Monique Ayala scored all nine of her points in the second half, but the No. 12 seed Pajaro Valley High girls basketball team suffered a 39-24 loss to unseeded King City in the teams’ Central Coast Section Division III play-in game Friday in Watsonville.
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team — the repeat champion in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League — was placed in Division IV for the Central Coast Section playoffs and given the No. 2 seed behind Notre Dame of Belmont.
Defending CCS Division IV boys’ basketball champion Carmel seeded No. 2 in section playoffs. Reigning State Division IV champion Monterey seeded No. 3 in the CCS Division III bracket. Palma awarded the No. 2 seed in Division V.
Forward Kevin Knox II scored a team-high 18 points, and the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the visiting South Bay Lakers 89-76 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.