Tigers fall to Selma High School 75-58 in Division II basketball quarterfinals

The Tigers kept it close in the first half, trailing 21-13 at the end of the first period and 40-33 at the half. The Tigers were led in scoring by Sean Patrick’s 22 points. Juelein Arroyo chipped in with 13 while Jaden Jones and Bryce Hernandez each tossed in nine points.

Selma had a trio of Bears scoring at least 20 points, including Will Pallesi with 22, Junior Ramirez, 20, and Manny Singh 20 points.

Division II winners Thursday night included the only West Yosemite League school left, Redwood, a 74-50 winner over neighbor El Diamante. Hanford also lost Thursday night, a 57-55 loser to Fresno High School.

Lemoore concluded its season with a 16-12 record. They were 6-6 in the WYL.

Redwood will take on No. 1 seed San Joaquin Memorial Tuesday night in one of the semifinal games. In the other contest, Selma will host No. 10 seed Fresno. The Division III title game will be held March 3 at Selland Arena.