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Fairmont Prep’s girls basketball team continued to play the role of bracket-buster in the CIF Division 1 playoffs on Wednesday night.

Center Siyanda Salter scored off an offensive rebound and putback with 1.6 seconds left in regulation to lift the host Huskies past Mira Costa 45-44 in a second-round game.

Fairmont Prep (18-12), unranked in the final Division 1 poll, edged the No. 13 Mustangs just four days after upsetting third-seeded Alemany in the first round.

Salter, a 6-foot-3 junior, scored on a short bank shot after grabbing her own rebound in the low post. She finished with 13 points to lead the Huskies.

Senior Maddie Salud added 11 points for Fairmont Prep, which plays host to Long Beach Poly in the quarterfinals Saturday.

The No. 11 Jackrabbits beat the Huskies last season in the semifinals en route to the Division 1 title.

In other second round games:

In Division 2AA:

Orange Lutheran 56, Chaparral 34: Sophomore forward Sheridan Kennedy scored 12 points to lead the host and top-seeded Lancers (21-8), who play at Pacific Coast League champion Woodbridge in the quarterfinals Saturday.

Woodbridge 65, Chino Hills 58: Sophomore point guard Hana Watanabe scored 16 points and Teagan Burrus and Lexi Gadea each added 12 as the visiting Warriors (23-4) rallied from a 32-24 deficit at halftime. Woodbridge sank 9 of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter.

Crean Lutheran 69, Glendora 35: Northern Arizona-bound Taylor Feldman had 21 points, seven rebounds and eight assists and freshman Jane Hewitt added 13 points and eight rebounds to lead the host and fourth-seeded Saints (21-3). Crean Lutheran plays at Sonora in the quarterfinals Saturday.

Sage Hill 49, Santa Barbara 25: Emily Eadie had 16 points and 25 rebounds, and Isabel Gomez and Kat Righeimer added 13 and 12 points, respectively, to lead the visiting Lightning (20-9), who play host to Rolling Hills Prep in the quarterfinals Saturday. RHP edged Sage Hill 55-53 earlier in the season.

Santa Margarita 54, Mayfair 44 (OT): Maddie Leiva scored 15 points and Brooke Slymen added 13 to lead to host Eagles (16-6), who play Culver City in the quarterfinals.

In Division 4AA:

Valencia 58, Bishop Conaty-Loretto 48: Lauren Mirhan scored 20 points and her sister Allison added 15 to lead the host Tigers (19-9), who play at top-seeded Lawndale in the quarterfinals Saturday. Lawndale beat Trabuco Hills 53-30 in the second round.

In Division 5AA:

Laguna Beach 44, Palm Desert 32: Junior Sophie Marriner had 14 points and 17 rebounds to lead the visiting and third-seeded Breakers (19-11), who play Yeshiva in the quarterfinals Saturday.

In the Open Division:

Mater Dei 50, Windward 44: Senior forwards Lani White and Soleil Montrose each scored 12 points and sophomore Emily Shaw added 11 to lead the host Monarchs (23-4), who improved to 2-0 in the Group A. The two-time defending Open Division champion Monarchs will play at top-seeded Etiwanda on Saturday for a berth in the finals. Etiwanda (26-0), ranked second in the nation by MaxPreps, beat Rosary by 48 points on Wednesday to also move to 2-0 in Group A.

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