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WSNC HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF PREVIEW
The High School division gets things started Saturday at 9 am.

The first game features Fundamental Hoops and HP Big Ballerz. Corky Farley looks to get HPBB back on track, as they have dropped their last two heading into playoff action. Fundamental Hoops has been consistent down the stretch and are coming into their own as the second season begins. Marshall Dismuke will need to rely on defense, if he hopes to defend his 2008 title.

Fastbreak's tough regular season schedule has them battle tested. The Lady Knights will get a rematch of the July 19th loss at the hands of Fastbreak. The good news for the Lady Knights, they know they can play with one of the league's best teams. Fastbreak matched up well against the #1 seed T's Titans, but they will have to take care of the Lady Knights first before they can get a rematch.

The #1 seed, T's Titans enter the playoffs undefeated and face the
8th seeded Falcons. The Falcons have improved a great deal over the summer including a couple of close losses. On July 19th, T's Titans were just too much for the younger Falcons. They look to rewrite the story this time around. As the only undefeated team among 23 in the WSNC, T's Titans has a lot to be proud of. In a much anticipated match up with Fastbreak, T's Titans came out on top, 46-41. Finishing second a year ago has these Titan's hungry to win a championship.

The last few weeks have been tough for Lady Tsunami, however, there's no time like the present to get things going again. The talent is there, but teamwork is essential to advancing in the playoffs. The California Blaze finished the regular season strong and is definitely one to watch, as the playoffs begin on Saturday. Lady Tsunami and the California Blaze faced each other July 12th, with Lady Tsunami coming out on top, 33-24.

WSNC COLLEGE/OPEN
..:: Around the League

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UCLA's Mariah Williams of the Show Stoppers, challenges T's Titans Brett Timmons (Long Beach State). The Show Stoppers prevailed, 50-48.

Williams' basket leads the Show Stoppers into '09 Playoffs

Threse Berner reminded her team in a late timeout "not to celebrate."
Berner understands what can happen when you let your guard down. Coming into Sunday, T's Titans needed both wins to solidify a playoff spot. Walter Williams' Show Stoppers, also needed two wins on Sunday to guarantee a post season appearance. After tying the game with 7 seconds remaining, Berner's Titans looked headed for their second overtime game of the day. After getting the inbounds pass, Mariah Williams went through the T's Titans defensive to deliver the decisive blow. Williams tear drop lay up gave the Show Stoppers the win and moved the Show Stoppers up to 5th in the playoff hunt.

"We weren't afraid when they scored", said Williams. "We knew we had plenty of time and it just worked out for us. We needed both of these games and the team responded well". The Show Stoppers defeated T.E.A.M. '09 earlier in the day, 56-55. For T.E.A.M. '09, it was their 2nd loss in the last three games. Onye Ibekwe's squad easily defeated Team Excel on Saturday, as both teams were without any UCLA players. The Show Stoppers fell to the Eagles on Saturday, as well.

T's Titans also played twice on Sunday. Berner's team was able to hold off the Street Ballerz in overtime. For T's Titans it may be a waiting game to see how the playoff picture may turn out. The good news is T's Titans and Next Level are only 1 game behind in the race. However, they both will need to win and find help elsewhere from other teams.

Leon Henry had H & S ready to roll into the playoffs and then came Team Excel. All three have professional experience. The return of Darxia Morris and Jasmine Dixon was too much for Henry's team to overcome. H & S will meet a hungry opponent in T's Titans on Saturday and this game should be one of the days best. The addition of Aja Parham, Jessica Cheeks and Tanesha Johnson have instantly added stability this summer.

The defending champion LA Spirit have gotten things going after an earlier loss in the season to H & S. The Spirit is 4-1 against the top eight teams in the league and go into Sunday's action against the Coyotes. Reginald Snell has gotten solid production from Candice Allen over the last weekend along with NAIA All American Morgan Bennett, who comes off the bench for LAS.

LA Fastbreak is 1-2 against teams in the playoff hunt. LA Fastbreak finishes the regular season against Next Level. Brittany Spears is back from Colorado and has been effective in her return. Ennisha Kyles and Christina Nzekwe provide a post presence that few teams can match up with. If the international pro Crystal Givens-Johnson returns to her old form, LA Fastbreak can find themselves in another championship game. Fastbreak has reached the championship game in '06, '07 and '08.

7.26.09

A SAY NO CLASSIC!!
..:: Danielle Pruitt connects on a deep three pointer. Team Excel  defeated the Show Stoppers, 59-56.

Sunday's Games
College Open

9 am
Next Level 47, Street Ballerz 40
Christine Kepenekian [Next Level/Cal State Bakersfield] 19 pts
Courtney Young [Street Ballerz/UCSB] 15 pts
Sara Lycans-Roy [Next Level/Hope International] 10 points

10 am
APU Hoops 47, Eagles 34
Megan Iloff [Eagles] 13 pts
Sara Olivas [APU] 11 pts

11 am
LA Spirit 56, T.E.A.M. '09 43
Rebecca Gardner [Team 09/UCLA] 16 pts
Toni Thomas [LA Spirit/Fullerton] 15 pts
Tierra Henderson [LA Spirit/UCLA] 13 pts
Morgan Bennett [LA Spirit/Talledega College] 10 pts

Noon
Toros 65, APU Hoops 47
Nika Mixon [Dominguez Hills] 24 pts
Michelle Byrd [APU] 13 pts

1 pm
LA Fastbreak  45, T's Titans 32
Brittany Spears [LA Fastbreak/Colorado]15 pts
Christina Nzewke [LA Fastbreak/UCLA] 10 pts

2 pm
Team Excel 59, Show Stoppers 56
Jasmine Dixon [T.EX/UCLA] 26 pts
Doreena Campbell [Show Stoppers/UCLA] 16 pts
Mariah Williams [Show Stoppers/UCLA] 16 pts
Darxia Morris [T.EX/UCLA] 14 pts
Raquel Theus [Show Stoppers/UC Irvine] 14 pts
Achieve Barre [Show Stoppers/CS San Bernardino] 10 pts

3 pm
Team Players 44, Compton 29
Brittney Taylor [Team Players/Humboldt St] 17pts
O'Tina McKinstry [Compton] 13 pts
Janita Session [Compton] 13 pts

4  pm
H & S 51, Coyotes 45
Tanesha Johnson [H & S/Arkansas State] 13 pts
Jessica Cheeks [H & S/USC] 12 pts
Krystal Urzua [Coyotes/Cal State San Bernardino] 10 pts


 

Saturday's Games
College Open

9 am
Eagles 48, Compton 45
Sonia Miller poured in 17 points for the Eagles of Cal State LA for their 1st win of the summer. O'Tina McKinstry scored a game high 23 points for Compton College in the loss.

10 am
H & S 48, LA Fastbreak 36
Aja Parham's 22 points led H & S to a 12 point win over LA Fastbreak. Ebony White had 10 points for  Leon Henry's club. University of Colorado standout Brittany Spears made her debut for LA Fastbreak scoring a team high 11 points.

11 am
T.E.A.M. '09 51, Next Level 36
T.E.A.M '09 received balanced scoring in their win over Next Level. UCLA's Rebekah Gardner (12 points) and Nina Earl (10 points) led the way for '09. Next Level was led by the ever consistent Christine Kepenekian who finished with 15 points.

Noon
Show Stoppers 55, Toros 28
Walter Williams' and the Show Stoppers took command and never trailed in this contest. The Toros searched for offense in the absence of the teams leading scorer Meka Nixon. The Toros trailed 32-9 at the half and had no player score more than seven. UCLA's Mariah Williams led her team with 15 points. UC Irvine's Raquel Theus (13 points), Doreena Campbell (UCLA) (12 points) and Achieve Barre (CS Bernardino) (11 points)  all helped with double figure numbers.

1pm
LA Spirit 59, Titans 45
Toni Thomas (Cal State Fullerton) continues to play well, as she led The Spirit to it's fourth win of the summer. Thomas finished with a game high14 points. Former Jackson State product LaCharee Christian added 12 in the win. Morgan Bennett (Talladega College) made her WSNC debut, scoring 10 for Reginald Snell's squad. For the Titans it was Raymond Shepard's first loss of the summer. Jasmine Scott (Cal State Fullerton) led the Titans with 13 points. UC Irvine's Mikah Maly-Karros and Jade Smith-Williams chipped in with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

2 pm
Team Excel 62, Eagles 51
It was the Jasmine Dixon (UCLA) and  Darxia Morris [UCLA] show against the previously unbeaten T's Titans. no need to worry. Morris led all scorers with 13 points for Team Excel in a 41-27  victory over the Eagles. The Eagles of Cal State LA, dropped to 0-3 on the young season.

3 pm
Titans 2, Street Ballerz 0

4 pm
Coyotes 52, Team Players 33
Krystal Urzua (Cal State San Bernardino) can play this game. Urzua led the Coyotes with 21 points in a win over Team Players. Shannon Gholar tossed in 10.Brittany Taylor has had a great summer for Team Players. Taylor led her team with 11.

7.26.09
High School

There were four games decided by 6 points or less in an action filled Sunday in the South Gym. As the playoffs near, all 9 teams are still in the playoff hunt. Fastbreak and T's Titans are the only remaining unbeaten teams. That will change Sunday at 10 am, when the two faceoff at USC. Lady Tsunami is off to a great start, but has a very challenging weekend ahead of them.

Corky Farley has HP Big Ballerz at 3-3. But there is more to the story. HPBB defeated Lady Tsunami and lost to Fastbreak by 2 in an exciting finish. The Ballerz have lost games by at total of 2 and 3 points. A win will secure a good seed in the playoffs for this club.

Val Mancera and the Falcons struggled through a tough weekend with losses of 3 and 2 points, as well. The Falcons look to get back on track with a win against Westchester. The Falcons have no seniors on their '09 roster. The Lady C's have gone through some growing pains this summer, but that should be expected. Preston Pointer takes over and needs a few wins to secure a playoff spot.

Eight is Enough. Therese Berner has 6 seniors and 2 juniors on a team that advanced to the semi finals a year ago. The Titans are undefeated going into the final weekend.

Denise Woods has the Lady Knights poised for a playoff run. The road before the playoffs will provide good competition in the form of the California Blaze and T's Titans. A win over the Blaze will help bolster the team's playoff seeding.

The name has changed, yet the game is still consistent. The California Blaze are at .500 going into the final regular season weekend. Julian Anderson's club has 3 games in this, the final weekend. For Anderson's squad, it could mean the difference between 2nd and 8th place. This weekend is key for The Blaze.

Fundamental Hoops met up with it's league rival Fastbreak and was handed a tough defeat. The California Blaze, also defeated Marshall Dismuke's troops. Now with the playoffs on the horizon, the defending champion must get their house in order. Tsunami, the Lady C's and HP Big Ballerz await FH in the final weekend.
 

Sunday's Games
9 am
Lady Tsunami 36, Falcons 33

10 am
California Blaze 30, Lady C's 9

11 am
T's Titans 44, Lady Tsunami 28
Chantel Dooley [T's Titans] 13 pts
Amari Hampton [T's Titans] 11 pts
Ashley Ware [Lady Tsunami] 10 pts

Noon
Lady Knights 32, Falcons 30
A. Fleming [Lady Knights] 12 pts

1 pm
Fastbreak  35, California Blaze 26

2 pm
HP Big Ballerz 34, Lady Knights 28

3 pm
T's Titans 51, Lady C's 13
Erica Norman [T's Titans] 13 pts
Chantel Dooley [T's Titans] 11 pts

4  pm
Fastbreak  39, HP Big Ballerz 37
Fernanda Rodriguez [HPBB] 16 pts
Alexandria Mancillas [HPBB] 12 pts
Bria Richardson [Fastbreak] 10 pts

 

Sunday's Games

Next Level 49, Eagles 39
Christine Kepenekian [Next Level/Cal State Bakersfield] 18 pts
Demi Nunn [Eagles/Cal State LA] 11 pts

LA Fastbreak 47, Coyotes 38
Michelle Duckworth [LAF/UCSB] 14 pts
Krystal Urzua [Coyotes/Cal State San Bernardino] 18 pts

T's Titans 33, Compton 22
O'Tina McKinstry [Compton] 13 pts
Nicole Hicks [T's Titans/SF State] 12 pts

T.E.A.M '09  49, Toros 37
Nika Mixon [Dominguez Hills] 14 pts
Rebecca Gardner [Team 09/UCLA] 13 pts

APU Hoops 41, Team Excel 40
Darxia Morris [TEX/UCLA] 19 pts
Cherise Hughes [APU] 10 pts

Show Stoppers 44, Team Players 30

Titans 48, APU Hoops 35
Audi Spencer [Titans/Chico State] 12 pts
Jasmine Scott [Titans/CS Fullerton] 11 pts

H & S 49, LA Spirit 36
Tanesha Johnson [H & S/Arkansas State] 18 pts
Aja Parham [H & S/Boston College] 14 pts
Toni Thomas [LA Spirit/Fullerton] 13 pts

 

Saturday's Games

9 am
Street Ballerz 45, Team Players 38
The Street Ballerz got off to a quick start and held on to defeat the Team Players, 45-38. Former Prairie View A & M star Shavonne Smith led the Street Ballerz with 15 points. Kamesha Bell added 12 for the winners.

10 am
H & S 50, Next Level 42
Next Level is off to a rough start in the 2009 campaign. Detra Lockhart's club stayed close, but H & S had to much interior size for NL. The inside/outside tandem of Tanesha Johnson and Niani Brown came up big. Both layers finished  with 12 and 11, respectively. Next Level rode the talents of Christine Kepenekian, who led her team with 11 points.

11 am
T's Titans and the Show Stoppers
The game will be rescheduled, due to a scheduling conflict.

Noon
Titans 65, Coyotes 29
Raymond Shepard has his ladies off and running in the 2009 WSNC. The Titans streak has now reached 3 after defeating the Coyotes of Cal State San Bernardino. Audi Spencer led all scorers today with 29 points. Cal State Fullerton's Jasmine Scott (15 points) and UC Irvine's Mikah Maly-Karros (10 points) added stability for the undefeated Titans. Krystal Urzua had 10 points for the Coyotes.
1pm
Street Ballerz 75, Compton 32
The day proved to be twice as nice for the Street Ballerz, who won their 2nd game of the day over Compton. Compton battled to get their offense started against the quick Street Ballerz squad. Shavonne Smith came up big once again with 20 points. Sophia Jackson finished with 12 and Kamiesha Bell tossed in 11 for the SB. O'Tina McKinstry (12 points) and Kandis Monts (10 points) did their best to keep it close for Compton, who fell to 0-3.  .

2 pm
LA Spirit 66, Toros 32
The league's defending champion started out slow before pulling away in a big win over the Toros. New acquisition Toni Thomas (Cal State Fullerton) led The Spirit with a game high 23 points. Former UCLA guard Tierra Henderson scored 11 along with Charlee Underwood (Cal State Fullerton). Another former CSU Fullerton standout, Amber Pruitt finished with 10 points. Neka Mixon did her best to keep her team close, as she finished with 17 points for Louie Nelson's Dominguez club.
3 pm
Team Excel 41, Eagles 27
McKinsley Hadley was without Jasmine Dixon (UCLA), but Darxia Morris [UCLA] made sure there was no need to worry. Morris led all scorers with 13 points for Team Excel in a 41-27  victory over the Eagles. The Eagles of Cal State LA, dropped to 0-3 on the young season.

4 pm
T.E.A.M  '09 40, LA Fastbreak 38
Save the best for last. After trailing at the half, 27-20, Louie Nelson's LA Fastbreak made a late push only to come up short. Cal Poly SLO's Christine Martin made her WSNC debut and came up big off the bench, defending UCLA's Christina Nzweke. Jasmine Porter converted on a steal and put T.E.A.M. '09 up by 7 with 16 minutes to go. With three minutes remaining, the lead had dwindled to 3. The game was tied with 2 minutes remaining, before T.E.A.M.'09  pulled off the upset. Porter, an incoming freshman at Long Beach State, led all scorers with 13 points for T.E.A.M. '09. Nzweke and Michelle Duckworth kept LA Fastbreak close with 10 points each,

LA Fastbreak 51, Eagles 25
Last year's 2nd place team, LA Fastbreak opened up with a 51-25 win over the Eagles of Cal State LA. Michelle Duckworth's 13 points led the way, while Christina Nzewke [UCLA] and Ennisha Kyles each chipped in with 10.

Team 09 66, Compton 25
Rebekah Gardner [UCLA] proved to be too much for Compton, as she led Team 09 with 19 points in their 66-25 win. UCLA's Nina Earl added 17 points.

Titans 47, Show Stoppers 46
A semi finalist a year ago, Walter Williams' Show Stoppers were shocked in Saturday's season opener. Raymond Shepard has reloaded, after coming up 1 game short of a post season berth in 2008. Audi Spencer connected from long range to lead her tem with 17 points. Jade Smith-Williams [UC Irvine] was impressive in her debut with14 points.

LA Spirit 47, Next Level 21
The defending champions came out strong to win their season opener. All 9 players scored in the win.

T's Titans 61, Coyotes 55
Therese Berner has always loved scorers and this year is no different. Jose Herrera's Coyotes' club held a 1 point lead in his WSNC debut. However, experienced prevailed in the 2nd half for T's Titans. T's Titans were led by former Cal State Fullerton standout Andrea Adams who finished with 17 points. Adams finished with four 3 pointers. Long Beach State's Ally Wade scored 16 for Berner's Titans. T's Titans connected on 9 three pointers for the game. Krystal Urzua scored 16 of her 20 points for the Coyotes, in the 2nd half..

Toros 39, Next Level 32
Louie Nelson is doing double duty on this bench this summer. He led the Toros to a win over last years #1 seed in the playoffs, Next Level. Mackenzie Mathias led the Toros with 11 points, while Gillian Griffin chipped in with 10. Christine Kepenekian led Next Level with 10.

Team Excel 52, Street Ballerz 40
Darxia Morris [UCLA] led all scorers with 17 points for Team Excel in a 52-40 victory over the Street Ballerz. Aysha Lyons poured in 14 points for the Street Ballerz. Former Cal State San Bernardino standout Kamesha Bell added 11, while Keisha Irvin finished 10.

Sunday's Games

Team Players 55, T's Titans 49
Kate Kevorkan [T's Titans/Northern Colorado] 11 pts
Brittney Taylor [Team Players/Humboldt St] 11pts
Ally Wade [T's Titans/Long Beach St] 10 pts

Titans 52, Team 09  43
Audi Spencer [Titans/Vienna] 14 pts
Jade Smith-Williams [Titans/UC Irvine] 13 pts
Jasmine Scott [Titans/CS Fullerton] 12 pts
Nina Earl [Team 09/UCLA] 12 pts

H & S 54, APU Hoops 40
Jessica Cheeks [H & S/USC] 14 pts
Jessica Torres [H & S/Undecided] 10 pts

LA Spirit 61, Eagles 23
Toni Thomas [LA Spirit/Fullerton] 15 pts
Tierra Henderson [LA Spirit/UCLA] 13 pts
Candice Allen [LA Spirit/Cal Poly Pomona] 12 pts

Coyotes 52, APU Hoops 40
Krystal Urzua [Coyotes] 20 pts
Morgan Pryor [APU] 14 pts

LA Fastbreak 53, Compton 14
Zipporah Chase [LAF/Dominguez Hills] 14 pts
Mykiea Russell [LAF/Umpkua] 11 pts

Show Stoppers 53, Street Ballerz 37
Kamesha Bell [SB/CS San Bernardino] 12 pts
Monique Alexander [SS/UCLA] 11 pts
Doreena Campbell [SS/UCLA] 11 pts
Raquel Theus [SS/UC Irvine] 10 pts

Toros 37, Team Excel 35
Nika Mixon [Dominguez Hills] 17 pts
Darxia Morris [TEX/UCLA] 13 pts