Ss. Simon & Jude girls win Diocesan title

The Ss. Simon & Jude girls A 7th-8th grade basketball team captured

the Diocese of Orange Large School Basketball championship last weekend

by defeating Holy Family School of Orange, 29-26, in the tournament

final.

The Rebels spotted Holy Family a 2-0 lead but never trailed after that.

They rolled out to a 22-7 halftime lead, with Jennifer Rogers hitting 7

of 7 from the free throw line and both Kimberly King and Aubrey

Bowermaster controlling the boards during the opening half.

Despite seeing Holy Family rally behind a man-to-man press in the second

half, Ss. Simon & Jude held on for the victory.

Rogers paced the Rebels with a game-high 15 points, and Karla Readshaw

added six.

Ss. Simon & Jude, which won four tournaments during a 25-3 season,

defeated St. Mary and All Angels (Aliso Niguel), St. Jeanne de Lestonnac

(Tustin), and St. John’s Episcopal (Santa Margarita) en route to the

tournament championship.

Other members of the Rebels include Megan Veneracion, Angela Ruiz,

Krystal Magdaleno, Brianna Thorpe, Laura Dzida, Nancy Girgis, and Meghan

Kamaka.