GBB 2012-01-21 vs Lynnwood

After a long, unexpected layoff, the Wildcat girls basketball team returned to action on Saturday in a makeup game against Lynnwood.

The C game in the dome was a foulfest from beginning to end. Oak Harbor ended the game shooting 42 free throws and Lynnwood made 19 attempts. Both teams' FT shooting percentage was right around 25%. Oak Harbor led 10-4 at the first horn and held on to the 6-point lead into the half, 21-15. The second half belonged to the Wildcats as they bumped their lead to 36-20 in the third and won 46-24. Jessica Hollins and Tierra White were both in double figures in scoring, Hollins with 15 and White with 11. KC Winfield finished with 9, Carmen Riveiro-Moreno and Kenna Prosch both with 4 and Angelica Brown with 2.

A missed free throw with just 4 seconds left in overtime was the difference in the JV game. After taking nearly 3 minutes off the clock before either team scored, Oak Harbor led 9-8 at the end of the first period. The Lynnwood defense held OH scoreless in the second, but the Royals scored only 4 points of their own and led 12-9 at halftime. The Wildcats crawled back and were down 23-22 at the end of the 3rd, and a late score tied the game 30-30 at the end of regulation.

In the Overtime period, Oak Harbor scored early and led 35-33 late when a Royal player was fouled on a shot attempt. The Lynnwood player sank the first free throw but missed the second. The ball was rebouned by Hayley Lundstrom who was able to hold on until the buzzer sounded. The Wildcats scored 2 field goals and made one of two free throws in the extra session, while Lynnwood made 1 field goal and missed on 3 of 5 free throw attempts.

Lundstrom led the JV scoring with 13 points. Liz Lym scored 6, Brook Peplinski and Sierra Southwick 5 each, and Danielle Teasley, Melanie Callaway and Natalie Fiallos finished with 2 each.

The varsity game was all Lynnwood from the start. The Royals jumped to an early 14-4 lead and never looked back, winning 44-26. Ciera Wiser and Annie Leete both finished with 8 points, Kelsey Rankin 6, Rayan Russell and Marissa Lewis 2 each.

The girls play next Monday night at OHHS against 7-4 Everett.

Photos from all 3 games are posted HERE.

JV and varsity video highlights are posted HERE.