Andrews powers Windward
Cool, calm and confident. That’s how you can describe sophomore guard Dylan Andrews, who buried a threepoint shot as the buzzer sounded Tuesday night to give Los Angeles Windward a 64-62 victory over Fairfax in an opening game of the Southern California Division I regional boys’ basketball playoffs at Windward.
“He’s got ice in his veins,” Windward coach Colin Pfaff said. “Fairfax played very well. They had great energy. It was a great high school game.”
Fairfax was coming off its worst performance of the season in losing to Westchester in the City Section Open Division final Saturday night, but the Lions were in position to win until Andrews came through with his three from the right side of the court as time ran out.
Devin Tillis scored 19 points for Windward. Keith Dinwiddie had 16 points for Fairfax. Windward will play at San Diego Torrey Pines in the second round Thursday. Torrey Pines received 38 points from Brandon Angel in an 8253 victory over West Hills Chaminade.
No. 15-seeded La Verne Damien stunned No. 2seeded Long Beach St. Anthony 74-63 behind Malik Thomas, who finished with 29 points. DJ Davis scored 30 as Riverside Poly rolled to an 8346 victory over San Diego St. Augustine.
Los Angeles Ribet eliminated City Section Open Division champion Westchester 70-46. Tre White scored 21 points for Ribet. Joseph Johnson led Westchester with 16. Ribet advances to play topseeded Bellflower St. John Bosco on Thursday night.
No. 14-seeded Altadena Renaissance knocked off San
Diego Open Division champion Cathedral Catholic 62-54. Renaissance was without standout Koat Keat, who had surgery for a torn meniscus. No. 3-seeded Cathedral played without 6-foot-7 Obinna Anyanwu, who was injured in an auto accident Saturday night. Evans Kipkemoi scored 20 points for Renaissance, and Andrii Basovets added 18.
In Division II, top-seeded La Cañada St. Francis defeated Carlsbad 82-63. Andre Henry scored 30. In Division III, Woodland Hills El Camino Real upset No. 1-seeded Indio Shadow Hills 102-96 in double overtime. Sophomore Ramel Lloyd had 32 points to help Woodland Hills Taft beat Alhambra Mark Keppel 80-60.
In Division I girls, No. 4seeded Studio City HarvardWestlake defeated North Torrance 66-54. Kiki Iriafen scored 20 points. The Wolverines will host Los Angeles Marlborough on Thursday.
Bryn Boznanski scored 16 points to help Fullerton Rosary defeat San Diego Westview 65-38.
Cathedral boys win on penalty kicks
The Southern California regional soccer playoffs began with drama in Division 1 boys. Los Angeles Cathedral and City Section champion Woodland Hills El Camino Real fought to a scoreless deadlock, requiring penalty kicks to decide the outcome. Cathedral got penalty kicks from Alex Mendez, Jesus Ramos and Alek Palomares to pull out the victory. Goalie Steven Ruiz made two saves.
Lex Leathem scored two goals in Anaheim Servite’s 3-0 victory over Cathedral Catholic. Servite will play Los Angeles Cathedral in a rematch of the Southern Section Division 1 semifinals.