GBB 2010-01-27 at Everett

In Everett Wednesday night, the girls basketball team was in "The Pit", the Seagull's underground gym for their 2nd game of the season.

The freshmen got off to a slow start, ending the first period tied 7-7. They woke up in the 2nd, outscoring Everett 14-5 to take a 21-12 lead. The tough wildcat defense continued in the 3rd as the girls held Everett scoreless, increasing the lead to 34-12. In the final period, OH allowed 20 points, all by one girl. The Everett player hit five 3-pointers and added 5 free throws but it wasn't enough as OH scored 16 to win 50-32. Morgan Young scored 15 to lead the team, while Ciera Wiser and exchange student Bet Riba scored 10 each. Marissa Lewis and Jalani Bobo added 6 each and Taru Ahonen scored 3.

As exciting as the freshman game must have been, the JV game was deathly dull for the most part. OH was down early 6-2 but tied the game 6-6 at the end of the first. Everett took another 4-point lead but OH went on an 8-0 run as the half ended with a 14-10 OHHS lead. In the 3rd, Everett was held to just 5 points while OH scored 9, all by Tatiana Cumming. Things were reversed in the 4th period as Cumming sank a single free throw to account for ALL of the Wildcat scoring in the 4th. Everett scored nine, 7 off of free throws to send the game into OT tied at 24. Because the game was already running late, the clock was set at 2:00 for the extra period. Cumming scored just 12 seconds into OT and Lia Pantoleon sank a free throw with 8 seconds left as OH won a very low scoring game, 27-24.

The varsity game started out with OH building a 9-2 lead halfway through the first period behind 5 points by Janelle Yoshimoto. That score held until there was 1:13 left, when Everett scored 6 straight to close the score to 9-8 at the end of the first period. Everett built a small 21-19 lead at halftime. The 3rd period was a display of bad basketball - by both teams. Neither team scored until there was just 2:34 left in the 3rd, when Everett scored, then OH scored 10 seconds later. Everett played tough defense and was able increase their lead to 31-24 by the end of the period. OH played even with the Seagulls in the final period, but couldn't cut into the lead as Everett won 41-34. Nikki Mowbray led the team with 13 points. Clarissa Abadesco scored 9, Jessica Denmon was held to just 5 and Yoshi also finished with 5 points.

39 pics, mostly from between game, are posted HERE.

Video highlights are HERE.