Late surge propels Eagles over Knights, 19-13
The Christian Learning girls junior varsity basketball team crafted a 19-13 win over Cambridge in their home gym Friday afternoon.
The pattern of the day was for the little Eagles to spurt in front, then for the little Knights to almost catch up, at which point bthe Eaglettes would jump agead again.
At the end of the fiurst quarter the Eagles led 6-2, and 8-4 at the half. Naomi Canaviri tallied four of the Christian Learnong points. The Knights made lots of steals, but weren't able to convert them into points.
The second half was more of the same, with lots of steals, and tie-ups, and traveling calls -- and not many baskets. The Christian Learning lead was cut to a single basket at 10-8 with four minutes to go in the quarter, but returned to four points at the end of the quarter, when the score stood 13-9.
In the fourth quarter Cambridge pulled wiuthin two points again at 15-13 with about three minutes to go in the game. However, Christian then got baskets from Canaviri and Emily Ordoñez in the final minutes to ice the victory.
For Christian Learning, Canaviri and Rebekah Kienzle had seven points, Ordoñez had four, and Ha Eun Lee one.
For Cambridge Amaya Yañez had seven, Mako Ueno had four, and Rebeca Escudero two.
Based on reporting by Keith Wilcke, Christian Learning.
