Highlights: Long Beach Poly girls basketball moves to 2-0 against Mater Dei with 55-50 win in CIF Open Division playoffs

Long Beach Poly will face No. 3 Windward in the CIF Open Division Southern Regional semifinals.

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports | Mar 5, 2020

Highlights: Long Beach Poly girls basketball moves to 2-0 against Mater Dei with 55-50 win in CIF Open Division playoffs /

SANTA ANA– Behind dominant defense and a balanced scoring effort, No. 7 Long Beach Poly moved to 2-0 on the season against No. 2 Mater Dei who is otherwise 30-1.

The Jackrabbits led by as much as 17 points in the second half before Mater Dei nearly came back. Ashlee Lewis and Simone Morris led Poly with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Brooke Demetre led the Monarchs with 18 points.

Published Mar 5, 2020

LANCE SMITH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Lance Smith is a Reporter for SBLive Sports, covering basketball, football, and softball in California's Southern Section and LA City Section since 2019. He also covers Nevada and National Girls Basketball.