
The Menlo boys' basketball team dismissed Scotts Valley 59-50 on Thursday in the second round of the Central Coast Section Div. IV playoffs in the nightcap of a doubleheader.
The No. 4-seeded Knights (18-7) will play No. 5 seed Half Moon Bay (21-5) in the quarterfinals at 6:15 p.m. at Menlo.
The teams were knotted at 27 by halftime, then pulled away late in the fourth quarter. Senior Freddy Avis contributed a team-high 13 points and sophomore Bobby Roth added 12 for the Knights who got points from nine players.
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Menlo played Half Moon Bay in a non-league matchup in December and won 43-41.
CCS second round
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Scoring
S: Pasquini 6 6-6 19, Wargon 4 0-0 9, G. Johnston 6 3-4 17, Seago 0 1-2 1, Percy 2 0-0 4.
Three-point goals: Pasquini, Wargon, G. Johnston 2.
Total: 18 10-12 50.
M: Harris 4 0-0 8, Avis 6 0-0 13, Young 3 0-0 6, Will Miller 3 0-1 6, Huber 1 4-4 7, Roth 4 2-2 12, Barrett 0 1-2 1, Wes Miller 0 1-2 1, Heneghan 2 1-2 5.
Three-point goals: Roth 2, Avis, Huber.
Total: 23 9-13 59.