Girls Basketball Playoffs: Del Campo Falls At Inderkum

Fighting until the end, the Del Campo girls basketball team came up just short in the opening round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs on Tuesday at Inderkum in Natomas.

Cougars junior guard Ash Monk came off the bench to score 20 points, including a three-point basket as the shot clock buzzer sounded with less than a minute to play to bring her team within a basket. But with 12 seconds left, DC missed a couple of shots, as the Tigers escaped with a 56-53 win.

"All year, there has never been a time when there hasn't been hustle from my team," Del Campo coach JJ Anderson said after the game. "It was a tight game and (Inderkum) played well in the end."

Junior center Megan Roberson added 13 points for the Cougars. Inderkum was led by junior guard Sakara Brewer with 21 points and senior guard Ericka Magana with 18.

But it was Monk who kept DC in it to the end.

"She made huge shots and she's capable of doing that... as a scoring factor off the bench," Anderson said. "For our younger players (including Monk, Roberson and co-captain Laura Noble), it's nice to have this playoff experience going forward."

In other Carmichael-area playoff basketball news, El Camino won big over visiting River Valley of Yuba City 81-46 behind 18 points from senior Alexis Haffner and 15 from sophomore Simone Sheppard. The Eagles next host River City of West Sacramento on Thursday.

Rio Americano had a long drive to Loomis and ended up falling to Del Oro 55-41. The Raiders were led by junior guard Elizabeth Moulton with 12 points.

In Division VI, Victory Christian defeated Valley Christian of Roseville 68-39 behind 14 points from junior guard-forward Molly Huffman. Sacramento Adventist beat Trinity Prep of Napa 51-48. The Vikings next host Faith Christian of Yuba City on Thursday while the Capitals are at Wilton Christian.

In boys playoff action tonight, Jesuit hosts Nevada Union of Grass Valley in Division I. In D-II, Del Campo hosts Yuba City and Rio Americano heads to Fair Oaks to face Bella Vista. The last game is a rematch from Jan. 2, when the Broncos beat the Raiders 60-53 at Rio.

In D-VI, Victory Christian hosts Wilton Christian and Sacramento Adventist faces Trinity Prep. The Vikings beat the WC Patriots 64-22 on Dec. 15.

All games start at 7 p.m.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND
DIVISION II
EL CAMINO 81, RIVER VALLEY 46
River Valley 8 13 13 12 – 46
El Camino 23 25 14 19 – 81
... RV–Aguilar 3, Hawkins 6, Pedraza 7, Gonzalez 17, Tanner 2, Koch 3, Dale 2, Soba 4, Massengale 2. EC–Brignac 12, Tafoya 5, Barkell 1, Hawthrone 6, Haffner 18, Reyes 4, Sowell-Hundon 13, Beard 7, Sheppard 15.
DEL ORO 55, RIO AMERICANO 41
Rio Americano 8 11 14 8 – 41
Del Oro 12 14 7 22 – 55
RA–Moulton 12, Wilison 8, Hansen 4, Dixon 7, Dickman 3, Riel 7. DO–Hinsken 2, Maglinte 5, Sohn 11, Jabusch 2, Davis 3, Geyer 13, Ruiz 19.
INDERKUM 56, DEL CAMPO 53
Del Campo 14 11 15 13 – 53
Inderkum 16 12 16 12 – 56
DC–Harding 2, Noble 3, Josephson 11, Monk 20, Roberson 13, Horst 4. I–Yerger 6, Simmons 2, Brewer 21, Magana 18, Steuben 3, Byrd 6.
DIVISION VI
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 68, VALLEY CHRISTIAN 39
Victory Christian 15 23 15 15 – 68
Valley Christian 7 4 9 19 – 39
Vic.-Huffman 14, Furtado 2, Potts 10, Shope 4, Nolan 12, Frentzen 12, Neville 11, Jacobs 2, Novak 1. Vac.–Magni 4, Hagerty 8, H. Frank 17, Lyon 7, Daniels 1, Urban 2.
SACRAMENTO ADVENTIST 51, TRINITY PREP 48

Thursday's second-round games (All games at 7 p.m.)
DIVISION II No. 7 River City at No. 2 El Camino
DIVISION VI
No. 4 Faith Christian at No. 1 Victory Christian
No. 6 Sac. Adventist at No. 2 Wilton Christian