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Southern Section Girls’ Basketball

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WHERE: at the Pyramid, Long Beach State

DIRECTIONS: 405 South to Bellflower Blvd. South. Follow signs to Long Beach State. Pyramid is visible from street.

TICKET INFORMATION: $7 general admission at Pyramid box office and presale for adults. $4 for students presale and children under 12. Parking is $4.

DIVISION III-A

WHO: Nordhoff (23-4) vs. Bishop Montgomery (23-4)

WHEN: Today at 1

WHO TO WATCH: Christen Roper had a big game for Nordhoff in a semifinal victory over San Dimas, but the Rangers are usually led by Nell Becker and Erin Barker, both juniors. Bishop Montgomery has USC-bound Tashara Carter, who averages 13 points and 11 rebounds.

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FAST FACT: Nordhoff was overwhelmed by Morningside in the final last year, 63-28. Bishop Montgomery is going for consecutive banners, having routed Muir, 62-34, in the Division III-AA final last year.

DIVISION III-AA

WHO: Alemany (23-4) vs. Muir (21-7)

WHEN: Today at 2:45

WHO TO WATCH: Alemany has Kelli Kobayashi, who is averaging 16 points a game, Kate Beckler (12.8) and Dana Rios (10.8). Muir’s top players are Farrah Wheeler and Tiana Sanders, both seniors.

FAST FACT: This division has gone to form. Muir, the Pacific League runner-up, was seeded No. 1, followed by Alemany, champion of the Mission League.

DIVISION I-AA

WHO: Oxnard (16-11) vs. Lynwood (20-10)

WHEN: Tonight at 8:30

WHO TO WATCH: Oxnard’s Jaline Bradley, a sophomore, is averaging 24.5 points in the playoffs. Lynwood’s top player is junior guard Lenora Truss.

FAST FACT: Oxnard, which finished fourth in the Channel League, has won four in a row since losing to Ventura by 22 points in its regular-season finale. Lynwood finished third in the San Gabriel Valley League.

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