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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Tigers Roll into PAL Final
Terra Nova within range of third straight PAL tournament crown; peaking Tigers drill Burlingame for 16th straight win to set up championship date with Mills.
The Score: Terra Nova Tigers 73, Burlingame Panthers 50.
The Star: A day after breaking Terra Nova High's career scoring record, junior sensation Terilyn Moe showed no signs of slowing down, scoring 29 points on Friday night to lead the Tigers to a semifinal victory in the Peninsula Athletic League tournament. Moe, whose point total was the most in a tournament game in the last five years, scored eight points during a decisive 10-0 run at the end of the second quarter in which the Tigers broke open a 27-21 game and cruised to their 16th consecutive win.
The Turning Point: Just when upset-minded Burlingame (12-13) was starting to get some traction, Terra Nova went on a 10-0 that stretched the Tigers' lead to 37-21 late in the second quarter. Terra Nova kept forcing the issue, opening up a commanding 61-32 lead late in the third quarter with a decisive 18-5 run that put the game out of reach.
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The Quote: "If you get the game close, we're going to get some separation, and that's when Terilyn (Moe) takes over." -- Terra Nova coach Kareem Summerville, when asked if his players take it personally when other teams start nipping into Tiger leads.
What's Next? Terra Nova (22-4) takes aim at its third consecutive PAL tournament title when it plays Mills (17-7) in the championship game today at 6 p.m. at Burlingame High. in Friday’s earlier semifinal.
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The Bottom Line: Terra Nova is poised for a deep Central Coast Section Division III playoff run after dominating PAL play all season. The Tigers, No. 3 in , are peaking at the right time heading into tonight's tournament title game against sixth-ranked Mills, a team they've already beaten twice. Summerville believes a No. 2 CCS seed is within the Tigers' reach.
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Terra Nova 73, Burlingame 50
B – 11 16 10 13 -- 40
TN – 23 16 24 10 -- 73
B: Gee 2 0-0 4, Gutierrez 2 4-6 8, Michaels 5 0-0 14, Gustafson 1 0-0 2, Rally 4 2-2 11, Newman 3 0-1 6, Montgomery 1 0-0 2, Saucedo 1 1-2 3. Totals: 19 7-11 50.
TN: CookTaylor 6 1-2 14, Alapati 5 1-2 12, Moe 10 6-8 29, Elliott 5 2-2 14, Smathers 1 0-0 2, Afoa 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 10-14 73.
3-point goals: B: Michaels 4, Rally. TN: Moe 3, Elliott 2, CookTaylor, Alapati 1.
Records: Burlingame 12-13. Terra Nova 22-4.
