Jaguar rally falls short, Eagles win 24-22
The Christian Learning varsity girls basketball team started its season Thursday with a narrow 24-22 victory over Cooperative in a game played in the Jaguar gym
Though an exciting contest, the game was not quite as close as the score would indicate. The Lady Eagles had a four-point lead with one second remaining on the clock. At that point Jaguar junior Cecelia Aponte sank two of her three free throws to shave Christian Learning's advantage to two points, but did not endanger the Eagles victory.
The turning point in the game had come in the third quarter when, in rapid succession, Kaylyn Lampen and Ruth Nyquist swished home three-pointers, and Nyquist swished in a rainbow lay-up to convert what had been a one-point Coopertaive advantage into a commanding seven-point Christian Learning lead, 17-11.
Cooperative had led 9-8 at halftime.
After the two three-pointers the Jaguar girls appeared to become discombobulated on offense, and the Eagles stretched their lead to nine points, 23-14, before Cooperative began a furious counterattack in the last two minutes of the game.
Jaguar freshmen Sofia Sotelo and Ana Paula Peredo took turns scoring two basket each, while the Eagles added only a free throw, bringing the score to 24-20.
With time almost out, Aponte was fouled attempting a three-pointer and made two of her three foul shots to add the final Jaguar points.
The Jaguars had had plenty of chances to score, particularly in the first half when they frequently succeeded in working the ball inside to their big players, Peredo and Carla Limpias, and dominated the rebounding at both ends, but they couldn't seem to get the ball in the basket.
The Eagles alternative stratregy of unloading long shots from outside had seemed misguided -- until Lampen and Nyquist made it suddenly seem brilliant.
For Christian Learning, Ruth Nyquist tallied nine points, and Erica Kienzle six. Lampen had the three points from her three-pointer. Jessica Smith scored three points on a basket and free throw. Tabith a Malloy had two points and Cristina Chun one.
For Cooperative, Sotelo was the leading scorer with 11 points, and Peredo finished with six. Cecilia Aponte scored three, and Nicole Broersma 2.
Knights surge to 22-8 victory over Griffins
The Lady Knights began their title defense with a convincing 22-7 win over International in the International gym Thursday.
The Big Red team started strong, building a 5-0 lead in the first quarter, and a 10-1 advantage at halftime. They broke loose for ten more points in the third quarter to build a 20-3 margin.
The Christian Learning varsity girls basketball team started its season Thursday with a narrow 24-22 victory over Cooperative in a game played in the Jaguar gym
Though an exciting contest, the game was not quite as close as the score would indicate. The Lady Eagles had a four-point lead with one second remaining on the clock. At that point Jaguar junior Cecelia Aponte sank two of her three free throws to shave Christian Learning's advantage to two points, but did not endanger the Eagles victory.
The turning point in the game had come in the third quarter when, in rapid succession, Kaylyn Lampen and Ruth Nyquist swished home three-pointers, and Nyquist swished in a rainbow lay-up to convert what had been a one-point Coopertaive advantage into a commanding seven-point Christian Learning lead, 17-11.
Cooperative had led 9-8 at halftime.
After the two three-pointers the Jaguar girls appeared to become discombobulated on offense, and the Eagles stretched their lead to nine points, 23-14, before Cooperative began a furious counterattack in the last two minutes of the game.
Jaguar freshmen Sofia Sotelo and Ana Paula Peredo took turns scoring two basket each, while the Eagles added only a free throw, bringing the score to 24-20.
With time almost out, Aponte was fouled attempting a three-pointer and made two of her three foul shots to add the final Jaguar points.
The Jaguars had had plenty of chances to score, particularly in the first half when they frequently succeeded in working the ball inside to their big players, Peredo and Carla Limpias, and dominated the rebounding at both ends, but they couldn't seem to get the ball in the basket.
The Eagles alternative stratregy of unloading long shots from outside had seemed misguided -- until Lampen and Nyquist made it suddenly seem brilliant.
For Christian Learning, Ruth Nyquist tallied nine points, and Erica Kienzle six. Lampen had the three points from her three-pointer. Jessica Smith scored three points on a basket and free throw. Tabith a Malloy had two points and Cristina Chun one.
For Cooperative, Sotelo was the leading scorer with 11 points, and Peredo finished with six. Cecilia Aponte scored three, and Nicole Broersma 2.
Knights surge to 22-8 victory over Griffins
The Lady Knights began their title defense with a convincing 22-7 win over International in the International gym Thursday.
The Big Red team started strong, building a 5-0 lead in the first quarter, and a 10-1 advantage at halftime. They broke loose for ten more points in the third quarter to build a 20-3 margin.
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LAUNCHING -- Knight Stephanie Quiroga gets off a shot over a leaping Adriana Ocampo.
Jonatan Muñoz, International
International outscored Cambridge in the final stanza, five points to two, but the Knights had the game on ice by this point.
For Cambridge, sophomore Maira Lino was the top scorer with ten points, and senior Raquel Lopez had eight. Mariana Escaño and Karen Aliaga had two points each.
For International, Estefania Gioto had four points, while Matilde Gamarra and Adriana Ocampo added two points each.
