Providence's Bea Benedicto is 5 feet 7, but plays like a much more imposing presence under the basket.
Louisville's Nicholle Aston is 6-1, but has the agility of a wing.
Both used their size and versatility Friday night to lift their teams into today's final at the 16th annual Pioneer Shootout at Providence High.
Benedicto had 21 points to lead host Providence (3-1) to a 43-26 victory over St. Genevieve. Aston led Louisville with 16 points and 13 rebounds in a 44-30 win over Heritage Christian. The girls' basketball teams will square off at 7:30 p.m. in the final.
"None of the seniors have ever won this tournament and Bea has really taken that to heart," Providence coach Andrew Bencze said. "Bea has to be fearless. Everybody else is taller than her. She is so strong. She does a lot of work in the weight room and it's hard to move her.
"We don't want things given to us. We want to work for it. I've known (Louisville coach Bob DaCorsi) for a long time and I have a lot of respect for his team. It's going to be a good challenge."
Despite shooting 4 of 17 from the free-throw line and committing 16 turnovers, Louisville (5-2) relied on Aston -- who has 74 points in three tournament games -- along with Caroline Lynch contributing nine points, nine rebounds and five steals, and Hazel Cruz scoring eight points to defeat the Warriors, who received 11 points from Sabrina Zarifi.
- Erik Boal
In other girls' basketball:
Canyon 54, Buena 38: Kali Vittallo and Alia McCoy both had 16 points and Jaya Schultz added 10 points for the Cowboys (6-1), who advanced to the final of the Buena Kiwanis tournament at 6:30 p.m. today against Stockdale of Bakersfield.
Stockdale 66, Camarillo 54: Despite 21 points and 16 rebounds from Geraldynn Leaupepe, the Scorpions fell in the Buena Kiwanis tournament semifinals.
Micaela Pericone-Kapp had 20 points and eight rebounds for Camarillo (5-2).
Harvard-Westlake 66, Carson 36: Natalie Florescu had 24 points and five assists to lead the Wolverines at the Redondo tournament.
Alixx Lucas scored 11 points and Zoe Bohn added six points and 15 rebounds for Harvard-Westlake (2-2).
Alemany 68, A.B. Miller 40: Leslie Lopez-Wood had 10 3-pointers and a career-high 30 points to lead the Warriors at the Covina tournament.
Lopez-Wood was 10 of 13 from 3-point territory, making eight in the first half. Clarissa Larios added 11 points and Hannah Johnson had 12 rebounds for Alemany (5-1), which plays in the final at 7:30 p.m. today.
Newbury Park 59, Royal 27: Alex Brunk scored 19 points and Taylor Driscoll added 18 points to lead the Panthers at the Buena Kiwanis tournament.
Boys' basketball
Hart 60, Kennedy 43: The Indians (4-0) used a 21-6 start to capture the Crescenta Valley tournament title.
Lewis Stallworth was selected MVP.
Moorpark 73, Birmingham 64: The Musketeers (6-1) advanced to the final of their own tournament, with Sam Cirillo scoring 18 points and Jake Myers contributing 14 points.
Patrick Snowden had 11 points and nine rebounds, with Tyler Collet contributing nine points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals for Moorpark.
El Camino Real 90, Alemany 46: Michael Thomas led the Conquistadores - who outscored Alemany 26-4 in the third quarter - with 20 points in a fifth-place semifinal win at the Santa Monica tournament.
Julian Richardson scored 16 points, Evan Wardlow had 14, Kelton Conway added 12 and Cris Francis contributed 10 for ECR, which overwhelmed the Warriors with their defense.
Despite surrendering a 13-0 run after scoring the first 12 points, ECR regrouped and took a 13-point lead into halftime. K.J. Moffett scored 14 points to lead Alemany (1-2).
Taft 83, Long Beach Millikan 61: Kris Yanku and Darius Henderson both had 21 points in a fifth-place semifinal at the Westchester tournament. Yanku added 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals for Taft (3-1).
Thousand Oaks 55, Clovis North 44: Kyle Frakes had 11 points to lead the Lancers at the Arroyo Grande tournament.
Tanner Fanjoy added 10 points for Thousand Oaks (6-1), which plays in the final at 7:30p.m. today
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences 88, San Fernando Valley Academy 78: Kevin Martinez had 28 points and Justin Haro added 24 points as the Vipers (6-4) won at the Northeast Valley tournament. Rodney Kiggundu contributed 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for VAAS.
Campbell Hall 82, Dorsey 63: Aaron Holiday had 39 points and Kahlil Simplis added 22 to lead the Vikings (5-2) in the University tournament.
Westlake 86, Crescenta Valley 78: Grant Lozoya had 24 points and Larry Bush added 22 points for Westlake (7-1) at the Crescenta Valley tournament.
Boys' soccer
St. Francis 6, Chatsworth 1: Jacob Anserson scored twice and Grant Gonzalez, Griffin O'Brien, Alex Pidoux and Carlo Taglioretti each had a goal for St. Francis (1-1-3) at the Burroughs tournament.
Gonzalez, Anderson and Reed Izumi had assists for the Golden Knights.
Crescenta Valley 1, Taft 0: Erick Trejo scored for the Falcons at the Burroughs tournament. Ryan Cook had six saves for Crescenta Valley (6-0-1).
Roberto Ramirez had five saves for Taft (0-2-2).
El Camino Real 2, North Hollywood 1: Kayvon Parsa and James Rincon scored for ECR (5-0) in the Burroughs tournament.
Girls' soccer
Chaminade 6, Marymount 0: Gina Eide scored three goals and fellow freshman Bella Keane added one for the Eagles (3-0-1), who advanced to the El Segundo tournament final at 6p.m. today against Marlborough.
Sara Sheltz and Natalie Koe also scored for Chaminade, which received two assists from Brittany Solis, with Gabe Carmona and Chinaar Desai combining on the shutout.
Sierra Canyon 2, Heritage Christian 2: Jessica Fogel scored both goals for the Trailblazers (2-0-1) at the Grace Brethren tournament.
Makenna Gandara had an assist and goalkeeper Cole Rifkin contributed eight saves for Sierra Canyon.
Caitlon Murphy and Alexis Aguinaga each scored a goal for Heritage Christian. Aguinaga scored the tying goal on a penalty kick with five minutes left.
Mira Costa 2, Harvard-Westlake 1: Catherina Gores scored off an assist from Hannah Lichtenstein for the Wolverines (1-1-1).
Village Christian 12, Albert Einstein Academy 0: Harmony Nenier had four goals and two assists to lead the Crusaders (1-0).
Melani Gonzalez contributed two goals and had three assists Julianna Careaga had three saves for Village Christian.
Royal 6, West Covina 1: Kim Braddock scored two goals and Kourtney Kingsmore, Bree Bosson, Anna Darin and Brea Pilkington each had one for the Highlanders at the San Dimas tournament. Royal (2-0) also beat San Dimas 4-0.
Braddock, Kingsmore, Bosson and Ambria Pogue scored against San Dimas.
Girls' water polo
Granada Hills 7, Cleveland 4: Angelica Panosian had five goals and five steals for the Highlanders in the West Valley League victory.
Veronica Enriquez had a goal and three steals, Kirby Sigler had a goal and three assists and goalkeeper Sam Sanders recorded 12 saves for Granada Hills (1-1, 1-0).
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