Knights hang on for 18-16 win over Jags
The Cambridge varsity girls basketball team got off to a big lead in the first half, but then was just barely able to fend off a resurgent Cooperative team and win 18-16 in a game played Thursday in the Jaguar gym.
Cooperative, which is now 0-3, has been plagued by an inability to score in the first half. It trailed Cambridge 9-3 at halftime, much as it had been behind Christian Learning 12-2 at the break.
The Jaguars came back in the third period, outscoring Cambridge 8-4 and cutting the Knights lead to a single basket, 13-11.
Cooperative tied the score 13-all at the outset of the fourth quarter. Cambridge star Raquel Lopez gave Cambridge back the lead, but hurt her ankle and had to be helped off the court. Things looked grim for the Lady Knights.
However, Cambridge steadied at that point, stepped up their defense, and got a clutch field goal from Maira Lino, followed by a brave free throw from eighth grader Lucia Candia to secure the victory. All Cooperative could muster in the final minutes was a free throw of its own by eighth grader Sofia Sotelo.
Lopez of Cambridge led all scorers with 7 points. Lino added 5 to the Knights total. Karen Aliaga and Stephany Quiroga had two points each. Candia and Marian Escaño each had a single point.
Carla Limpias led Cooperative with seven points, Cecelia Aponte had 5, while Carolina Crespo, Mariana Perez, Ana Peredo, and Haily Wite had a single point each.
Cambridge was playing without its coach, Victor Coronado, who was serving out a suspension after being ejected from Tuesday's junior varsity girls game for a double technical foul.
Score was 12-10 at half
Eagles overcome stubborn Griffins, 33-18
By Trevor Reed
Christian Learning Center
The Christian Learning girls varsity basketball team played well in winning their second game of the season, defeating International 33-18 Thursday in their home gym.
Both teams started out well, and the scored was tied 6-6 at the end of the first quarter. International scored early in the second quarter to get ahead, but the Eagles came right back and were leading 12-10 at the half.
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LOOKING FOR AN OPENING -- Eagle Tabitha Malloy looks for a way to thread a a shot past the hands of Stephanie Gioto (left) and Matilde Vasquez. Jonatan Muñoz, International
A foul right before the buzzer gave two free throws to International which could have tied the game, but they missed both. Four shooting was not a strong point for either team.
The second half was much more aggressive, and each team scored four points in the third quarter.
During the fourth quarter, the Eagles fought hard to gain a lead, and they were ahead by 25-15 halfway through the final quarter.
They kept up their momentum through the rest of the game, scoring eight more points while limiting International to three additional points. International might have scored many more points except that many close shots bounced off the rim.
Griffin star Daniela Zelada led all scorers with 16 points. Carla Calvo added two to complete International's scoring.
Seven different players scored for the Lady Eagles, led by Sabrina Hallock with 12. Tabitha Malloy and Anne Marie Hawthorne had six points apiece, while Jennifer Lau had three. Ruth Nyquist, Tabitha Malloy, and Roxy Jien had a field goal each.
