Wildcats girls basketball team advances to quarterfinals

Coach Matt Dale and his players celebrate a victory over Citrus Valley on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Jennafer Griswold

The Paloma Valley High School girls basketball team kept on rolling in the CIF Southern Section playoffs Saturday, easily defeating Citrus Valley, 68-27, in Redlands.

The Wildcats opened up the second-round game by taking a 30-11 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. They will play at Whitney High School in Cerritos in the Division 4AA quarterfinals Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Paloma Valley is now 27-3 overall.