LIONS ADVANCE TO STATE PLAYOFFS: The jserra.girlsbasketball team officially punched its ticket into the CIF State Championships playoffs on Saturday, as the Lions outlasted the Redondo Union Sea Hawks 50-43 in a CIF State Play-In Game at JSerra Catholic High School. Junior Vivian Grenald produced a noteworthy basket with just under five minutes remaining in the first quarter, as she tallied her 1,000th point as a member of the Lions. JSerra led by one point at the end of the first quarter, but eight second quarter points by junior Shae Talleur helped stretch the Lions’ advantage to 27-19 at halftime. Redondo Union trailed by nine points in the third quarter, but a 10-0 spurt late in the period propelled them briefly into the lead before the Lions reclaimed a one-point advantage heading into the fourth quarter. JSerra’s defense helped shut down the Sea Hawks' attack in the final period, as Redondo Union scored only five points in the period. Talleur officially sealed the triumph wi...