Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – St. Bernard’s Carli Baum drives to the basket during Friday night’s NCS playoff game.

By Ray Hamill — A pair of seniors stepped up for the St. Bernard’s girls late in their North Coast Section quarterfinal on what was a busy night around the county for the H-DNL teams on Friday.

The No. 1 seeded Crusaders hosted No. 8 Liberty in Division-3 action and won 50-44 to set up a home semifinal on Tuesday against No. 4 Miramonte.

A big-time 3-pointer by Alyssa Boham in the final minute and a clutch basket from fellow senior Kayla Maples earlier in the quarter helped see the Crusaders over the finish line against a competitive Liberty team that battled hard all night.

That showdown was one of four playoff games for H-DNL teams on Friday night.

In Division-5 boys action, the Eureka Loggers welcomed Gateway to Jay Willard Gymnasium and won 67-50 to extend their season.

Standout junior Xavier De La Rosa helped set the early tone for the home team, scoring 17 of his team-high 21 points in the first half, while senior Owen Hiscox scored 16 points, including five 3-pointers.

The No. 2 seeds will also host their semifinal on Tuesday night against Redwood Christian, the No. 3 seeds in the bracket.

In Division-1 girls action, the most exciting local game of the night took place at Arcata High.

The No. 3 seeded Tigers hosted No. 11 Pinole Valley and it took two overtime periods to separate the two schools.

A clutch free throw by sophomore Anevay Gruetzmacher with just two seconds remaining in the first overtime period tied the game for the home team and set up a second OT.

But the visitors would outscore their hosts in the final period to secure a 77-74 win and keep their season alive.

The loss ended a memorable campaign for the Tigers one week after their Dick Niclai Tournament win.

Check out Alyssa Boham’s big 3-pointer below …

Eureka head coach Jimmy Rodgers and some of his players look on during Friday’s game against Gateway.

Rounding out a busy night on the local courts, the St. Bernard’s boys also saw their season come to an end in their Division-3 quarterfinal against College Park.

The No. 3 Crusaders fell 74-63 to the No. 6 Falcons.

We’ll have much more on all four of these games on Saturday.

Three other local teams will be in action on Saturday night.

In Division 6, the Ferndale boys and girls will both play Mendocino, with the Ferndale girls hosting and the school’s boys team playing on the road.

Also on Saturday, in the Division-4 boys bracket, the Del Norte Warriors will travel to play San Marin.

All three of those games tip off at 7 p.m.

Arcata’s Tae Wolford (21) in action against Pinole Valley on Friday night.

The St. Bernard’s boys hosted College Park in their quarterfinal on Friday night.