The Cooperative School girls junior varsity basketball team quickly took command in its game against the little Lady Knights, leading 15-5 at halftime, then totally shut Cambridge down in the second half to engineer a 25-5 victory on their home court Tuesday.
The Jaguar defense became so agile and aggressive in the second half that Cambridge seemed fortunate if it completed an inbounds pass. Meanwhile, the Jaguars were able to move the ball down the court and find an open player to take a shot almost at will thanks in lartge part to the artful dribbling and passing of Giovanna Varalta and Audrey Salcedo.
Two factors kept the Jaguars from running up an even higher score.
One factor was exceedingly poor shooting by the Jaguars. On frequent occasions they got several shots in a row on the Cambridge basket -- and missed them all, even those taken at close range. The little Jauguars have lost much of their offensive firepower because of a decision to permanently promote of several of its Eighth Grade Wonderwomen who had been playing varsity and junior varsity games to the more beleagured Jaguar varsity.
Another factor was the decision by Cambridge to station Lisa Delboy under their basket at all times. This meant Cambridge was playing with only four players on offense. But Delboy, an intrepid defender who was also goalie on the Cambridge JV soccer team, was able to thwart a number of Jaguar scoring attempts.
The most successful Jaguar on offense was Hailey White, who tallied 11 points. Carla Limpias had 8, Varalta and Luciana Adriazola had four points each.
For Cambridge, Lucia Candia had three points, and Amaya Yañez two.
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NOT SO FAST -- Eagle Jessica Smith prepares to shoot. Griffins Ingrid Saito (2) and Laura Gioto (3) prepare to stop her. Jonatan Muñoz, International
Lady Eagles conquer Griffins, 22-5
The Christian Learning girls junior varsity basketball team moved out to a 16-0 lead at halftime over International en route of a 22-5 on its home court Tuesday.
The Griffins played the Eagles almost even in the second half, as both tams substituted freely.
For the Eagles, Talley Friesen and Abigail Phillips each scored six points. Jesse Kennedy and Jenny Zimmerman had four points each. Catherine Newman and Mariela Salinas both had two points.
For the Griffins, Laura Gioto had three points and Dimitria Witteveen had two.
