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Watch: Birmingham girls basketball pulls away in second half to beat El Camino Real 61-43

Birmingham only allowed three points in the fourth quarter.

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports

Watch: Birmingham girls basketball pulls away in second half to beat El Camino Real 61-43
Watch: Birmingham girls basketball pulls away in second half to beat El Camino Real 61-43 /

LAKE BALBOA– After El Camino Real erased Birmingham's 10-point lead to tie the game at 26 in the second quarter, Birmingham finished the game on a 35-17 run to win 61-43.

Janna Holley led the game with 14 points for the Patriots, who only allowed three points in the fourth quarter of their West Valley League opener. Bita Hashemi scored 10, and Jaz Washington, Aliah Medina, and Samantha Velasquez each scored nine points.

ElCo was led by Audrey Quintana's 13 points, and also got eight points from Gaby Quintana and Alanna Topete.

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Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
LANCE SMITH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Lance Smith is a veteran high school sports reporter who worked previously with SBLive Sports covering basketball, football, and softball in California's Southern Section and LA City Section and has returned as contributor to High School On SI in 2025. He also covers Nevada and National Girls Basketball. A graduate of The USC Marshall School of Business, Smith dabbles in linear algebra and football and basketball computer rankings.

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