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  • Burroughs Girls Basketball Drills Burbank 76-39

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    Visiting Burroughs took down Burbank 76-39 in a Pacific League game. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    By Rick Assad

    For the entirety of the Pacific League girls’ basketball game between visiting Burroughs High and Burbank on Thursday night, saw the Bears in the face of the hosts.

    What resulted was a 76-39 decision as senior guard Elizabeth Amoroso tallied a game-high 15 points and nailed three from three-point range and junior guard Jessica Mena contributed 14 points.

    Burroughs outscored Burbank in every quarter and shot 58.1 percent on 32 of 55 from the floor.

    Vicky Oganyan is the longtime Burroughs head coach and was confident her team would play well.

    “Our game plan was to play solid defense. Speed up the game and stay disciplined and out of foul trouble,” she explained. “We did that and forced turnovers which helped us with gaining momentum on offense.”

    Burbank (15-6 and  4-3 in league) made 16 of 41 shots for 39 percent and was led by junior guard Andrea Aparicio and sophomore forward Manina Tuputupu as both scored 13 points.

    Sophomore guard Isabella Amayakyan contributed six of her 12 points in the opening frame as the Bears led 18-12 heading to the second period.

    There was lots of action when Burbank hosted Burroughs on Thursday night. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    Alexa Mirzaian is Burbank’s head coach and was hopeful and still confident her team will continue to put in the time to get better.

    “We need to keep working and follow the game plan,” she said. “We need to play hard and compete.”

    Another 18-point frame followed as Mena scored six points and senior center Valentina Morales added four of her eight points as the Bears pulled in front 36-18.

    A bucket from Morales with 4:07 left in the opening period made it 9-4.

    Burroughs (12-7 and 6-1 in league) made 16 of 24 from the floor for 66.6 percent and Burbank drilled eight of 23 for 34.7 percent as Mena tallied six points and made her second three-pointer in the second period.

    Amoroso had eight points in the third period and that included two of her three from three-point range during a 22-point outburst as the Bears led 58-35.

    Amoroso’s basket with 4:59 remaining in the second period made it 26-14 and Mena’s trey with 4:06 left in the same frame increased the lead to 29-14.

    Senior guard Alyssa Pracha scored five of her nine points in the fourth period as the Bears outscored the Bulldogs 18-4.

    Junior center Polina Gorgeiz had eight points for the Bears and senior guard Grace Barton scored six points and all came via the three-point line and her three-point shot and 4:56 left in the third quarter made it 45-23.

    Junior guard Krystal Villalta scored two points and sophomore forward Rielle Waddell also had two points for Burroughs which outrebounded Burbank 35-24 and also made eight three-pointers.

    Sophomore guard Ani Khachatryan finished with six points for the Bulldogs.

    Junior guard Rhiley Ocampo had three points, junior forward Jolene Vartanian had two points and junior guard Annabelle Setaghian also had two points for the Bulldogs which canned four from three-point territory.

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  • Burroughs Girls Flag Football Uses Second Half To Defeat Host Los Altos

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    Burroughs scored 31 points in the second half and won 44-20 over Los Altos. (Photo courtesy Steve Garden)

    By Rick Assad

    Thirty-one points were hung by the Burroughs High girls’ flag football team in the second half and proved the difference Thursday afternoon against host Los Altos in a nonleague game.

    The Bears held a 13-6 lead at the intermission and routed the Conquerors 44-20.

    Senior quarterback Karisma Mendez, who also toils at wide receiver and linebacker, delivered five scoring passes and three came in the second half.

    Keith Knoop is the Burroughs athletic director and the flag football head coach and was pleased his team played well.

    “What stood out for me was the second half,” he said. “We executed and competed.”

    The Conquerors took an early 6-0 on the second play of the game after a 71-yard pass from quarterback Jasmine Campos to wide receiver Sophie Sedano with 10:59 left in the first period.

    The pass was bobbled a few times before Sedano controlled it and the short toss was turned into a long score.

    Now it was Mendez’s turn to shine as the senior field general delivered a 33-yard scoring strike to junior wide receiver/defensive back Lily Indefenzo on the seventh play of the march as 3:25 remained in the same frame. 

    The Bears played at Los Altos and came away winners. (Photo courtesy Steve Garden)

    The one-point conversion run by Mendez was successful as the Bears (5-8) led 7-6.

    Early in the second quarter, Mendez unloaded a 25-yard toss to junior wide receiver Krystal Villalta, who also plays defensive back, for a 13-6 lead on the fifth play of the excursion.

    Burroughs scored on three possessions in the third frame as Mendez tossed a 16-yard throw to junior wide receiver Isabella Estrada with 8:40 left, capping the six-play drive.

    When Mendez hit Estrada, who also plays defensive back, for the one-point conversion pass, it made the score 20-6.

    Mendez sent her fourth scoring pass to junior center/linebacker R’ae Boulanger, who grabbed an 11-yard pass on the fourth play of the march and 4:50 left on the clock for a 26-6 advantage.

    The score became 32-13 on one play when Mendez nailed Estrada with a short pass but the junior raced 70 yards as 52 seconds remained in the period.

    Senior Alyssa Prachasaisoradej delivered two scores as the senior quarterback/wide receiver/defensive back had a 28-yard run and 11:16 left on the clock in the fourth period for a 38-13 lead and added a 64-yard dash with 3:05 left in the game for a 24-point lead.

    The Conquerors (1-8) sliced the Bears’ margin to 26-13 on the sixth play after a three-yard pass from Campos with 1:15 remaining in the third period.

    Makayla Salcedo added a seven-yard scoring jaunt with 4:20 on the clock in the fourth quarter that narrowed the margin to 38-20, highlighting the 10-play drive.

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