Girls’ basketball: St. Bernard wins Division 6AA title

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It’s not how you start that matters, it’s how you finish.
St. Bernard outscored Hillcrest Christian 35-11 in the second half on its way to an impressive 53-31 victory in the Southern Section Division 6AA championship game at Colony High in Ontario.

The Vikings (20-13) were seeded No. 1 but hardly played like it in the first half, making just 4 of 39 field goals and 10 of 19 foul shots. However, they opened the third quarter on a 17-0 run to seize control of the game.

Freshman guard Angelica Laury led the way with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Sophomore forward Gabrielle Adoh added 13 points and 18 rebounds and junior center Destini French finished with 4 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Forward Paris Wagner led No. 3 Hillcrest Christian with 7 points and three steals. Fellow senior Brittany Espinoza and junior center Natalie Bodle each added 6 points and guard Christy Corcoran had 5 points and 3 steals for the Eagles (17-9).

Hillcrest Christian of Granada Hills had a 12-5 advantage after the first quarter and led 20-18 at halftime, but shot 3 of 28 from the floor in the final two quarters.

-- Steve Galluzzo