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MORAGA — Campolindo is no stranger to playoff success. The banner that hangs prominently on a wall in the school’s gym is a testimonial to that.

The Cougars won a state championship last season and aim for more hardware now.

But the journey will be a little different this time around. The fourth seed in the North Coast Section’s inaugural Open Division, Campo began the postseason Thursday night at home with a 70-58 victory over fifth-seeded San Leandro.

The Cougars were spectacular in the first 10 minutes, shooting the lights out on their way to an 18-point cushion.

San Leandro got within 13 at halftime but never within single digits as Campo advanced to play at top seed Dublin in the semifinals Wednesday night.

Carter Mahaney — Campolindo’s all-time winningest player — finished with 21 points, one more than his younger brother, Aidan. Emmanuel Callas added 15 points.

“We’re here to win it all,” Carter Mahaney said after his 90th high school victory. “We play the one seed. That’s what we want. We don’t want an easy way. We want the hard way.

“At the start of the year, we know we’re building for late February, March. That’s when we like to peak and I feel like we’re about the peak right now.”

This postseason will definitely be more of a challenge.

Last year, Campo lost to Salesian for the third consecutive season in the NCS Division III final, then went on to win regional and state championships in Division II.

As one of the six teams chosen for the section’s new best-of-the-best Open Division, the Cougars are guaranteed a spot in the Northern California regionals in two weeks but cannot be placed lower than Division I.

Before it gets to that stage, the team first wants a banner at the section level.

“None of these guys have won an NCS championship,” coach Steven Dyer said. “That’s one of the things we’re focusing on. We’ve lost three straight years to Salesian in the NCS finals, so no one really knows what that feels like.”

Campo made its first six shots against San Leandro, with the Mahaney brothers and Callas all getting into the action.

As they saw it, the quick start was crucial.

“It’s very important to get the first punch,” Callas said. “We came out hot. That was good.”

San Leandro standout Ciri Sawyers started hot, too, making his first two shots. But he also picked up two quick fouls and went scoreless in the second and third quarters. He finished with 10 points.

“San Leandro is a really good team,” Dyer said. “We were focusing on being tough. We knew they are a great rebounding team. We tried to take away No. 20 (Sawyers) and we kind of got fortunate that he got two fouls early in the first half.”

Aidan Mahaney scored 13 of his 20 points in the first half. The sophomore began the second half with a reverse layup high off the glass that kept the momentum on Campo’s side.

The Cougars did not look back.

Was Aidan feeling it?

“I’d like to think I am feeling it every night,” he said. “I credit my teammates. My teammates got me in open spots. Teams are trying to deny me now and my teammates are getting me open looks every time. That’s big for us.”

The fourth quarter belonged to Carter Mahaney, who made three strong drives to the hoop to cap his night and show that the wrist injury that slowed him down a little earlier this season is not a factor.

“He put on for the boys right there,” Aidan said. “That’s what he does. I expect nothing less. That’s what he’s going to continue to do.”