Basketball

San Dimas Earns Spot in CIF-SS D-3A Finals After 66-60 Victory Over South Pasadena in Overtime

Jun 06 2021 06:00:16

Girls Basketball:

Just when things looked to be a lock that San Dimas would earn its spot into the CIF-SS Division 3A championship game, South Pasadna roared back.

The Saints led the visting Tigers, 42-28, in Saturday’s semifinal round.

To their credit, South Pasadena closed out regulation on a 27-13 run to force overtime.

The Saints, howver, were not going to be denied, and punched their ticket to the title game with a 66-60 victory in overtime.

And the Rodriguez girls had a big say in the outcome.

Jazlynn Rodriguez finished with 20 points and Janessa Rodriguez chipped in with 19.

South Pasadena had their own dynamic duo, Allysan and Dylan Tse.

Allysan had a game-high 21 points and Dylan added 18.

Up next: San Dimas will travel to Ayala on Thursday at 7, and with the Division 3A championship at stake.

Records: South Pasadnea (14-6); San Dimas (13-5)

South Pasadena scoring: Allysan Tse 21, Dylan Tse 18, Jamie Kim 12, Lotis 7, Ruth Schmidt 1

San Dimas scoring: Jazlynn Rodriguez 20, Janessa Rodriguez 19, Allison McGill 11, Evelyn Kao 11, Olivia Romero 4, Razan Darwiche 1

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