Alemany, Bell-Jeff to meet in Nike title game
It's going to be an an all-area final in the desert.
Alemany of Mission Hills and Bell-Jeff of Burbank will meet in the championship game of the Gray division of the Nike Tournament of Champions at noon Monday at Hamilton High School in Phoenix following semifinal victories Saturday.
Alemany defeated Fairfax of Los Angeles 63-39 and Bell-Jeff cruised by LACES of Los Angeles 74-52 at SanTan Middle School.
Alemany (5-3) held a 10-9 lead after the first quarter but outscored LACES 20-8 in the second to break the game open.
Ashely Bautista scored 13 points and Maya Sotelo added 10 for the Knights.
Bell-Jeff (9-1) trailed 11-6 after the first quarter, but scored 50 points over the next two quarters.
Elizabeth Hawthorne scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Shelley Gupilan added 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Guards.