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Aidan Rausch scored 20 points to help the Palo Alto boys basketball team beat Carlmont 45-38 in a Central Coast Section Division I game Saturday night. In Division II, Gunn's rally fell short in a 46-43 loss at Aragon.
On the boys side, Gunn (6-6) earned the seventh seed and Sacred Heart Prep (6-5) qualified and will play Monday at Homestead (6-7). Menlo (9-0) earned a bye into the second round and will host the winner of Harker (3-4) at Lynbrook (7-3) on Wednesday afternoon. The Titans will host a second-round match against either Westmont (6-2) or Aragon (5-5). A total of nine SCVAL teams, who only learned Friday they were eligible to participate, were selected for the tournament, with Cupertino (9-1) the highest seed at No. 3. The finals are slated for May 27, likely at the home of the higher seed.