A stellar second half closed the book on the regular season for the Chaparrals, who defeated visiting Harper 70-55 in Region 4 women's basketball Tuesday night.
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Mykah Berkompas scored a game-high 22 points and
Makenna Brown followed with 22 for the Chaps, who outscored the Hawks 42-24 in the final 20 minutes of play for the win.
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COD, now 5-14 overall, awaits Wednesday's seeding meeting that will determine post-season play that begins Friday.
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Down 31-28 at halftime, the Chaps grabbed the lead for good on a Berkmompas 3-pointer that pushed them up 36-34 with 7:27 remaining in the third quarter.
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COD then earned its first double-digit lead on a
Marquita Gardner inside score and the Chaps led 55-45 with 6:06 left.
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The Chaps held the Hawks to just 27.3 percent shooting.
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Berkompas grabbed nine rebounds with five assists, and Brown dominated off the glass with 18 boards and dealt eight assists.
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Gardner scored 13 with 10 boards.
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