Host Liberty had no trouble in the opener of its own Stonebarger Tournament on Thursday night, racing past overmatched Central Valley-Ceres, 65-14.
Senior Ryan Dutt had a game-high 14 points for the Lions, who also got eight points each from seior Ben Smith and junior Skylar Newman. Senior guard Jack Harris added seven points in the win.
Liberty's lopsided win followed one of the best games of the day, as Campolindo broke loose from a tie game with Kimball-Tracy with three minutes remaining, pulling away for the 65-57 victory.
Senior Trevin Kroichick poured in a game-high 25 points for the Cougars, hitting four three-pointers in the process. That included a buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter, which gave eight points in the opening quarter and staked Campo to a three-point lead.
The Cougars maintained the three-point advantage at halftime, and led by five at the end of three, but the Jaguars rallied to tie the game late before Campolindo pulled away again. Sophomore guard Carter Mahaney hit four free throws down the stretch to help ice the game, and finished the game with 11 points.
Kroichick hit a pair of threes in the final quarter, and junior David Ahazie finished the game with 20 points to help pace the Cougars, who improved to 5-0 with the victory.
Campolindo and Liberty play each other in the semifinals on Friday night.
College Park, Foothill set to meet in Stonebarger semifinals
College Park routed Kennedy-Fremont, 86-48, in the first round of the Stonebarger, and will play Foothill, who survived a battle with Enochs-Modesto, 63-56.
Devin Powell led Foothill with 15 points in its victory, including a perfect 9-for-9 effort from the free throw line, six of those in the fourth quarter. Gary Pride added 12 points for the Falcons, holding off a great effort from Enochs senior Wesley Williams-Burse, who had 23 points to lead the Eagles.
Diego Paredes had a team-high 13 points for College Park, while Dennis Pomazanow added 12 points. A dozen different Falcons scored in the game, as Ray Sheppard rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points.
Acalanes, Amador set up semifinal showdown
Host Amador Valley routed Gunderson, 65-30, setting up a big semifinal game against Acalanes, who blew open a close game at the half against Deer Valley to win 71-49.
Deer Valley stayed close for two quarters against the Dons, trailing just 33-32 after two quarters, but a 21-6 fourth quarter for Acalanes put the finishing touches on a dominant final 16 minutes of play.
In the other half of the bracket, Menlo-Atherton held on late to beat Mission, 50-44. M-A trailed early, but then built a double-digit lead entering the fourth quarter, in the battle of the Bears. Mission closed the gap to two points down the stretch, but Menlo-Atherton pulled away again in the final minutes. M-A will now face Las Lomas, who beat El Cerrito, 70-52.
Around the horn
Piner and Fortuna were tied at the half, and Fortuna built a five-point lead after three quarters, but the Prospectors exploded in the fourth quarter to rally for the 65-58 victory on Thursday. Piner outscored the Huskies 24-12 in the final eight minutes for the win.
University-SF trailed by three at the half against Riordan, but outscored the Crusaders by seven points in the third quarter, and pulled away with a big fourth quarter for the 81-66 inter-sectional victory. The Red Devils outscored Riordan 26-15 in the fourth quarter to ice the win.
