CCS basketball playoffs: Westmont hands Santa Clara its only loss

Source: www.mercurynews.com --- Saturday, February 25, 2017
SAN MATEO — As one of the top seeds, the Westmont girls Basketball team had a bye into the quarterfinals. In other words, a lot of time to get ready for undefeated Santa Clara, a team seeded just below Westmont because it competes in a lower league. “I’ve seen a lot of their games,” Westmont coach Jeff Jones said. “We were really well prepared for this game.” Related Articles CCS Basketball playoffs: Pinewood rides big night from Hannah Jump CCS Basketball playoffs: Mitty’s big second half too much for Serra CCS Basketball playoffs: Bellarmine, St. Francis overcome slow starts CCS Basketball playoffs: Friday’s scoreboard, Saturday’s schedule Westmont built a 28-point mountain of an advantage early in the third quarter Saturday and then withstood wild comeback before pulling away for a 50-34 victory in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals at Aragon High. The fourth-seeded Warriors advance to play Tuesday at Aragon against No. 1 seed Presentation or Gilroy. Fifth-seeded Santa Clara, which beat Branham on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals, saw its perfect season end amid tears. The Bruins finished 25-1. “It didn’t seem like things were going right at all in the first half,” Santa Clara coach DeeDee Kiyota said. “I don’t know what happened to us. It felt like we weren’t ready, and it didn’t feel like we were in the flow. We couldn’t make a layup. I mean, wide open layups.” The extra days of preparation made a signifi ...

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