GIRLS’ PLAYOFFS

Palisades 63, North Hollywood 54--Lindsay Sotero-Higa scored 16 points, and Tashean Thomas added 13 as the Huskies (19-4) fell in a 4-A game at North Hollywood.

Chatsworth 59, Bell 47--Nancy Vincent led the Chancellors with 13 points, and Tynitra Wilson added 12 for the the host Chancellors (19-6) in a second-round 3-A Division game.

Crescenta Valley 71, Cerritos 56--Michelle Greco had 24 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and nine steals for the Falcons in a Division I-A game at Crescenta Valley.

Crescenta Valley (28-1), which has won 16 consecutive games, also got 27 points from Amirah Leonard.

Simi Valley 83, Long Beach Poly 71--Tawnee Cooper had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and Jamie Griffin added 24 points, six assists and five steals for the second-seeded Pioneers (26-2) in a Division I-AA second-round game.

Perris 60, Alemany 43--The Indians (20-8) led at halftime, but fell victim to an 18-2 Panther run in the third quarter of a Division II-A game at Perris.

Kelli Kobayashi had 12 points and eight assists, and Carly Funicello had 11 points and nine blocks.

Notre Dame 47, Azusa 38--Lourdes Slinsky scored seven of her nine points in the fourth quarter, and Notre Dame (19-7) held the Aztecs (16-6) to seven points in the period to advance to Saturday’s Division III-A semifinals. Stacey Phillips had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Knights.

Louisville 52, Morro Bay 41--Kari Crawley scored 18 points and Peggy Johnson had 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Royals (18-7) won a Division IV-AA game at Crespi High.

Moorpark 81, Newport Harbor 76--Laura Everett came off the bench to score six of the Musketeers’ nine points in overtime as top-seeded Moorpark (24-0) rallied from a nine-point third-quarter deficit in a Division III-AA quarterfinal.

Village Christian 80, Orange Lutheran 43--Lindy James scored 37 points, sinking eight of nine three-point shots, and had eight rebounds, five assists and five steals for the Crusaders (18-7) in a Division IV-A quarterfinal.

Bell-Jeff 60, Brethren Christian 36--Jaclyn Johnson had 17 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the visiting Guards (22-5) in a Division IV-A quarterfinal.