Basketball

Kaden Cortes & Reese Wong Combine for 32 Points in La Salle’s 58-34 Victory Over Norco in the CIF-SS Division 3AA Playoffs

Feb 14 2022 02:00:12

Photos by Alex Veliz

Girls Basketball:

La Salle didn’t get out to its customary 15-20 point lead at the half in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 3AA opener against visiting Norco.

The Lancers took a six-point lead into the break.

La Salle, however, used a 30-12 second-half run, and claimed a 58-34 victory.

And La Salle extended its current win streak to 15 games.

Kaden Cortes (17 points) & Reese Wong (15) combined for 32 points and both Lancers connected on three 3-pointers apiece.

Audrey Chen scored 10 points and her big sister, Ellie chipped in with eight points in the win.

Cierra Gildersleeve led Norco with 16 points, and Fia Liaga chipped in with 10 points.

Up next: The Lancers will host Twentynine Palms on Wednesday at 7.

The Wildcats (18-8) defeated Silverado, 78-46, in their first-round contest.

Box Score:
N: 12-10-5-7-(34)
LS: 16-12-13-17-(58)

Norco scoring: Cierra Gildersleeve 16, Fia Liaga 10, Jorden Colone 4, Alexis Gonzalez 2, Samantha Torres 2

La Salle scoring: Kaden Cortes 17, Reese Wong 15, Audrey Chen 10, Ellie Chen 8, Ryann Riddle 8,

Records: Norco (15-14); La Salle (23-2)

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