Troy girls basketball falls to Valencia in the Division 1 quarterfinals

FULLERTON — In his first year back at the school where he guided the girls basketball team to five CIF Southern Section titles and three state championships, Troy coach Kevin Kiernan turned the Warriors back in the direction they hadn’t gone in several years.

Troy won more games this year than it had in the previous two seasons combined.

But the Warriors fell short in their CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinal Wednesday night, losing to Valencia of Valencia, 52-48, at Troy High School.