Oilers fall 41-38 in CIF-SS title game

By OC Tribune Staff on March 3, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

HUNTINGTON BEACH HIGH'S girls' basketball team will play in the CIF-SS Division 1 title game Friday against Bishop Montgomery at Azusa Pacifica University.

HUNTINGTON BEACH HIGH’S girls’ basketball team played in the CIF-SS Division 1-A title game Friday against Bishop Montgomery at Azusa Pacifica University.

UPDATE: The Huntington Beach High girls’ basketball team fell just short of the CIF-SS Division 1-A title Friday as the Oilers lost 41-38 to Bishop Montgomery of Torrance at Azusa Pacific University.

The key blow came when Knights’ star Jessica Malazarte hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds for what proved to be the winning basket.

Frankie Wade-Sanchez, the Oiler star, scored 29 of her team’s 41 points and grabbed 17 rebounds. The orange-and-black finished the season with a 22-8 record.

The CIF-SS Division 1-A girls’ basketball title is at stake today at Azusa Pacific University when Huntington Beach High (22-7) faces Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) at 5 p.m.

The Oilers finished as co-champs of the Sunset League with Los Alamitos, while the Knights were the third-place team from the tough Del Rey League.

AZU is located at 901 E. Alosta Ave. in Azusa. General admission tickets are $15; high school students with ID pay $8; children 13 to 5 years old $8. Parking is free.

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