GIRLS' BASKETBALL: ALEMANY, ALL THE WAY INDIANS PULL OFF SECOND STRAIGHT POSTSEASON UPSET ALEMANY 51, MUIR 47.Byline: Gideon Gideon (gĭd`ēən), or Jerubbaal (jērŭb`āəl, –rəbā`əl) Rubin Special to the Daily News Hard fouls and glares eventually turned into tense moments, with officials at one point separating players amid the high stakes High Stakes is a British sitcom starring Richard Wilson that aired in 2001. It was written by Tony Sarchet. The second series remains unaired after the first received a poor reception. of Saturday's Southern Section Div. III-A girls' basketball semifinal between Alemany of Mission Hills and Muir of Pasadena. But Alemany survived the drama and a late Muir surge for 51-47 victory at Chaminade of West Hills - its second upset in less than a week. Alemany (19-6), a No. 7 seed coming off a stunning upset over No. 2-seeded Santa Ynez on Wednesday, was appearing in its third semifinal in four years, advances to the title game for the first time since the late 1990's, a decade in which the Indians INDIANS. The aborigines of this country are so called. 2. In general, Indians have no political rights in the United States; they cannot vote at the general elections for officers, nor hold office. won three section titles. No. 3 seeded Muir (22-7) was seeking its first appearance in a title game in eight years. Alemany will play Bishop Amat of La Puente La Puente (lä pwĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures hardware, electronics, and paper products. , a 38-32 winner over Rosary rosary [rose garden], prayer of Roman Catholics, in which beads are used as counters. The term, applied also to the beads, is extended to Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist prayers that use beads. of Fullerton, next week at The Pyramid pyramid, structure pyramid. The true pyramid exists only in Egypt, though the term has also been applied to similar structures in other countries. Egyptian pyramids are square in plan and their triangular sides, which directly face the points of the in Long Beach. ``We have so much intensity. We want to go state so bad we put our hearts into it,'' Alemany senior forward Brittany Collins said. ``We wanted it more than them.'' Alemany was led by senior guard Shawn Berina, who scored nine of her 18 points in the fourth quarter. Junior guard Lauren Ming added 15 points for Alemany and Collins scored 12. Dreadful free-throw shooting hurt Muir, which was 7 for 26, including missing nine consecutive. After falling behind early, Alemany went on a 16-3 run to take a 16-6 lead in the first quarter and never trailed after that. Muir rallied to within 49-45 with 40 seconds on a Darixa Morris 3-pointer, and tempers flared flare v. flared, flar·ing, flares v.intr. 1. To flame up with a bright, wavering light. 2. To burst into intense, sudden flame. 3. a. after a Mustangs player issued Berina a hard foul. Morris scored a game-high 24 points. ``I'm so happy for these kids, from the end of last year to this year with all the turmoil that took place they stuck with it, they believed in themselves and the coaches believed in them,'' Alemany coach Brandie Murrish said. Gideon Rubin, (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Alemany High's Bridget Jenkins, left, goes up for a shot against Muir's Brittney Henderson. Matthew Simmons/Special to the Daily News |
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