GIRLS’ PREP BASKETBALL : No. 1 Brea-Olinda Starts Slowly, Then Roars Past No. 2 El Toro
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For a little more than one quarter, Brea-Olinda High School looked vulnerable in the championship game of the Irvine Girls’ Basketball Tournament at Woodbridge High School.
Second-ranked El Toro led the county’s top-ranked team by four points a minute into the second half. Then reality set in. El Toro went cold from the perimeter and Brea scored 13 consecutive points to take a 30-21 lead two minutes before the half. El Toro never recovered and wound up losing, 75-55.
Most of the Wildcats’ points in the decisive run came on the inside from Jinelle Williams, a 5-foot-8 center. Williams led all scorers with 24 points and was the tournament’s most valuable player. Brea-Olinda is unbeaten in four games.
The early season matchup of the county’s top two teams left unanswered one question: Can a county team beat Brea-Olinda?
El Toro (3-1) gave a good account of itself, staying closer than Brea’s previous three tournament opponents, who lost by margins of 28, 32 and 28.
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