FULLERTON, Calif. – "Shoot and score" comes as natural to Asia Avinger as breathing. The senior point guard's love for the game of basketball is evident every time she is on the court.

But don't let her smile fool you, she has a killer instinct.  

“It’s just putting fear into people at the beginning of the game so people will back off and the game becomes in your hands," Avinger said.

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To Avinger, basketball is synonymous with toughness and aggression, but it is also about passion and in a unique way, about sisterhood.

Her high school, Rosary Academy, is the only all-girls school in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Open Division, widely considered one of the toughest tournaments in the nation. Their enrollment is just a fraction of the schools they line up against in the playoffs.

The Royals take it all in stride.

“We have a group of kids who are supportive of each other, who are willing to do whatever it takes for each other and that’s the sisterhood of an all-girls school," said head coach Richard Yoon.

“Everyone just looks out for each other. We have great chemistry," Avinger said. "I’ve never been on a team like this. The way we play together and the way we portray ourselves is just amazing.”

Alongside her teammates, Avinger helped lead the Royals to their second-straight state championship in the last three years. This year, they already have a league title and are hungry for more.

To get back to the state title game it will take a lot, but Avinger is confident the Royals unique bond will help them power through.