Ayala Best of the West has tasty games served up early

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There probably won’t be a bad game in the quarterfinals of the Ayala Best of the West girls’ basketball tournament, but even the second round will certainly serve up a couple of dandies.

On the plate for today are these tasty dishes: No. 19 Cajon (8-1) vs. No. 24 Bishop Amat (9-0), 11 a.m., and No. 8 Lynwood (3-5) vs. No. 10 Chatsworth (9-2), 2 p.m.

A third game that could prove interesting is No. 2 Fontana Miller (5-1) vs. JSerra (11-2) at 9:30 a.m. Miller is the top-seeded team team in the tournament, but barely got through the first round with a 58-55 victory over Corona Santiago. JSerra, regarded as no better than the third-best team in the Trinity League (behind No. 6 Santa Margarita and No. 17 Mater Dei), has beaten two top-25 opponents in the last week: No. 21 Esperanza, 39-27, and No. 14 Magnolia, 43-42.

-- Martin Henderson