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Dan Albano’s Fab 5 outstanding girls basketball players last week, Dec. 13:
Celine Castaneda, Tesoro, Sr., guard
Castaneda scored 26 points in a 64-60 win against Westminster and recorded 26 points and 22 rebounds in a 79-45 victory against Segerstrom.
Allison Clarke, Rosary, Jr., guard
Clarke scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers, to help lead the Royals past Flintridge Prep 70-45 in the championship game of the Covina tournament. She averaged 25.75 points en route to earning tournament MVP.
Shea Joko, Orange Lutheran, Jr., guard
Joko scored 12 points — all on four 3-pointers — to help lead the Lancers to a 60-42 victory against Esperanza in the third-place game at the Troy Classic. She earned all-tournament honors.
Claire Pham, San Clemente, Jr., guard
Pham scored 21 points, including a score-tying 3-pointer and the go-ahead layup, to help the Tritons rally from an 18-point deficit to beat Moreno Valley 49-45 at the Troy Classic. She tallied 19 points in a victory against Long Beach Poly in the fifth-place game.
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Larissa Robles, Sonora, Sr., guard
The reigning Freeway League MVP scored 25 points and added five assists to lead the Raiders to a 59-46 victory against host Woodbridge in a nonleague game.
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