Sierra Canyon girls basketball ready for top-seeded Ontario Christian after rout of Sage Hill
CHATSWORTH — The Sierra Canyon girls basketball team made adjustments on offense while staying steady on defense to beat Sage Hill 69-33 on Wednesday night.
The fourth-seeded Trailblazers improved to 2-0 in Open Division pool play and next travel to face top-seeded Ontario Christian on Saturday evening.
“They’re a really good team but our team is ready,” Trailblazers senior Ashely Redd said of Ontario Christian. “We only care about ourselves and how we’re doing. Our locker room only cares about what’s going on in our locker room.”
Jerzy Robinson scored 29 points for Sierra Canyon (27-1) and Redd added 10 points. Amelia Holguin led the Lightning with 14 points.
Sage Hill (19-10) will travel to Bishop Montgomery on Saturday for the final round of pool play.
Redd got the offense moving in the third quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers followed by a layup. Sierra Canyon was able to extend that to an 11-0 scoring run for a 43-17 lead late in the third quarter.
“Our team was in a lull and we were all trying to find different ways to turn up and make a difference,” Redd said. “I just happened to hit two shots. I’ve been practicing and I’m ready.”
Sierra Canyon was generating good looks on offense but couldn’t get its shots to consistently fall throughout the first half.
While the Trailblazers struggled to settle in on offense, they were in control on defense. Edwards swatted shots down and 6-foot Robinson was tough on the boards to maintain defensive control of the paint.
Sierra Canyon gave up just four points in the first quarter.
“We just played hard,” Robinson said. “It’s about pride and heart and not letting anybody score on you. So we really focused on that, got that going and that propelled us to get this win tonight.”
Edwards and Robinson teamed up to generate scoring chances. Leia Edwards, a Lehigh commit, deflected a Sage Hill shot and passed to Robinson, who drove in for an easy layup and a 22-7 advantage late in the second quarter.
“Leia’s a great player,” Robinson said. “She’s got that good, that ‘Luka’ game where she can find people. I’m very happy to play with her.”
Robinson, who is the No. 3 2026 recruit in the ESPN HoopGurlz rankings, scored 14 points in the first half as Sierra Canyon went into the halftime break with a 26-14 advantage.
Sierra Canyon hosted Ontario Christian in the Open Division regional semifinals last season and came out on top 76-69.
The Knights have plenty of young talent on their roster. Sophomore guard Kaleena Smith is the No. 1 prospect in the 2027 recruiting class in the HoopGurlz rankings and 6-foot-7 Sydney Douglas and 5-foot-11 Tati Griffin are both on the 2028 watch list.
“New year, new team, new mindset,” Robinson said. “We’re really focused on our preparation and ready to go out there and play them and play hard on Saturday.”
Other girls basketball scores Wednesday:
Division 1: Harvard-Westlake 65, Chaminade 49
Division 2AA: Palos Verdes 67, Hart 64
Division 2AA: Oak Park 64, San Juan Hills 49