After losing the last two games of the previous tournament, the Diamond Bar High School girls basketball team finished third at the annual Claremont Girls Classic Tournament last week. Although the team started the tournament off on the wrong note, the Lady Brahmas got back on track with three straight wins.

On the first day of the tournament, the Lady Brahmas struggled to keep up with the Jurupa Valley High School  Jaguars and lost 54-11. The game just did not go DBHS’s way. The referee calls were going against the Lady Brahmas and the team suffered a number of turnovers. In addition many of the team’s players were injured but played nonetheless. “It was not our best game,” Coach Tony McCabe admitted.

DBHS came out strong in the second game of the tournament defeating the Monrovia High School Wildcats 38-19. The Brahmas’ defense stepped up as the team held the Wildcats to four points or fewer in three of the four quarters. “We just forgot about the loss and played our own game,” McCabe said.

The Lady Brahmas kept playing their own way winning the third game 59-25 against the Garey High School Vikings and sending DBHS to the third place game. The Lady Brahmas started the game out fast scoring 36 points in the first half while holding the Vikings to 10. Senior co-captain Yewande Alabi dominated the game by grabbing 27 rebounds.

On the last day of the tournament,  DBHS defeated the Walnut High School Mustangs 66-43 to win third place in the tournament. “We smashed those Walnuts,” senior co-captain Agnes Tenoyo said.

Junior Norah Wu scored 24 points and Alabi scored 17 points and grabbed 23 rebounds.  Alabi was soon selected to the All-Tournament team. The Lady Brahmas shot 60 percent as a team from the court. “We had good team play and very good shooting,” McCabe commented.

Throughout the tournament, the whole team wore a black ribbon to remember the recent death of senior Danika Tibayan. “The team took it to the heart and it helped them with a third place finish,” McCabe said.

Before this tournament, the Lady Brahmas competed in the annual Wilson Ladycat Classic. The team finished fourth as they beat Alhambra High School and Norco High School, but lost to La Habra High School and Sonora High School. Wu and senior Alex Perez were selected to be on the All-Tournament team.

The Lady Brahmas are expected to reach the CIF playoffs after having lost in the second round of the CIF playoffs last year. The team finished with an overall record of 18-11 and a league record of 7-5. The Lady Brahmas hope to keep their momentum going when they play in the Ayala Tournament.

Before this tournament, the Lady Brahmas competed in the annual Wilson Ladycat Classic. The team finished fourth as they beat Alhambra High School and Norco High School, but lost to La Habra High School and Sonora High School. Wu and senior Alex Perez were selected to be on the All-Tournament team.

The Lady Brahmas are expected to reach the CIF playoffs after having lost in the second round of the CIF playoffs last year. The team finished with an overall record of 18-11 and a league record of 7-5. The Lady Brahmas hope to keep their

COUNT THE BASKET –  Senior Yewande Alabi powers her way to a bucket.