2012 CENTRAL COAST SECTION BASKETBALL

Division III CIF State Basketball Championship
Alemany-Mission Hills 71, Sacred Heart Cathedral 67 - SF Chronicle
Alemany star Coleman grabs key rebound, hits FTs at :09 to seal it - SFP
SHC storms to 40-32 lead at half before Alemany 23-11 3rd quarter - ESPN
LA Times: Alemany rallies to win first state title behind Coleman and Guercy
Bay Preps notes on D3 title game; SHC shot percentage drops after half - BP
Fox finishes with 19 points, Petroni 15, Johns 13, Pratt 10 - SanFranPreps

Division II CIF State Basketball Championship
Mitty 78, La Costa Canyon-Carlsbad 57; Gordon 33 points, 20 rebounds - SJM
'Vintage' performance by Gordon leads Mitty to second straight CIF title - ESPN
Vranicar adds 14, Biebel and Peters nine apiece - San Francisco Chronicle
Mitty shoots 50 percent, puts game away with 23-14 run in 4th - MaxPreps
La Costa Canyon foiled in state bid; 'they jumped all over us' - No. County Times
Bay Preps notes on D2 title game; Mitty held Travers to 4 points after half - BP
Los Angeles Times: 'No doubt' Gordon is best player in the state - LA Times
Mitty girls win D2 state championship over J.W. North-Riverside, 56-54 - ESPN

NorCal Championships
D2: 10-0 fourth quarter run lifts Mitty over Newark Memorial, 63-58 - SJM
D2: Mitty was down five at end of 3rd; Gordon 21, Peters 15 - SJ Mercury
D2: Mitty will face La Costa Canyon, 47-43 winner v. Lincoln - NC Times
D3: Sacred Heart Cathedral defeats O'Dowd for NorCal title, 61-57 - SFP
D3: SHC fights back from early 23-10 deficit; Fox 21, Johns 10 - SFG | Trib
D3: SHC to play Alemany, which advances with wild finish in SoCal - LAT
D4: State No. 2 Salesian romps past Sacred Heart Prep for title, 69-38 - SMT
D4: Salesian near 60 percent, SHP first scores with 2:30 left in 1st - SMCT
D5: St. Joseph pulls away from Pinewood after half, 77-53 - SMC Times
Regional roundups: MaxPreps NorCal  |  ESPN NorCal  |  ESPN SoCal - Multiple
In-game reports from Sacramento and Folsom NorCal title games - BNG
Bay Preps' notes from NorCal finals: Division II  |  Division III - Bay Preps

Northern California Semifinals
D2: Mitty rolls past Chico 85-59 and into NorCal finals; Gordon 29 - SJM  |  ER
D2: Serra falls short to Norris-led Newark Memorial, 48-46 - SMDJ  |  SMCT
D3: SHC overcomes turnovers and coasts to 69-51 win over Center-Antelope - SFP
D3: O'Dowd defense sparks 66-46 rout of 3-seed Foothill-Sacramento, 66-46 - CCT
D4: SHP upends No. 2 Modesto Christian 58-57; McConnell 25 - DN  |  ModBee
D4: Salesian routs Arcata 80-41 and awaits SHP; Bird scores 26 - Eureka T-S
D5: Pinewood edges Branson-Ross 50-47 for spot in NorCal title game - DN  |  IJ
D5: St. Joe's too much for Central Catholic, 66-45; Givens and Banks 19 - Bee
Northern California semifinal roundups: MaxPreps  |  Bay Preps - Multiple

Northern California Second Round
D2: Biebel and Vranicar lead Mitty 77-50 over Windsor; Chico Tuesday - SJM
D4: In OT - SHP 80, St. Pat's 78; McConnell 8 3s, career-high 33 points - VTH
D3: 18-2 run sparks SHC to 90-57 rout of Miramonte; Johns 26 - SanFranPreps
D5: Pinewood 11 of 18 from three-point range to beat University, 79-64 - PAO
D2: Serra never threatened in 64-43 win over Las Lomas; Biggins returns - SMCT
D1: Sheldon 19-2 run in third dooms No. 7 Piedmont Hills, 65-44 - SacBee
D4: Half Moon Bay falls to nationally-ranked Salesian, 70-34 - CIF bracket
D5: St. Francis CCC season ends vs. top-seed St. Joe's, 73-29 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
MaxPreps Northern California quarterfinal roundup - MaxPreps

Northern California First Round
Piedmont Hills records first-ever NorCal win, 56-47 over Freedom - SJM
CCS-champ Bellarmine bounced by Castro Valley in opener, 54-48 - SJM
Last-second shot just short as El Camino falls to El Cerrito, 51-50 - SMDJ
Half Moon Bay runs Calaveras out of the gym, 67-28; 39-10 at half - SMDJ
St. Francis CCC cruises past Durham, 58-46, for first NorCal win - SCS
SF-Wat. advances to quarterfinal round vs. top-seeded St. Joe's - Paj'n

CCS D1, D3, D5 Championship
Bellarmine shuts down Piedmont Hills 45-30 for 10th CCS championship - SJM
Mendy leads Bells with 11 points; 9-2 third quarter run is key - PrepSportsDOK
Piedmont Hills limited to 26 percent overall, 0-for-9 from behind arc - SJ Mercury
SHC cruises to fourth-straight CCS title 71-53 over El Camino; Petroni 17 - SFP
Fox returns from injury to grab 13 rebounds; guards shoot lights out - SFP
Smith scores 23 for El Camino, playing without star guard White - SFGate
Top-seeded Pinewood dispatches St. Francis-Watsonville for D5 title, 74-57 - SCS
Sweat goes for 25 to lead Pinewood to fifth title, Wolfgramm scores 13 - SFG
Matthews' 28 points not enough for Sharks, likely to open NorCals on road - SCS

CCS D2 and D4 Championship
Gordon ignites late run as Mitty surges past Serra for D2 title, 54-49 - Mercury
Serra rallies to lead in 4th quarter, limits Gordon most of night - PA Daily News
Mitty completes three-peat in CCS, Serra looks forward to NorCal - SMDJ
Sacred Heart Prep wins 3rd-straight D4 title, 53-44 over Half Moon Bay - PADN
McNamara, back from injury, sparks SHP with halftime buzzer-beater - PAO
'Great team effort' by Gators, led by Donohoe's 11 points - SM Daily Journal

CCS D1, D3, D5 Semifinals
D3: El Camino defeats St. Ignatius 51-45 to advance to 1st CCS final - SFG | DJ
EC storms to 45-23 lead; SI 22-6 run in 4th falls just short as Colts advance - SFP
D3: Johns (22 pts, 19 rebounds) takes control for SHC, 56-47 over Valley - SFP
Fox injury status is questionable for title game vs. El Camino - SanFranPreps
D1: Mendoza comes off bench to lead Piedmont Hills past Hollister, 46-34 - SJM
Hollister struggles to find open shots after jumping to 9-0 lead; Belton 15 - HFL
D1: Bellarmine handles Salinas, 60-39; Vermeer 19, Mendy and Foyce 14 - SJM
Bellarmine will try for fourth title in past five years, 10th overall - Californian
D5: Pinewood forces 30 turnovers to steamroll into finals, 74-48 over More - DN
D5: St. Francis-Watsonville knocks out playoff-rival Priory, 63-42 - SCS  |  Paj'n

CCS D2 and D4 Semifinals
D4: Half Moon Bay stuns Palma 49-42 to advance to 1st title game since '96 - DJ
HMB ices game with late FTs, limits Allen (25) to one basket in 4th - SC  |  MH
D2: Caruso 24 as Serra holds off St. Francis for 3rd time, 62-54 - Daily News
St. Francis 3-point attempt for lead rims out with 40 seconds to go - SFGate
D2: Mitty wears down hot-and-cold Mountain View, 75-51; Gordon 34 - PADN
Mitty coach on upcoming title game: 'Serra... is always a dogfight' - Mercury
D4: McConnell hits 7 3s in 25-point effort for SHP, 68-44 over Harker - PADN
Sacred Heart Prep will seek 3rd-straight D4 title vs. hot Half Moon Bay - PAO

Division II Quarterfinals
St. Francis escapes Paly in OT, 70-64; Dickey, Johnson team for 37 - SFG  |  PAO
Natesan's 33 not enough for Cupertino as Serra advances 57-50 - SFG  |  PADN
Watanabe's five 3s help lift Mtn. View over Leigh, 59-39; Mitty semi - SFGate
Archbishop Mitty 91, Aragon 34; Vranicar 19, Peters 17 - SJ Mercury box

Division III Quarterfinals
White and Knight combine for 40, El Camino holds off Santa Cruz, 67-59 - SFG
Valley Christian rides 30-point 4th past Mills, 64-55; McGrew 20 - Mercury box
SI jumps out 29-2 on Aptos on way to 74-40 runaway; El Camino semi - SFP
Without Fox, SHC breezes past Burlingame, 56-39; Johns 18 - SanFranPreps

Division IV Quarterfinals
Harker rallies from 13-point halftime deficit to stun No. 2 Soquel, 62-59 - SCS
Palma down 15 early before rallying past Carmel, 57-48; Allen 23 - Herald
Half Moon Bay dismisses Menlo, 60-38; Simanek scores 20 - SJ Mercury box
McConnell tosses in 24 to lead SHP 49-39 over TKA; Harker next - PAOnline

Division V Quarterfinals
Woodside Priory slips past Eastside, 36-34, and will take on SF-Wat. - PAO
St. Thomas More edges East Palo Alto, 78-74, despite Stewart's 35 - SJM box
SF-Wat. too much for CAL-champ Pacific Collegiate, 68-47 - Pajaronian
Pinewood advances with 72-31 romp vs. Crystal Springs; More semi - PAO

Division I Quarterfinals
Surging Salinas knocks of Santa Teresa, 73-62, and will face Bellarmine - MH
Aguilar hits 26 in Piedmont Hills 65-47 win over Alvarez; Hollister semi - CCS
No. 3 Hollister moves past unseeded Milpitas, 77-70 - Hollister Free Lance
No. 1 Bellarmine 72, No. 8 Santa Clara 39 - CCS D1 playoff bracket

CCS Second Round
D2: Unseeded Aragon rallies from 19 down over Willow Glen in OT, 65-60 - SMT
D2: Mtn. View hits 11 3s to advance past Westmont, 60-46; Leigh rematch - DN
D2: Palo Alto deals with South City, 70-52, and will play St. Francis - PAO
D2: Natesan goes for 28 as Cupertino gets past Leland, 52-42 - SJ Mercury box
D3: Burlingame snaps Monterey's 17-game win streak, 62-51; MBL is out - MH
D3: League MVP Harrell leads Aptos past San Mateo, 51-36; Welle 18 - SCS | Paj
D3: Santa Cruz struggles to put Saratoga away, 55-48; El Camino awaits - SCS
D3: 15-2 first period paces Mills past Terra Nova, 65-51; Martz 20 - SJM box
D4: Carmel defeats MVC 62-40 for a chance to knock off Palma - SCS  |  MH
D4: Avis pitches Menlo past Scotts Valley, 59-50; Half Moon Bay next - PADN
D4: Harker handles Stevenson, 61-43, and will take on No. 2 Soquel - SJM box
D4: Kings Academy eliminates Seaside with 'frantic' 63-60 win; White six 3s - DN
D1: Salinas slips past Independence 56-54 and will face Santa Teresa - CCS bracket
D1: De Anza also-ran Milpitas marches on vs. Oak Grove, 42-41 - SJM box
D1: Alvarez 'a little stale' in 51-42 win over Homestead; Piedmont Hills next - SC
D1: Santa Clara not troubled by North Salinas, 77-57; Virdi 20 - SJM box
D5: East Palo Alto rolls past Kehillah 75-45 for school's first-ever CCS win - DN
D5: Pacific Collegiate optimistic after 51-43 win over Mid-Peninsula - SCS
D5: Eastside College Prep ends Trinity run, 53-25; Priory Saturday - CCS bracket
D5: Five-win Crystal Springs gets a sixth, 49-37 over 18-8 Alma Heights - CCS

CCS Opening Round
D1: Daye sparks North Salinas to 55-49 upset of Watsonville - MH  |  Calif
D2: Ocean-runner up Aragon ousts Los Gatos, 66-61; Frankel 27 - SJM box
D2: South City knocks off Bay's Woodside in OT, 55-50; Johnson 26 - SJM
D3: Lake-runner up Terra Nova sends Branham home, 48-43 - CCS bracket
D4: TKA earns solid 60-45 opening win vs. Pac Grove; Seaside next - DN
D3: San Mateo advances past Live Oak, 51-43, and will face Aptos - SMDJ
D5: Trinity Christian wins first-ever CCS playoff game, 50-49 over JC - SFP
D4: Scotts Valley defeats Greenfield 50-46 for first CCS hoops win - SCS
D1: Milpitas eliminates Evergreen in OT, 73-72; Rita goes for 23 - SJM box
D2: Leland advances past Pioneer, 49-46; Cupertino awaits - Mercury box
D1: Independence survives Andrew Hill, 65-60; Yao scores 25 - Mercury box
D2: Westmont denies Lynbrook and will face 5-seed Mtn. View - SJM box
D3: 20-5 3rd lifts Saratoga over Prospect, 52-40; Santa Cruz next - SJM
D5: Braden nets 20 as Kehillah rocks Oakwood, 62-34 - PA Daily News
D1: Homestead 46, Fremont-Sunnyvale 27; Alvarez Thursday - CCS bracket

2012 CCS Playoff Information
from cifccs.org
'12 Division Placement by Enrollment
Qualification criteria
Seeding procedures
Last year's playoff results
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2011 state brackets
CCS playoff history
CCS school playoff records