In reaching the CIF Southern Section Division I-A semifinal game for the second straight season, Crescenta Valley High boys’ basketball Coach Shawn Zargarian reflected on his team’s latest accomplishment.
Having lost 80% of last season’s starting lineup, it appeared to be a tall order for the Falcons to make another deep playoff run.
“I was telling the players that I couldn’t be more proud in terms of how far they have come,” Zargarian said. “We lost a lot of solid players, but there’s just something special about this team and what they’ve been able to get done this year.
“I haven’t seen something this special in quite a long time. We don’t have the offensive firepower that we had last year. This year, we try to find ways to manufacture points and we are better defensively.”
Fourth-seeded Crescenta Valley (23-7) will travel to face top-seeded El Toro (26-5) in a semifinal matchup at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The winner will meet second-seeded Santa Monica or sixth-seeded Dana Hills in the championship contest.