Photos by Alex Veliz
Girls Basketball:
For the first time all season, La Salle didn’t lead at the half.
The undefeated Lancers were locked in a 14-14 tie with Los Osos in the championship game of the La Salle Winter Classic.
Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, however, La Salle went on a 32-3 run in the second half and claimed a 46-17 victory.
The Lancers are now 15-0 to start the 2023-24 season.
They have outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 806-376.
Audrey Chen and Kaden Cortes scored 14 points apiece to lead the Lancers.
Chen was named the MVP and Cortes hit a pair of 3’s on Saturday night.
Casey Higgins (six points) and Julianne Tan (five) combined for 11 points, and both earned all-tournament status.
Ivana Nwagbo led Los Osos with five points, and Alexus Finley finished with four points in the loss.
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Quotable:
La Salle coach, Scott Wiard: “Los Osos is really talented, but missing their best player changes them so much. I’m proud of our kids for playing four quarters of defense and trusting each other to make the right play on offense. We will continue to focus on getting better for the games in January and February.”
Box Score:
LO: 9-5-3-0-(17)
LS: 5-9-17-15-(46)
Los Osos scoring: Ivana Nwagbo 5, Alexus Finley 4, Jaida Sanders 3, Tiyana Saunders 2, Katelyn Freitas 2, Naomi Knight 1
La Salle scoring: Kaden Cortes 14, Audrey Chen 14, Casey Higgins 6, Julianne Tan 5, Erica Fan 3, Maddy Chiang 2, Emily Fong 2
Saturday’s Final Round Scores:
Championship Game: La Salle 46, Los Osos 17
Third-Place: Saugus 49, Keppel 46
Fifth-Place: Bonita 55, Marshall Fundamental 27
Seventh-Place: Valencia 47, Holy Martyrs 30
All-Tournament Players:
MVP: Audrey Chen (La Salle)
Casey Higgins (La Salle)
Julianne Tan (La Salle)
Katelyn Freitas (Los Osos)
Destinee Knight (Los Osos)
Eva Marie Rios (Saugus)
Destiny Onovo (Saugus)
Kylie Ng (Keppel)
Lexie Mercado (Bonita)
Cara McKell (Valencia)
Aiki Kassabian (Holy Martyrs)
Records: Los Osos (8-5); La Salle (15-0)
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