Regarded as the No. 2 player in the Class of 2027,
Ivanna Wilson Manyacka led Bullis with 22 points and 21 rebounds. She helped the Bulldogs dominate Gorman on the boards 51-31.
Fordham commit
Adora Nwude hit a 3-pointer less than 10 seconds into the contest and Bullis was off and running. The Bulldogs raced to a 16-5 lead in the first quarter and added a
13-2 run to end the half for a 41-24 edge heading into
halftime.
No. 6 Bullis draws Westtown on Friday in the Chipotle Nationals second round after a 16-point win Thursday over No. 13 Bishop Gorman. (PHOTO: Julie Brown)
Bishop Gorman trailed by as much as 30 before a late push trimmed the final margin to 16. Texas commit
Aaliah Spaight led all scorers with 26 points while adding 10 boards.
Nwude added 17 points for Bullis while
Adina Asuelimen added 16 points and 15 rebounds.
Long Island Lutheran went on a 15-3 fourth-quarter run, capped by a 3-pointer from eighth grader Leah Dukes, to cut the lead to 49-47 before coming up with a steal on the next DME possession. Vanderbilt commit
Olivia Jones then hit one of two free throws to make it a one-point game.
But
Chikae Desdunes hit four straight from the free throw line before DME's defense came up with one final stop. She finished with 17 points for DME, Indiana commit
GiGi Battle added 16 and USC commit
Sara Okeke chipped in 11 with nine rebounds.
Savannah Swords led Long Island Lutheran with a game-high 19 points while
Emily McDonald added 12.
Indiana commit GiGi Battle looks to lead DME Academy to the Chipotle Nationals final and become the fifth straight Florida school to win the end-of-season tournament. (PHOTO: Julie Brown)
