Middle School basketball - NWMS @ OHMS 3-2-09

This is the first full report from the girls season - please send an email if ANY name is misspelled so it can be corrected.



Oak Harbor and North Whidbey Middle School girls basketball teams faced off in the first of up to four meetings this year in the OHMS gym on Monday, March 2nd.

First up were the 7th grade girls. The two teams were evenly matched, with OHMS having better guards and NWMS having better inside players. NW played best in the first half, leading 9-6 at the end of the 1st, and 22-16 at the half. OHMS came back after halftime, scoring 10 points in the 3rd while holding NW to 5, cutting the Cougar lead to just 1 point. NW scored first in the final period to lead 29-26, then Annie Leete hit a 3-pointer to tie the game late, then hit another bucket to give OHMS a 31-29 win. Leete and Kiesha Loftin from NWMS shared scoring honors in the game with 17 points each.

OHMS – Leete 17, Rebecca Schrum 5, Makenzi Schulle 4, Nina Coleman 2 and Kristina (KC) Winfield 1. (Not all OHMS scorers are listed by request)

NWMS – Loftin 17, Cassidy Gurich 5, Samantha Saya 4, Rachel Colston 2 and Chelsea Atkinson 1.

The 8th grade game was nowhere near as close, as NWMS, with all but 1 of the AAU girls on the team, sprinted to a 15-1 first quarter lead and cruised to the win. OHMS made a run in the 3rd period, when Kelsey Rankin scored 8 of the team’s 16 points. Naomi Walker earned scoring honors with 23 points, many on lay-ins as NWMS won 62-27.

NWMS – Walker 23, Marissa Lewis 12, Emilie Renninger 10, Jalani Bobo 8, Paula Gass 6, Ciera Wiser 2, and Danielle Teasley 1.

OHMS – Jeane Robles 12, Rankin 8, Joem Evangelista 4, Desiree Hill 2 and Karis Clark 1.

The next scheduled meeting for the two teams in March 18th at NWMS. Admission is FREE.

Photos from the 7th grade game are HERE.

Photos from the 8th grade game are HERE.