Prep roundup: Mitty, O’Dowd girls basketball cruise at Nike Tournament of Champions
No. 1 Archbishop Mitty 62, Miami Country Day 35
Archbishop Mitty made a Florida powerhouse look like just another CCS team in the opening round of the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona, defeating Miami Country Day by 27 points.
Sophomore forward McKenna Woliczko scored 25 points, and had seven rebounds and five assists to lead the way. Senior UConn commit Morgan Cheli scored just three points, but played a great all-around game.
Elana Weisman joined Woliczko in double-figures with 11 points.
Although the Monarchs are in the top bracket, they won’t play any of the top three teams in the country until the championship. No. 4 IMG Academy, which was on Mitty’s side of the bracket, was upset by Lone Peak 61-60.
No. 1 Long Island Luthern and No. 2 Montverde are both on the other side of the bracket.
Mitty will play Xavier College Prep-Arizona at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
No. 3 Bishop O’Dowd 63, Centennial-Las Vegas 50
Bishop O’Dowd started its stay at the Nike Tournament of Champions with a victory over Centennial-Las Vegas.
Jayla Stokes had a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double to lead the Dragons, and star sophomore Devin Cosgriff contributed 14 points and five rebounds.
Savannah Jones set the table for her talented teammates with nine assists, and also was a scoring threat with 10 points.
Mesquite-Arizona 55, No. 9 Salesian 51
Salesian stayed close to the Arizona powerhouse throughout the game, but came up just short in the first round of the Nike Tournament of Champions.
Janiya Sawyer led the team with 13 points, making three 3-pointers and also nabbing three rebounds and four steals.
Point guard Madalyn Kanazawa scored 11 points and dished out three assists to go along with a couple of steals. Ayla Rege also chipped in 10 points.