Edison rolls in the Division II boys final 76-52.
EDISON is the Division II boys champion.
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With 50 seconds left, it's Edison 74, Centennial 52.
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It's officially garbage time: Edison leads 70-45 with 4:04 left in the game and the Tigers have started to empty the bench.
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Stats through 3 quarters: ChaRunn Jones 17 points, Josh Maroney 14 points and 9 rebounds, Gregory Smith 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.
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Smith is starting to turn it on, dominating at both ends of the court. Edison leads 62-35 with 23.3 seconds left in the third quarter.
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A follow slam by Gregory Smith ignited the crowd and put Edison up 57-31. Centennial answered with a layin.
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An alley-oop slam from Phillip Ward and a 3-pointer by Josh Maroney gave Edison a 50-29 lead with 4:55 left in the third quarter.
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Halftime stats for Edison: ChaRunn Jones 14 points and 4 rebounds, Gregory Smith 7 points and 2 rebounds, Josh Maroney 6 points and 6 rebounds, Phillip Ward 4 points and 5 rebounds.
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Centennial failed to get off a shot before the end of the half and Edison takes a 34-23 lead into halftime.
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ChaRunn Jones followed with a 3-pointer from the corner and, after a Centennial basket, Phillip Ward followed with a 3-point play off a foul. That made the score 34-23 with 31 seconds left in the half.
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Tim McDonald connected with Gregory Smith on an alley-oop slam to give Edison a 28-21 lead.
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With 2:32 left in the first half, Centennial has cut Edison's lead to 25-20.
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Josh Maroney's 3-pointer gives Edison a 25-14 lead with 4:20 left in the first half.
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First-quarter stats for the boys game: ChaRunn Jones leads Edison with 8 points, while Josh Maroney had 5 rebounds.
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Division II girls championship box score
Centennial 47, Edison 45
Edison (18-9) 15 10 9 11 — 45
Centennial (24-6) 7 12 17 11 — 47
Edison: Brionna Warren 10, Amber Ricks 9, Kortani Brown 9, Linda Murray-Carraway 6, Kalasia Green 6, Shayla Thomas 4, Tashae Tanksley 1.
Centennial: Nicole Villalobos 20, Danielle Garcia 12, Kaileigh Christensen 7, Tayler
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Edison failed to get a shot off as the first-quarter buzzer sounded but the Tigers take a 17-11 lead into the second quarter.
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Edison held Centennial scoreless until the 4:30 mark and leads 9-2.
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The Division II boys championship game is under way with Edison leading Centennial 3-0.
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After an Amber Ricks basket, Centennial's Kaileigh Christensen hit 1 of 2 free throws to make it 47-45 and Edison's desperation shot at the end missed.
DIVISION II girls champion is Centennial.
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Nicole Villalobos hit 2 free throws with 38.9 seconds left to give Centennial a 46-43 lead.
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With less than 3 minutes left in the game, the score is tied at 42-42.
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Stats after three quarters: Brionna Warren leads Edison with 9 points and 4 assists, and Kortani Brown leads with 6 rebounds.
With 6:35 left in the game, the score is tied 37-37.
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Danielle Garcia's 5-point run helped Centennial take a 36-34 lead entering the fourth quarter.
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With less than 3 minutes left in the third quarter, Edison holds a slim 33-31 lead.
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Centennial goes on a little run to end the second quarter and the halftime score is Edison 25, Centennial 19.
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With 3:21 left in the first half, Edison has a 22-13 lead.
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Edison got 6 points from Kalasia Green and 5 from Brionna Warren in the first quarter.
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After the first quarter, Edison leads 15-7.
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With 3:29 left in the first quarter, the Edison girls lead Centennial 10-3 in the Division II championship game.
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Division V boys final
Immanuel 66, Bakersfield Christian 61
Immanuel (23-5) 15 18 15 18 -- 66
Bakersfield Christian (20-7) 18 12 21 10 -- 61
Immanuel: Stephen Rotella 12, Micah Hiett 4, Cody Medeiros 21, Nick Rosa 14, Marcus Hollers 10, Jordan Rodgers-Green 2, Kenny Van Groningen 2, Tyler Reis 1. FG: 23-29. 3-point: 3-9. FT: 17-25.
Bakersfield Christian: Jake Peterson 5, Aryton Oliver 4, Morgan Howes 8, Marcus Hall 21, Colby Herron 17, Christian Taylor 4, Darion Nunn 0, Gabriel Colbert 0, Craig Kennemer 2. FG: 25-64. 3-point: 3-15. FT: 8-12.
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Medeiros misses both free throws, but Micah Hiett keeps the ball alive and Stephen Rotella rebounds, and is fouled with 8.5 left. He hits 1 of 2 free throws and BC can get off only a desperation shot at the end that misses.
IMMANUEL is the DV boys champion after a 66-61 victory.
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Micah Hiett rebounds a stray BC shot and Cody Medeiros is at the line with 11.7 left.
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Rosa misses both free throws and Hall drives to score for BC to cut the lead to 63-61 with 33.3 left. Then, Marcus Hollers hits 2 free throws to extend the lead to 65-61 with 32.2 left. BC timeout.
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Rotella again: A steal to set up Micah Hiett's layup and a basket on the other end to make it Immanuel 63-59 with 54.5 seconds left in the game. Nick Rosa is at the line shooting two following a timeout.
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Stephen Rotella has sparked an Immanuel run to tie the score at 57-57 with 3:36 left in the game. He hit a 10-footer from the baseline, then put back a rebound and was fouled and hit the free throw. Then, on the other end, he blocked a Marcus Hall shot.
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The Springs For Knees Award goes to Immanuel's Micah Hiett, a 6-6 senior who could probably touch the Selland Arena ceiling on a good day.
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BC's Marcus Hall was fouled shooting a desperation 3-pointer from the corner and made 2 of 3 free throws with 0.07 seconds left to give BC a 51-48 lead after three quarters.
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Halftime stats: Immanuel's leading scorers are Nick Rosa with 9 and Cody Medeiros with 8. Bakersfield Christian got 12 from Colby Herron.
With 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Immanuel and BC are tied 44-44.
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At the end of the first half, Immanuel leads 33-30.
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Cody Medeiros' hanging layin with 2:01 left in the half gives Immanuel its biggest lead, 33-28, and forces a Bakersfield Christian timeout.
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Immanuel leads this fast-paced game 31-28 with 2:30 left in the first half.
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After nailing a pair of free throws to tie the game, Rosa then hit a 3-pointer to give Immanuel its first lead of the game at 23-20.
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Tournament's best hair: Immanuel's 5-9 junior guard Nick R. Rosa, who looks a little bit like a miniature Robin Lopez with his floppy, long, curly 'do.
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In a Division V final that is featuring a lot of athletic big men, Bakersfield Christian leads 18-15 after the first quarter.
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Coming up at 4 p.m.: The Division V boys championship game -- No. 1 Bakersfield Christian vs. No. 2 Immanuel.
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Division V girls final
Fresno Christian (27-6) 9 15 11 8 -- 43
Mission Prep (24-4) 12 11 14 10 -- 47
Fresno Christian: Melanie Nachtigall 3, Paige Maltos 10, Emily Krieghoff 4, Larissa Hensley 10, Candace Gandolfo 12, Katelyn White 0, Tatiana Fontes 4, Ashlyn White 0. FG: 17-54. 3-point: 3-15. FT: 6-25.
Mission Prep: Madison O'Connor 2, Erica Vesnaver 17, Jenna Caruso 7, Natalie Fernandez 6, Leigh Yetter 6, Rachel Woolslayer 3, Margaret Cowitz 0, Ally Kersthold 2, Paige Czarnecki 4. FG: 19-61. 3-point: 5-18. FT: 4-11.
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Paige Czarnecki is intentionally fouled and hits 2 pressure free throws to clinch it for Mission Prep 47-43.
MISSION PREP is the Central Section Division V girls champion.
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Paige Maltos puts back another rebound and the Eagles are within 45-43 with 20.1 left.
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It was Hensley's free throw that sparked a 6-point run. She followed with a 3-pointer and a putback, and led a pressing defense that has Fresno Christian within 45-41 with 55.7 seconds left in the game.
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Larissa Hensley's free throw with 2:17 left in the game was the first Fresno Christian point of the fourth quarter.
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A senior- and junior-laden Mission Prep team is pulling away from the younger Eagles (only two seniors on the roster). The Royals are moving the ball around for good shots while the Eagles are missing free throws. Mission Prep 45, Fresno Christian 35 with 3:30 left in the game.
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In the play of the game so far, Mission Prep's Leigh Yetter took a pass in the block with 6-3 Paige Maltos guarding from behind. Yetter, who gives up about 6 inches to Maltos, quickly spun to her left and flipped in a layin and drawing the foul to give Misson Prep a 41-35 lead.
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The third quarter ends Mission Prep 37, Fresno Christian 35. Candace Gandolfo hit two free throws with less than 10 seconds left and Mission Prep couldn't convert a couple of shots at the end.
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Rachel Woolslayer's cold-blooded 3-pointer off a time out extended Mission Prep's lead to 35-29 with 1:32 left in the third quarter.
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The back-and-forth game has swung back Mission Prep's way behind a more aggressive defense. The Royals lead 32-29 with 2 minutes left in the third quarter.
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Candace Gandolfo's 7 points and sophomore Paige Maltos' 6 points led the Eagles in the first half.
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Junior guard Candace Gandolfo hit a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded to put Fresno Christian ahead for the first time since early in the first quarter. The halftime score is Fresno Christian 24, Mission Prep 23.
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Mission Prep is on a 9-2 run ignited by attacking the lane and hitting off-balance layups. The Royals lead 21-11.
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This is a rematch of last year's DV championship game; Mission Prep won that one 55-45.
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End of the first quarter: Mission Prep 12, Fresno Christian 9.
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With 2:10 left in the first quarter, Mission Prep leads 10-9 in front of a hundred or so fans.
Game 2 at noon today features the Division V boys final between No. 2 Immanuel and No. 1 Bakersfield Christian.
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The DV girls matchup might come down to a battle of No. 11 for each team -- Larissa Hensley for Fresno Christian and Leigh Yetter for Mission Prep. Both are their team's leading scorer and they're guarding each other.
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The Central Section boys and girls basketball tournament is about to get under way with the Division V girls championship game between No. 2-seed Fresno Christian and No. 1-seed Mission Prep.
Stay tuned for in-game blogs of each of the four championship games today and all six Saturday.
Can we get some info on whos scoring?? Or at least a roster check once in awhile...Thanks