Menlo News February 26, 2020

CCS Open: Girls’ basketball loses in semifinals

Menlo sophomore Sharon Nejad puts up a shot as Pinewood's Maia Garcia defends in the third quarter of Wednesday's semifinal.

In the fourth quarter, Menlo junior guard Avery Lee skies for two of her 14 points

Menlo junior guard Coco Layton drives down the baseline and looks to pass in Wednesday's game.

In their third meeting of the season this time on the CCS Open stage, the Menlo girls’ basketball dropped a 58-33 decision to league foe Pinewood in Wednesday’s semifinals.
The Knights (20-6) will await their matchup for NorCals, which begin Tuesday, March 3, after Sunday’s seeding meeting as Pinewood advances to the final Friday against Mitty . Menlo junior guard Avery Lee had a team-high 14 points while sophomore Sharon Nejad scored 10 and had 13 rebounds, eight coming in the second half.The teams met first in WBAL play when Menlo broke Pinewood’s 66-league win streak, then the Panthers won the second match at their home.

CCS Open semifinals
Menlo School 5 8 8 12 – 33
Pinewood 13 16 12 17 – 58
M: Lee 5 4-6 14, Makoni 1 0-0 3, Nejad 4 2-4 10, Layton 1 0-0 3, McNair 1 0-0 3. Three-point goals: Layton, Makoni, McNair. Total: 12 6-10 33.P: Jovanovic 5 1-2 12, Saric 2 0-0 6, Thompson 5 3-4 16, Facelo 2 0-0 6, Decker 1 0-0 3, Cruz 1 0-0 2, Lee 1 0-0 3. Three-point goals: Saric 2, Thompson 3, Jovanovic, Decker, Lee. Total: 22 4-6 58.