Mustang boys, Sea Hawks girls advance to CIF second round
by Paul Teetor Win, lose or draw, from the moment he arrived on the Manhattan Beach campus five years ago Mira Costa boys basketball coach Neal Perlmutter has been a tell-it-like-it-is kind of guy. His assessment of Tuesday night’s 49-45 victory over Montgomery of San Diego was no different. “It was an ugly game,” Perlmutter admitted of the first-round win in the CIF Southern California Regional Division 1 playoffs. “But a win is a win and we’re moving on.” After winning what is most likely their last home game of the season, the eighth-seeded Mustangs will now move on to play top seeded Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks Thursday night at Notre Dame. Sea Hawk center Ella Zimmerman scored 23 points in victory over Montgomery. Perlmutter said his team is looking forward to the challenge. “They’re really talented. They’ve got three guys who have committed to Division 1 college programs – Duke, Gonzaga and Houston,” he said. “But I really believe we can play with anybody. We need to come out with a game plan to put us in a position to win.” The Mustangs struggled to put away ninth seeded Montgomery, and were clinging to a 3-point lead after Montgomery hit a three pointer to narrow Mira…
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