GBB 2-8-2010 vs Marysville

League-leading Marysville came to Oak Harbor Monday night and showed why they are the top team, beating the Wildcats 53-36 in varsity action. It was MP's only win of the night as both the Freshman and JV squads got wins.

The freshman game was back and for in the first half. Morgan Young and Ciera Wiser scored 5 each in the opening period which ended in a 14-14 tie. Jalani Bobo put in 8 of her 16 points in the 2nd but the Wildcats were down 29-27 at halftime. The Wildcat defense got tough in the 3rd, allowing just 6 points and letting OH take a 39-35 lead. MP recovered in the 4th to score 14 points, but that was matched by a single OH player - Ciera Wiser - as OH went on to win 62-49. Wiser finished with an impressive 29 points and Bobo 16. Morgan Young had 8, Marissa Lewis 6 and Joem Evangelista 3.

JV was also close in the first half. OH jumped to an early 8-2 lead but MP came back to tie and then took a 2-point lead at the end of the first period. OH tied it back up 10 seconds into the 2nd period with a nice pass from Naomi Walker to Kelsey Rankin for the layin. Another nice play ended the half. OH got the rebound from a MP shot, Walker brought the ball to midcourt, say Tatiana Cumming open in the paint and got it to her for an easy 2 points, giving OH a 21-19 halftime lead. OH stretched the lead to 10 points at the end of the 3rd as Nikita Ford, playing with a sprained wrist, scored 8 points on the way to a 38-28 lead. The Tomahawks closed the gap in the 4th, getting to within 6 at one point, but OH was able to play keep-away basketball for the last 1:30 of the game and won 46-40. Kelsey Rankin and Tatiana Cumming both finished with 12 points, Nikita Ford 8, Naomi Walker 5, DJ 4, Kaileen Burleson 3 and Kate Rossman 2.

Except for the first period, the varsity game was all Marysville. The Wildcats played good defense and got points from Nikki Mowbray, Jessica James and Clarissa Abadesco and was down by just one point, 12-11 at the end of the first. For the rest of the game, OH had problems on offense. The MP defense held scoring leader Jessica Denmon in check, and when the Wildcats did get shots off they just weren't going in. MP finished the game with nine 3 - pointers and beat the 'Cats 53-36. Denmon scored 9 points in the 4th period to finish with 14. Mowbray had 7, Abadesco 6, Yoshi 4, Addy Royal and Jessica James 2 each and Shantae Young 1.

The girls finished the regular season tonight, Wednesday, with senior night, hosting 2nd place Monroe in the OHHS gym.

6 highlights from the JV and varsity game are HERE.

55 photos are posted HERE.