Aaliyah Chavez scores 50, Monterey beats Brewer in Texas UIL Class 5A DII Region 1 semi; live scoring, recap

No. 1 2025 recruit Aaliyah Chavez has another huge game, Lady Plainsmen advance to Region 1 final

Monterey's Aaliyah Chavez scored 50 points to lead the Lady Plainsmen to a blowout victory over Fort Worth Brewer in a girls Class 5A Division II Region 1 semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. Monterey advances to face Argyle in the Region 1 final. / Annie Rice/For the Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

This game features the nation’s No. 1 high school girls’ basketball recruit, Aaliyah Chavez, and the No. 5 Lubbock Monterey Lady Plainsmen (33-5) against the Fort Worth Brewer Lady Bears in a Texas UIL girls Class 5A Division II Region 1 semifinal. Opening tip is slated for 6 p.m. at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene.

Behind Chavez, the Lady Plainsmen have scored 2,893 points this season while allowing 1,758. Brewer has scored 1,667 points and allowed 1,467. After beginning the season 4-5, the Lady Bears enter today's game having won 14 of their last 15 games. Monterey, meanwhile, began its season 11-0 and has won 11 of its last 12 games.

Taking on El Paso Burges in a Class 5A Division II Area playoff game, Chavez – a five-star recruit - scored 45 points to lead all scorers in a 91-53 victory. The Lady Bears got here with a 53-43 victory over Everman in an area game Feb. 13.

Silently lost in the win was the fall of another major record (again) as Chavez became the new (and old) all-time school leader for points scored in a season at Monterey with 1,345 points. She also has 4,690 points in her career.

The top uncommitted recruit in the 2025 class, Chavez announced she would be considering final offers from, South Carolina, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and LSU.

Check back often as we will continuously post updates throughout the game. You can also watch live on NFHS Network.

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Lubbock Monterey vs. Fort Worth Brewer girls; live scoring, updates

FIRST PERIOD

After some technical difficulties, we're live.

Brewer jumps out to a 6-0 lead. Ambrosia Cole gets Monterey on the board with a pair of free throws and Aaliyah Chavez adds two more to make it 6-4.

Timeout with 3:01 to go in the first. Brewer leads Monterey 8-5.

Aaliyah Chavez gets a steal and Ambrosia Cole hits two free throws to make it 8-7 with 2:24 left in the first quarter.

Chavez with another steal and hits a pop-up jumper at the top of the key to give Monterey a 12-8 lead. The Lady Plainsmen are on a 12-2 run.

Julie Kasonga's shot at the buzzer was blocked by Chavez. At the end of the first quarter, Monterey leads Brewer 13-10. Ambrosia Cole has seven points and Chavez has six for the Lady Plainsmen.

SECOND PERIOD

Julie Kasonga scores a basket to make it 13-12, but Chavez follows with a bucket of her own to make it 15-12. Ari Johnson follows with her first bucket and it's 17-12, Lady Plainsmen.

Monterey is on fire now. Chavez pulls down a rebound, takes it to the other end of the floor and hits a 10-footer to make it 25-17 with 3:56 left in the half. Timeout Brewer. Chavez has eight of Monterey's 12 points in this period.

A three-point play by Ari Johnson makes it 30-19 with 2:23 left in the half.

Aaliyah Chavez is going off in the second quarter. She hits back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 36-19 with 1:16 to go.

Chavez hits another 3-pointer with 7 seconds left in the half. Monterey takes a 39-22 lead into halftime. Chavez had 19 points in the second quarter and has 25 in the first half.

Ambrosia Cole has nine points, and Ari Johnson has five for Monterey. Aolani Woldai leads Brewer with 12 points, Julie Kasonga has seven and Janiah Johnson has three.

THIRD PERIOD

Chavez starts the second half with, you guessed it, a 3-pointer. Her last four shots have been 3s. They all went in. It's 42-22.

Ambrosia Cole scores on a runner to give Monterey a 50-30 lead with 2:54 to go in the third. Cole now has 11 points.

End of the third quarter: Monterey 52, Brewer 33.

FOURTH PERIOD

Clara Williams hits a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to 54-33, but Aolani Woldai fouls out with 6:51 to go. She finished with 14 points.

After Chavez draws a foul, Brewer's bench is assessed a technical foul. Chavez hits both free throws to make it 60-27 with 6:00 to go.

Chavez hits a 3-pointer with 4:27 to go to make it 67-37. Chavez now has 43 points.

Chavez hits a 3-pointer with 1:20 to go and now has 50 points. Ambrosia Cole follows with a layin and now has 19.

Final: Lubbock Monterey 76, Fort Worth Brewer 40.

Despite falling into a 6-0 hole early, Lubbock Monterey took the lead on an Ambrosia Cole layin with 2:02 left in the first quarter and never trailed again. Aaliyah Chavez finished the game with 50 points and Abrosia Cole added 19.

Monterey advances to face Argyle in the Region 1 final at 1 p.m. Friday in Abilene.

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