Girls basketball 1-11-2010 at Marysville

The girls had a rough time in Marysville Monday against the Tomahawks, losing two of the three games.

The Freshman team, playing at Cedarcrest Middle School had an easy time for most of the game. The girls opened a 8-2 first period lead behind 6 points by Jalani Bobo, and in the 2nd and 3rd periods exploded for 14 points in each, leading 36-13 to start the 4th. MP mounted a mini-comeback in the final period, outscoring the Wildcats 15-6, but it was too little, too late as the freshmen cruised to a 42-28 win. Leading the team was Ciera Wiser with 12 points. Bobo finished with 8, Taru Ahonen 7, Emily Saar and Marissa Lewis 4 each, Morgan Young 3 and Paula Gass 2.

JV, still missing some key players, played hard, but it wasn't enough. The Wildcats trailed 24-15 at the half and wound up losing 36-26. Lia Pantoleon led the team with 9 points, all on 3-pointers. Tatiana Cumming scored 6, Kelsey Rankin 4, Regina Carter 3, while Kate Rossman and Erika Flores had 2 each.

For 3 quarters the varsity game was exciting. Oak Harbor trailed by just 2 points, 18-16 at the end of the first and by 1 point, 28-27 at halftime. MP opened up a 6-point lead to end the 3rd after holding OH to just 7 points, and held the Cats to just 3 points in the 4th on the way to a 52-37 win. Only 3 Wildcats scored any points. Clarissa Abadesco sank a single free throw, Nicki Mowbray had 11 and Jessica Denmon scored a game-high 25.

No photos, but a video highlight clip is posted HERE.