Briana Gilbreath celebrated one of the biggest victories of her basketball career Tuesday night.

In a little more than a month, the entire nation may get to see why the Cinco Ranch senior will play at Southern Cal.

Gilbreath, a 6-foot-1 guard, was one of two area players selected Wednesday to the McDonald's All-American Game, scheduled for March 26 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

The other Houston-area representative will be Cy-Fair forward/center Nneka Ogwumike, who will play collegiately at Stanford.

Both will play on the West team.

Cinco Ranch and Cy-Fair each advanced to the 5A-Region III tournament, to be held this weekend at the Aldine Campbell Center. Cinco shocked Bellaire 50-48 in a regional quarterfinal Tuesday night; Cy-Fair routed Elsik 61-26.

Four Texans were chosen. Joining Ogwumike and Gilbreath on the West team will be Brooklyn Pope from Fort Worth Dunbar, a Rutgers signee, and Destini Hughes of Fort Worth Kennedale, a guard and LSU commit.

The entire roster can be seen at www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com.

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