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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GIRLS’ PLAYOFF ROUNDUP : Ledet Powers Washington Past Van Nuys, 64-42

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Keshana Ledet scored a game-high 23 points to lead Washington High to a 64-42 victory over Van Nuys in a City quarterfinal girls’ playoff game Friday night at Washington.

Ledet, who also had 13 rebounds, scored 11 in the final quarter after teammate Charisse Sampson left the game with a minor concussion.

Sampson, a 5-foot-11 senior guard, was taken to the hospital for observation but is expected to play in the Generals’ semifinal game Tuesday against Dorsey.

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Crenshaw will meet Banning in the other semifinal. The four remaining teams are from the Southern Pacific Conference.

Washington (26-2) built a 27-9 lead after the first period.

Van Nuys finished 20-3.

Huntington Park 59, Venice 58--Irene Burruss made a jump shot with just over a minute left to give the Spartans their winning points in the 3-A game at Huntington Park.

Burruss finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds and Maritza Cruz scored 19 for Huntington Park (18-4).

Venice (12-3), which rallied from a seven-point deficit in the third quarter to take a 52-51 lead with four minutes remaining, wasted three opportunities to go ahead in the final minute.

Dorsey 47, Carson 46--Calota Odom made a layup with 31 seconds left to give Dorsey (13-6) a 47-46 advantage and its only lead in a 4-A game at Carson.

Donna Lincoln had 17 points for Dorsey. Bernice Alafua scored 16 points for Carson (16-7).

Crenshaw 72, North Hollywood 50--Cathleen Grice scored a game-high 22 points and Kimberly House had 15 for visiting Crenshaw (20-4), which rallied from a 16-2 first-quarter deficit in the 4-A game.

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Karma Goodman led North Hollywood (18-5) with 17 points.

Wilmington Banning 45, Woodland Hills El Camino Real 29--The host Pilots limited the Conquistadores to eight points or fewer in three quarters of the 4-A game.

Michelle Campbell had 15 points and 19 rebounds for Banning (17-5).

Jefferson 68, University 58--Ruth Flores had 22 points for visiting Jefferson (21-5), which led by as many as 18 points in the third period of the 3-A game.

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