GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Crenshaw’s Grice Silences Injury-Plagued Dorsey

The rematch was more of a grudge match, but the result was the same as the Crenshaw High girls’ basketball team defeated Dorsey, 54-39, in a Southern Pacific Conference game Friday.

Crenshaw beat Dorsey, 52-48, in the championship of the Gold Coast Classic in Oxnard in December.

“They’ve been talking a lot of stuff and we wanted to hush their mouth,” said Crenshaw guard Cathleen Grice. “I know I am a good ballplayer and none of their players can beat me one-on-one.”

Grice had 14 points and eight steals for Crenshaw, which improved to 5-0 in conference play. Kristi Lattin and Kim House each added 12 points.

Tamu Agiza finished with a game-high 25 points for Dorsey, which was playing without center Donna Lincoln who sprained an ankle in a 47-43 victory over Narbonne on Wednesday. Dorsey lost another starter, Flo O’Neal, to a knee injury in the second quarter.

Fremont 63, Huntington Park 31--Sheila Paige scored 25 points in Fremont’s Southeastern Conference win.

Records: Fremont 12-5; Huntington Park 1-8.

Eagle Rock 51, Belmont 48--Yammir Carbonell made a three-point basket with 15 seconds left to seal the Northern Conference win.

Records: Eagle Rock 13-5; Belmont 11-7.

Bell 42, Garfield 41--The Eagles held on for a Southeastern Conference victory after the Bulldogs’ Sandy Hinojosa missed a free throw with seven seconds left.

Records: Garfield 5-7; Bell 6-9.

Washington 76, San Pedro 36--Mercedes Edwards had 22 rebounds and seven blocks for the Generals in a Southern Pacific Conference win.

Records: Washington 7-10.

South Gate 76, Roosevelt 48--Letty Madrigal scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half as the Rams extended their school-record streak to 14 games in a Southeastern Conference win.

Records: South Gate 14-1, Roosevelt 10-4.

Manual Arts 49, Fairfax 39--Ronneka Taylor scored 20 points and Twanda Cole had 14 in a Southern Pacific Conference win.

Record: Manual Arts 6-2.

WEDNESDAY

Jefferson 77, Locke 36--Shonte Tippie had 35 points for Jefferson in a Southeastern Conference win.

Record: Jefferson 14-3.