CIF State Rounds I and II: Part I

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The CIF State Tournament is in full swing here in NorCal. Starting on Tuesday February 28, PH NorCal spent the next few days, March 1st and 2nd attending games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>February 28: Round I, DIV III. King's Academy 64, Ygnacio Valley 61<br>March 1st: Round I, Open Division. De La Salle 46, Archbishop Mitty 44.<br>March 2nd: Round II, DIV IV. Half Moon Bay 60, Hillsdale 48.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kings's Academy defeated Pinole Valley on March 2nd to advance to the next round against Oakland, while De La Salle will travel to Modesto Christian on Saturday to take on the #1 Seed in the Open Division. Half Moon Bay will play on Saturday at Marin Catholic in a semifinal contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Tylek Barnett","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77247","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"King's Academy","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"He's been a key piece in King's run up into title contention this season. 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