWOOD >> Whittier High School’s best boys basketball season in nearly two decades won’t include a CIF Southern Section title.But there wasn’t a lot of disappointment for the Cardinals on Tuesday after finishing their season with a 73-55 setback to host Lynwood in a Division 2A quarterfinal.
They still managed their best season in 17 years.
The Knights, getting 17 points from Joe Tate, improved to 22-5 and will face either Hart or Cerritos in Friday’s semifinals.
Whittier (20-8), getting 26 points from Miguel Salazar and 11 from Antonio Roberts, will reflect on a season for the ages, which included winning the Del Rio League title and advancing to the quarerfinals for the first time since the late 1990s.
The Cardinals’ fate was dealt during the first quarter when they made just 2 of 18 shots, fell behind 6-0 at the start and trailed 21-6 after the first eight minutes.
Lynwood was 15 of 23 in the first quarter and 23 of 47 for the first half.
Whittier never recovered. The Cardinals trailed 42-25 at halftime and 50-48 after three quarters.
Whittier coach Chris Dalley: “We set goals at the beginning of the season. First was to win league and we wanted to make a run in CIF. We got two big wins for our program, our school, and also for our league.”
— Stephen Ramirez
LA MIRADA 63, REDLANDS EAST VALLEY 50
REDLANDS — For three and a half quarters the CIF Southern Section Division 2A quarterfinal boys basketball game between Redlands East Valley and La Mirada high schools played out like a classic heavyweight battle.
Then the reigning state champions took over.
La Mirada pulled away late for a 63-50 win over No. 4 seed Redlands East Valley Tuesday night, advancing to its second consecutive Division 2A semifinal.
Seniors Carter and Reynoso-Avila, who was playing in just his fourth game since returning from a foot injury, led the Matadores with 22 and 17 points, respectively.
La Mirada (24-7) held a two-point advantage on the Wildcats (25-6) heading into the fourth quarter, but REV went cold for nearly the entire quarter after making it a 47-45 game. The Wildcats went scoreless as La Mirada grinded out a 12-0 run to take command, the momentum shifting on a flagrant foul on Carter. The two ensuing free throws put La Mirada ahead by double digits.
— Chris Trevino
OTHER SCORE
OPEN DIVISION
Compton 60, Cantwell 53
The Tarbabes overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Cardinals, who are still expected to receive a state playoff selection next week.
FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS
DIVISION 2A
Santa Barbara at La Mirada, 7 p.m.