The St. Anthony Saints definitely had some first-round jitters going when they stepped onto the court against Bishop Diego in the first round of the CIF playoffs Wednesday night.  The Saints were the bracket’s five-seed, and heavily favored to win, but they only led by three points at the half.  “I think our guys were a little nervous,” said Saints coach Chris Morrison afterwards.  “After that we settled down and started playing.”

The bulk of that play happened on the defensive end of the court, as the Saints held Bishop Diego to just seven third-quarter points, while putting up 19 themselves.  They expanded the lead to 20+ before pulling their starters, eventually going on to win 65-51.

Leaders for St. Anthony were Emmanuel Andino, who had 16 points and led the team in rebounds, and Tony Warwick, with 10.  St. Anthony will find out later Wednesday who they’ll face in the second round on Friday; if it’s Mojave, who’s favored, they’ll find out via coin flip on Thursday whether or not it’s a home game.