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    Albano’s Fab 5: Orange County girls basketball standouts last week, Feb. 26
    • February 26, 2025

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    Dan Albano’s Fab 5 outstanding girls basketball players last week, Feb. 26:

    Addison Deal, Mater Dei, Sr.

    The Iowa-bound point guard averaged 18.5 points and eight assists as the Monarchs went 1-1 in CIF-SS Open Division pool play. Deal had 23 points and seven assists in a 69-56 win against Fairmont Prep and had 14 points and nine assists in a 63-60 loss against reigning state champion Etiwanda in the semifinals. Mater Dei finished 2-1 in pool play.

    Kate Duarte, Rosary, Jr.

    The 6-foot forward had 18 points and 12 rebounds to help the Royals beat Oak Hills 53-47 in the CIF-SS Division 2A semifinals and advance to their first section final since 2017. Duarte is averaging a team-high 13.3 points in the playoffs.

    Jade McMahon, Tesoro, Sr.

    The senior wing scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Titans knocked off top-seeded Savanna 53-45 in the CIF-SS Division 4AA semifinals.

    Adyra Rajan, Fairmont Prep, Jr.

    Rajan averaged 24 points to help the Huskies split games against Mater Dei and Windward in CIF-SS Open Division pool play. She scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 69-56 loss against Mater Dei and had 24 points in a 69-65 win against Windward. The Huskies finished 1-2 in pool play. Rajan has made an Orange County single-season record 149 3-pointers.

    Kalleigh Solis, Santa Ana, Sr.

    The 5-foot-1 guard scored 25 points in a 45-32 victory against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in the CIF-SS Division 5AA semifinals. Solis had 20 points in a 48-27 win against Rancho Alamitos in the quarterfinals.

    Last week’s Fab 5: Feb. 19

    ​ Orange County Register 

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