Pinewood 71 Sacred Heart 50. Rumors of Pinewood’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The Panthers finish undefeated in pool play, and move on to the finals to take on Mitty for the umpteenth consecutive year.
Mitty 85 Los Gatos 27. Mitty won its three pool games by an average of 58 points. Haley Hernandez played ferocious defense, McKenna Woliczko ran the floor like a gazelle, and Morgan Cheli displayed her usual brilliance helping the Monarchs to a 60-12 halftime lead. Only Coach Phillips’ mercy and a running clock kept Mitty under 100. Doc may have to summon Pinewood’s ancestors to keep things close in the finals.
Palo Alto 47 St. Ignatius 33. To those who say publics don’t belong in CCS Open, I give you the Vikings who knocked off not one, but two WCAL teams to finish second in their pool.
Crystal Springs 52 Branham 37. Terrific showing for the Gryphons in their maiden open voyage. The WBAL Co-Champs with Pinewood were seeded #8, but notched convincing road wins against Los Gatos (#4) and Branham (#5). These guys deserve a home game in Norcals.
Finally, Dear NFHS – If you are going to demand exclusive streaming rights to CCS games, maybe make sure the video feeds are working properly. As far as I can tell, not one of tonight’s Open games was available. Grandparents all over the country are up in arms.
