Erica helps Wolfpack get the job done

Ridgeview's Erica McCall drives the lane against Redondo during the second quarter of their playoff game in Bakersfield on Wednesday night.

It wasn't the most overpowering win by Ridgeview on Wednesday night, but the victory was a program first. The Wolf Pack won the first Southern California girls basketball playoff game in the school's history with a 64-47 win over Redondo Beach-Redondo Union at Ridgeview.Ridgeview (27-3), the top seed in Division II, plays host to No. 8 Murrieta Valley on Saturday at 7 p.m.

"We were a little bit nervous," said Stanford-bound Ridgeview senior Erica McCall, the state's all-time blocked shot record holder and No. 3 scorer. "Hopefully our next game we'll have a good night." McCall, who averages 18.1 points and 15 rebounds, finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds, 11 blocks and five steals. McCall had only five points at halftime but scored two quick buckets early in the third quarter to help the Wolf Pack build a 15-point advantage. The lead never dropped below 11 the rest of the way. "It's the first time all season I've had to work that hard,"

McCall had been on teams that had lost three SoCal playoff games in her Ridgeview career."This is the first time we've had this feeling in this building," she said. "But now we've just got to get ready for the next game."