Prep Sports Roundup: Drew Anderson Is Near Perfect In Leading Santa Margarita To Open Division Semifinals

On a nighttime that could person been Drew Anderson’s last precocious schoolhouse hoops game, he and his Santa Margarita teammates refused to fto it happen. Anderson made each 11 of his shots, including 4 of 4 from three-point range, and contributed 29 points, but his biggest infinitesimal was making 2 free throws pinch 7.1 seconds near to clinch a 75-71 roadworthy triumph complete Redondo Union successful nan Southern California location Open Division playoffs.

The triumph sends Santa Margarita (28-5) into a semifinal matchup Saturday against top-seeded Sierra Canyon, a squad nan Eagles mislaid to 70-47 connected Feb. 20. Can nan Eagles do amended against Sierra Canyon’s unit defense?

“I judge so,” Anderson said. “I’m very excited.”

Drew Anderson of Santa Margarita made each 11 of his shots and 2 precocious free throws successful a 75-71 triumph complete Redondo Union.

(Nick Koza)

The 6-foot-10 Anderson is finishing up a four-year travel that started erstwhile he was a inferior varsity subordinate and is ending pinch him being 1 of nan champion players successful Southern California. He kept making threes from nan area arsenic an adjunct coach told him, “You emotion these rims.”

“I conjecture so,” Anderson said.

He missed 1 free propulsion connected nan night, which prevented perfection.

Kaiden Bailey, who has been struggling pinch his shot, started nan crippled by making 3 threes successful nan first 4th and vanished pinch 19 points.

Redondo Union (27-5), erstwhile considered nan No. 2 squad successful Southern California, ended up losing to La Mirada and nan Eagles to extremity their season. Chris Sanders scored 20 points, arsenic did Chace Holley, who played injured. SJ Madison added 17 points.

There were six lead changes successful nan 4th fourth until a Brayden Kyman 3 gave nan Eagles a 69-67 lead.

Santa Maria St. Joseph 66, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 60: NaVorro Bowman had 20 points and Josiah Nance 16 for nan Knights successful their Open Division roadworthy loss. St. Joseph will look big Harvard-Westlake connected Saturday nighttime successful nan semifinals.

Baseball

Santa Margarita 6, Foothill 2: Chase Marlow had a double and triple and Tyler George gave up 1 tally successful 5 innings.

Harvard-Westlake 1, Gahr 0: Despite getting only 1 hit, nan Wolverines had 3 pitchers harvester connected a shutout, pinch Evan Alexander striking retired six successful 3 innings.

Bishop Alemany 2, Granada Hills 0: Noel Barrientos threw a two-hit shutout pinch 5 strikeouts.

El Dorado 6, Mira Costa 3: Brady Abner had 2 RBIs and Aidan Lasley deed a expansive slam for El Dorado.

Cypress 3, Los Alamitos 0: Tate Belfanti struck retired 13 and gave up 1 deed successful six innings for Cypress.

Edison 7, Anaheim Canyon 2: Cody Kruis deed a location tally Will Stanley threw a complete crippled pinch 7 strikeouts.

La Canada 4, St. Francis 0: Joe Bell struck retired 8 and threw a complete crippled successful nan conflict of La Canada schools.

Eastvale Roosevelt 4, Corona Centennial 2: Diego Luna struck retired 10 and threw a complete crippled for Roosevelt.

Crespi 4, Chatsworth 1: Matt Miller threw a four-hitter and Krystan Bell and Christian Fregoso each had 2 hits for Crespi.

Saugus 8, El Camino Real 0: Abraham Ramirez had a location tally and triple for Saugus, which relied connected 3 pitchers to propulsion a shutout.

Fountain Valley 4, Long Beach Millikan 2: Jackson Clark had a two-run azygous for Fountain Valley, which utilized 7 pitchers throwing 1 inning each.

Valencia 12, Cleveland 6: Zach Davis led Valencia pinch 3 hits. Joshua Pearlstein had 2 hits and 2 RBIs for Cleveland.

Loyola 21, Crossroads 2: Alejandro Villegas deed a expansive slam successful nan first inning for nan Cubs.

San Fernando 6, Marshall 5: Alex Torres threw a complete crippled and Nathan Toscano deed a three-run location tally for nan Tigers.