Renaissance Academy Rolling In CIF Basketball Playoffs

The Renaissance Academy boys basketball team is in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 6 playoffs after pair of dominating wins.

The Wildcats beat Arshag Dickranian, 89-43, in the quarterfinals of the playoffs on Tuesday, the third game in a row the Renaissance Academy scored more than 80 points. The top-seeded Wildcats (22-6) play L.A. Adventist on Saturday night.

“They have athletes,” Renaissance Academy coach Sid Cooke said about L.A. Adventist. “It’s going to be a much tougher game. Look at their roster and they have some size.”

Renaissance Academy is averaging 97.6 points per game through the first three rounds of the playoffs.

“They’re playing hard even in games that have gotten out of hand,” Cooke said. “They play hard no matter what. I hope that it carries over.”

Vince DeGuzman led Renaissance Academy with 25 points against Arshag. Teammate Yendra Magloire scored 12 points.

Renaissance Academy had a 39-point lead at halftime, 54-15, and built a 44-point lead in the second half.

Magloire missed some games earlier in the season with an injured ankle. Cooke said he thinks Magloire can be a big contributor in the playoffs.

“He could have helped us out a lot this year,” Cooke said. “He’s coming along.”

Boys basketball playoffs

Renaissance Academy 121, Bethel Christian 43: Eight players scored in double figures for Renaissance Academy in the second round of the Southern Section Division 6 playoffs.

South Torrance 59, La Canada 58 (OT): The Spartans (17-11) were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Southern Section Division 3AA playoffs on Tuesday.

Darrell Dansby tied the score, 51-51, with 13 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. He scored 14 points and had eight rebounds.

But South Torrance built a six-point lead in the opening minutes of overtime and held on to advance to the semifinals.

Covina 50, St. Francis 41: The Golden Knights were knocked out of the Southern Section Division 3A playoffs in the second round on Feb. 17.

St. Francis (11-18) had a two-point lead at halftime, but was outscored, 21-13, in the fourth quarter.

Girls basketball playoffs

Covina 51, La Canada 25: The Spartans (16-12) lost to Covina in the quarterfinals of the Southern Section Division 3A playoffs.

Courtney Chen led La Canada with 12 points and made three 3-pointers against Covina.

Girls soccer playoffs

La Canada 1, Ocean View 0: Freshman Natalie Ragusa scored the only goal of the game in the Southern Section Division 6 playoff game on Wednesday.

La Canada (13-2-4) plays Hemet, the top-seeded team in the Division 6 playoffs, today (Friday) at 3 p.m.

La Canada 2, Crean Luthernan 0: The La Canada girls soccer team shut out Crean Lutheran in the first round of the Southern Section Division 6 playoffs on Feb. 17.

The Spartans (13-2-4) scored two goals in the second half to advance to the second round.

Capristrano Valley 3, Flintridge Sacred Heart 2 (OT): The Flintridge Sacred Heart girls soccer team was knocked out of the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs in the first round on Feb. 17.

The reigning Division 1 champions lost to Capistrano Valley. Laura Thompson had a goal and an assist for Flintridge Sacred Heart (13-5-3).

Capistrano Valley scored the game-winner in the 84th minute, four minutes into the overtime period.

Breeana Koemans scored for Flintridge Prep to tie the score, 1-1, in the second half.

Chino Hills 1, Flintridge Prep 1 (Chino Hills 2, Flintridge Prep 0 in penalty kicks): The Flintridge Prep girls soccer team was eliminated from the Division 3 playoffs on penalty kicks on Feb. 17.

Arielle Baptiste scored the lone goal for Flintridge Prep in regulation. Casey Cousineau made 10 saves in goal for Flintridge Prep (15-2-2).

Chino Hills goalkeeper Kara Tabita made four saves in the penalty kick portion of the game.

Boys soccer playoffs

Mountain View 2, La Canada 0: The Spartans (14-6-5) lost to Mountain View in the second round of the Southern Section Division 5 playoffs on Tuesday.