NORTHEAST
Brighton 63 Maimonides 58
Jacob Canner scored 19 points, Josh Saks added 16 and Raanan Gewurz had 14 but the M-Cats (9-9) fell in the opening round of the MIAA Division playoffs.
Haldane 67 Leffell 59
The Lions (7-14) almost upset the top seed in the Section Class C semifinals. Joe Schanzer led Leffell with 19 points and Cory Rabinowitz and Adam Berkowitz added 13 each.
CALIFORNIA
Valley Torah 66 Westchester 52
Johny Dan scored 36 points and Ethan List added 15 on five 3-pointers as the 16th seeded Wolfpack (29-3) beat the top seeded Comets - who were runners up in Los Angeles City D1 sectional - in the opening round of the CIF Division 4 Southern Regionals. Valley Torah next plays #8 Chatsworth in the quarterfinals.