MARK MARTINEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Eight O.C. teams advance, but two are eliminated
Eight O.C. teams advance, but two are eliminated
March 10, 2009 3:00 AM
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Mater Dei and Tesoro are knocked out, but all county girls teams win.
Mater Dei and Tesoro are knocked out, but all county girls teams win.
Orange County teams were perfect in the state basketball playoffs Monday.
They were close Tuesday, with two big exceptions.
Eight county teams advanced to Thursday's regional semifinals, including every O.C. girls team that played Tuesday. But the county's two boys teams in the Division I bracket had their seasons ended.
Mater Dei, which only lost its first game of the season Saturday, lost again Tuesday against Fairfax and finished a season that had been full of high expectations. Tesoro, which won the CIF-SS Division I-A championship Saturday, dropped its second-round state playoff game at M.L. King of Riverside.
Click on the links to the right to find all our game coverage from Tuesday night.
They were close Tuesday, with two big exceptions.
Eight county teams advanced to Thursday's regional semifinals, including every O.C. girls team that played Tuesday. But the county's two boys teams in the Division I bracket had their seasons ended.
Mater Dei, which only lost its first game of the season Saturday, lost again Tuesday against Fairfax and finished a season that had been full of high expectations. Tesoro, which won the CIF-SS Division I-A championship Saturday, dropped its second-round state playoff game at M.L. King of Riverside.
Click on the links to the right to find all our game coverage from Tuesday night.
Contact the writer: sfryer@ocregister.com, carias@ocregister.com
