The Cooperative boys junior varsity basketball team engineered a efficient, workmanlike 19-5 victory over International in the consolation game for third place played at Christian Learning Thursday.
The Griffins simply did not have the offensive capability to keep pace with the Jaguars, who led 6-0 at the end of the first quarter, and 8-0 at the half.
Cooperative stretched its lead to 13-3 at the end of the third quarter.
COMING THROUGH -- Jaguar Geraldine Milos (with ball) drives past Cambridge defender Vera de la Fuente, with Nako Ueno in hot pursuit. Julia Boldt, Cambridge
Jaguar girls squeak by Knights 10-9
The Cooperative girls junior varsity girls basketball team squeezed out a one foul shot victory over Cambridge, 10-9, to win bragging rights to third place in a game played Thursday at Christian Learning.
The Little Jaguars, who had not won a game all season, got out front early in what was destined to be a hard-fought defensive contest. They led 2-0 after the first quarter and 5-2 at the half. The third quarter was scoreless.
But in the fourth quarter Knight Josi Rodriguez went on a one-girl rampage, scoring three neatly executed lay-up baskets, after which Cambridge was in front, 8-7.
Cooperative worked its way back in front 9-8 on two foul shots made by Geraldine Milos.
All of Cooperative's five fourth quarter points came on foul shots. The Jaguars got 16 trips to the foul line in the quarter, aided by the fact that halfway through the period Cambridge went over the foul limit and after than every Cambridge foul was a scoring opportunity for Cooperative. Cambridge got four free throw opportunities in the quarter.
The last several minutes of play consisted of consecutive processions up-and-down the court for foul shots.
Cambridge tied the game when Amaya Yañez made one of her chances, but Cooperative got its winning margin when Giuliana Varalta made good on one of her two tries.
