Etiwanda's Aliyahna Morris makes one of two free throws with 2.9 seconds left for winning margin. The Eagles advance to their first state title game.
The roles were reversed in the Southern California Regional Open Division championship game Tuesday night in Chatsworth.
Sophomore point guard Aliyahna Morris drove to the basket and was fouled with 2.4 seconds left. She swished the front end of a one-and-one to give Etiwanda a 55-54 lead, but her second attempt hit the rim. Teammate Sa’lah Hemingway grabbed the rebound but was immediately tied up and a jump ball was called with nine-tenths of a second left.
“I work on those all the time, so I’m surprised when the first one didn’t go,” Morris said of her free throws. “We felt good going into the fourth quarter since no team had been that close to them that late in the game. It was a group effort on [Watkins]. We tried to force her to her left and make it as hard on her as possible.”
Sierra Canyon’s Crystal Wang tries to split two Etiwanda defenders on a drive down the lane Tuesday night.
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