
TESORO (25-4) VS. SANTA MONICA (22-7)
Site, time: Santa Monica City College, 7:30 p.m.
Outlook: Tesoro, South Coast League co-champion (with Dana Hills), beat Great Oak of Temecula, 66-40, in the third round; Lancaster, 63-46, in the second round; and West Valley of Hemet, 75-61, in the quarterfinals. The second-seeded Titans are led by 6-8 senior Chris Manresa, who scored 21 points with 17 rebounds and three blocked shots against West Valley, last year’s Division III-A champion. He signed with University of San Diego. Robbie Picazo, the Orange County football offensive player of the year in 2008 as a standout quarterback, scored 20 against West Valley. Santa Monica, a No. 3 team from the Ocean League, beat Montclair, 74-53, in the first round; Chaparral of Temecula, 58-56, in the second round; and Perris, 68-66, in the quarterfinals. The Vikings have won seven in a row.
It’s really weak how you guys haven’t covered Tesoro AT ALL this whole season except for ONE game and they are the second best team in Orange County… They have beaten their opponents in the playoffs by an average of 20. They are going to State playoffs give them some credit… Just my opinion
I totally agree with tesorbball. Is there some kind of bias against Tesoro?? Capistrano Valley loses their playoff game, and that gets a bold headline with a lengthy story. Nothing at all about Tesoro winning their game on the very same night!
This same pattern of ignoring Tesoro athletics occurred during the football season until Tesoro destroyed Orange Lutheran.
No doubt. In football, they had no choice at the end.
What about Picazo as O.C. athlete of the year. He’ll probably get 7-8 wins in baseball too
they havent really covered much basketball at all actually. it seems that all the hype is around girls water polo and boys and girls soccer? its kindve odd haha