Sports
Menlo School Turns the Tables on Eastside Prep
Dunn's shot ties game, then Lete sinks three-pointer with :19 for winner.
Its last three games decided by four points or fewer, the Menlo School girls’ basketball team turned the tables on Lauren Lete’s key basket and pulled out a 41-39 victory over host Eastside College Prep on Friday.
The Knights move to 3-3 in West Bay Athletic League-Foothill play and are 12-7 overall. Eastside stands at 4-2 and 11-10 overall behind Mercy-San Francisco (5-0, 19-0).
Menlo, which fell in tight games to Sacred Heart Prep, Eastside, Mercy-S.F. in the last three games, closed out its game against Eastside in the final minute. Junior Lauren Lete again provided a key play by draining a three-pointer with 19 seconds left in the game. Junior Kaelen Dunn also hit a key shot late in the game to get Menlo tied in the fouth quarter.
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The Knights got 19 points and 12 rebounds from junior Drew Edelman. Anish Smith scored 19 for the Panthers.
Menlo plays host to Notre Dame-San Jose on Tuesday night then travels to league leader Mercy S.F.
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West Bay Athletic League
Scoring – M: Lete 4 1-2 11, Edelman 7 5-5 19, Dehnad 1 0-0 2, Price 2 0-0 5, Merten 1 0-0 2, Dunn 1 0-1 2.
Three-point goals: Lete 2, Price.
Total: 16 6-8 41.
E: Bradford 2 0-0 4, Leu 2 2-4 6, Simon 1 1-2 3, Smith 8 2-4 18, Carothers 4 0-2 8.
Total: 17 7-10 39.
