The 2017 L.A. City Section Basketball Championships

Briana Anugwom (second to right) holds the championship plague (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Heyavin Johnson passes the ball to Destiny Brown (photo by Amanda Scurlock)

The Westchester girls basketball team had a 18-17 overall record and a 7-5 Western league record (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Westchester guard Heyavin Johnson (bottom right) scored 12 points and 7 assists to help the Lady Comets defeat Venice High School 71-57 (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis).

Westchester senior guard Heyavin Johnson dribbles ball to Comets’ side (photo by Amanda Scurlock)

Senior Chris Kendrick (5) defends senior Onaje Higgins (E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Granada Hills senior Onaje Higgins scored 7 points and 3 rebounds during the championship game (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Crenshaw senior Kevin Yancy blocks a shot (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Crenshaw senior Lamar Harris (35) ends his fastbreak with a one-handed slam dunk (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Crenshaw head coach Ed Waters and bench players scrutinize the game (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Crenshaw junior Kevin Ebiriekwe (10) executes a slam dunk (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Crenshaw senior Ramone Wagner (left) poses with congresswomen Maxine Waters (right) (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Crenshaw senior Lamar Harris (center) accepts his Championship appearance (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

head coach Ed waters holds the championship trophy as the Cougars defeated Granada Hills 65-45 (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

The Crenshaw boys basketball team poses with cheerleaders after the city championship game (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Fairfax senior Fatou Semebene makes free throws (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Senior Julia Ide (20) and junior Dawnyel Lair (1) reach for the basketball during th championship game. (E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Fairfax players embrace head coach Judi Edwards after defeating Palisades 82-80 in overtime (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis).

The Palisades girls basketball team had a 25-10 overall record and was 11-1 in the Western league (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis).

Junior Dawnyel Lair scored 35 points and 14 rebounds during the championship game (E. Mesiyah McGinnis/L.A. Sentinel)

Members of the Fairfax gils basketball team pose with the Sparks’ WNBA Championship Trophy (E. Mesiayh McGinnis)

Fairfax senior Kaylin Brown scored 13 points, shooting the 3-pointer that pushed the game into overtime (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis).

Birmingham head coach Nicholas Halic talks to team during a timeout (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Birmingham senior Mark Boland is surrounded by Westchester defenders as he shoots (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis).

Westchester sophomore Jordan Brinson (24) and Birmingham sophomore Tyjae Medley (0) jump to gain possesion (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Birmingham senior Devante Doutrive (23) walks along the sidelines (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis).

Birmingham head coach Nicholas Halic talks to Devante Doutrive on sidelines (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Spectators eagerly watch the open division game (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

The Weschester boys basketball team had a 24-10 overall record and a 10-2 Western League record (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis).

The Birmingham boys basketball team had a 27-4 overall record and a 10-0 West Valley League record (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis).

Birmingham players accept their championship medals (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Birmingham players hoist up the championship trophy (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis)

Birmingham defeated Westchester 85-80, earning thier first City Section Championship in boys basketball (Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis).

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