Dunbar rolls past CVS at girls tournament

You can call them the "Dynamic Duo of Dunbar" - Donnisha Cline and Andrea Harris.

Cline and Harris powered the Mighty Women to a convincing 56-25 victory over CVS in first round action Tuesday at the Public League Girls Christmas Tournamen

The win advanced Dunbar to the semi-finals of the tournament against Simeon today.

"They are really two tough players," Dunbar head coach Dave Calloway told the Chicago Defender. "They are both winners on the court and know how to win.

"They are our team leaders."

Cline finished with 17 points and eight assists while Harris had six points and five assists. Lenette Johnson was tops for CVS with six points.

The victory improved the Mighty Women record to 6-1 on the season. Their lone loss came at the hands of Curie.

"We can get even better," Calloway added. "We are peaking now that we are approaching the conference season.

It was a close game in the early going, however, keyed by Cline and Harris, the Mighty Women went on a 16-2 run that gave them the control of the game at 22-8.

In the third quarter, the Dunbar defense was simply awesome as they outscored the Lady Cavaliers, 16-2. During the stanza, Cline and Harris harassed the CVS players into constant turnovers.

"Our team played just outstanding defense in that third quarter," Calloway stated. "Both Donnisha and Andrea keyed our defensive effort."

Simeon advanced to meet Dunbar with a 46-18 rout of South Shore.

Leading the way for the Lady Wolverines was Latisha Monden, who had game-high 15 points for the Lady Tars.

The victory improved Simeon's record to 9-5 for the season.

"With only one senior on our roster, our kids are just getting it going," said Simeon head coach Melvin Dillard.

The tournament continues today with the semifinals beginning at 12:30 p.m.

The championship game will take place Thursday at 2:30 p.m.

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