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ByJosephShufelberger jshufelberger@chicoer.com @JShufelberger on Twitter CHICO The dunks were nu- merous for both the South and the North, but the second-half scoring was decidedly one- sided. The South boys beat the North 108-74 in the 20th an- nual Phil Bryant Northern Sec- tion All-Star Basketball Game on Sunday night at Pleasant Valley High's Varley Gym. Oroville High's Kahliel Wyatt led all scorers with 21 points in the annual game for the section's top seniors in a showcase event featuring col- lege rules with players split up in a North vs. South format. Red Bluff's Joseph Bosetti had 19 points for the South, which pulled away early in the second half thanks to Matt Ur- rutia, playing in his home gym, and Willows' Travis Mendes. Hamilton's Andrew Whitsett added 12 points. Urrutia and Mendes showed some chemistry, scoring 17 of the South's first 19 points after halftime. That spurt expanded a 45-39 advantage at the break into a 64-47 margin. The South outscored the North 63-35 in the second half. Urrutia had two points in the first half but participating in the 3-point shooting contest at the break seemed to get him warmed up for more, and it certainly motivated him. Cen- tral Valley's Deontrey Fuller edged him 8-7 in the final. "After that 3-point contest, I PREP BOYS BASKETBALL SOUTHALL-STARS ROMPPASTNORTH Oroville'sWyattscores21;PV'sUrrutia,Willows'Mendesleaddecisiverun PHOTOSBYDANREIDEL—ENTERPRISE-RECORD Willows High's Travis Mendes (22) goes up with the ball against Foothill's Beau Hamilton (30) during the 20th annual Phil Bryant Northern Section All-Star Basketball Game at Pleasant Valley High. Pleasant Valley High's Matt Urrutia, le , shoots over Fall River's Tanner Gallion (32) on Sunday during the all-star basketball game. Online: Be the first to get local results from local teams and athletes at REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/SPORTS. By Nick Woodard nwoodard@chicoer.com @nwoodard25 on Twitter CHICO For the ninth time in 20 years, the girls basketball South all-stars have bragging rights over their northern counter- parts. The South beat the North 82- 77 Sunday at the 20th annual Phil Bryant Northern Section All-Star game at Pleasant Valley High. The contest, full of seniors, was played by college style with 20-minute halves and featured the event's first 3-point shooting contest during halftime. Durham's Summer Vercruys- sen led a team of area talent with 13 points. Chico's Myki Abrams scored 11, Corning's Gates Fears had 10 and Pleasant Valley's Kristina Joyce had seven points on her home court. Other locals like Willows' Morgan Hughes, Gridley's Elizabeth Osbourn, Paradise's Bailey Bengson and Mercy's Marissa Starman played key minutes in the win under coach Curt Eller of Corning. Vercruyssen paced the offense early, scoring nine points in the first half as the South team jumped to a 16-8 advantage. Vercruyssen said the big scor- ing total was not the game plan. Rather, she credited her team- mates, including fellow Durham All-Star Katherine Freitas, for her success. "My goal was just to have a good time, play my hardest and PREP BASKETBALL SouthgirlstopNorthfortheninthtime Vercruyssen's 13 points lead balanced attack DAN REIDEL — ENTERPRISE-RECORD Red Bluff High's Daisy Brose shoots the ball against Big Valley's Erica Stevenson (11) and Lassen's Miranda Langenhorst during Sunday's all-star game. Chicago Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks gave up his first runs this spring a er extend- ing his scoreless streak to 12innings in an 8-5win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday. ON THE WEB Hendricks'streakends, Cubs top Giants REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/SPORTS By Jeff Larson jlarson@paradisepost.com @jtlarson on Twitter PARADISE The Red Bluff High baseball team is no longer unde- feated. The setback came Friday night at the hands of a struggling Para- dise team that turned to its ace in hopes of earning a much-needed victory in front of the home crowd on the final day before spring break. Frankie Cleary tamed the Red Bluff bats and guided Paradise to a 12-2 win in five innings, drop- ping the Spartans to 12-1 overall and 4-1 in Eastern Athletic-Sac- ramento River League play. Par- adise improved to 6-5, 2-2 and earned a split with Red Bluff in the league series following an 11-1 loss in Red Bluff Tuesday. The Bobcats also erased a four-game skid since beginning the year 5-1. "From the time we started to warm-up, took our infield (dur- ing) pregame it was clear that we were not going to have a good day," Spartans coach Ryland Sanders said. "(Cleary) did an ex- cellent job, one of the toughest kids we've faced all year." Cleary's effort is nothing new to interim coach Kyle Black and the Paradise staff, saying that the sophomore right-hander is the team's "bulldog." Cleary struck out six Spartans in the first three innings and fin- ished with a four-hitter against a team that came in with six play- ers hitting over .400. "Frankie's fearless on the mound," Black said. "I can send him out there and he'll go till his arm falls off. To be able to have a guy to send out there once a week is huge for us." PREP BASEBALL Spartans lo se 1 st g am e of the year By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter LOS MOLINOS The Mercy Lady Warriors beat Los Molinos 20-10 in five innings Saturday at the lat- ter's own softball tournament. Los Molinos led 1-0 after the first inning, but Mercy struck for seven runs in the second inning and didn't look back. Marissa Starman drove in four runs and had a single and a dou- ble to lead Mercy. Minji Parks had two hits and knocked in two runs. Tasha Pimentel and Selena Dobson also drove in runs. Gillian Coelho, Maggie Shep- pard and Hailey Coelho each dou- bled for Mercy. Gillian Coelho and Dobson had multi-hit games. Sheppard picked up the win for Mercy. BURNEY 19, LOS MOLINOS 0 Bur- ney beat the tournament hosts in five innings Friday. Lauren Schneider homered twice and drove in five runs. She was also the winning pitcher. WESTWOOD 20, MERCY 7 West- wood erupted for 10 runs in the fifth inning to beat Mercy in a mercy-shortened game Thursday at the Los Molinos tournament. Mercy had led 7-4 after three innings. Gillian Coelho knocked in two runs for Mercy. Pimentel had a pair of hits. REDDING CHRISTIAN 14, MERCY 0 Redding Christian beat Mercy in five innings Thursday morning at the tournament. Annie Feser had a double for Mercy. The Lady Warriors (1-6, 0-1) PREP ROUNDUP La dy W ar ri or s beat Los Mo s o ba ll Los Molinos so ball hosts Redding Christian at 3:30p.m. Mercy hosts Liberty Christian at 4p.m Red Bluff tennis visits Chico at 3:30p.m. Corning tennis is at Anderson at 3:30 p.m. TODAY'S SCHEDULE Los Molinos, Mercy so ball host games Red Bluff plays a pair of games today at the Fresno Easter Classic. Corning visits Yreka at 4p.m. Los Molinos hosts Redding Christian at 3:30p.m. and Mercy hosts Liberty Christian at 6:30p.m. BASEBALL Red Bluff in Fresno; LosMo, Mercy home ROUNDUP PAGE 2 Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, Sudoku and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the latest advice doled out by Amy Dickinson. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today PAGE B3 BASEBALL PAGE 2 BOYS PAGE 2 GIRLS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, March 31, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1 ★