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Preview of Northern California Open Division 1st-round games
Friday’s first-round games
No. 5 seed Salesian-Richmond (27-4) at No. 4 De La Salle-Concord (27-5), 7 p.m.: A rematch of last year’s first-round game at the same venue, won by De La Salle 51-45 in overtime.
Both teams are comfortable in slowdown mode.
St. Joseph was the favorite until its top player, Jade Smith, was ruled suspended for one more game after being ejected in a North Coast Section semifinal game.
Bellarmine will need to control tempo, but with experienced All-WCAL guards Angelo Athens and Jake Wojcik, it has the personnel.
St. Mary’s features one of the nation’s top juniors in 6-2 Aquira Decosta (18.4 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.6 steals per game).
Salesian’s 6-5 sophomore, Angel Jackson (11.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.8 blocks), must stay out of foul trouble.
No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland (26-4) at No. 3 Pinewood-Los Altos Hills (24-3), 7 p.m.: A rematch of a first-round game last year when host Pinewood prevailed 50-45.
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Friday’s first-round games
No. 5 seed Salesian-Richmond (27-4) at No. 4 De La Salle-Concord (27-5), 7 p.m.: A rematch of last year’s first-round game at the same venue, won by De La Salle 51-45 in overtime.
Both teams are comfortable in slowdown mode.
St. Joseph was the favorite until its top player, Jade Smith, was ruled suspended for one more game after being ejected in a North Coast Section semifinal game.
Bellarmine will need to control tempo, but with experienced All-WCAL guards Angelo Athens and Jake Wojcik, it has the personnel.
St. Mary’s features one of the nation’s top juniors in 6-2 Aquira Decosta (18.4 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.6 steals per game).
Salesian’s 6-5 sophomore, Angel Jackson (11.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.8 blocks), must stay out of foul trouble.
No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland (26-4) at No. 3 Pinewood-Los Altos Hills (24-3), 7 p.m.: A rematch of a first-round game last year when host Pinewood prevailed 50-45.
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