Larry Drew led Taft of Woodland Hills to the City Section boys’ basketball title in 2008, then helped North Carolina capture the NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship last season. Drew and the Tar Heels are now two victories away from concluding their season with another title, this time in the National Invitational Tournament. PDT today on ESPN2 Air Jordan Women Size at Madison Square Garden in New York. Drew, a 6 foot 2 sophomore, made the winning layup with four seconds remaining March 20 in a 76 74 second round victory at Mississippi State. In three tournament games, Drew has 25 points and 18 assists. The 2008 City player of the year is averaging 8.4 points Air Jordan 11s and 6.0 assists for North Carolina, which would face Dayton or Mississippi in Thursday’s final. Brandon, Cal headed to WNIT Final Four Chatsworth graduate Gennifer Brandon is also seeking titles in back to back seasons after leading the Chancellors to the City Section championship last year. PDT Thursday when the Golden Bears (22 13) play at Illinois State (28 7). In four tournament games, the 6 foot 2 Brandon has 40 points and 52 rebounds. Brandon, the 2009 Daily News player of the year, is averaging 7.3 points and a team leading 8.4 rebounds for Cal, which would face Miami (Fla.) or Michigan in Saturday’s final. Lilley remains Division I leader, second overall With no other women’s basketball player in the postseason within 30 of her total, 2006 Hart of Newhall graduate Taylor Lilley who recently concluded her career at Oregon Jordan 9 Retro is likely to finish the season as the NCAA Division I leader in 3 point field goals. But even Lilley’s 124 3 pointers third all time on the Division I season performance list weren’t enough to lead the entire nation from behind the arc. After making a women’s basketball collegiate record 146 3 pointers last year, junior Laura Malernee of Division II West Liberty University in West Virginia hit 134 3 point field goals this season, which ranks fourth on the all time season list, regardless of division. Lilley’s total is 10th. For her efforts, Lilley has been selected to participate Thursday in the 22nd annual State Farm Slam Dunk and 3 Point Championships in Indianapolis. PDT on ESPN. “When you are at the top of something that you specialize in, it gives you credibility,” Lilley said. “It’s one thing to talk about it, but it’s another thing to go out and back it up. I’m proud of myself for what I’ve accomplished because I know how much work I put in to get (to this level).” Henley captures two NCAA swimming titles Alex Henley was one of the top area swimmers never to win a Southern Section individual title during her career at Thousand Oaks. It didn’t take long for the 2008 Lancers graduate to fill that void in college. Henley recently captured NCAA Division II championships in the 200 yard butterfly and 400 individual medley in Canton, Ohio, leading UC San Diego to a third place finish. The sophomore set program records of 4 minutes, 18.71 seconds in the 400 IM and 2:00.38 in the 200 butterfly, in addition to doing so in her second place effort in the 200 backstroke (1:58.79). Henley’s runner up effort in the 200 IM (2:02.04) was just off her record mark of 2:01.79 at last year’s NCAA final, good for third place. Henley holds six Air Jordan 16s Tritons’ individual program records. Valencia duo named to Air Jordan 9 all tournament team Lauren Boser and Caitlin Rooney were selected to the 21 player all tournament team after leading Valencia (10 3 1) to a fifth place finish at the prestigious 32 team Nike Faster to First softball tournament. Boser was 5 for 15 with two runs and three RBIs and Rooney finished 4 for 12 with two RBIs, helping the Vikings post a 4 1 record at the three day event. Erik Boal