Basketball

Bonita Has Earned its Way into Palomares League Title Chase After Friday’s 42-27 Victory Over Claremont

Jan 28 2023 01:52:38

Girls Basketball:

Bonita has played itself into contention for a shot at the Palomares League championship.

On Friday, the Bearcats knocked off Claremont, 42-27, and vaulted into a two-way tie for second with the Wolfpack.

With two games to play, the Bearcats trail first-place Glendora by just one game and they face the Tartans on Tuesday night at GHS.

Bonita closed the game on a 17-7 run and improved to 6-2 in league games.

Brooke Van Duyne hit two 3’s and finished with a team-high 13 points.

For the second game in a row, Tressa Beatty did her best work when it counted most.

Beatty scored five of her nine points in that decisive fourth quarter, and hit a pair of 3-pointers on Friday.

Claremont’s Maryah Anderson connected on two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 15 points.

Bonita got a very balanced attack offensively.

The Bearcats’ Amore Mason chipped in with eight points and Nicole Uballe had seven.

Box Score:
C: 7-5-8-7-(27)
B: 8-9-8-17-(42)

Claremont scoring: Maryah Anderson 15, Suraya-Haqq 4, Khrysma Johnson 3, Zara Achondo 3, Jordy DeMott 2

Bonita scoring: Brooke Van Duyne 13, Tressa Beatty 9, Amore Mason 8, Nicole Uballe 7, Naomi Acuna 3, Serenity Henderson 2

Friday’s Palomares League Scores:
Ayala 56, Alta Loma 52
Bonita 42, Claremont 27
GHS 71, Colony 14

Palomares League Standings:
Glendora (21-5, 7-1)
Claremont (22-4, 6-2)
Bonita (14-12, 6-2)
Ayala (10-14, 4-4)
Colony (7-12, 1-7)
Alta Loma (9-12, 0-8)

Remaining Palomares League Schedule:
Tuesday:
Claremont at Ayala
Bonita at GHS
Colony at Alta Loma

Thursday:
Alta Loma at Claremont
Ayala at GHS
Colony at Bonita

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