Posted by Erik Boal on January 07, 2023 at 20:22:03:
CHOSEN 1s INVITATIONAL
USC's GALEN CENTER
Sierra Canyon 64, La Jolla Country Day 55
Sierra Canyon (16-0), No. 3 nationally by ESPN
La Jolla Country Day (16-2), No. 5 nationally by ESPN
Sierra Canyon
JuJu Watkins 30 points (12-28 FG), 18 rebounds
Mackenly Randolph 11 points, 9 rebounds
Emilia Krstevski 10 points, 8 rebounds
Izela Arenas 8 points
La Jolla Country Day
Jada Williams 19 points, 5 assists, 3 steals
Breya Cunningham 14 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks
Naomi Panganiban 8 points
Sumayah Sugapong 7 points
Sierra Canyon led 31-26 at halftime, then built its biggest lead at 44-30 with 4:26 remaining in the 3rd quarter
Sierra Canyon still led 50-42 entering 4th quarter
La Jolla Country Day twice cut the deficit to 5 points in the 4th quarter, the last time at 60-55 with 1:36 left on a basket by Naomi Panganiban, but USC signee JuJu Watkins made 2 free throws with 16 seconds left and then an uncontested layup at the buzzer to account for the final margin.
Sierra Canyon outrebounded La Jolla Country Day 47-22, including a 21-8 edge in offensive rebounds