HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Westlake Forges a Tie for First

Westlake High went on an 11-0 run in the final 3 minutes 30 seconds, lifting the Warriors to a 51-42 Marmonte League girls’ basketball victory over visiting Thousand Oaks on Tuesday.

The win produced a three-way tie for first among Channel Islands, Westlake (17-6, 11-2 in league play) and Thousand Oaks (22-3, 11-2) with a game remaining.

Westlake had a tough time stopping the Lancers’ Michelle Palmisano, who finished with 26 points. Palmisano was especially effective in the second (10 points) and third (11) quarters. Suzanne Nelinger’s jump shot gave the Lancers a 42-40 advantage with 3:58 remaining, but that would be their last basket.

The 11-0 run began with Pam Drucker’s three-point basket. Tracy Thorp then turned an offensive rebound into two points, giving Westlake a 45-42 lead with 2:30 left. Thorp’s two free throws and Dani O’Byrne’s four free throws finished the scoring.

AREA BASKETBALL TOP 10

Selected by sportswriters of The Times

Last Rk Wk Team League Record 1 1 Cleveland North Valley 17-5 2 2 Santa Clara Frontier 20-4 3 3 Quartz Hill Golden 19-4 4 5 Notre Dame Mission 18-4 5 7 Taft North Valley 14-6 6 6 Thousand Oaks Marmonte 18-4 7 8 Channel Islands Marmonte 17-5 8 4 Granada Hills North Valley 16-5 9 9 Grant East Valley 16-2 10 NR Hart Foothill 17-6

NR--Not ranked.