The Pleasant Valley girls basketball team needed four quarters plus an overtime period Tuesday to defeat No. 14 Vista del Lago 56-49 in the first round of the CIF Division II state playoffs in Chico.
It was the second win of the season for third-seeded PV against Vista del Lago, as the Vikings defeated the Eagles on Nov. 30.
Vista Del Lago led 10-6 after the first quarter and 22-16 at halftime, but PV took a 36-34 lead after the third quarter. The two teams were tied 45-45 entering OT, but the Vikings outscored Eagles 11-4 in OT.
With 1 minute and 35 seconds left in overtime, Maddux Wilson made a 3-pointer from the corner to give PV a 52-47 lead, bringing the home crowd to its feet.
AJ Gambol led PV with 24 points, Wilson had 11 points, and Caitlyn Vickery had nine points and played an integral role on defense. Vickery made 7-of-10 free throws, while forcing several key jump balls down the stretch. Ava Dunn led PV with eight rebounds and two blocked shots.
PV head coach Bob Paddock said the difference in the two halves, and leading into overtime, was PV’s transition defense.
“The first half we just weren’t getting back, and for some reason we had that layover from Saturday and carried that into the first half,” Paddock said. “We didn’t that great of D, we didn’t shoot very well, and Saturday we shot lights out. In the second half I told them you got to get back on D, got to attack the rim, get good shots, and get second chances.”
PV (24-7) advances to face No. 11 Antelope at 7 p.m. Thursday in Chico. Antelope upset No. 6 Buchanan in round one. It will be the third matchup of the season for the Vikings and Titans, with the Vikings winning both of the previous matchups.
Branham 53, Chico 47: The No. 1 seed Branham defeated No. 16 Chico in round one of the CIF D-II state playoffs in San Jose.
Chico led 39-33 after three quarters, but was outscored 20-8 in the fourth quarter.
Chico finishes its season 21-10. Branham (23-3) advances to face No. 9 Mario Carillo at 7 p.m. Thursday in San Jose.
Prep boys basketball
Ygnacio Valley 56, Pleasant Valley 50: Pleasant Valley had an early exit in round one of the CIF D-III state playoffs, as the No. 13-seed Vikings lost to No. 4 Ygnacio Valley.
PV trailed 16-14 after the first quarter, 30-23 at halftime, and 41-33 after three quarters.
PV finishes its season 22-9. YV (25-8) advances to face No. 5 Carmel at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Futures 78, Orland 65: No. 7 Futures defeated No. 10 Orland in round one of the CIF D-V playoffs in Sacramento.
Futures led 49-35 at halftime, and Orland held a 30-29 advantage in the second half.
Orland finishes its season 18-12. Futures advances to face No. 2 San Domenico at 7 p.m. Thursday in San Anselmo.
Summit Shasta 61, Durham 40: No. 5 Summit Shasta defeated No. 12 Durham in Daly City in round one of the CIF D-V playoffs.
Summit Shasta led 12-7 after the first quarter and 33-16 at halftime, and the Black Bears outscored the Trojans 28-24 in the second half.
Durham finishes its season 23-8. Summit Shasta advances to face No. 4 International at 7 p.m. Thursday in San Francisco.
Lincoln 53, Gridley 50: No. 6 Lincoln defeated No. 11 Gridley in round one of the CIF D-IV playoffs in San Francisco.
Aaron Kullar led the Bulldogs with 18 points and Travus Boyd had 13.
Gridley missed a shot at the buzzer to tie the game, ending its season with a record of 22-7.
Lincoln advances to face No. 14 Monterey at 7 p.m. Thursday in San Francisco.
Prep boys soccer
Pleasant Valley 1, Natomas 0: A late goal by Austin O’Neal with under two minutes remaining in the second half propelled the No. 4 seed PV over No. 5 Natomas in round one of the CIF NorCal D-III playoffs in Chico.
Both teams were tied at halftime and the game appeared to be heading for overtime before the late goal by O’Neal.
“Our boys came out strong tonight,” said PV head coach Luis Lugo. “I felt like they were attacking, I felt like we had more opportunities to attack on their goal than they did on ours, better shots, but just didn’t make them fall until the one Austin hit at the end. Austin had some really good shots. It was a really good team effort, where we were working together and maintaining possession and executing our plan to shoot, shoot, shoot.”
PV (16-4-3) now travels to face No. 1 Newark Memorial (21-1-3) at 5 p.m. Thursday in Newark.
Ukiah 4, Chico 1: No. 7 Chico fell to No. 2 Ukiah in Ukiah, as the Panthers concluded their season with a 13-4-3 record.
Ukiah (17-3-4) advances to face No. 6 Cardinal Newman at 6 p.m. Thursday, which upset No. 3 Hollister on Tuesday.
Summerville 5, Gridley 0: No. 4 Summerville defeated No. 5 Gridley in round on of the CIF NorCal D-V playoffs Summerville.
Gridley finishes its season 18-5. Summerville (19-3-1) advanced to the CIF NorCal D-V regional semifinals and will face No. 1 Stevenson at 3 p.m. Thursday in Pebble Beach.
Prep girls soccer
Lowell 6, Hamilton 0: No. 2 Lowell defeated No. 7 Hamilton in round one of the CIF NorCal D-V playoffs in San Francisco.
Hamilton finishes its season 12-4-4. Lowell advances to face No. 6 Winters at 3 p.m. Thursday in SF.
Prep boys tennis
Chico 10, West Valley 1: Chico opened its season with a non-league home win.
Gabe Johnson, Carson Parent, Jackson Private, Charlie Maidenburg and Shawn Winn won in singles for the Panthers. The teams of Soren Granlund and Parent, Johnson and Private, Maidenburg and Winn, Dylan Kyle and Gino Giannini, and Luis Leschik and Roco Barroso won in doubles for Chico.
Chico (1-0) plays next at 3:30 p.m. March 4 against University Prep in Chico.
Pleasant Valley 8, Foothill 1: PV opened its season with a road win in Palo Cedro.
Moodal Lee, Eugene Lee, Jimmy Lauderdale, William Pechkis, Nico Lopez and Lyle Aiken won their singles matches for PV. The teams of Aaron Mesfine and Andrew Roos, and Lucas Lourenco and David Hurtado won in doubles.
PV (1-0) plays next at 8:30 a.m. Friday in Clovis.
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