Friday's girls basketball

Friday, January 08, 2010

Sun-Sentinel and Staff Reports

Nayrana Carneiro scored 20 points to lead Boca Raton to a 45-40 victory over Spanish River in the Mayor's Challenge tournament at West Boca High School.

Ali Haberman and Katie Kopystanski each had 11 points and Sara Dawson added 10 for Spanish River.

The Bobcats (12-2) will play host West Boca Raton in the championship game at 8:30 p.m. tonight.

The Bulls (11-3), led by Rachel Stempel (nine points) and Mary Trebitz (eight), cruised past winless Olympic Heights 52-21 in Friday's second game.

Spanish River (10-7) will play Olympic Heights in the consolation game at 6:30 tonight.

No. 6 Cardinal Newman 63, Berean Christian 38: Antonella Martino scored 18 points as the Crusaders handled the Bulldogs (12-5) in West Palm Beach.

No. 7 King's Academy 33, Lake Worth 30: Senior center Christina Alessi had 12 points and 18 rebounds to become the first player in King's history to score 1,000 career points and grab 1,000 rebounds as the Lions (9-6) beat the Trojans in West Palm Beach.

No. 9 Palm Beach Central 55, Wellington 25: Porsche Shakes scored 19 points and Lexus Love added 17 points and 10 rebounds to power the Broncos (6-6) over the Wolverines (8-6) in Wellington.

No. 10 Boynton Beach 46, Fort Pierce Westwood 44: Taylor Shade had 20 points and 10 rebounds to help the Tigers (10-5) top the Panthers (5-7) in Boynton Beach.

John I. Leonard 56, Village Academy 39: Tamoya Meritt scored 17 points to lead the Lancers (1-9) to the win over the Tigers in Boynton Beach.

St. Andrew's 64, Inlet Grove 21: Tayler Tremblay scored a school-record 43 points to help the Scots (10-4) rout the Hurricanes in Boca Raton.

Boca Raton Christian 37, Wellington Christian 18: Beatrice Domond had 12 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Blazers (7-3) over the Eagles (5-7) in Boca Raton.

American Heritage 46, Jupiter Christian 28: Neydja Petithomme had 14 points and 10 steals to help the Stallions (15-1) defeat the host Eagles

Parkway Academy 68, Lake Worth Christian 17: Alex Geesey had seven points and nine rebounds, but the Defenders (5-8) fell to the Panthers at the Fender Shootout in Boynton Beach.

Clewiston 36, Lake Placid 29: Latesha Coleman had 14 points as the Tigers (3-10) beat the Dragons in Clewiston.

Benjamin 43, John Carroll 34: Jamie Burke scored a game-high 31 point to lead the Bulldogs (7-4) over the Rams.