Pali High Boys and Girls Basketball Teams Downed in SoCal Regionals

Having lost their first games in the City Section Open Division playoffs versus King/Drew, the Palisades High boys and girls basketball teams were back in the court two weeks later for the Southern California Regionals. The boys were seeded 10th in the Division IV bracket and upset No. 7 Northview 52-44 in the first round Feb. 27. In the quarterfinals, the Dolphins traveled to Reseda to take on No. 2 Cleveland and led by three points at halftime before falling 54-48 to finish 12-16 under interim coach LeBre Merritt. .

Palisades’ girls squad got the No. 3 seed in Division III and hosted No. 14 Palos Verdes in the first round. Despite 13 points from Elly Tierney the Dolphins lost 61-58 and ended with a 17-13 record under Adam Levine, who led Palisades to the Division II regional title in 2020.