3rd Annual New Years Ball Tournament

Here are the game recaps for all four games at the La Canada Girls Basketball Tournament.

CANYON 60 vs. LA SALLE 48

The Cowboys (9-3) took advantage of untimely miscues by the Lancers (7-2) late in the fourth quarter to survive a potential upset in their first game in the tournament.

Canyon was led by Brooke Lemar’s 17 points.  Lemar also had two key assists in the fourth quarter that ensured the victory.

With La Salle threatening to get even at 48 with less than four minutes to play, Amber Evans buried a three-pointer that would put the game away for the Cowboys.

Itos Aikhionbare led the Lancers with 21 game-high points.

SERRA 64 vs. FSHA 19

The Cavaliers a high-pressured defense to disrupt the Tologs early to jump out to a 22-8 lead to cruise to an easy victory.

Raven Gammage scored 13 of her 19 game-high points in the first half.

Serra was able to blow the game wide-open in the second quarter when going on a 29-7 to run that went from the beginning of the second quarter to the fourth quarter.

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy was led by Olivia Warner with eight points.

LA CANADA 47 vs. BURBANK 27

The Lady Spartans were able to limit the Bulldogs to six-first half point’s enroute to a Pool A win.

La Canada’s Courtney McCutchan scored 10 points in the first quarter and finished with a game-high 15.

Burbank was never able to get on track on offense as they were unable to score more than nine points in a quarter.

Evelyn Abrami was able to lead the Bulldogs with eight points in the loss.

FLINTRIDGE PREP 41 vs. KEPPEL 36

The Rebels staged an incredible upset of defending Almont League champion Aztecs as they battled to a Pool D win.

Deanna Watson was able to break a 34-34 deadlock with a three-pointer from the top of the key and Flintridge Prep’s defense held Keppel to four points in the fourth quarter to come from behind in the final quarter.

The Aztecs had a 34-29 lead before getting outscored 11-2 with less than five minutes to play in the game.

Watson led the Rebels with 15 points with 10 coming in the fourth quarter.  Keppel was led by Alyson Lock and Bryttne Nakamura with 12 points.

BOX SCORES:

LA SALLE           18          10          10          10          48

CANYON           15          19          10          16          60

SCORING:  LS- Itos Aikhionbare 21, Kimi Takaoka 14, Jackie Pacheco, Stephanie Payne 3, Amanda Paggao 2

C – Brooke Lemar 17, Adriana Dent 11, Kayla Michel 11, Amber Evans 8, Jaya Schultz 5, Mariah Newborn 4, Alia McCoy 4

FSHA                8          5          2         4          19

SERRA            22        21         7       14          64

SCORING:  F – Olivia Warner 8, Stephanie Ramsden 4, Dana Budzyn 3, Amanda Erwin 2, Lana Haddad 2

S – Raven Gammage 19, Talia Rayford 14, Bria Richardson 8, Rejane Verin 7, Megan Wright 5, Danielle Muepo 5, Emily Cooper 4, Cheyenne Lee 2

BURBANK          2            4            9             8          27

LA CANADA     10          13          12          12          47

SCORING:  B – Evelyn Abrami 8, Leah Andriasian 5, Irene Pashapour 4, Damarie Gonzalez 4, Sylvia Granados 3, Courtney Seidler 3

LC – Courtney McCutchan 15, Shannon Denney 12, Tia Chen 9, Kim Johnson 4, Zoe Kumagai 3, Grace O’Hara 2, Kristene Hossepian 2

KEPPEL                          4          10          18          4          36

FLINTRIDGE PREP      12           4           12        13          41

SCORING:  K – Alyson Lock 12, Bryttne Nakamura 12, Meryssa Loy 3, Emily Thach 3, Elise Machado 2, Kiley Smith 2, Sandra Gao 2

FP – Deanna Watson 15, Megan Musashi 12, Kelsey Merchant 9, Courtney Takeda 3, Kristin Shum 2

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