Bullis Routs Bishop Gorman 72-56, Wilson Manyacka Posts 22-21 Double-Double

Chipotle Nationals opened its girls bracket Thursday at Fishers with a rebounding clinic: Bullis (Potomac, MD) dismantled Bishop Gorman 72-56 in the opening round, posting a 51-31 advantage on the boards and serving up a blueprint any Indiana girls program approaching sectional play should examine closely.

The Bulldogs built the rout in clear layers. A 16-5 first quarter established the tone; a 13-2 run before halftime pushed the lead to 41-24 at the break. Both surges traced back to the same source: physical rebounding that generated transition opportunities before Gorman could set its defense, perimeter forwards forcing rotations that opened dump-off lanes in the paint, and foul conversions that extended early runs into double-digit gaps.

At the center of all of it was Ivanna Wilson Manyacka. A rising junior and top-2027 national prospect, she finished with 22 points and 21 rebounds, a line that rarely appears at any level of basketball. Bullis' 20-board margin over Gorman is essentially Wilson Manyacka's stat page rendered in team numbers: every missed Gorman shot became a Bullis possession, and those possessions became points. The performance amounts to fresh tape for Power-5 and Ivy League coaches who were tracking the Chipotle Nationals draw.

Bullis did not require Wilson Manyacka to carry the load alone. Fordham commit Adora Nwude added 17 points, and Adina Asuelimen chipped in 16 points with 15 rebounds, a second double-double in the same starting five. That interior depth meant every Gorman defensive rotation collapsed one layer too shallow.

Bishop Gorman had a genuine bright spot in Texas commit Aaliah Spaight, who finished with a game-high 26 points and 10 rebounds. But Spaight was largely isolated; Gorman's bench could not match Bullis' depth, and a perimeter-heavy offense has limited answers when the opposition controls the glass by 20.

Indiana coaches mapping sectional and regional scenarios have a ready-made clinic in the Bullis blueprint. Physical rebounding generates transition opportunities before a defense can organize. Spacing that forces rotations opens interior lanes without requiring isolation scoring. And when a bench absorbs minutes that keep starters fresh for fourth-quarter possessions, depth becomes the differentiator that perimeter-dependent programs struggle to counter once bracket play shrinks the margin for error.

Bullis advances to the Chipotle Nationals semifinals to face Westtown. Wilson Manyacka's 22/21 is already the kind of line coaches screenshot for film sessions; Indiana programs would benefit from scheduling against that level of physicality before their own postseason arrives.