Girls Basketball:
No one deserved this moment more than Ellie Chen.
For two years, Chen had to battle through injuries, but she’s back for her senior season and when La Salle needed a clutch shot, she stepped up.
Trailing by one point and with seconds to play, Ellie’s younger sister, Audrey Chen, got her the ball in the corner.
Ellie hit nothing but net on a 3-pointer and the Lancers sent St. Anthony back to Long Beach with a 65-63 overtime loss.
Ellie hit both of La Salle’s 3’s on Thursday night and finished with 11 points.
Audrey Chen led all scorers with 20 points, and Kaden Cortes had 14.
Ryann Bennett led the Saints with 18 points.
Laila Hughes chipped in with 15 points in a losing effort.
La Salle’s Casey Higgins provided 10 points and 17 big rebounds.
Up next: The Lancers host Rolling Hills Prep on Saturday at 5 in a nonleague contest.
On Sunday at noon, the playoff pairings will be released.
To view the brackets then, go to www.cifss.org.
Quotable:
La Salle coach, Scott Wiard: “I’m so proud of our kids for battling for the entire game. There were a couple of opportunities where we could’ve folded and quit on each other, but that never happened. Our kids love each other and it shows on the court. They believe and trust in each other. The win tonight was unbelievable. I’m so happy for Ellie Chen; she’s battled so hard to get back on the court for her teammates. For her to make a shot to win the game in overtime was so special for a special kid.”
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Box Score:
SA: 12-11-15-17-8-(63)
LS: 15-14-12-14-10-(65)
St. Anthony scoring: Ryann Bennett 18, Laila Hughes 15, Anaya Tunu 13, Melaiah Joseph 12, Kaylah Cannon 5
La Salle scoring: Audrey Chen 20, Kaden Cortes 14, Ellie Chen 11, Casey Higgins 10, Reese Wong 7, Julianne Tan 3
Final Del Rey League Regular Season Standings:
Bishop Montgomery (20-6, 7-1)
La Salle (24-3, 6-2)
St. Paul (15-12, 5-3)
St. Anthony (11-16, 2-6)
Serra (2-21, 0-7)
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