Long Beach Poly’s defense held Alemany to 19 points in the second half, while rallying to a comeback win in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 girls basketball playoffs on…
LONG BEACH — Defensive intensity. That’s what the Long Beach Poly girls basketball team relied on when they held Alemany to six points in the third quarter on their way to pulling off a 54-47 comeback win at home in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs Thursday.
Long Beach Poly’s Nevaeh Lemons grabs a loose ball in Long Beach on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Poly won 54-47 to advance to the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 girls basketball playoffs. Alemany’s Kate Hackney is chased up the court by Long Beach Poly’s Brooklyn Taylor in Long Beach on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Poly won 54-47 to advance to the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 girls basketball playoffs.
Long Beach Poly’s Helena Vu brings the ball up the court as she’s shadowed by Alemany’s Kate Hackney in Long Beach on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Poly won 54-47 to advance to the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 girls basketball playoffs. However, the Jackrabbits fought back behind the inspired play of sophomore reserve guard Nevaeh Lemons, who provided a much-needed defensive spark off the bench.
“She played her butt off,” said Long Beach Poly girls basketball coach Carl Buggs. “She’s always been capable of doing that but she had to get her endurance up and her confidence up. Now it’s up because now she’s just playing and that’s all she has to do.”
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