A game between the top two teams in Miami-Dade County 3A basketball was close until Gulliver went on a 17-5 run in the third quarter, defeating La Salle 54-37 on Monday. Gabe Estrada scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds for Gulliver. John Pierre had a game-high 23 points and led the team with three steals.

LS: Portillo 2, Pellot 2, Campbell 10, Garcia 2, Greenspahn 11, Castillo 8, Torres 2. Gul (2-0): Cruz 3, Estrada 18, Lundeen 6, Blank 4, Pierre 23. Halftime: 19-19. Three-pointers: Estrada, Blank, Campbell 2, Greenspahn, Castillo 2. Rebounds: Estrada 10. Assists: Estrada 4. Steals: Pierre 3.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

• Champagnat 54, Doctors Charter 47: DC: Briggins 11, Walter 11, Clark 13, Thorpe 2, Heffernan 6, Grabo 4. Cha (3-1): Mesa 6, Brazovan 11, Dauphin 8, Sanchez 11, Germosen 4, Knowles 14. Halftime: Cha 30-23. Three-pointers: Heffernan. Rebounds: Knowles 11. Assists: Brazovan 6. Steals: Brazovan 4.

• Hialeah-Miami Lakes 71, Miami Springs 42: HML (2-0): Hanna 2, Berroa 28, Lathan 2, Arguello 2, Andy Diaz 20, Adrian Diaz 9, Williams 7, Borges 5. MS: Pradhakar 16, Tapanes 11, Watson 4, Llaneras 3, Cato 2, Johnson 2, Wright 4. Halftime: HML 38-25. Three-pointers: Berroa 2, Prabhakar 4, Tapanes 3, Llaneras. Rebounds: Adrian Diaz 11. Assists: Berroa 3, Andy Diaz 3. Steals: Berroa 2.

• Westwood Christian 63, Miami Christian 45: WC (3-0): Gonzalez 7, Espino 11, Gaston 17, Burgos 22, Delgado 6. MC: Ramirez 3, Odio 10, Dinitrniteg 2, Forte 19, Machado 2. Halftime: WC 28-24. Three-pointers: Gonzalez, Burgos 3, Ramirez, Forte. Rebounds: Espino 16. Assists: Burgos 6. Steals: Gaston 4.

• Edison 54, Key West 43: Edi (2-1): Campbell 5, Jackson 17, Dozer 14, Hanks 12, Johnson 4, Wyatt 4, Laslo 4. Halftime: Edi 32-25. Rebounds: Jackson 13. Assists: Campbell 7. Steals: Hanks 5.

• Center of Life Academy 53, Mater Academy 51 (OT) -- CLA (4-1): Gilancy 3, Vincent 6, Burrows 2, Moreno 8, Kelly 2, Blucher 13, Miller 3, Michell 10, Valdez 2, Santi 2, Adjehi 2. MA: Fuentes 1, Hernandez 7, Lopez 8, Wilder 6, Arguello 12, Rodriguez 10, Burgus 6. Halftime: MA 27-24. Fouled out: Lopez, Wilder. Three-pointers: . Rebounds: Michell 15. Assists: Michell 10. Steals: Ke. Valdez 6. Blocks: Michell 6

• Miami Beach 37, Central 18 - CEN (0-2): Lecounte 2, Maxi 2, Fulton 3, Bien-Amie 2, Brown 2, Reid 5, Beasley 2. MB (2-1): McCaskill 2, Rabelo 13, Schiller 2, Gaitor 15, Dussie 2, Ferreira 2. Halftime: MB 29-11. Three-pointers: Fulton, Reid, Rabelo 3. Rebounds: Gaitor 17. Assists: McCaskill 4. Steals: Dussie 3.

• Booker T. 55, Ronald Reagan 16 -- RR : Brownlee 4, Bogan 4, Nunez 2, Gardins 2, Garcia 2, Gonclaves 2. BTW (1-0): Pinkney 7, A. Johnson 18, Lumbi 6, Turner 4, Lewis 14, Sancez 2, Arzu 4. Halftime: BTW 35-6. Three-pointers: Bogan. Rebounds: Lewis 7. Assists: A. Johnson 8.

• Northwestern 64, Hialeah 54 -- NW (2-0): Addison 6, Raymondvil 8, Thomas 3, Bain 26, Dickens 5, Washington 1, Jordan 10, Rhymes 5. HIA (0-2): Gonzalez 6, Codia 12, Jean-Pierre 2, Wilkens 3, Altamiranda 10, Chardon 8, Lavelle 7, McCallam 6. Halftime: HIA 32-31. Technicals: Jordan. Fouled out: Raymondvil, Gonzalez, Jean-Pierre. Three-pointers: Raymondvil 2, Bain 3, Dickens, Gonzalez, Wilkens. Rebounds: Rhymes 10. Assists: Raymondvil 7. Steals: Addsion 6.

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