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Four county squads move into semifinals | CCS basketball roundup
The No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team wasn’t at its best, and still it rolled to a 63-36 win over No. 7 Stevenson of Pebble Beach in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.
St. Francis’ boys, girls move into quarters, joined by Aptos girls | CCS basketball roundup
Robert Gomez Jr. had a hot hand again, but he wasn’t the only one as the No. 8 seed St. Francis High boys basketball beat unseeded North Valley Baptist 79-52 in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs in Watsonville on Saturday.
Cabrillo basketball wins 2025 Andrel Gaines Memorial Classic title in Gilroy | Local Roundup
Freshman guard Damani Wilkerson scored 21 points to help the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Feather Rover 86-75 in the fourth annual Andrel Gaines Memorial Classic championship at Gavilan College on Saturday.
Scotts Valley girls basketball wins The King’s Academy Tournament title | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team crushed Gunn 52-21 in the championship game at The King’s Academy Tournament in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Soquel, Scotts Valley, and St. Francis’ boys teams advance to quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup
Sophomore Chase Petersen and senior Nolen Westfall each scored 10 points, and the No. 7 seed Soquel High boys basketball team beat No. 10 Terra Nova 53-46 in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs in Soquel on Saturday night.
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High School basketball: Carmel, Palma boys earn No. 2 seeds in respective divisions in CCS playoffs
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.
Six county teams make CCS girls basketball playoffs
Six high school girls basketball teams from Santa Cruz County qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
Max Aceves scores 21, as Watsonville blows past Stevenson on basketball court | Local Roundup
Max Aceves scored a team-high 21 points, and the Watsonville High boys basketball team beat visiting Stevenson 73-42 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game on Thursday.
Clippers beat down host Warriors in G League series opener | Local Roundup
Two-way center Quinten Post scored a game-high 22 points, and had seven rebounds and two assists, but Santa Cruz lost its series opener against San Diego, 123-89, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Aptos girls fall to Mills, take fourth in its tournament | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls basketball team struggled to answer Mills’ runs in the second half and suffered a 47-36 loss in the third-place game at the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday.
Aptos wins by two touchdowns — on the soccer pitch | Local Roundup
Eddie Alvarez scored four goals in the first 16 minutes and he also recorded an assist, as the Aptos High boys soccer team routed visiting Anzar 14-0 in nonleague action on Thursday night.
Lester Quinones scores 37 in Santa Cruz’s G League win over South Bay | Local Roundup
Two-way guard Lester Quinones scored a season-high 37 points, and Santa Cruz beat South Bay, 130-126, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz seeded No. 1 in D-III; Five county teams make CCS playoffs | Boys basketball
The Aptos High and Santa Cruz boys basketball teams, co-champions of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, could square off in the Central Coast Section semifinals, if they win their playoff openers. The rivals split their regular-season meetings.
Santa Cruz edges Cupertino, advances to final of Saint Francis’ tournament | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team edged Cupertino 37-35 in the semifinals of the Joe Schram Holiday Basketball Classic at Saint Francis High in Mountain View on Wednesday.
Basketball tournaments at Alvarez canceled for COVID-19 protocols | Local Roundup
All seven games Friday and the remaining events at the Eagles Classic boys and girls basketball tournament at Alvarez High were canceled after multiple players tested positive for COVID-19.