Foothill High’s boys basketball team pulled away early in the fourth quarter and hung on to beat No. 14 Sequoia 67-58 in a CIF Northern California Division III quarterfinal Thursday night.
Luke Lindsey and Josiah Palumbo each scored 18 points while Bekdoo Lewis dropped 16 points and Brandon McCracken pitched in with 11 for the 11th-seeded Cougars, who are on to the NorCal semifinals on Saturday at No. 7 Carmel.
All playoff coverage is presented by Redding Rancheria.
Video by Tracy Holmes/Shasta County Sports
CIF State Scores — Thursday
BOYS
D-III: #11 Foothill 67, #14 Sequoia 58
D-III: #16 Wood 56, #8 Pleasant Valley 50
D-V: #3 San Domenico 68, #6 Gridley 55
D-V: #1 Pierce 56, #9 Calaveras 50
Girls
D-IV: #5 Pleasant Valley 37, #4 Mills 36
D-V: #1 West Valley 54, #8 Portola 47
D-V: #4 U-Prep 53, #5 Calaveras 48
D-V: #3 Monte Vista Chr. 47, #6 Gridley 39
Saturday CIF NorCal Semis
BOYS
D3: #11 Foothill at #7 Carmel
D5: #5 Eastside Prep at #1 Pierce
D6: #3 Fall River at #2 Ripon Chr
D6: #4 Ferndale at #1 Weed
GIRLS
D4: #5 PV at #1 Colfax
D5: #4 U-Prep at #1 West Valley
D6: #3 Forest Lake Chr. at #2 Redding Chr.
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