Lemoore varsity boys' begin CIF Division 2 basketball playoffs as No. 1 seed with home game. Lady Tigers No. 7 in Div. 3 and are also home this week

Saturday, February 11, 2023 - 12:44pm By The Leader Staff

Lemoore's DeMel Turner goes high to score in the West Yosemite League finale against visiting Hanford.

Photo by Bill Burris

The Lemoore varsity boys’ basketball team made it official on Thursday night in the Lemoore Event Center, as the boys closed out their West Yosemite League campaign with a 57-45 win over the visiting Bullpups that included a perfect league campaign at 10-0. The Tigers completed a solid 21-6 season as the team heads into the Central Section playoffs.

Central Section playoff brackets were announced late Saturday, Feb. 11. The Tiger boys were selected as the Division II No. 1 seed and will take on No. 16 Sunnyside in a home game on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. in the Lemoore High School Event Center.

On the girls' side, Lemoore's Lady Tigers are ranked No. 7 in the Division III CIF basketball rankings and will host Morro Bay in a first-round playoff game scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Lemoore.

Boys Div. 2 Brackets

Girls Div. 3 Brackets

The Lemoore boys, assuming they get past Sunnyside, will host the winner of the El Diamante and Ridgeview contest on Friday, Feb. 17. The Lemoore ladies will play the winner of the No. 2 Porterville and No. 15 Hanford West game.

Leading the Tigers' in their latest win against Hanford were Demel Turner with 15 points and Ty Chambers who tossed in 12 for the WYL title game.

Lemoore’s varsity girls finished their season on a sour note, dropping the season finale to Hanford, 64-42, following league victories over Dinuba (49-43) and Tulare Western (51-48).

The Lemoore ladies finished at 5-5 in the WYL and were 14-12 overall.