LIONS ADVANCE TO STATE PLAYOFFS: The @jserra.girlsbasketball team officially punched its ticket into the CIF State Championships playoffs on Saturday, as the Lions outlasted the Redondo Union Sea Hawks 50-43 in a CIF State Play-In Game at JSerra Catholic High School.
Junior Vivian Grenald produced a noteworthy basket with just under five minutes remaining in the first quarter, as she tallied her 1,000th point as a member of the Lions.
JSerra led by one point at the end of the first quarter, but eight second quarter points by junior Shae Talleur helped stretch the Lions’ advantage to 27-19 at halftime.
Redondo Union trailed by nine points in the third quarter, but a 10-0 spurt late in the period propelled them briefly into the lead before the Lions reclaimed a one-point advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
JSerra’s defense helped shut down the Sea Hawks` attack in the final period, as Redondo Union scored only five points in the period.
Talleur officially sealed the triumph with two big three-point baskets in the quarter, including one with under 50 seconds remaining that stretched the Lions’ lead to nine points.
Grenald connected on 6-of-11 shots from the field and finished with a team-high 15 points and a team-best nine rebounds.
Talleur added 14 points, including a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line.
Junior Kayla Rice added 10 points and grabbed five rebounds.
JSerra improves to 20-8 overall on the season and will learn its’ official state postseason pathway next week when the brackets are released.
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