Boys’ basketball: Notre Dame wins its playoff opener

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After an 0-12 record in the Mission League and the announcement that its coach, Bill Bedgood, would be stepping down at the conclusion of the season, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame was given a chance to have some fun competing in the Southern Section Division 4AA playoffs.

And the Knights responded Thursday night by knocking off Delphic League champion Lancaster Paraclete, 51-42, on the road. It gave the Mission League a 6-0 record in playoff action.

Kennedy Edwards scored 18 points and Grant Kraemer contributed 11 points off the bench in the second half.

Notre Dame (10-18) will host No. 4-seeded Los Angeles Price on Friday night in a second-round game.

-- Eric Sondheimer