“Everything these girls are doing is breaking down barriers. It’s first time Duarte has been 25-1 and had a 23-game winning streak. This is the first time in school history that Duarte has been to the quarterfinals. “I’m loving it,” Duarte coach Mark Smith said. Yasmine Wilson added 10 points and grabbed 24 rebounds for the Falcons, who trailed 13-0 early. The Falcons improved to 25-1 behind 17 points and 14 rebounds from sophomore Imari Brown. Wilson, playing for its fallen coach, won the Valle Vista League and did not suffer a loss in more than two months.ĭuarte 60, Estancia 48: Duarte increased its winning streak to 23 games after coming from behind in the second half to knock out Estancia in Division 4A. The Wildcats finished 21-7 and concluded a season that began with the tragic death of head coach Ed Bruyninckx. Temescal Canyon 61, Wilson 38: Wilson saw its 18-game winning streak end as Temescal Canyon used its size to push its way to a quarterfinals matchup with Bishop Amat in Division 3AA.

The Lancers will visit Temescal Canyon in Wednesday’s quarterfinals. “We’re happy to be moving on, but we have to get our offense fixed or the next game will be our last game.”Īmat, which improved to 23-6, had chances to put the game away down the stretch, but missed the front end of three consecutive free-throw situations in the fourth quarter. “We survived on our defense,” Amat coach Richard Wiard said. Vianai Austin scored 12 points and Leticia Galarza and Leeah Powell added 10 apiece for Amat, but it was Michelle Yamamoto’s defense on Irvine’s final possession that did not allow the Vaqueros to attempt the potential game-winning or tying shot as time ran out. Bishop Amat High School’s girls basketball team once again had to count on its defense to advance to the quarterfinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 3A playoffs with a 40-38 win at Irvine on Saturday.

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