BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP 2-18-09

APPLE VALLEY • Kevin Flagg sank a free throw with no time left on the clock to give Granite Hills a 70-69 victory over Ramona in the first round of the CIF-SS Div. III-AA playoffs on Wednesday.

The Cougars (13-14) held the Rams without a field goal in the second quarter on the way to building a big lead. Granite Hills led by as many as 14 points in the third quarter before Ramona started to rally.

With the game tied at 69, Flagg was fouled as time expired. After missing the first free throw, he made the second to win the game.

Flagg fininshed with a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Yoni Aynalem also had 22 points, including six 3-pointers.

The Cougars play either Hart or South Torrance in the second round.

RAMONA (69)
Fisk 20, Reyes 20, Sirles 13, Ilizialturri 9, Franklin 5, Wells 2.
GRANITE HILLS (70)
K. Flagg 22, Aynalem 22, D. Flagg 8, Haralson 7, Campbell 6, Q. Johnson 5.

Ramona    22    6    21    20    —    69
Granite Hills    16    24    17    13    —    70

3-point field goals — Ramona 3 (Sirles 2, Ilizialturri); Granite Hills 9 (Anaylem 6, Q. Johnson, D. Flagg, Haralson).

APPLE VALLEY 90, CERRITO 76: At Apple Valley, the Sun Devils took advantage of their trips to the free-throw line and used some hot ouside shooting to win a first-round game in the CIF-SS Div. III-A playoffs.

Apple Valley (19-7) made 10 of 18 3-point attempts and 34 of 44 foul shots. They led by 10 at halftime and 18 after three quarters, and rolled to an easy victory.

Absalom Smith scored a team-high 28 points for the Sun Devils. He shot 4-for-6 from 3-point range and made 12 of 14 free throws. Keauyon Fields had a double-double with 21 points, including 13 of 14 shooting on foul shots, and 13 rebounds. Kimani Lane added 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

Apple Valley plays either Segerstrom or Charter Oak in the second round.

CERRITO (76)
Vitug 37, Quaj 12, Moore 9, Rouzol 7, Moon 4, En 2, Jones 2.
APPLE VALLEY (90)
Smith 28, Fields 21, Lane 18, Mosley 11, Longoria 5, Trejo 4, Landini 2, Reynolds 1.

Cerritos    13    14    18    31    —    76
Apple Valley    17    20    26    27    —    90

3-point field goals — Cerritos 7 (Vitug 4, Quaj 2, Moore); Apple Valley 10 (Smith 4, Lane 3, Mosley 2, Longoria).

WEST RANCH 73, SERRANO 46: At Phelan, the Diamondbacks (15-12) finished the season with a loss in the first round of the Division II-AA playoffs.

“(West Ranch was) just too deep,” Serrano coach Mike Browning said. “But the kids kept playing hard.”

Timmell Thomas led the D’backs with 21 points, and Graden Shortlidge scored 13.

Serrano got off to a fast start in league play but struggled over the final three weeks after losing three players for disciplinary reasons, including leading scorer and rebounder Jamaal Franklin.

WEST RANCH (73)
Franklin 12, Bradley 12, Sutton 10, Tate 8, Peterson 7, Singh 7, Lucas 7, Yumul 5, Schiantrelli 3, Castro 2.
SERRANO (46)
Thomas 21, Shotrlidge 13, Zamora 6, Beed 4, Jones 2.

West Ranch    23    15    14    21    —    73
Serrano    12    10    5    19    —    46

3-point field goals — West Ranch 10 (Sutton 2, Franklin 2, Tate 2, Schiantrelli, Singh, Yumul, Lucas); Serrano 6 (Shortlidge 3, Zamora 2, Thomas).

ST. ANTHONY 64, ACADEMY FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 53: At Long Beach, Marty Scarberry’s 25 points weren’t enough in a Division V-AA playoff loss.

The Knights (17-7) finished third in the Agape League.

“Considering AAE didn’t win a game two years ago, (the season) was amazing,” Knights coach Scott Kamerick said.

AAE (53)
Scarberry 25, Bains 9, Gruver 7, White 6, Stewart 4, Amling 2.
ST. ANTHONY (64)
Jackson 24, Ogoke 13, Ong 9, Chapple 9, Cortez 4, Guadamuz 2, Brown 2, Roy 1.

AAE    7    8    17    21    —    53   
St. Ant.    14    19    15    16    —    64

3-point field goals — AAE 3 (Scarberry); St. Anthony 3 (Jackson 2, Chapple).