Girls Basketball: Shanovia Dove leads No. 5 Palm Beach Lakes

Friday, January 18, 2013
by Post Staff

Shanovia Dove scored 29 points, leading fifth-ranked Palm Beach Lakes to a 72-48 rout of visiting Miami Northwestern at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Classic on Friday night in West Palm Beach.

Jermeisha Derrick added 15 points for the Rams (12-7).

No. 2 Lake Worth 59, Miami Carol City 42: Jonika Garvin had 26 points, five steals, and three assists and Cleonpe Joseph added 10 rebounds as the Trojans (18-1) defeated the Chiefs at the Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament in St. Petersburg.

No. 3 Boynton Beach 55, Fort Pierce Central 53: Shakoa Edwards scored 19 points and Ta'Kerria Brown added 17 as the Tigers (16-4) held offthe Cobras (10-10) at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Classic in West Palm Beach. Roneisha Jordan scored 18 points for the Cobras.

No. 4 Grandview Prep 69, Boca Raton Christian 30: Neydja Petithomme scored 24 points to lead the Pride to the rout of the Blazers (10-5) in Boca Raton. Amanda Lake paced the Blazers with 13 points, six rebounds and three steals.

No. 7 Palm Beach Central 73, Gainesville-Buchholz 69: Kensh'dra Smith scored 21 points, Crystal Primm added 19 and Jasmine Martin 17 to lead the Broncos (11-7) over the Bobcats at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Classic.

No. 8 Benjamin wins by forfeit: The Buccaneers were awarded the victory after American Heritage did not arrive for the game in Palm Beach Gardens.

Wellington 46, Royal Palm Beach 29: LaToya Ashman had 20 points, three assists, and four steals and Brianna Sabbat added 12 points and 14 rebounds as the Wolverines (7-12) shut down the Wildcats in Royal Palm Beach.

Lake Worth Christian 50, Lauderhill-Upperroom Christian 21: Jessica Golden scored 16 points and Cheyenne Robinson added 12 points as the Defenders (12-10) coasted past the Soaring Eagles in Lake Worth.

Cardinal Newman 53, Glades Central 17: Tytionia Adderly had 23 points and 25 rebounds and Samantha Poje added 13 points to lead the Crusaders (11-8) to the rout of the Raiders in West Palm Beach.

Oxbridge Academy 33, Pope John Paul II 30: Nicole Dixon scored 13 points and Andrea Swope added 10 to lead the Thunderwolves (15-8) over the Eagles in Boca.

Coral Springs Christian 67, Trinity Christian 39: Alicia McCray scored 30 points, but the Warriors (12-6) fell to the Crusaders in Lake Worth.

Berean Christian 42, Jupiter Christian 40: Jessica Barber had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Jessica Nodell added 12 points to help the Bulldogs (11-9) edge the Eagles in West Palm Beach.

Summit Christian 45, Pine School 12: Victoria Locke had 16 points, four steals, and six rebounds and Rebecca George added 12 rebounds and five points as the Saints (8-5) coasted past the Knights (2-14) in West Palm Beach.