Jaguars end Griffins unbeaten string, 16-6
The Cooperative girls junior varsity basketball team defeated previously undefeated International Tuesday in their home gym 16-6, considerably tightening the race for the regular season championship and the two places in the junior varsity championship game.
Despite Tuesday's loss, International, with a 4-1 record, is assured a place in the championship pairing. Cooperative, which had stumbled off to a 1-2 start in its first three games, is now 3-2 and tied with Christian Learning for second place.
The Jaguars would also seem to have the easier path ar this point, having only a game with winless Cambridge remaining on their schedule. International and Christian Learning clash against one another in their final game of the season next Tuesday.
The Jaguars pounced early Tuesday, taking a 5-0 lead in the first period, which became 11-2 at the half.
International, since it is already assured of a spot in the championship game, may have been playing somewhat "under wraps" Tuesday, but Cooperative had no trouble icing the victory though the Jaguars scored only five points in the second half. The Griffins tallied four.
For the Jaguars, Tania Landifar had five points; Karla Aguilera four; Giovanna Varalta, Ximena Fagan, and Naomi Andrade two each; and Jessica Maurier one.
For International, Angela Gagliardi had four points. Two points could not be attributed.
Eagle JV routs Cambridge girls, 44-6
The Christan Learning girls junior varsity basketball team had no difficulty picking up its third win of the season against two losses against Cambridge Tuesday afternoon, winning 44-6.
The outcome was never in doubt, as the girl Knights fell behind 10-2 at the end of the first quarter, and 19-4 at the half. Still this was an improvement on the Knights last outing, when they were shut out by International.
For the Eaglettes, Jessica Smith ran amok, scoring 23 points. Rebekah Kienzle had eight, Jenny Zimmerman six, HaEun Lee four, Michelle Ling two, and Elisa Oh one.
Three players scored for Cambridge: Veronica Rios, Nicole Fermin, and Paola Lin Lee.
