Girls’ basketball: Brea Olinda wins Division 2AA

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In front of a near capacity crowd, top-seeded Brea Olinda defeated second-seeded Villa Park, 63-38, in a Southern Section Division 2AA championship at Cal State Long Beach.

Brea Olinda out rebounded Villa Park 45-29, and shot 43.6% from the field, while the Spartans shot 22%.

Kelsey Harris was seven for 12 from the field, for a game-high 23 points, for the Wildcats. Keitra Wallace and Alexis Perry added 11 apiece.

Nicole Ballestero led Villa Park with 10 points and Brittany Bauman and Brianna Salvatore contributed nine apiece.

Brea Olinda (29-2) won its second consecutive Division 2AA title. Villa Park (24-7) made its first championship appearance since losing to Troy in Division 2AA in 2006.