OC girls and boys basketball scores, highlights for CIF So Cal regional second round

Girls

DIVISION I

La Jolla Country Day 42, Orangewood Academy 39

DIVISION II

Harvard Westlake 70, JSerra 42

Santa Margarita 46, Hamilton 44

DIVISION III

Cathedral Catholic 61, Canyon 54

DIVISION V

Savanna 50, Banning 30

Note: Open division is Saturday, March 2. No. 4 Mater Dei at No. 1 Etiwanda.

Boys

DIVISION 1

Mater Dei 86, Centennial 64: No. 3 Mater Dei (28-5) was firing on all cylinders at home and defeated Centennial (21-14), 86-64 in the second round of the CIF So Cal Regional Division I playoffs.

Mater Dei hosts No. 7 Notre Dame Sherman Oaks (31-3) in the regional semifinal Saturday at 7 p.m. The regional final is Tuesday night.

The Monarchs trailed briefly in the first quarter, but led 19-10 after the opening stanza and 36-24 at half. Mater Dei widened the lead to 65-40 at the end of the third quarter,

Junior guard Owen Verna led the way with 28 points including seven three-pointers. Junior guard-forward Brandon Benjamin added 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

Sophomore guard Luke Barnett wasn’t far behind with 15 points, three three-pointers, six rebounds and six assists. Junior forward Blake Davidson contributed 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists. The Monarchs passed the ball well with 26 assists on 33 buckets with senior point guard Brady Karich leading the way with 11 assists.

Centennial was led by sophomore guard Isaiah Rogers with 19 points and three three-pointers. Former Sage Hill star and University of Arizona commit Carter Bryant added 11 points and five rebounds.

—Courtesy Daryl Bogard, For OC Sports Zone

DIVISION II

King Drew 62, La Habra 55 CLICK HERE FOR COVERAGE

DIVISION III

Bosco Tech 53, Woodbridge 48: Woodbridge (22-11) tried to battle back from a 14-point deficit going into the fourth quarter but came up short in the road game Thursday night. Woodbridge cut the lead to 52-48 with 28 seconds left but Bosco Tech held on. JC Schindler scored 17 points, Jason Briggs 12 points, Stephen Lamp 10 points and Jaiden Sabino seven points to lead Woodbridge.

“I’m so proud of this team,” Woodbridge Coach Steve Scoggin said via text message. “The heart and grit they showed this game and all year is what a warrior is all about. You have to give credit to Don Bosco. They are tough and have some really good players that came up big when it counted tonight. They just made a couple more plays that we did.

“The journey our team went on this year was a special one. Through ups and downs, our kids stuck together as a team. I’m so blessed to be a part of their journey and see these young men grow up in front of my eyes.”

Woodbridge opened the regional Tuesday with a victory at home. It was the first victory for the program in the state tournament since the Warriors defeated Bakersfield South at home in 1997, according to former coach John Halagan.

DIVISION IV

Chatsworth 83, Estancia 54