By Corey Kwok<\/p>\n
(Whittier) – Cantwell took advantage of some strong rebounding to go on a\u00a0fourth quarter run\u00a0to knock off Village Christian\u00a051-48 Saturday in a CIF State Southern California Division IV regional quarterfinal.<\/p>\n
Joey Covarrubias led Cantwell with 14 points while Andrew Martinez wound and attacked his way in the paint to a hard fought six points, including an and-one. Three other teammates had double-figures in scoring, as Gligorije Rakocevic (11 points, a 3-pointer, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks), Balsa Dragovic (10 points, 16 rebounds), and EJ Mejia (10 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds) rounded out the slate.<\/p>\n
Two prominent Village Christian players were kept in check\u00a0by the stifling Cantwell defense. Bennie Boatwright, a standout sharpshooter formerly at Alemany, had\u00a014 points and 12 rebounds. Bryan Alberts finishing with nine points and four assists, had just one field goal – a fourth quarter three-pointer – to show for over the final three frames of play.<\/p>\n
Marsalis Johnson had three blocks, six rebounds, and nine points, while Jerrick Ahanmisi and another former Alemany player, Bear Henderson, each scored eight.<\/p>\n
Cantwell advances to the CIF State Southern California regional semifinal to earn a rematch with\u00a0top seeded Sierra Canyon on the road at a site to be determined, 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday night. In their prior meeting at La Salle over MLK day weekend in a showcase, the Trailblazers came out on top 45-42 in a sloppily played slugfest for both teams.<\/p>\n
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