Ayala best of the west has tasty games served up early

Dec. 27, 2007 12:59 PM PT _This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts._ There probably won’t be a bad game

in the quarterfinals of the Ayala Best of the West girls’ basketball tournament, but even the second round will certainly serve up a couple of dandies. On the plate for today are these

tasty dishes: No. 19 Cajon (8-1) vs. No. 24 Bishop Amat (9-0), 11 a.m., and No. 8 Lynwood (3-5) vs. No. 10 Chatsworth (9-2), 2 p.m. A third game that could prove interesting is No. 2 Fontana

Miller (5-1) vs. JSerra (11-2) at 9:30 a.m. Miller is the top-seeded team team in the tournament, but barely got through the first round with a 58-55 victory over Corona Santiago. JSerra,

regarded as no better than the third-best team in the Trinity League (behind No. 6 Santa Margarita and No. 17 Mater Dei), has beaten two top-25 opponents in the last week: No. 21 Esperanza,

39-27, and No. 14 Magnolia, 43-42. -- Martin Henderson