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CIF Open Division: Sierra Canyon erases huge deficit for victory; Redondo Union stuns St. John Bosco

Playoff scores from the CIF Southern Section's second round Friday night, including notable stats and notes from the top divisions.

Tarek Fattal

Sierra Canyon's Bryce Cofield looks to attack the hoop against Notre Dame at the Intuit Dome.
Sierra Canyon's Bryce Cofield looks to attack the hoop against Notre Dame at the Intuit Dome. / Heston Quan

CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA — It's hard enough to deal with the pressure of the playoffs. Each game matters. Each possession matters. And in the Open Division, each victory matters.

Sierra Canyon trailed by as many as 16 in the third quarter Friday night. Heritage Christian made eight 3-pointers in the first half, including two that banked in while Sierra Canyon coach Andre Chevalier through his hands in the air in disbelief.

The Trailblazers would end up applying their own pressure to Heritage Christian with a relentless press that forged a monster 25-3 run en route to an Open Division 65-54 victory to improve to 2-0 in pool-play (B).

Sierra Canyon's 2-0 record in pool play shines even brighter after Redondo Union knocked off St. John Bosco in Bellflower.

The Trailblazers were led by Maxi Adams 17 points and Bryce Cofield's 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Gavin Hightower added 13 points and an array of second-half steals.

Heritage Christian was led by Tae Simmons' 18 points, but the Warriors drop to 0-2 in pool play despite leading 45-29 early in the third quarter. The Warriors scored just 15 points in the second half and just six in the final frame.

Dillan Shaw, a Saint Mary's commit, was held to just seven points.

REDONDO UNION STUNS BOSCO

Just 48 hours after Redondo Union lost to Sierra Canyon in overtime on Wednesday night, the Sea Hawks bounce back with a stunning victory at St. John Bosco, 77-75.

Redondo Union moved to 1-1 in pool play thanks to Brayden Miner's 18 points (all threes). Elzie Harrington had 24 points for St. John Bosco (0-1).

OTHER OPEN DIVISION ACTION

JSerra 63, Santa Margarita 51: BJ Davis Ray had 21 points and nine rebounds. Brannon Martinsen added 19 points in the victory.

Notre Dame 71, La Mirada 65: Lino Mark led the Knights with 22 points, six rebounds and five assists. Tyran Stokes added 22 points.

BYES: Roosevelt and Harvard-Westlake

OPEN DIVISION STANDINGS

POOL A

POOL B

Notre Dame 2-0

Sierra Canyon 2-0

Harvard-Westlake 1-0

Roosevelt 1-0

JSerra 1-1

Redondo Union 1-1

Santa Margarita 0-1

St. John Bosco 0-1

La Mirada 0-2

Heritage Christian 0-2

Below are the bracket links for boys and girls basketball playoffs in chronological order. Each bracket will show the second-round matchups.

BOYS PLAYOFF BRACKETS

GIRLS PLAYOFF BRACKETS

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TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

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