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  • Brea Olinda's Tyiona Watkins and Long Beach Poly's Jasmine Jones...

    Brea Olinda's Tyiona Watkins and Long Beach Poly's Jasmine Jones leap for a rebound during the first period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

  • Lauryne Alford of Brea Olinda's cheer team stands with her...

    Lauryne Alford of Brea Olinda's cheer team stands with her teammates during the playing of the national anthem at the start of their school's CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Iyree Jarrett scores at the half time buzzer...

    Brea Olinda's Iyree Jarrett scores at the half time buzzer as they face Long Beach Poly for the second period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Janei Fuamatu tries to make her way to...

    Brea Olinda's Janei Fuamatu tries to make her way to the basket as Long Beach Poly's Taylor Lloyd guards her during the second period Saturday. Poly won the game, 61-33. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Iyree Jarrett shoots for the basket as Long...

    Brea Olinda's Iyree Jarrett shoots for the basket as Long Beach Poly's Jasmine Jones tries to block during the first period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Tyiona Watkins looks to pass as Long Beach...

    Brea Olinda's Tyiona Watkins looks to pass as Long Beach Poly's Jasmine Jones defends in Saturday's game. The Ladycats were beaten by the Jackrabbits, 61-33. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Iyree Jarrett takes the ball downcourt with Long...

    Brea Olinda's Iyree Jarrett takes the ball downcourt with Long Beach Poly behind her in the second period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

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    Brea Olinda's Jade Johnson and Long Beach Poly's Ayanna Clark dives for a loose ball during the second period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Head Coach Jeff Sink talks to his team...

    Brea Olinda's Head Coach Jeff Sink talks to his team between quarters of the first period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Iyree Jarrett drives to the basket as Long...

    Brea Olinda's Iyree Jarrett drives to the basket as Long Beach Poly's Jasmine Jones tries to block first period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Stephanie Lee and Long Beach Poly's Danae Miller...

    Brea Olinda's Stephanie Lee and Long Beach Poly's Danae Miller dive for the ball the first period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Head Coach Jeff Sink watches his players during...

    Brea Olinda's Head Coach Jeff Sink watches his players during the first round of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Tyiona Watkins and Long Beach Poly's Ayanna Clark...

    Brea Olinda's Tyiona Watkins and Long Beach Poly's Ayanna Clark leap for the opening tipoff of Saturday night's first round of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Rilee Price passes the ball to a teammate...

    Brea Olinda's Rilee Price passes the ball to a teammate as Long Beach Poly's Danae Miller guards during the second period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Megan Nieto drives to the basket as Long...

    Brea Olinda's Megan Nieto drives to the basket as Long Beach Poly's Kathryn Headspeth guards during the first period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Iyree Jarrett dives to keep the ball from...

    Brea Olinda's Iyree Jarrett dives to keep the ball from Long Beach Poly's Kyra Brady during the first period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

  • Brea Olinda's Jasmine Rachal scores as she shoots over Long...

    Brea Olinda's Jasmine Rachal scores as she shoots over Long Beach Poly during the first period of the CIF-SS Open Division girls basketball playoffs, February 18, 2017, at Long Beach Poly High. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

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LONG BEACH – Brea Olinda knew it got a tough draw and that it would be the underdog against top-seeded Long Beach Poly in the first round of the CIF-SS girls basketball playoffs.

The Ladycats were right, and the game went according to the seeding.

Long Beach Poly was suffocating on defense and physically punishing on offense in a win over Brea Olinda, 61-33, Saturday in an Open Division game at Long Beach Poly High on Saturday.

“In every other bracket, if you’re a pretty good team, your first two or three rounds are kind of instructional,” Brea Olinda coach Jeff Sink said. “In the Open Division, there’s no such thing. You open against Poly. In the old days, you’d play them in the finals.”

Brea Olinda (21-6) falls to the Open Division consolation bracket and will host Orangewood Academy on Wednesday.

The Ladycats played tough in the first quarter and trailed by just six points, but Long Beach Poly (22-3) found its game in the second quarter.

“We slowed it down, took the air out of the ball,” Sink said. “We played with them, then we had to sub and got in foul trouble and they’re just so deep.”

Brea Olinda was called for 10 personal fouls before Long Beach Poly had committed four in the first half. Poly led at halftime, 31-14.

Ayanna Clark was a strong presence around the basket for Poly, as the 6-foot-4 center scored 15 points while collecting numerous rebounds and blocking shots.

The Jackrabbits extended their lead to 48-24 at the end of the thir quarter and went on to give Coach Carl Buggs his 500th career win.

Jasmine Rachal led the Ladycats with nine points.