No. 1 seed Clovis West beat No. 4 Bakersfield 69-44 on Tuesday in a Division I semifinal to set up a "three-peat" matchup in Saturday's final between the Golden Eagles and No. 2 seed Stockdale. Stockdale beat Edison in the other Division I semifinal, 70-55.
Clovis West beat Stockdale in the past two Central Section championship games.
Clovis West coach Greg Campbell said foul trouble kept his team from getting into a flow early. But his team pounced in the third quarter, outscoring Bakersfield 21-6 en route to a 59-35 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Combo guard Bri Orlich led all scorers with 26 points.
No. 3 Edison 55, No. 2 Stockdale 70: Edison came into this semifinal game with a 21-game win streak, but an aggressive Stockdale team, which owned a 20-game win streak of its own, powered to an early lead that proved insurmountable.
Stockdale outscored Edison 27-11 in the first quarter, using stifling pressure defense. Stockdale's Jalei Kinder scored 16 in the opening quarter.
Division II
No. 2 Garces 69, No. 3 Sanger 45: Veronica Gines had 17 points, but the Apaches fell to Garces and Catlin Bernardin's 27.
Division III
No. 2 Porterville 57, No. 3 Hanford West 53: Kayla Hill had 20 points as the Panthers won. Rachel Fleming scored 12 of her 15 in the second half for Hanford West.
Division IV
No. 1 Corcoran 58, No. 4 Memorial 46: Tabby Torres totaled 17 points, seven assists and five steals to lead Corcoran to its 17th straight win. She hit 6 of 7 free throws in the fourth quarter. Toni Anaya had 14 for Memorial.
Kingsburg 57, Mission Prep 45: Shaylee Yano scored 19 points for the Vikings, which held Mission Prep to three points in the third quarter.
Division V
No. 1 Fresno Christian 63, No. 4 Central Valley Christian 52: The Eagles are going to their third straight Central Section championship game.
Junior forward Paige Armstrong-Maltos led all scorers with 19 points and senior point guard Larissa Hensley added 15 for the Eagles (21-5), section runners-up the past two seasons.
Anneka Verhoeven led the Cavaliers (15-15) with 15 points.
No. 2 Coast Union 58, No. 3 Immanuel 26: The Eagles' Stephanie Cervantes scored 12, but Coast Union held the Eagles to single-digit scoring in the final three quarters.
A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. We encourage a free and open exchange of ideas in a climate of mutual respect, but any post that violates someone's right to use and enjoy fresnobee.com is prohibited. Before you post, please read the terms of use and obey these simple guidelines.
Here are the ground rules:
Contents of this site are © Copyright The Fresno Bee. All rights reserved.
E-Mail
Print
Girls Basketball Scores
@Nyx.CommentBody@