Bishop Diego rallies for first TVL win

Josie McCoy hit a 3-pointer and Michelle Garcia scored on two fast-break layups to help rally the Bishop Diego girls basketball team to a 38-35 win over Fillmore in a Tri-Valley League game on Tuesday.

Down 27-20 in the third quarter, McCoy hit her only trey of the game to ignite the rally. Garcia came off the bench and made a pair of layups off fast breaks, as the Cardinals outscored the Flashes 18-5 the rest of the way.

“Our bench played well,” said Bishop coach Jeff Burich. “Colleen Duley, a sophomore, scored eight points off the bench.

McCoy led Bishop (8-11, 1-4) with 11 points. Daisy Poindexter grabbed nine rebounds and had five steals.

Bishop Diego — Garcia 4, Callard-Rozok 7, Jenkins 4, McCoy 11, Shull 4, Duley 8.

Fillmore — Grove 6, Coert 8, Morino 2, Cabral 9, Meza 1, Ortiz 7, Lopez 2.

Fillmore…10 10 10 5 — 35

Bishop Diego…7 9 13 9 — 38

3-point goals—F: Oritz, BD: McCoy. Total fouls—F 9, BD 12.