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PASADENA — The Granada Hills girls basketball team has earned a berth to the City Section Open Division playoffs every year since the section created the elite division in 2015.
It makes the Highlanders a mainstay in the section’s highest playoff division. It’s a standard that’s been set by coach Jared Honig. The program has now reached the Open final three out of the last six years after topping King/Drew 43-37 in the semifinals Saturday afternoon at Pasadena City College.
That’s more than a standard. That’s something to be proud of.
Marianne Boco #5 of Granada Hills celebrates with teammates at the end of the first half against King/Drew during a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Marianne Boco #5 of Granada Hills drives to the basket against Anayla Anderson #5 of King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Natalie Melendez #2 of Granada Hills reaches for the rebound against Alexis Wallace #3 of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Emma Perez #10 of Granada Hills fights for the rebound against Jaylah White #23 of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Marianne Boco #5 of Granada Hills drives to the basket against Sanaa Rose #34 of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Sydney Vo #1 of Granada Hills fights for the ball against Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Marianne Boco #5 of Granada Hills drives to the basket against Andrea Hinton #24 of King/Drew and teammate Anayla Anderson #5 of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Sanaa Rose #34 of King/Drew controls the ball against Granada Hills in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Marianne Boco #5 of Granada Hills drives to the basket against Sanaa Rose #34 of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Emma Perez #10 of Granada Hills fights for the rebound against Jaylah White #23 of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Granada Hills fights for the loose ball against King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Jaylah White #23 of King/Drew reaches for the rebound against Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills drives to the basket against King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills drives to the basket between Anayla Anderson #5 of King/Drew and teammate Andrea Hinton #24 of King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills scrambles for the loose ball against Anayla Anderson #5 of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Sydney Vo #1 of Granada Hills fights for the ball against Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills looses the ball against King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Emma Perez #10 of Granada Hills rebounds against King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Marianne Boco #5 of Granada Hills drives to the basket against King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills drives to the basket against King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills drives to the basket against King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills drives to the basket against King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Marianne Boco #5 of Granada Hills shoots against Anayla Anderson #5 of King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Granada Hills fights for the loose ball against King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Anayla Anderson #5 of King/Drew controls the ball against Granada Hills in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Marianne Boco #5 of Granada Hills controls the ball against King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills controls the ball against King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills reaches for the loose ball against Anayla Anderson #5 of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Sanaa Rose, center, of King/Drew reaches for the rebound against Krystal Pineda, left, of Granada Hills along with Christiuana Taylor, right, of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Marianne Boco #5 of Granada Hills drives to the basket against Andrea Hinton #24 of King/Drew and teammate Anayla Anderson #5 of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Head coach Jared Honig of Granada Hills reacts against King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Krystal Pineda #31 of Granada Hills looses the ball against Kaitlin Johnson #10 of King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Emma Perez #10 of Granada Hills rebounds against Jaylah White #23 of King/Drew in the first half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
Emma Perez #10 of Granada Hills scrambles for the loose ball against Anayla Anderson #5 of King/Drew in the second half of a City Section Open Division semifinals girls basketball game at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
“It’s been a goal from the beginning of the season,” Granada Hills’ Marianne Boco said. “We’ve been working for a City title since the summer.”
Granada Hills (25-4) will play in the Open final for the first time since 2019 when the Highlanders won the City crown by beating Westchester 59-49.
“Those early years, we would run into Fairfax – who always reloaded somehow – we’d play Palisades, teams like that,” Honig said. “Now, teams are running into us.”
Granada Hills will face Westchester in the final at Pasadena City College on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m.
Westchester defeated Crenshaw 56-46 in the other semifinal Saturday.
Boco, the team’s leading scorer all year, led the Highlanders with 16 points, including seven of the team’s 13 points in the final frame. She also tallied four rebounds, four assists and four steals.
“I’m always looking to facilitate first, usually by penetrating, and then I’ll start looking for my own chance to score,” said Boco, who was 5 of 9 from the free throw line.
Granada Hills carried a 20-15 lead at halftime before King/Drew (16-14) started the second half on a 7-0 run to take the lead. The Highlanders responded with a 9-0 run to retake the lead, which they didn’t relinquish the rest of the game.
Krystal Pineda tallied 14 points — six in the third quarter — and 14 rebounds for the Highlanders. She had a dazzling spin move and basket that created a 38-28 lead with three minutes to play.
Boco then added the finishing touches with an old-fashioned 3-point play to put Granada Hills up 42-31 with 90 seconds left.
“She’s a stud,” Honig said of Boco. “She can handle the ball, she can shoot it, pull-up from midrange and she’s talented on defense; reading passing lanes, things like that. I have complete trust in her.”
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