Basketball

Kaden Cortes Scores Game-High 18 Points in La Salle’s 53-36 Victory at Canyon; Lancers Face Redondo Union in CIF D-2AA Semifinal

Feb 16 2023 02:26:46

Photos by Alex Veliz

Girls Basketball:

La Salle continues to look the part of the top seed in the CIF-SS Division 2AA playoffs.

The Lancers jumped on their host from Canyon Country and cruised to a 53-36 victory in a quarterfinal round contest.

So far, La Salle has won by 15 or more points in each of their three postseason games.

Kaden Cortes had a game-high 18 points for the Lancers, including nine in the second quarter.

Cortes hit both of La Salle’s 3-pointers.

Audrey Chen had 12 and Reese Wong scored 10 points.

Josie Regez paced the Canyon offense with 15 points and Jade Sims scored 14 in a losing cause.

Up next: The Lancers will travel to Redondo Union in Saturday’s semifinal.

The Sea Hawks (17-11) defeared San Clemente, 66-54, on Wednesday.

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Box Score:
LS: 11-13-12-17-(53)
C: 3-8-8-17-(36)

La Salle scoring: Kadem Cortes 18, Audrey Chen 12, Reese Wong 10, Casey Higgins 8, Ellie Chen 4, Julianne Tan 1

Canyon scoring: Josie Regez 15, Jade Sims 14, Aaliyah Garcia 4, Koko Booker 2, Aaliyah Peart 1

Records: La Salle (28-3); Canyon (20-8)

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