By Amanda Scurlock for Los Angeles Sentinel
Originally published April 23, 2026
Junior Savannah Myles helped the Westchester Lady Comets basketball team earn the 2025-2026 CIF City Section Open Division championship. During the season, Myles averaged 21.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
She scored 26 points when the Lady Comets defeated the Rolling Hills Prep Huskies 67-63 on Nov. 24, 2025. She also scored 34 points in a 57-63 loss to the Dublin Gaels.
A proud moment for Myles was when she was featured in a Nike advertisement that was displayed on a billboard near Westchester.
“It was for the holiday campaign,” Myles said. “I had a good time, it was very good for me. That helped me get out of my bubble and speak up because we had to do a lot of interacting with new people.”
As a co-captain of the girls’ basketball team, Myles had to learn how to be a vocal leader. Learning how to speak up was challenging for her.
“I don’t talk for real, so having to speak up … I’m still working on it,” she said. “I probably don’t say as much as I should say but I say enough to get stuff going.”
Being a student athlete means having time management skills, according to Myles. While competing at a high level, she was taking Advanced Placement United States History and African American Studies classes.
“I have eight classes,” Myles said. “It’s a lot dealing with practice, having to go home and do work and I got work for every other class. I can use my time wisely and get my work done.”
Myles usually works on her homework during school hours so she will not have to complete it at home. Her favorite classes are Math, Biology and Dance. She noted how the stretches done in dance class help her in basketball.
Myles played for a boys AAU team named Fast Break Sports until late in her middle school years. The experience taught her about the importance of being familiar with teammates.
“Most of the time, when you first join a team, you don’t know anybody, so the first couple of tournaments, the team chemistry is off or you might not play as [well],” Myles said. “Once you start traveling and getting to know each other off the court, then your team chemistry builds up on the court.”
Myles aspires to play Division I college basketball, get drafted to the WNBA and earn a Master’s Degree.
