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The Junipero Serra (San Mateo, CA) varsity basketball team won Monday's home playoff game against Santa Cruz (CA) by a score of 65-53.

Game Details: CCS Open Division Champio

This game is a part of the "2023 CIF Central Coast Section Boys' Basketball Championships (California) - Open Division - Pool Play" tournament.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Santa Cruz190171753
Junipero Serra350111965
Final score provided by T. V.
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Game Story

California High School Basketball - Santa Cruz falls to Serra

February 20, 2023: San Mateo, CA 94403

In Monday's non-league match, the host Serra Padres basketball team scored a good 65-53 triumph over the Santa Cruz Cardinals.

In their next game, the Padres meet the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs (San Jose, CA) in a non-league match, on Wednesday, February 22. Serra will attempt to better on its 16-10 season record. The Monarchs enter the match with a 21-4 record after their 67-43 non-league win over St. Ignatius (San Francisco, CA).

With the defeat, Santa Cruz moves to 22-5 on the year. The Cardinals travel to St. Ignatius (San Francisco, CA) to face the Wildcats in a non-league game on Wednesday, February 22. The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 13-13. St. Ignatius lost 67-43 in their recent non-league game against Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, CA)

Tom VCardinals Reporter
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  1. Check In

    1st Quarter
    19 - 35 The scorer has checked in. Santa Cruz 19, Junipero Serra 35
    Posted @ 7:43p
  2. Game Attendance

    1st Quarter
    Attendance Hundreds
    Posted @ 7:43p
  3. 19 - 35

    End of 1st Quarter

    2nd Quarter
    Santa Cruz 19, Junipero Serra 35
    Posted @ 7:43p
  4. 19 - 35

    Halftime

    Halftime
    Santa Cruz 19, Junipero Serra 35
    We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
    Posted @ 7:43p
  5. 19 - 35

    Start of 3rd Quarter

    Junipero Serra3rd Quarter
    Junipero Serra's ball.
    Posted @ 8:07p
  6. 36 - 35

    Score Correction

    Santa Cruz3rd Quarter
    Score correction for Santa Cruz in Q3. Santa Cruz 36, Junipero Serra 35
    Posted @ 8:07p
  7. 36 - 46

    Score Correction

    Junipero Serra3rd Quarter
    Score correction for Junipero Serra in Q3. Santa Cruz 36, Junipero Serra 46
    Posted @ 8:07p
  8. 36 - 46

    End of 3rd Quarter

    4th Quarter
    Santa Cruz 36, Junipero Serra 46
    Posted @ 8:07p
  9. 43 - 46

    Score Correction

    Santa Cruz4th Quarter
    Score correction for Santa Cruz in Q4. Santa Cruz 43, Junipero Serra 46
    Posted @ 8:13p
  10. 43 - 53

    Score Correction

    Junipero Serra4th Quarter
    Score correction for Junipero Serra in Q4. Santa Cruz 43, Junipero Serra 53
    Posted @ 8:13p
  11. 47 - 53

    Score Correction

    Santa Cruz4th Quarter
    Score correction for Santa Cruz in Q4. Santa Cruz 47, Junipero Serra 53
    Posted @ 8:17p
  12. 47 - 53

    Timeout Alert

    Junipero Serra4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
    Timeout Junipero Serra. Santa Cruz 47, Junipero Serra 53
    Posted @ 8:17p
  13. 49 - 53

    Score Correction

    Santa Cruz4th Quarter
    Score correction for Santa Cruz in Q4. Santa Cruz 49, Junipero Serra 53
    Posted @ 8:23p
  14. 49 - 59

    Score Correction

    Junipero Serra4th Quarter
    Score correction for Junipero Serra in Q4. Santa Cruz 49, Junipero Serra 59
    Posted @ 8:23p
  15. 49 - 59

    Timeout Alert

    Santa Cruz4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
    Timeout Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz 49, Junipero Serra 59
    Posted @ 8:23p
  16. 51 - 59

    Score Correction

    Santa Cruz4th Quarter
    Score correction for Santa Cruz in Q4. Santa Cruz 51, Junipero Serra 59
    Posted @ 8:29p
  17. 51 - 63

    Score Correction

    Junipero Serra4th Quarter
    Score correction for Junipero Serra in Q4. Santa Cruz 51, Junipero Serra 63
    Posted @ 8:29p
  18. 51 - 62

    Score Correction

    Junipero Serra4th Quarter
    Score correction for Junipero Serra in Q4. Santa Cruz 51, Junipero Serra 62
    Posted @ 8:30p
  19. 51 - 63

    Score Correction

    Junipero Serra4th Quarter
    Score correction for Junipero Serra in Q4. Santa Cruz 51, Junipero Serra 63
    Posted @ 8:30p
  20. 51 - 65

    Score Correction

    Junipero Serra4th Quarter
    Score correction for Junipero Serra in Q4. Santa Cruz 51, Junipero Serra 65
    Posted @ 8:32p
  21. 53 - 65

    Score Correction

    Santa Cruz4th Quarter
    Score correction for Santa Cruz in Q4. Santa Cruz 53, Junipero Serra 65
    Posted @ 8:32p
  22. 53 - 65

    End of Game

    Final
    Santa Cruz 53, Junipero Serra 65
    Posted @ 8:32p

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Rankings & Records

Santa Cruz (22-23)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
19214493
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
22-89-19-15-58-2.733.9001,8871,355

Junipero Serra (22-23)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
916202
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
17-127-76-47-44-4.586.5001,7281,569

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Santa Cruz
16.514.015.913.07.062.9
Junipero Serra
12.212.615.719.7-59.6

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Record Breakdown

Santa Cruz (22-23)

Junipero Serra (22-23)

22-8
Overall
17-12
10-1
League
7-7
3-1
Non-League
3-0
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
2-3
Common Opponent
6-4
9-1
Home
6-4
5-5
Away
7-4
8-2
Neutral
4-4
0-4
Playoff
3-2
22-8
In-State
17-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0