Campbell Hall boys basketball beats Chaminade to advance in CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs

STUDIO CITY Campbell Hall boys basketball made a strong first impression in its CIF Southern Section Division 1 debut Wednesday night.

The Vikings put together a strong third quarter to come back and beat Chaminade 82-69.

Campbell Halls Deuce Newt gets to the hoop as they host Chaminade in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Nikita Kochnev reacts as they defeat Chaminade in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Christian Rogers is fouled by Chaminade defenders during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Chaminades Dylan Moran tries to get by Campbell Halls Deuce Newt and James Bass during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Nikita Kochnev and Koby Nichols of Chaminade battle for a rebound during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Isaiah Johnson drives the basket against Chaminade during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Hall defeats Chaminade in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Hall boys basketball coach David Grace leads his team to victory over Chaminade during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Deuce Hamilton passes the ball as they host Chaminade in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Christian Rogers controls the ball against Chaminade during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Isaiah Johnson puts up a shot against Chaminade during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Isaiah Johnson puts up a shot against Chaminade during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Isaiah Johnson grabs a rebound against Chaminade during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Isaiah Johnson drives to the hoop against Chaminade during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Campbell Halls Deuce Newt gets to the hoop as they host Chaminade in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Feb.

12, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Weve got 507 kids in the school and were going up against big schools with great traditions, Campbell Hall head coach David Grace said.

Were building it and Im really, really proud of how our kids played.

Isaiah Johnson led Campbell Hall with 35 points and made 17 of 23 free throws.

James Bass added 18 points and Deuce Newt had 15 points.

Jonas Thurman led Chaminade with 19 points.

Nikita Kochnev passed to Johnson for a layup that tied the game at 37-all with 7:40 left in the third quarter.

Kochnev took the ball in himself and scored on a put-back on the Vikings next possession.

Campbell Hall put together a 12-3 scoring run over the course of the quarter.

Bass threw down a dunk with a minute remaining for a 57-43 lead that the Eagles couldnt overcome.

Both teams committed multiple turnovers to open the game before Chaminade decided to attack from the perimeter, avoiding battles with bigs Bass and Kochnev in the paint.

The former checks in at 6-foot-9 and the latter is 6-foot-7.

Theyre a huge part of our team, Grace said.

Theyre so gifted, theyre such great kids, but theyre still learning.

And once they keep the chemistry going and we keep winning, the skys the limit for both of them.

Chaminade, which won just two games in Mission League play, didnt have the size to compete with the Vikings down low but drained four 3-pointers in the first quarter.

Grace called for a press with less than three minutes remaining in the opening frame and the Vikings were able to hold the Eagles to a 21-20 advantage by the time the buzzer sounded.

We wanted to run them off the line, Grace said.

We had 20-some game films on them.

Im a longtime Division I college coach, so our preparation, I think, is like no other.

They gained momentum on offense and made back-to-back baskets to start the second quarter.

While Chaminade had scoring contributions from multiple players, Campbell Halls Deuce Newt took the reins for his team and added nine points in the quarter.

Chaminade remained in the lead at halftime.

Kahlil Cantrell, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, came off the bench to knock down two timely 3-pointers to help his team pull ahead 37-35 at the break.

Campbell Hall will face Crespi its second straight Mission League opponent on Friday in the second round of the Division 1 playoffs.

The Celt beat Edison 90-54 on Wednesday night.

Its going to be a great battle, especially in a small gym like this.

Were excited, Grace said.

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