NCS BOYS? BASKETBALL

DIVISION II

Windsor 81, Pinole Valley 52

At Windsor, the top-seeded Jaguars (24-5) ran all over No. 8 Pinole Valley (17-11).

The Jaguars will take on Montgomery in the semifinals Wednesday. The Vikings edged Tennyson, 56-53. Windsor beat Montgomery earlier in the season.

Kyle Anderson scored a season-high 28 points and also grabbed 15 rebounds to lead a Windsor domination of the backboards.

?I don?t think Pinole Valley thought we would push the ball like we did,? said Windsor coach Steve Kramer. ?We played solid defense . . . everybody played a big role.?

The 6-3 Anderson, running the floor well, had 16 of his points in the first half, several baskets coming off transition plays.

?Other than Kyle, we had very balanced scoring,? said Kramer. ?That?s how it?s been this season.?

Kramer said Pinole Valley didn?t shoot particularly well, ?but our defense had a lot to do with it.?

Greg Jones added 13 points and Brandyn Reed contributed 12 rebounds as well as eight points.

Eureka 48, Casa Grande 40

At Eureka, the Gauchos had upset in mind until getting outscored in the fourth quarter, 21-10. Seven of Eureka?s points came at the free-throw line.

Casa Grande (17-12), which upset Las Lomas in the first round of the playoffs, led 21-20 at the half and 30-27 after three quarters.

Garrett Labberton led Casa with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Mario Grossi added 13 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots.

?They slowed it down, but we did well with our zone against them,? said Casa coach James Forni.

In the semifinals, Eureka, the No. 3 seed, will play No. 7 Richmond, which upset No. 2 Hayward on Friday night.

Montgomery 56, Tennyson 53

At Montgomery, the Vikings? Austin Williams connected on a go-ahead 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds remaining and added a free throw with 1.5 seconds left as Montgomery overcame an early deficit.

Montgomery (20-8), the No. 4 seed, will host No. 1 Windsor on Wednesday.

Colin Hall led Montgomery with 29 points, including six 3-pointers.

Tennyson (19-9), the No. 5 seed, jumped ahead 14-3, but Montgomery rallied to tie it by the half, 26-26. The Vikings trailed most of the second half.

Robby Burroughs added 11 points for the Vikings.

OTHER GAMES

No. 7 Richmond 63, No. 2 Hayward 56

DIVISION III

Acalanes 82, Elsie Allen 48

At Acalanes, the No. 8 Lobos (18-11) had trouble finding the basket, fell behind early and were never in the game.

Acalanes (23-4), the No. 1 seed jumped out to a 12-2 first-quarter lead and held a 33-14 edge at halftime.

Acalanes went to the free-throw line 27 times, converting 20.

Donald Peoples led the Lobos with 18 points and Jacob Noisat contributed nine while grabbing seven rebounds. Peoples had four steals.

Acalanes moves on to Wednesday?s semifinal against No. 4 Terra Linda (22-8), which beat No. 5 El Cerrito Friday night, 65-41.

OTHER GAMES

No. 4 Terra Linda 65, No. 5 El Cerrito 41

No. 3 Campolindo 65, No. 11 Albany 58

NCS GIRLS? BASKETBALL

DIVISION II

Petaluma 55, Maria Carrillo 54 (OT)

At Petaluma, the No. 6 Trojans (25-4) held on to nip the No. 3 Pumas (24-5) and set up a Wednesday semifinal matchup at Montgomery.

The gym was full of heroes on both sides as the teams battled to a tie in regulation then swapped the lead in overtime.

Kelly Verke hit a key 3-pointer for the Trojans and Amanda Johnson countered with a 3-pointer for the Pumas.

Petaluma?s Jenny Sturla made a free throw to put the Trojans ahead, 55-54, and then Maria Carrillo missed a pair of free tosses.

Kaitlyn Derby hit a key 3-pointer in regulation to pull Petaluma into a tie.

?We were up by five (in OT) then down by two,? said Petaluma coach Doug Johnson. ?It was quite a finish.?

Montgomery easily defeated Petaluma earlier in the season.

OTHER GAMES

No. 1 Pinole Valley 58, No. 8 Alameda 41

No. 5 Carondelet 52, No. 4 Northgate 44

DIVISION III

OTHER GAMES

No. 4 Bishop O?Dowd 63, No. 5 Alhambra 53

No. 2 Dublin 47, No. 7 Drake 40

No. 3 Hercules 41, No. 6 Acalanes 39

No. 1 Miramonte 70, No. 6 Novato 25

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