The Cooperative girls junior varsity basketball team avenged an earlier loss to Christian Learning by beating the Eagles 24-17 in the Christian Learning gym Tuesday afternoon.
It was a far different contest from the one earlier this year in which the Eagles had given the Jaguars a thorough thrashing, 35-8.
The difference was largely attributable to the fact that fr the first time this season the Jaguars had both of their best players, Giovanna Varalta and Tania Landivar, available for duty, though Varalta still had her injured left wrist taped and didn't start.
The presence of the two seemed to cause the Jaguars to gel, and eventually even ferment.
It was Christian Learning that got off to the fast start, however, jumping out to a 4-0 lead on quick baskets by their star, Jessica Smith. However, by the end of the first quarter the Jaguars had taken the lead, 6-4, on two baskets by Varalta and one by Karla Aguilera.
Cooperative took control of the game in the second quarter, opening a 14-8 lead, which they built to 22-10 in the third quarter.
At that point, however, the Eagles began a spirited comeback attempt, and pulled back to within five points at 22-17. At that point the Jaguar defense stiffened, however, and Landivar picked up a final basket to make the score 24-17.
Varalta finished with nine points and Varalta seven for Cooperative. Estefania Sauto had three, Karla Aguilera and Naomi Andrade had two, and Jessica Maureira one.
Smith led all scorers with 13 points. HaEun Lee and Jenny Zimmerman had two points each for Christian Learning.
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Jonatan Muñoz, International
Griffin JV shuts out Cambridge, 40-0
The International girls junior varsity basketball team had little difficulty dispensing with Cambridge 40-0 in their home gym Tuesday.
The Cambridge team, which is clearly having a rebuilding year, made only two shots, both in the fourth quarter. The Griffins lead 10-0 at the end of the first quarter, and 15-0 at the half.
Carolina Baldivieso tallied 16 points for the GRiffins. Ana Laura Gutierrez had ten, Irene Vegara five, Natalia Johnson three, and Michelle Pedrazas two.
