The
Duncanville (Texas) girls basketball juggernaut rolled past No. 10-ranked Bowie (Arlington, Texas) 61-40 on Friday during the Class 5A regional semifinals for its 67th consecutive victory.
Kiara Perry, Duncanville
File photo by Jim Redman
The Dallas Morning News reported that the defending state champions were led by 5-11 junior guard
Ariel Atkins with 20 points, including three breakaway layups off turnovers to spark a 9-0 run in the second quarter. Senior
Kiara Perry added 16 points.
The Pantherettes, No. 3 in the MaxPreps
Xcellent 25 national rankings and No. 1 in the computer-generated Freeman rankings, will play Coronado (Lubbock) (36-1) for the regional title today.
* The
New London (Wis.) girls raised their winning streak to 63 with a 54-34 victory over Marinette (Wis.) to close out the regular season. The Bulldogs have won the last two Division 2 state titles.
* The
Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) girls kept pace with their 52nd straight win, 69-45 over Shelbyville during the Class AAA region playoffs as
Olivia Jones scored 15 points,. They will play Oakland on Monday.
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Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) won its 39th straight game with a 40-24 victory over Aiken in the Class 4A state semifinals and will play Dorman next Friday for the state championship. Six-foot-five University of South Carolina signee
Alaina Coates led the defending champs with 20 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots.
* On the boys side,
Germantown (Wis.) raised its winning streak to 51 with a 90-22 rout of Waukesha South in the Division I regional semifinals. Seven-foot Indiana University recruit Luke Fischer led 14 players in the scoring column with 25 points.
