Lemoore High School's winning streak ends in home 57-55 loss to Frontier High in Division 3 first round

By The Leader Staff
Lemoore's Donovan Johnson (14) and Beunju Moon (4) grab for the ball from Frontier's Jaden Perez in Tuesday night's playoff opener.
Lemoore's Donovan Johnson (14) and Beunju Moon (4) grab for the ball from Frontier's Jaden Perez in Tuesday night's playoff opener.
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Lemoore’s six-game winning streak – a run that ultimately got the Tigers varsity basketball team into the playoffs – ended Tuesday night when the visiting Frontier High School, from the Southwest Yosemite League, outlasted the Tigers  57-55 in Tuesday’s playoff opener.

With its 17-10  record, Lemoore came into Tuesday’s contest ranked No. 3 in the  Division II rankings. Frontier’s narrow win means its next match is against No. 11 Hoover.

The Tigers completed a successful season, finishing at 17-10 overall and 7-3 in the West Yosemite League.

Frontier took the early lead, outscoring Lemoore 32-26 in the first half. Lemoore came on strong in the third quarter, outscoring the Titans 14-11 and 15-14 in the fourth. But in the end, it wasn’t quite enough as Lemoore lost by just two points.

Kaleb Goudeau grabs a rebound from Frontier's Ndifor Ginyui in the second quarter.
Kaleb Goudeau grabs a rebound from Frontier's Ndifor Ginyui in the second quarter.
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Other WYL teams to move on included No. 1 Mt. Whitney (a team LHS beat in the league’s second round), a winner over Righetti 63-43, and No. 12 Hanford, a 53-50 winner over Stockdale High School.

Redwood High School lost 60-58 to Edison High School.

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