Boys Basketball:
Aaron McBride scored 11 of his team-high 19 points in the decisive fourth quarter, and Centennial defeated Damien, 81-69, in the second round of the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs.
The Huskies took a 55-53 lead into the final eight minutes and outscored the Spartans, 26-16, on Monday night.
Damien’s Malik Thomas led all scorers with 32 points, including four 3-pointers.
Thomas had 12 of the Spartans’ 16 fourth-quarter points.
RJ Smith chipped in with 20 points, 12 of which came from behind the 3-point arc.
The Huskies had a balanced offense, getting 16 points from Donovan Dent, and 13 points apiece from Jared McCain, Devin Williams and Kylan Boswell.
Up next: Damien will host Harvard Westlake on Friday night.
The tip is set for 7.
Box Score:
D: 17-16-20-16-(69)
C: 15-22-18-26-(81)
Damien scoring: Malik Thomas 32, RJ Smith 20, Spivey Word 6, Jimmy Oladokun 6, Chris Nickelberry 5, Harry Han 1.
Centennial scoring: Aaron McBride 19, Donovan Dent 16, Kylan Boswell 13, Devin Williams 13, Jared McCain 13, Ramsey Huff 4, Donovan Watkins 3.
3-Pointers: Malik Thomas (D) 4, RJ Smith (D) 4, Kylan Boswell (C) 3, Spivey Word (D) 2, Donovan Dent (C) 2, Aaron McBride (C) 1, Donovan Watkins (C) 1, Jared McCain (C) 1.
Records: Damien (27-3): Centennial (19-2)
Open Division Scores:
First Round:
Sierra Canyon 60, St. John Bosco 46
Etiwanda 85, Ribet Academy 74
Harvard Westlake 65, Centennial Corona 60
Damien 55, Mater Dei 51
Second Round:
Centennial Corona 81, Damien 69
Harvard Westlake at Mater Dei
Ribet Academy at Sierra Canyon
St. John Bosco at Etiwanda
Third Round (June 4):
Etiwanda at Sierra Canyon
St. John Bosco at Ribet Academy
Mater Dei at Centennial
Harvard Westlake at Damien
Finals, June 11:
Winner of Pool A vs Winner of Pool B
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