Lady Normans On Brink of Title

Girls Soccer

A win. That's all the Beverly Hills High girls soccer team needs to take the Ocean League title and wrest it away from reigning seven-time champion Santa Monica.

The Normans (16-5-2 overall, 8-1-0 in league) moved to within one victory of their goal with a 3-0 shutout at Inglewood on Tuesday. Ashley Aviram scored two goals and Sydney Segal tallied the other for Beverly Hills. Goalkeepers Ida Trevino and Kylie Colvin each played a half to combine for the shutout.

Beverly Hills leads Santa Monica by half a game in the standings with one match remaining. The scenario is simple. If Beverly Hills beats Culver City in Thursday's season finale, the league title belongs to the Normans. If the Normans tie Culver City and Santa Monica (12-7-2, 7-1-1) beats winless Hawthorne as expected, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills would finish tied for first. If Beverly Hills loses and Santa Monica wins, the Vikings will capture their eighth league title in a row.

Defeating third-place Culver City (18-5-1, 6-2-1) will be no small feat, but the Normans won the first game 2-0 on the road on second-half goals by Tiffany Moore and Kaela Reisfelt, and a seven-save effort in goal by Trevino.  

Thursday's game kicks off at 6 p.m. at .

Boys Soccer

Coming off an impressive 3-3 tie against first place Santa Monica last Friday, the Beverly Hills boys soccer team defeated visiting Inglewood 3-0 Tuesday. The Normans got goals from Elijah Lichtenberg, Caio Carvalho and Nick Marmureanu, and goalkeeper Leo Gettleson made six saves for the shutout.

The third place Normans (11-10-2, 4-4-1) travel to fifth place Culver City (6-14-2, 3-6) on Thursday for their final regular season game.  

Girls Basketball

Needing an upset against first place Inglewood to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, the Normans (13-14, 4-5) fought hard but came up short, 58-45, Tuesday at the swim gym. Beverly Hills trailed by one point heading into the final quarter but the Sentinels pulled away behind Deajanea Scurry's game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds.  

Beverly Hills travels to third place Culver City (16-12, 6-3) for its final league game Thursday at 6 p.m.

Boys Basketball

The Normans battled first place Inglewood tooth and nail for all four quarters before falling, 52-51, Tuesday night. The loss ended any chance of a playoff berth. 

The Normans (12-14, 2-7) led 22-21 at halftime and the game was tied 39-39 entering the fourth quarter. Beverly Hills wraps up the season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at second place Culver City (19-6, 6-3).