Southern Section Girls Basketball Playoffs : No. 2 Buena Surges Into 4-A Final, 67-56

Ventura Buena High School broke open a close game in the fourth quarter and went on to defeat Inglewood Morningside, 67-56, in the Southern Section Girls 4-A semifinals Tuesday night at Ventura College.

The Bulldogs, ranked No. 2 in the 4-A, led, 44-42, after three quarters. Morningside (27-3) got in trouble quickly in the fourth quarter when Shaunda Greene, its leading scorer and rebounder, fouled out. Buena went on to outscore No. 3 seeded Morningside, 23-11, in the final period.

Buena (26-1) will meet Huntington Beach Edison in the 4-A final Friday night at Cal Poly Pomona.

Huntington Beach Edison 61, Santa Barbara 49--The Chargers, tied after three quarters, went on a 12-0 run to open the fourth quarter and ran away from the Dons in a 4-A semifinal game at Huntington Beach High.

Center Kristi Smith led Edison with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Denise Ogburn added 18 points.

Edison is 29-1. Santa Barbara finishes at 21-6.

Mission Viejo 72, Woodland Hills Louisville 56--Tricia Stringam scored 23 points, and the Royals turned the ball over 26 times to lead the Diablos to a 3-A semifinal win at Thousand Oaks High. Mission Viejo (27-2) will play Anaheim Katella in the final Friday night at Cal Poly Pomona. Louisville finishes 23-4.

Anaheim Katella 59, Brea-Olinda 56--Julie Standering scored five points in overtime to lead the Knights to an upset win at Santa Ana Foothill High. Serenda Valdez led Katella (27-2) with 19 points. Katella will play Mission Viejo Friday night at Cal Poly Pomona at 7 p.m. Brea-Olinda, the No. 2 seed in the 3-A, finishes 22-5.

Lompoc 40, Hesperia 36--The Braves built a 14-point halftime lead at Apple Valley High but had to hang on to advance to the 2-A title game. Hesperia, which didn’t have player in double figures, finished 24-4. Pam Coffey led Lompoc (25-2) with 19 points.

Chino 60, Irvine Woodbridge 43--Jeannine Jones scored 16 points to lead the defending 2-A champion Cowgirls at Ontario High. Chino (24-4) will meet Lompoc in a rematch of last year’s title game Friday at Cerritos College. Chino won last season, 59-40.

Maricopa 41, Ramona Convent 36--Maria Quezada scored 5 of her 18 points in overtime to lead the Indians to victory at Taft High.

Rosamond 51, Flintridge Sacred Heart 45--Cecilia Landsgaard scored 18 points to lead the Roadrunners at Glendale Hoover High. Rosamond will play Maricopa in the Small Schools final Friday night.