Another overtime for Bullard boys basketball. Were the Knights victorious this time?
It was another heartbreak for the Bullard High boys basketball team.
Again in overtime.
Jalen White had an open look as his shot bounced off the rim as time expired as the seventh-seeded Knights lost 65-64 to No. 10 Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory-San Francisco in the first round of the CIF Northern California Regionals Division I playoffs Tuesday night.
The Knights played their second straight overtime in a span of three days.
On Saturday, the Knights and Clovis West needed two overtimes as the Golden Eagles held off Bullard 89-81 for the Central Section Division I championship – highlighted by Dante Chachere’s coast-to-coast, buzzer-beating layup that forced a second overtime.
Clovis West, meanwhile, took care of business in its state D-I playoff opener and defeated No. 14 Menlo-Atherton. 69-53 behind Alex Villi’s game-high 23-points. Villi was coming off a 42-point performance in the section final.
The Golden Eagles will next host Moreau Catholic-Hayward at 7 p.m. Thursday.
In addition, No. 13 San Joaquin Memorial went on the road and upset No. 4 Dublin 94-80 in the Panthers’ D-I matchup. Jalen Green led the way for SJM, finishing with game-high honors 39 points. Braxton Meah added 22 points for the Panthers.
The Panthers will face No. 12 Bishop O’Dowd in Oakland at 7 p.m. Thursday. It is a rematch from an early season game, won by the Dragons, 76-73.
Nine other central San Joaquin Valley basketball teams won first-round games Tuesday. In boys action, Immanuel, Central Valley Christian, Dinuba and Kerman advanced. In girls, Clovis, Central, Memorial, Sierra Pacific and Caruthers are playing again Thursday.
Also, the Sierra girls beat Tulare Union in a special play-in game, sending Sierra to a first-round game Wednesday at Locke-Los Angeles.
Two central San Joaquin Valley soccer teams advanced Tuesday: The Central boys and the Madera South boys are both on the road for semifinals Thursday.
Anthony Galaviz: 559-441-6042, agalaviz_TheBee
This story was originally published February 26, 2019 at 11:04 PM.
