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)