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Palo Alto capped a nearly perfect first quarter at Division 1 top seed Dublin with a majestic 50-foot swish at the buzzer by 5-foot-9 junior Will Schmutz over the outstretched arm of 6-7 Jack Nielsen.
The Vikings maintained a double-digit lead most of the way, then held on for dear life.
The Gaels scored 29 in a frantic fourth quarter, mostly without their top player, Tim Falls, who fouled out with 6:13 left.
Steven Houston’s three-pointer cut it to 82-80 with two seconds left, but Tention split two free throws and a fullcourt heave by Houston at the buzzer was well short.
In D3, Brandon Beckman made eight three-pointers en route to a season-high 26 points and Matt Redmond added 18 as top seed St. Ignatius (23-6) breezed past Placer (26-5).
The Wildcats will host Mission at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in semifinal play.
In D4, the host Bruins never trailed as they rolled into the NorCal semifinals.
St. Pat’s (25-7) will play Lick-Wilmerding, which on March 1 overcame a 22-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Bruins in the North Coast Section semis.
Marquel Johnson scored 17 of his game-high 23 in the second quarter for St. Pat’s, Romeo Mays added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Tavian Henderson 16 points and 12 rebounds.
In D4, the Tigers (26-8) had three players score in double figures as they cruised to a convincing quarterfinal win over the Warriors (22-11).
In D2, Claire Steele had 25 points, seven steals, six rebounds and six assists as the host Matadors (29-3), the second seed, advanced to semifinal play.
Elle Louie added 17 points, 12 rebounds and four assists for Miramonte, while Ikeysha Smith was one of three players for seventh seed Elk Grove (25-7) with nine points.
The top seeded Wildcats (20-9) will host fourth-seed St. Mary’s-Berkeley (21-10), a 74-52 winner over Moreau, Tuesday at 6 p.m.
MaxPreps senior writer Mitch Stephens covers high school sports for The Chronicle.
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The Vikings maintained a double-digit lead most of the way, then held on for dear life.
The Gaels scored 29 in a frantic fourth quarter, mostly without their top player, Tim Falls, who fouled out with 6:13 left.
Steven Houston’s three-pointer cut it to 82-80 with two seconds left, but Tention split two free throws and a fullcourt heave by Houston at the buzzer was well short.
In D3, Brandon Beckman made eight three-pointers en route to a season-high 26 points and Matt Redmond added 18 as top seed St. Ignatius (23-6) breezed past Placer (26-5).
The Wildcats will host Mission at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in semifinal play.
In D4, the host Bruins never trailed as they rolled into the NorCal semifinals.
St. Pat’s (25-7) will play Lick-Wilmerding, which on March 1 overcame a 22-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Bruins in the North Coast Section semis.
Marquel Johnson scored 17 of his game-high 23 in the second quarter for St. Pat’s, Romeo Mays added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Tavian Henderson 16 points and 12 rebounds.
In D4, the Tigers (26-8) had three players score in double figures as they cruised to a convincing quarterfinal win over the Warriors (22-11).
In D2, Claire Steele had 25 points, seven steals, six rebounds and six assists as the host Matadors (29-3), the second seed, advanced to semifinal play.
Elle Louie added 17 points, 12 rebounds and four assists for Miramonte, while Ikeysha Smith was one of three players for seventh seed Elk Grove (25-7) with nine points.
The top seeded Wildcats (20-9) will host fourth-seed St. Mary’s-Berkeley (21-10), a 74-52 winner over Moreau, Tuesday at 6 p.m.
MaxPreps senior writer Mitch Stephens covers high school sports for The Chronicle.
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