Girls’ basketball: Pasadena Poly beats Palos Verdes Peninsula Chadwick, wins Division 5A championship

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Michelle Miller had 32 points and nine rebounds to help give top-seeded Pasadena Poly a 55-42 win against second-seeded Palos Verdes Peninsula Chadwick in the Southern Section Division 5A championship Saturday at Santa Ana Mater Dei.

The Panthers won their first championship since 1992.

‘It’s amazing,’ said Poly Coach Kim Weber. ‘I’m proud of every single one of them.’

Chadwick outrebounded Poly, 43-28, but the Dolphins sent the Panthers to the free throw line 35 times, and Poly made 21 of them.

Courtney Foster had 11 points for Poly (26-2), and Jade Richard-Craven added six points and eight rebounds. Haley Bush led Chadwick (21-9) with 24 points and 14 rebounds.

The Prep league rivals met twice during the regular season, and Poly prevailed both times, winning 44-43 on Dec. 15 and 47-33 on Jan. 11.

--Melissa Rohlin