The Madera South Stallions girls basketball team came up short in the first round of the Div. III playoffs against the Kerman Lions.
The sixth-seeded Stallions tried to rally after falling behind early, but it was the 11th-seeded Lions who held on for a 46-37 win on the road.
Kerman held a strong lead for the most of the first half, building a 12-8 advantage after the first quarter and continuing to stay ahead in the second period.