Feb. 27 high school roundup
By The Bakersfield Californian
Boys basketball
Central Section semifinals
DIVISION I SCORES: No. 1 Fresno-Bullard 55, No. 5 Clovis North 33; No. 3 Clovis West 68, No. 2 Fresno-Central 58
Division II semifinals
No. 2 Garces 65, No. 3 Lemoore 49
LHS (17-11): Oaks 10, Brown 11, Loftin 10, Johnson 11, Rivera 2, Garcia 5.
GMHS (20-8): Croney 19, Parra 2, Pena 13, Jackson 21 (16 rebs), Gapper 10.
OTHER D-II SCORE: No. 5 Hanford West 71, No. 8 Hanford 47
Division III semifinals
No. 1 Independence 69, No. 5 South 17
SHS (17-9) -- Bruley 3, Evans 3 (5 rebounds), Belt 5, Almanza 2, D.Green 3, Purdy 1.
IHS (31-1) -- Moore 10, Johnson 7 (7 rebounds), Check 14, Clark 19, Ntri 2, B.Robinson 6, Campbell 5, R.Robinson 4, Allmon 2.
OTHER D-III SCORE: No. 2 Tulare-Mission Oak 67, No. 3 Visalia-Mt. Whitney 46
DIVISION IV SCORES: No. 8 Coalinga 54, No. 5 Chowchilla 52; No. 2 Exeter 56, No. 3 Tollhouse-Sierra 40
DIVISION V SCORES: No.4 Laton 54, No. 1 O'Neals-Minarets 51; No. 2 Tranquillity 51, No. 3 Reedley-Immanuel 46
Central Section championship schedule
At Selland Arena, Fresno
Friday's games
D-V girls, 2 p.m.: No. 1 Reedley-Immanuel vs. No. 2 Lemoore-Kings Christian
D-V boys, 4 p.m.: No. 4 Laton vs. No. 2 Tranquillity
D-II girls, 6 p.m.: No. 1 Ridgeview vs. No. 2 Garces
D-II boys, 8 p.m.: No. 5 Hanford West vs. No. 2 Garces
Saturday's games
D-IV girls, 10 a.m.: No. 1 Lindsay vs. No. 2 Mendota
D-IV boys, noon: No. 8 Coalinga vs. No. 2 Exeter
D-III girls, 2 p.m.: No. 1 Selma vs. No. 2 Hanford West
D-III boys, 4 p.m.: No. 1 Independence vs. No. 2 Tulare-Mission Oak
D-I girls, 6 p.m.: No. 1 Stockdale vs. No. 2 Clovis West
D-I boys, 8 p.m.: No. 1 Fresno-Bullard vs. No. 3 Clovis West
Baseball
Terrio Therapy Classic
East 10, Shafter 0, 5 inn.
At EHS; W: Rogan (1-1). L: Garcia. 2B: EHS (Esparza). Note: EHS (Rogan CG, one-hitter, Esparza 2-2. 3 runs, 3 RBIs; Juarez 3-4, 3 runs). W-L: EHS 2-2; JV: EHS 9, SHS 7
Delano 7, Arvin 6
At AHS; W: Chavez; S: Aguirre; L: Wood. 2B: DHS (Brian); AHS (Wood). Notes: DHS (Brian 3-3, 2R; Chavez 2-4, 2R), AHS (Alvarez 1-3, 3R; Gonzalez 4-4, 1R). W-L: AHS 2-2, DHS 3-1; JV: DHS 10, AHS 4.
East 14, Frazier Mtn. 2, 5 inn.
At EHS (Tuesday); W: Billingsley. L: Regan. 2B: EHS (Rogan).
Chavez 17, Highland 1
At HHS; W: Lopez (1-0). L: Chapman. 2B: CHS (Medrano). 3B: CHS (Renteria). Notes: CHS (Medrano 3-5, Osorio 2-2, Jacobo 2-4); W-L: CHS 3-1, HHS 3-1; JV: HHS 14, CHS 1.
Garces 13, Ridgeview 2
At GHS; W: Hammans. L: Ontiveros. 2B: RHS (James); GHS (Pavletich 3). 3B: RHS (Martinez); GHS (Hartwick, Sweaney). Notes: GHS (Sweaney 5 RBIs; Hammans 10 ks). W-L: GHS 3-2; RHS 1-5; JV: GHS d. RHSFrontier 11, Monache 1
At FHSW: Winans (2-0). L: Aguilar. 2B: MHS (Aguilar); FHS (Deaton). Notes: MHS (Narvaiz 2-2); FHS (Deaton 2-4, 2 RBIs; Hewes 2-3, 3 runs, 3 RBIs). W-L: FHS 3-1-1.
G. Valley 14, Wasco 6
At GVHS; W: Cantu (2-0). L: Hinahosa. 2B: WHS (Hinahosa, Sutton); GVHS (Hernandez 2, Valadez). Notes: GVHS (Hernandez 3-4, 4 RBIs; Valadez 2-3, 3 RBIs, Paredes 3-4, 3 sb; Morales 2-3, RBI). W-L: GVHS 2-2. JV: GVHS 14, WHS 1
Delano 7, Arvin 6
At AHS; W: Galingo. L: Wood. S: Aguirre. 2B: DHS (Brian); AHS (Wood). 3B: DHS (Aguirre). Notes: DHS (Brian 3-3, Morales 3-4, 5 RBIs). W-L: DHS 3-1; AHS 2-2. JV: DHS 10, AHS 4
South 14, Foothill 4, 5 inn
At SHS; W: Cruz (1-1). L: Sagala. Notes: SHS (Cruz 3 RBIs; Bangon 2-2, 2 runs); FHS (Vaughn 2 RBIs). W-L: SHS 1-3. JV: FHS d. SHS
Bakersfield 7, Centennial 6
At BHS; W: Karwoski (1-0). L: Hansen. Sv: Perryman. 2B: BHS (Whitehead, Berdon); CHS (Hallum, Daughtery). Notes: BHS (Ruiz 2-3, King 2-4); CHS (Hansen 2 hits, Ortega 3 RBIs). W-L: BHS 3-1. JV: BHS 5, CHS 5
Tehachapi 5, Bakersfield Christian 3
At BCHS; W: Gainey. L: Mashburn (0-2). 2B: BCHS (Mashburn); THS (Panek, Gainey). Notes: BCHS (Heideman 2-3, Sottile 2-4, Mashburn 2-3, Froelich 2-3, Brum 2-4). W-L: BCHS 1-3.
Frazier Mountian 14, Mira Monte 4, 5 innings
At MMHS; W: Oman. L: Soto. 2B: FMHS (Penner, Nierhoff 2). 3B: FMHS (Nierhoff); MMHS (Joe Hernandez). W-L: MMHS 0-4; JV: FMHS d. MMHS
Stockdale 15, Liberty 5, 5 innings
At SHS; W: Tanner (2-0). L: Rossi. 2B: SHS (Tanner, Garza, Tippit); LHS (Meadows). 3B: SHS (Tippit). HR: LHS (Meadows). Notes: SHS (Tanner 3 hits, 5 RBI, CG, 7 ks; Tippit 3-3). W-L: SHS 3-1, LHS 3-1. JV: LHS 3, SHS 2
North 12, West 2, 5 innings
At NHS; W: McAninch (2-1). L: Alvarez. 2B: NHS (Flores); WHS (Alvarez). 3B: NHS (Zuniga). Notes: NHS (McAninch CG, 8 ks, Flores 2-3, 4 RBIs). W-L: NHS 4-1. JV: NHS 6, WHS 2.
Softball
Lead-off Classic
Frontier 11, Delano 0, 3 inn.
At Garces; W: Escobar (1-0). HR: FHS (Vasquez, Nickeson). Notes: FHS (Brenna Vasquez 2-2, 3R, 2RBI; Carissa Nickeson 2-2, 3RBI; Sammy Escobar 3IP, 0H, 4K).
North 12, Golden Valley 4
At North; W: Bosworth (2-0). L: Arambula. 2B: NHS (Karr, K.Ponce, Miller); GV (Puskarich). 3B: NHS (Avila). W-L: NHS (4-0). Notes: NHS (Alex Avila 2-3, 3RBI; Michaela Miller 2-2).
Taft 7, Bakersfield 1
At North. W: Pilgram (1-0). L: Portillo. HR: THS (Wilmer). Notes: Pilgram CG, no-hitter).
Taft 6, Tehachapi 3
W: Pilgram. L: Cumming. HR: THS (Davis). W-L: THS 2-0.
Tennis
North 9, West 0
At NHS
SINGLES: Kolb, d. Lopez, 6-4, 6-2; Williams, d. Carias, 6-2, 7-5; Razo, d. Cruz, 6-0, 6-0; Padre, d. Hurtado, 6-3, 6-3; Walsh, d. Barfield, 6-3, 6-1; Salvatierra, d. Gonzalez, 6-0, 7-6.
DOUBLES: Kolb-Walsh, d. Lopez-Carias, 7-6, 6-4; Williams-Justeson, d. Barfield-Hertado, 6-0, 6-1; Marcelo-Salvatierra, d. Hernandez-Flores, 6-1, 6-1.
W-L: NHS 2-1; WHS 1-2; JV: NHS 9, WHS 0






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