HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STATE REGIONAL GIRLS’ PLAYOFFS : Palos Verdes Bounces St. Bernard, 75-52

Another playoff game, another blowout for the Palos Verdes High basketball team.

It was business as usual Thursday night as the Sea Kings continued their march to the State final by trampling St. Bernard, 75-52, in the semifinals of the Southern California Division III playoffs at Palos Verdes.

The Sea Kings (30-2), whose average margin of victory in six postseason games is 39 points, will play in their third regional final in four years at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Sports Arena against Lompoc (23-3), a 65-58 semifinal winner over Santana High of Santee.

Palos Verdes defeated Lompoc, 69-36, Saturday for the Southern Section Division III-AA title.

St. Bernard (25-7), the Southern Section III-A champion, was never in Thursday’s game, despite a fine individual performance by guard Joi Turner, who overcame one-of-11 shooting in the first half to finish with a game-high 32 points. She scored all 21 of the Vikings’ third-quarter points.

Five players scored in double figures for Palos Verdes, which held leads of 29-9 after the first quarter, 42-13 at halftime and 50-16 early in the third quarter.