The Poly girls basketball team finished their CIF season with a crippling 62-49 loss to Windward, after a 75-57 win against Chaminade.
The team faced the formidable Windward Wildcats on March 1. Poly hoped to avenge their painful loss during pre-season, where they lost by one point. Trailing 32-30 after the first half, the Jackrabbits were unable to gain the lead against the Wildcats, who put up an exceptional defense. Poly eventually lost 62-49, thus ending their run towards another CIF championship.
Senior Lajahnae Drummer led with 15 points, but was overshadowed by the star of the Windward team, UCLA-bound senior Jordin Canada, who amassed 27 points during the game.
“I felt like we could have improved upon our outside shooting, but I liked the intensity we brought to the game,” said senior captain Airica Carmon.
On a more positive note, the Jackrabbits easily triumphed over their first-round opponents, the Chaminade Eagles on February 26, winning 75-57 at Poly. Poly held the lead throughout the entire game, and were able to easily advance to the second round.
Four girls scored in the double digits in the win, led by freshman Ayanna Clark with 13 points and 8 rebounds, followed by UCLA-bound senior Lajahnae Drummer with 12 points along with 8 rebounds.
“I was extremely pleased [with this game]. I feel like we came out with a lot of energy; though we were a bit slow during the first half, we picked it up after halftime,” said head coach Carl Buggs.
The team is now focused on improving their offense for the upcoming State playoffs.
“I don’t feel we’ve reached all our goals as a team yet, but we are very close to attaining them,” said Drummer.
The starting date and competition bracket for State playoffs is to be announced mid-March.
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