Girls Basketball 2010-01-29 vs Lake Stevens

Unfortunately it was a triple loss Friday night for the Wildcat girls, but two of the three games were close, exciting games.

Taru Ahonen put up 5 points in the first quarter which the freshman team finished leading 8-7. Lake Stevens came back in the 2nd to take a 2-point, 20-18 lead at halftime. OH closed the game in the 3rd to tie the game at 28, holding Lake Stevens to just a single field goal. The other 6 points all came off of free throws. In the 4th, the OH defense stuttered, allowing 17 points by the Vikings. OH tried late to close the gap but came up short in a 45-39 loss. The freshman team continues to spread the ball around, with 7 players scoring points. Morgan Young led the team with 11, Ahonen finished with 9, Joem Evangelista and Ciera Wiser 6 each, Jalani Bobo 3, Emily Saar and Danielle Teasley 2 each.

The JV game was hard to watch. Tatiana Cumming hit a 3-pointer just over a minute into the game, giving OH a 3-2 lead, but it was the last points OH would score until the 6:45 mark in the 3rd period when Dominique Jackson grabbed a rebound and put it back for 2 points. The final was LS 72, OH 19. Cumming scored 7 of the 19 points, DJ finished with 4, Lia Pantoleon and Erika Flores 3 each and Kelsey Rankin 2.

Oak Harbor found themselves in an early 8-16 hole, but fought back. The Wildcats started the 2nd half with a 9-0 run, holding LS scoreless for half the period and building a 29-24 lead. Lake wasn't out yet, and came back to tie the game at 34 at the end of the 3rd. In the final period, the OH offense cooled off and Lake Stevens held Jessica Denmon scoreless. The Vikings helped their cause by sinking 6 free throws in the 4th while OH went 0-for-4. In the end, it was Lake Stevens 49, OH 42. Nikki Mowbray finished with 14, including going 5-for-6 from the line, Denmon had 13, Clarissa Abadesco 6, Janelle Yoshimoto 5 and Emilie Renninger 3.

Just 20 photos, mostly of freshman action, are posted HERE.

A video clip can be found HERE.