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Prep regional basketball, soccer scores, schedules. Six Fresno-area teams pull upsets

Buchanan’s Logan Nidy, right, clears the ball away from Whitney’s Valerie Gomez during their CIF Northern California soccer regional Division I quarterfinal at Buchanan High on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Buchanan’s Logan Nidy, right, clears the ball away from Whitney’s Valerie Gomez during their CIF Northern California soccer regional Division I quarterfinal at Buchanan High on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. ckohlruss@fresnobee.com

Logan Nidy pulled through for the No. 3 seed Buchanan High girls soccer team in the CIF Northern California regional playoffs.

Nidy finished with two goals, including the game-winner in the second half for a 2-1 victory over No. 6 Whitney-Rocklin in a CIF Northern California Division I regional quarterfinal match on Tuesday.

Six Fresno-area basketball teams pulled off major upsets in Tuesday first-round games.

The No. 13 Clovis North boys went to Orinda and defeated No. 4 Miramonte 70-68 in Division I. In Division II, No. 11 Central defeated No. 6 Salesian 61-59. In Division III, No. 11 Bullard beat No. 6 Central Catholic-Modesto 69-43.

On the girls side, No. 13 Buchanan defeated No. 4 West County 58-46 and No. 12 Central came away with a 70-53 victory over No. 5 East Union in NorCal Division III to set up a Fresno-area showdown in a Thursday quarterfinal, Buchanan at Central. In SoCal Division III, No. 13 Sierra Pacific defeated No. 4 Palisades 62-61.

Boys soccer

Division I: NorCal, No. 4 Reedley 2, No. 5 Branham 0; No. 3 De La Salle 4, No. 6 Sanger 3 (OT)

D-II: SoCal, No. 6 Pacifica 4, No. 3 Redwood 3.

D-IV: NorCal, No. 7 University 1, No. 2 Fowler 0. SoCal, No. 5 Wiseburn-Da Vinci 4, No. 4 Granite Hills 2.

Thursday

Division I: NorCal, No. 4 Reedley at No. 1 Whitney, 5 p.m.

Girls soccer

Division I: NorCal, No. 3 Buchanan 2, No. 6 Whitney 1; No. 4 Mountain View 3, No. 5 Clovis North 1

D-II: NorCal, No. 1 Granite Bay 4, No. 8 Sanger 1

D-IV: NorCal, No. 4 Kerman 2, No. 5 Salinas 0

D-V: NorCal, No. 5 Kimball 1, No. 4 Fresno Christian 0.

Thursday

Division I: NorCal, No. 7 Saint Francis at No. 3 Buchanan, 3 p.m.

D-IV: No. 4 Kerman at No. 1 Christopher, 5 p.m.

Boys basketball

Division I: NorCal, No. 8 Oakland Tech 72, No. 9 San Joaquin Memorial 65; No. 13 Clovis North 70, No. 4 Miramonte 68 (OT).

D-II: NorCal, No. 1 Elk Grove 57, No. 16 Clovis East 50; No. 11 Central 61, No. 6 Salesian 59. SoCal, No. 13 Rancho Cucamonga 61, No. 4 Mt. Whitney 57.

D-III: NorCal, No. 11 Bullard 69, No. 6 Central Catholic 43.

D-V: SoCal, No. 4 Villanova Prep 62, No. 13 Central Valley Christian 47

Thursday

Games at 6 p.m.

Division I: NorCal, No. 13 Clovis North at No. 5 Folsom

D-II: NorCal, No. 11 Central at No. 3 St. Patrick-St. Vincent

D-III: NorCal, No. 11 Bullard at No. 3 Whitney

Girls basketball

Division II: NorCal, No. 5 San Joaquin Memorial 56, No. 12 Del Oro 46; No. 6 Caruthers 62, No. 11 Vista Del Lago 47.

D-III: NorCal, No. 7 Priory 66, No. 10 Clovis 62; No. 12 Central 70, No. 5 East Union 53; No. 13 Buchanan 58, No. 4 West County 46. SoCal, No. 3 Porterville 52, No. 14 Hamilton 41; No. 13 Sierra Pacific 62, No. 4 Palisades 61.

D-IV: NorCal, No. 2 Calaveras 65, No. 15 Madera 17. SoCal, No. 8 Corcoran 61, No. 9 Temple City 48

D-V: NorCal, No. 3 Mt. Diablo 56, No. 14 Immanuel 29.

Thursday

Games at 6 p.m.

Division II: NorCal, No. 5 San Joaquin Memorial at No. 4 Los Gatos; No. 6 Caruthers at No. 3 Menlo School

D-III: NorCal, No. 13 Buchanan at No. 12 Central. SoCal, No. 6 Carlsbad at No. 3 Porterville; No. 13 Sierra Pacific at No. 5 Scripps Ranch

D-IV: SoCal, No. 8 Corcoran at No. 1 Yucca Valley

Whitney players congratulated teammate Angela Shannon after scoring against Buchanan during their CIF Northern California soccer regional Division I quarterfinal at Buchanan High on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Whitney players congratulated teammate Angela Shannon after scoring against Buchanan during their CIF Northern California soccer regional Division I quarterfinal at Buchanan High on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Buchanan’s Logan Nidy, center, is congratulated by teammates after scoring against Whitney on a penalty kick during their CIF Northern California soccer regional Division I quarterfinal at Buchanan High on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Buchanan’s Logan Nidy, center, is congratulated by teammates after scoring against Whitney on a penalty kick during their CIF Northern California soccer regional Division I quarterfinal at Buchanan High on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Buchanan’s Megan Clenney, right, tries to get in front of Whitney’s Catherine Nardella as she passes the ball during their CIF Northern California soccer regional Division I quarterfinal at Buchanan High on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Buchanan’s Megan Clenney, right, tries to get in front of Whitney’s Catherine Nardella as she passes the ball during their CIF Northern California soccer regional Division I quarterfinal at Buchanan High on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com

This story was originally published March 1, 2022 at 8:34 PM.

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