Girls' Basketball Regionals: El Toro, Laguna Hills Win In Opposite Ways

Harbor City Narbonne may not be the girls' basketball superpower it used to be, but make no mistake, it still takes something special to go into that gym and beat that program.

On Wednesday night, El Toro was something special.

The Chargers scored a 43-41 upset of Narbonne in overtime in the first round of the Southern California Regional Championships in Division I.

Alyson Doherty led all scorers with 21 points, and teammate Jasmine Kennon added 12 points as the Chargers (27-3) outscored the Gauchos in the four-minute OT, 8-6.

Narbonne (27-7) is the Los Angeles City Section's Division I champion.

As formidable as facing Narbonne was, the Chargers have an even bigger task on Saturday when the tournament continues with the second round. El Toro must play at second-seeded Brea Olinda, an 86-43 winner over El Cajon Granite Hills.

Laguna Hills 62, Los Angeles Marshall 29: Celia Marfone scored 27 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to lead the second-seeded Hawks to their Division III victory at home.

Maddy Ziering-Smith scored 15 points for Laguna Hills (23-8), which won a state title in 1997. The Hawks will play host to West Torrance (26-6) on Saturday. West Torrance scored a 59-32 victory over Spring Valley Mount Miguel of the San Diego Section.

Marshall finished 20-11.

Laguna Hills led after one quarter, 16-7 and had a 12-point halftime lead before outscoring Marshall in the second half, 36-15.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALS

First round

Division I

Mater Dei 77, Burbank 35

Huntington Beach 71, San Diego 51

Summit 71, Bakersfield Stockdale 56

Corona Santiago 68, El Camino Real 45

Long Beach Poly 81, Carson 18

Hanford 77, Fairfax 48

El Toro 43, Narbonne 41

Brea Olinda 86, El Cajon Granite Hills 43

Division II

San Diego Serra 40, Murrieta Valley 39

Foothill 44, Monroe 41

Ventura 74, Visalia Redwood 30

Keppel 68, Santee West Hills 35

Palisades 54, Norco 35

Porterville Monache 62, Culver City 42

Division III

Oak Park 43, Los Angeles University 39

Bishop Amat 41, Bonita 30

Arroyo Grande 54, Bakersfield Ridgeview 41

Alemany 71, Hanford West 49

Bakersfield Independence 44, Rio Mesa 43

West Torrance 59, Spring Valley Mount Miguel 32

Laguna Hills 62, Los Angeles Marshall 29

Division IV

Campbell Hall 72, Elizabeth 39

Bell-Jeff 70, Los Angeles Baptist 60

St. Bernard 103, Lindsay 39

Windward 98, Tollhouse Sierra 21

La Jolla Bishop's 64, St. Paul 36

Brentwood 53, Fresno San Joaquin Memorial 44

Serra 73, Parlier 20

Division V

Avalon 53, Vista Tri-City Christian 52 (OT)

Providence 68, San Diego Rock Academy 35

Orangewood Academy 59, Calexico Vincent Memorial 41

Rolling Hills Prep 49, Canoga Park AGBU 17

Visalia Central Valley Christian 58, Providence Hall 40

Dantzler 60, San Diego Ocean View Christian 34

Villanova Prep 56, Lemoore Kings Christian 39

Regional quarterfinals, Saturday, 7 p.m. unless noted

Division I

Huntington Beach at #1 Mater Dei

#5 Summit at #4 Corona Santiago

#6 Hanford at #3 Long Beach Poly, 6 p.m.

El Toro at #2 Brea Olinda

Division II

#8 San Diego Serra at #1 Lynwood

#5 Foothill at #4 Ventura

#6 Palisades at #3 Keppel

#7 Porterville Monache at #2 Riverside North

Division III

Oak Park at #1 San Diego Mission Bay

#5 Bishop Amat at #4 Arroyo Grande

#6 Bakersfield Independence at #3 Alemany, 6 p.m.

West Torrance at #2 Laguna Hills

Division IV

Campbell Hall at #1 La Jolla Country Day

#5 Bell-Jeff at #4 St. Bernard, 6 p.m.

#6 La Jolla Bishop's at #3 Windward

Brentwood at #2 Serra, 6 p.m.

Division V

Avalon at #1 Mission Prep, 6 p.m.

#5 Providence at #4 Orangewood Academy

#6 Visalia Central Valley Christian at #3 Rolling Hills Prep

#7 Dantzler at #2 Villanova Prep