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Northern California high school basketball: Top stars, best performances Feb. 13-18

Big-time players have big-time games during playoff time and that's what these 20 standouts did during the heart of section play

Here’s a quick look at some of the top stars and memorable performances from the past week in Northern California high school basketball.

Note: Entries are based on information provided by coaches, statisticians, media members and high school sports fans. Don’t see any details for your team’s game? Email some notes and/or stats to mitch@scorebooklive.com.

(Lead photo of Tounde Yessoufou by Dennis Lee)

Miko Bear, a boys basketball player at El Dorado-Placerville, had a combined 53 points to go along with 18 rebounds, six assists and nine steals in two Sac-Joaquin Section playoff games.

Sabrina Cerrillo, a junior girls basketball player at Torres (Madera), had a combined 45 points and 15 steals in two SJS playoff wins.

Jeremiah Collins, a basketball standout for Pittsburg, combined for 44 points in North Coast Section playoff wins over Berkeley and James Logan.

Nick Cubley, a junior boys basketball standout at San Marin-Novato, had 16 points, four rebounds and three steals in a 80-54 NCS playoff win over Kennedy-Fremont.

Natalie Dance, a sophomore basketball player for Mt. Diablo-Concord, had 27 points to lead a big upset of top seed Berean Christian in North Coast Section Division V play.

Karena Eberts, a junior basketball player at Miramonte, broke the 1,000-point career scoring mark while score 24 points in a 64-56 NCS D3 quarterfinal win over Redwood-Larkspur.

Kellen Hampton, a sophomore standout for Moreau Catholic’s boys basketball team, had a combined 20 points, 21 rebounds four assists, four steals and four blocks in NCS D1 playoff wins over Amador Valley and Bishop O’Dowd.

Brynlie Headrick, a senior girls basketball player at Vacaville, closed out a brilliant career with a combined 47 points in two Sac-Joaquin Section playoff games including 26 points in a 56-49 win over Lodi.

Tommy Lewit, a junior basketball player for Prospect-San Jose, combined to score 59 points in Central Coast Section playoff wins over Westmoor (77-61) and Willow Glen (45-33).

Elizabeth Johnson, a freshman at Orcutt Academy, had a combined 47 points, 41 rebounds, five assists, nine steals and six blocks in two Central Section playoff wins.

Zachariah Look, a basketball player for Arvin, combined to score 56 points and add six assists and nine steals in two playoff games.

Talia Maxwell, a senior girls basketball player at Central-Fresno, had 26 points, 13 rebounds and four steals in a 53-30 Central Section playoff win over Roosevelt.

Andrew McKeever, a 7-foot senior post for Granada-Livermore had 33 points and 15 rebounds in a 72-64 NCS Open Division win over Dublin.

Jocelyn Medina, a senior at Pierce-Arbuckle, had 46 points, eight rebounds, four assists and six steals in a 59-41 win over Central Valley.

Mateen Rafiq, a senior boys basketball player at El Camino (Sacramento), finished out his season with a 30-point, 10-rebounds, four-assist game in a 69-56 loss to Lincoln.

Shade Satica, a senior girls basketball player at Lassen (Susanville), had 24 points, eight rebounds and six steals in a 57-30 win over Yreka.

Jazmaine Stewart, a freshman girls basketball player for Farmersville, had 26 points, six rebounds and 11 steals in a 52-17 Central Section playoff win over Yosemite.

Mialani Talalele, a sophomore girls basketball player for Santa Clara, had 30 points and added 14 rebounds in a 61-32 CCS D1 playoff win over Homestead.

Angel Perez Tapia, a boys basketball player at Granite Hills (Porterville), had a combined 55 points, 10 rebounds and six steals in a win and a loss during Central Section playoff action.

Tounde Yessoufou, a sophomore standout for St. Joseph-Santa Maria, had 27 points, eight rebounds, three steals and three blocks in a 65-63 Division I win over San Joaquin Memorial.