Serra High guard Chyanne Butler proved to be dominant by combining for 85 points in three games against Bishop Montgomery, St. Bernard and Palisades last week.
At Bishop Montgomery on Jan. 28, Butler, a senior transfer from St. Bernard, led the Lady Cavaliers with 32 points as the Cavaliers dominated the Knights, 72-53, in a key showdown.
Last Thursday, Butler had 35 points, five rebounds, six steals and five assists as Serra was able to overcome a 38-point performance by Demoria White for a 71-50 win.
Serra High guard Chyanne Butler proved to be dominant by combining for 85 points in three games against Bishop Montgomery, St. Bernard and Palisades last week.
At Bishop Montgomery on Jan. 28, Butler, a senior transfer from St. Bernard, led the Lady Cavaliers with 32 points as the Cavaliers dominated the Knights, 72-53, in a key showdown.
Last Thursday, Butler had 35 points, five rebounds, six steals and five assists as Serra was able to overcome a 38-point performance by Demoria White for a 71-50 win.
In a non-league against Palisades last Saturday, Butler added 20 more points as the host Cavaliers topped the Dolphins, 54-45.
Perhaps the biggest win for Serra was over second place Bishop Montgomery, which has played very well lately. Butler dominated the Knights with 20 first half points.
Caila Hailey added 18 points, 15 rebounds and three assists. She had two three-point baskets.
The Cavaliers started fast in taking a 12-2 lead and led by as many as 19 points, before the Knights got as close as seven points in the fourth quarter.
From there, Serra put the game away.
Janelle Odionu led Bishop Montgomery with 19 points. Chelsea Lidy put in 18 points, while Christina Delapina tallied 11.
“We played a very good game against Bishop Montgomery,” Serra head coach McKenzie Hadley said. “Our singular players had a big game.”
Last Thursday, the Cavaliers were expected to have it easy against a once proud St. Bernard squad that lost premiere head coach Bo Corona (now at Lawndale Leuzinger) but they had trouble stopping senior guard Demoria White, one of the few holdovers from last season’s CIF-Southern Section Division IVAA semifinalists and Southern California Regional Division IV finalists who are rebuilding under first year head mentor Michelle Greco. White totaled a game-high 38 points and helped the Vikings to a 23-23 halftime tie.
Despite White’s outstanding performance, Serra’s depth, behind Butler’s 35 points, proved to be better than St. Bernard, which had just two other players score. That included another returning player, Chenne Pelle, with 10 points and KJen Jonae Wallick with two.
Serra also had 13 points by Nautica Morrow and seven from Caila Hailey. The Cavaliers outscored the Vikings, 48-27, in the second half.
“White had a great game,” Hadley commented. “She’s a great player. We had a very good defense, holding St. Bernard to just three players scoring.”
Butler had 20 points, five rebounds and four steals in Serra’s win over Palisades on Saturday.
Hailey tallied 13 points and seven assists and Kayla Bibb hauled down 11 rebounds.
The Cavaliers are 20-2 overall.
Serra hosts Bishop Amat from La Puente in a league game tonight at 7 p.m. before traveling to La Salle in Pasadena for another 7 p.m. Del Rey contest next Tuesday at the same time. Serra, then, hosts Bishop Montgomery in the league showdown finale next Thursday at 5 p.m.
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Serra rolls over Bishop Amat and Upland High
By Joe Snyder
GVN Correspondent
Serra High’s boys’ basketball team continues on a roll with easy wins over La Puente Bishop Amat and Upland last week.
In a Del Rey League game at Serra on Jan. 29, the Cavaliers, who improved to 17-6 with their sixth consecutive win, routed the Lancers, 64-39. In a Nike Extravaganza non-league game last Saturday at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, the Cavaliers rolled over Upland, 81-50.
The Cavalier boys are 4-0 in the Del Rey League after dominating Bishop Amat.
Already leading 38-22 at halftime, Serra proceeded to outscore the Lancers, 14-7, in the third quarter for a 52-29 lead and continued in command from there.
Jason Richardson led Serra with 16 points, followed by Tavrion Dawson with 14. Ron Freeman chipped in 11 points.
Joshua Andurza led Bishop Amat with 12 points.
Against Upland, Serra used a 30-8 second period to take a 48-23 halftime advantage and won handily.
Five Cavaliers scored in double figures, led by Dawson with 21 points. Kristopher Martin finished with 11 points, while Lafayette Dorsey, Ian Carter and Jason Richardson each had 10 points.
Richardson also added seven assists as Serra led by as many as 39 points.
After visiting La Salle in Pasadena last night, the Cavaliers, who are ranked No. 1 in the CIF-Southern Section Division IVAA and are on the Southern Section Open Division watch list, will show down at home against rival Bishop Montgomery from Torrance Friday at 5 p.m.
The Cavaliers visit St. Bernard in Playa del Rey next Tuesday at the same time.
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New Millennium remains in contention; Gardena continues to struggle
By Joe Snyder
GVN Correspondent
The New Millennium High boys’ basketball team is currently in second place in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section’s Ocean League after losing against Douglass High before outlasting Animo-Venice in overtime last week.
At Dorsey High on Jan. 28, Douglass proved too much for the Warriors in a 64-37 rout. At Gardena a day later, New Millennium bounced back and pulled off a 67-65 overtime victory over Animo-Venice.
Julian Roberts led the Warriors (4-1 in league) with 24 points and Elisha Olade added 22 points and 23 rebounds in their thrilling victory over Animo of Venice. Anthony McClenn had 10 points and 10 assists for New Millennium.
Olade had nine points and nine rebounds in the Warriors’ loss to Douglass.
New Millennium visits Gertz-Ressler today at 2:30 p.m. before traveling to New Designs next Tuesday at the same time.
Gardena is winless at 0-6 in the Marine League and 3-18 overall after a loss at Banning 55-44 on Jan. 29 and a 66-48 home loss to Washington last Friday.
The Panthers visit first place Narbonne next Monday at 5:30 p.m. before hosting San Pedro next Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Marine contests.
Gardena’s girls have been struggling but managed a 46-41 league win at Banning on Jan. 29. The Lady Panthers, then, fell to Washington, 55-45, last Friday at Gardena.
A week earlier, the Panthers were embarrassed by visiting and powerful Narbonne, 72-5.
Gardena must travel to Narbonne for a 7 p.m. league game on Monday, then hosts San Pedro next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
