Two Are Enough for Centaurs Hoops

It wasn't exactly the balanced scoring coaches look for, but a win is a win and for the Culver City High School boys basketball squad any win is good this time of year.

The visiting Centaurs built a 42-30 lead through three quarters and held off a late surge to defeat Anaheim Savanna, 53-49, Friday night in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2A playoffs.

Guard Keilan Horton and forward Aamahd Walker scored all but five of Culver City's points. Horton finished with 29 and aded eight rebounds while Walker had 19 points, five rebounds, six steals and four assists. Malik Deckard and Salvador De Leon Ramirez each had one basket and Isaiah Taylor made a free throw to round out the scoring for the Centaurs (14-13), who were awarded an at-large playoff berth after finishing tied for fourth in the Ocean League.

Guards Valarian German and Jojo Fernandes each had 11 points for the Orange League champion Rebels (22-4), who entered the postseason riding a 12-game winning streak. 

Culver City will host Ontario Colony in the second round Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Goodyear Gym. The seventh-seeded Titans (20-8) won the Mt. Baldy League and had little trouble eliminating Western 72-43 Friday. The Centaurs have the home game because they played on the road in the first round while Colony hosted its first-round game.

The Culver City-Colony winner will meet either 15th-seeded Mira Costa or second-seeded Compton in the quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 24.

Score by Quarters

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Final

Culver City

15

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19