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Warren Buffett
La Mirada, seeded No. 12 of 12 teams in the Open Division, has reached the semifinals after stunning Redondo Union on the road.
La Mirada coach Randy Oronoz has emerged as the 2026 Coach of the Year after his two wins this week, especially considering the stakes at hand.
The Matadores stunned Redondo Union 73-70 on the road in the CIF Southern Section Open Division quarterfinals Friday night thanks to 19 points from star junior Gene Roebuck and 17 points from Cisco Munoz.
The win comes on the heels of La Mirada taking down St. John Bosco in pool play last week, which kept Oronoz’ team alive and in the hunt. La Mirada will take on No. 7 Harvard-Westlake in the semifinals Tuesday.
Sierra Canyon will take on Notre Dame in the other semifinal.
Sierra Canyon 70, Santa Margarita 47: Brandon McCoy had 17 points and nine rebounds. Brannon Martinsen had 13 points and eight rebounds. Maxi Adams added 11 points. SM’s Kaiden Bailey had 17.
Notre Dame 59, Corona Centennial 56: NaVorro Bowman Jr. led the way with 23 points.