Morningside High Girls Cruise to Easy 55-41 Win Over El Dorado
The Morningside High girls’ basketball team beat El Dorado, 55-41, in the Southern Section Division III-AA semifinals at Brea-Olinda High on Wednesday night.
The Monarchs (17-10) will play Brea-Olinda in the championship Saturday night at the UC Irvine Bren Events Center.
El Dorado led, 5-2, before Morningside scored the next eight points and moved to a 20-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Monarchs increased the lead to 34-17 midway through second quarter.
Morningside had 11 steals, including five in the first quarter. El Dorado (18-7) struggled against the Monarchs’ aggressive defense.
“They were hot in the first half and we weren’t,” El Dorado Coach Dan Henshall said. “We made some changes in the second half but it was too late.”
El Dorado did switch to a man-to-man defense in the second half and Morningside was able to score only six points in the third quarter. El Dorado closed to within eight points but could get no closer.
Forward Tina Thompson led Morningside with 20 points and 12 rebounds and Kameisha Prewitt added 16.
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