Girls Basketball:
For the first time in the 2023-24 season, La Salle fell short.
The Lancers headed to Long Beach in Tuesday’s Del Rey League opener, and St. Anthony sent them back to Pasadena with a 64-44 setback.
According to La Salle coach Scott Wiard, and many others, St. Anthony is the real deal.
They had an 11-3 advantage over the Lancers in 3-pointers made, and SAHS boasted seven players who contributed five points or more.
La Salle had three.
Ryann Bennett let St. Anthony with 16 points.
Bennett hit four 3-pointers and went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.
Laila Hughes had 12 for the Saints and Melaiah Joseph added nine points.
Kaden Cortes had two of La Salle’s 3-pointers and she tied for a game-high with 16 points.
Audrey Chen chipped in with 14 points.
And Casey Higgins finished with seven points in the loss.
Up next: La Salle travels to St. Paul on Thursday at 7.
Box Score:
LS: 5-11-11-17-(44)
SA: 13-11-20-20-(64)
La Salle scoring: Kaden Cortes 16, Audrey Chen 14, Casey Higgins 7, Emily Fong 3, Erica Fan 2, Avery Ward 2
St. Anthony scoring: Ryann Bennett 16, Laila Hughes 12, Melaiah Joseph 9, Dallyn Knox 8, Kadence Lloyd 7, Ava Washington 7, Anaya Tunu 5
Records: La Salle (17-1, 0-1); St. Anthony (12-3, 1-0)