Six local teams advance in regionals
Six basketball teams from the South Bay area survived the first round of the CIF Southern California regional playoffs.
Bishop Montgomery's girls team had a first-round bye and will join the six in action in today's second round.
Here is a recap of Tuesday's action and a look at today's games:
Girls
PALOS VERDES 61, PALISADES 58 >> The Sea Kings, who won the CIF Southern Section Division 4A championship, knocked off the third-seeded Dolphins in Division III.
Maddie Farnsworth scored 24 points and Quinn Tamashiro scored 22 points. Farnsworth also had eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Palos Verdes (25-7) will be at No. 9 Rancho Bernardo for today's game. Rancho Bernardo defeated Torrance 48-46 Tuesday.
BANNING 37, ST. PIUS X-ST. MATTHIAS 31 >> Melony Bernabe had 15 points for the Pilots (17-10) in the Division V win.
Banning, the seventh seed, will be on the road against No. 2 Savanna today.
Also in Division V, La Mirada defeated Gardena 55-35.
In Division I, top-seeded Bishop Montgomery will host Corona Santiago today. Santiago defeated Westchester 62-54 in the first round.
Boys
SAN PEDRO 77, RIVERSIDE NOTRE DAME 60 >> The top-seeded Pirates
(22-11) won their Division V playoffs opener.
Noah Simpson scored 18 points, had 12 rebounds and seven assists. AJ Bobich had 14 points and hit four 3-pointers. Nate Cigar, Elias Mitchell and Ricky Alonso scored 10 points apiece. Chim Emegwa contributed nine points.
San Pedro will host No. 8 Firebaugh today.
Also in Division V, Buckley defeated Carson 77-60.
WESTCHESTER 68, CASTAIC 56 >> Khaeden Grady-Asher had 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead the fifth-seeded Comets (20-8) to a win in Division IV.
Westchester will host No. 13 Washington Prep in the second round today. Washington defeated Westchester 56-45 when the teams met Jan. 3.
Also in Division IV, El Segundo lost to Cleveland 74-50.
REDONDO 84, SAN DIEGO MONTGOMERY 69 >> The 13th-seeded Sea Hawks (25-5) received balanced scoring in their Division I win.
SJ Madison scored 25 points, Devin Ringer added 19 points and Hudson Mayes contributed 18.
Redondo will be at No. 12 Damien today.
ROLLING HILLS PREP 41, JSERRA 39 >> The 15th-seeded Huskies (276) knocked off the second-seeded Lions in Division I.
Mateo Trujillo scored 12 points and Nick Welch Jr. scored 11 for RHP, which will be at No. 7 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame today.
In Division III, Thousand Oaks defeated Serra 73-53.
The regional semifinals are Saturday and the finals are Tuesday.