Basketball

Glendora Knocks Off Undefeated Claremont, 45-41, in Thursday’s Palomares League Opener; Gomez Scores 14 Points

Dec 23 2022 12:55:45

Girls Basketball:

Glendora traveled to Claremont on Thursday night to open Palomares League action.

It was a battle of the No. 3 (CHS) and No. 7 (GHS) teams in the most recent CIF-SS Division 2A poll.

The Tartans had a nine-point lead at the break, and held on to defeat Claremont, 45-41, to hand the Wolfpack their first loss of the season.

Brianna Gomez led Glendora with 14 points, while Rylie Anderson chipped in with 12 points.

Chloe Ogamba had a game-high 16 points for Claremont.

The Wolfpack got 12 from Maryah Anderson and Jordy DeMott contributed 10 points in the loss.

Up next: Glendora faces Azusa on Monday and Claremont battles Newport Harbor on Tuesday.

Box Score:
G: 13-12-12-8-(45)
C: 8-8-16-9-(41)

Glendora scoring: Brianna Gomez 14, Rylie Anderson 12, Hailey Schaffer 8, Miriam Tomt 6, Reagan Herrmann 3, Rebekah Zweerink 2

Claremont scoring: Chloe Ogamba 16, Maryah Anderson 12, Jordy DeMott 10, Suraya Abdul-Haqq 2, Jessica Lopez 1

Records: GHS (11-3, 1-0); CHS (11-1, 0-1)

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