High school girls basketball: No. 6 Bullis, DME Academy advance to Chipotle Nationals final

Bullis grabs 74-56 win over Westtown while DME Academy hangs on for 60-50 victory over The St. James Performance Academy.

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Apr 3, 2026, 11:00am
The championship game is set for Chipotle Nationals between No. 6 Bullis (Potomac, Md.) and DME Academy (Daytona Beach, Fla.) on Saturday.

Bullis grabbed a wire-to-wire 74-56 win Friday over Westtown (West Chester, Pa.), which was without one of the nation's top juniors in Jordyn Palmer, in one semifinal. DME Academy upended tournament top-seed The St. James Performance Academy (Springfield, Va.) 60-50 in the other semi.

Fordham commit Adora Nwude led Bullis with a game-high 26 points. Junior Ivanna Wilson Manyacka contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds sophomore Taylor-Anne Williams (14) and Dahlia Debourou (13) also finished in double figures.
Fordham commit Adora Nwude dropped 26 points, leading four Bullis players in double figures as the Bulldogs advanced to the Chipotle Nationals final. (PHOTO: Julie Brown)
Fordham commit Adora Nwude dropped 26 points, leading four Bullis players in double figures as the Bulldogs advanced to the Chipotle Nationals final. (PHOTO: Julie Brown)
The hot shooting of junior Jada Lynch helped keep Westtown in the game. The daughter of four-time tennis Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters finished with 24 points, including 18 in the first half. Ohio State commit Atlee Vanesko added 10.

Bullis shot 48 percent from the field and 60 percent (9 of 15) from 3-point territory.
Westtown junior Jada Lynch had 24 points in a 74-56 loss to No. 6 Bullis in the Chipotle Nationals semifinals on Friday. (PHOTO: Julie Brown)
Westtown junior Jada Lynch had 24 points in a 74-56 loss to No. 6 Bullis in the Chipotle Nationals semifinals on Friday. (PHOTO: Julie Brown)
DME Academy 60, The St. James 50

A 33-13 run that extended through three quarters helped DME Academy reach the final.

Sara Okeke, a 6-foot-4 USC signee, led DME with 22 points on 11 of 16 shooting and proved to be too much down low. 

When The St. James collapsed on Okeke, Micaela Cavalcanti or Timani Harris buried 3-pointers. Cavalcanti had 12 points along with GiGi Battle while Harris added 10 in the victory.

The St. James was led by 17 points from Ashley MacCalla and 10 from Maryland signee Jordyn Jackson.
USC commit Sara Okeke led DME Academy on Friday with 22 points and seven rebounds after going for 11 and nine on Thursday. (PHOTO: Julie Brown)
USC commit Sara Okeke led DME Academy on Friday with 22 points and seven rebounds after going for 11 and nine on Thursday. (PHOTO: Julie Brown)

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