MSGBB 2012-02-28 NWMS vs Anacortes

The North Whidbey Middle School teams played at home Tuesday afternoon against the Anacortes Seahawks, and although the Cougars played well at times, Anacortes won both games.

In the 7th grade game, the Seahawks grabbed an early 5-0 lead, but the Cougars fought back and with 4:22 to go in the first quarter took the lead 6-5 and led 12-5 at the first buzzer. With 1:12 left in the half the game was tied 12-12, but a last second shot (and the only NWMS field goal in the period) put the Cougars up 14-12 at halftime.

Anacortes opened up their offense in the second half, scoring 12 points in the 3rd and another 13 in the 4th to win 37-23. Only 3 Cougars got on the board, according to the scorebook - Rahsahna with 12, Michaela with 6 and Bryn with 4. The scoreboard showed 3 more points that weren't credited in the book.

7th grade video highlights are HERE

7th grade photos are HERE


The Anacortes 8th grade team is very good this year, beating the OHMS team earlier in the season. In this game, the Seahawks started their subs, and NW took advantage of that to take an early 6-0 lead, and led 6-2 at the end of the first period. Anacortes put their regular starters in the game in the 2nd period, and after a few minutes to get warmed up, showed their dominance, tying the game with 2:20 left in the half. After scoring just 2 in the first quarter, Anacortes scored 14 in the second.

In the second half, Anacortes outscored the Cougars nearly 3-to-1 to win the game 46-21. Rosie scored 9, Annabelle 8 and Katie hit a pair of free throws late. Two points were not accounted for in the book.

Video highlights from the 8th grade game are posted HERE

Photos from the 8th grade game are posted HERE.





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MSGBB 2012-02-23 OH @ NW

The first of at least two OHMS vs NWMS girls basketball games was held Thursday afternoon at NWMS.

In the 7th grade game, the first quarter ended with NW leading by 1 point, 5-4, and the Cougars increased their lead to 13-9 at halftime.

Oak Harbor cut that lead to just 2 at the end of the third, 17-15, but the Panthers couldn't keep it going and fell to the home Cougars 27-21.

For the visitors, Ally scored 7 to lead her team. Virginia and Julie hit for 4 each, and Kyanna, Aujuna and Sydney scored 2 each.

Bryn scored 8 to lead the Cougars and led all scorers. Rahsanna and Jaden finished with 6 each, and Lauryn M, Lauren, and Mikala had 2 points each.

Photos from the 7th grade game are posted HERE. Included in the photos are several group photos of the NWMS team.

Video clips are posted HERE.

In the nightcap, it was all Panthers as the Cougars didn't have an answer for the OHMS speed. OH led 9-6 at the first horn and 19-8 at the half on their way to a 42-20 victory.

Jinai led the Panthers and all scorers with 15 points. Deja scored 8 and Taylor D 7. Rickell and Lexus each finished with 4 points, Matti with 3 and Taylor H with 1.

The Cougars' lead scorer was Rosie with 10 points. Hannah scored 6 and Annabelle 4.

8th grade photos are HERE

8th grade video clips are HERE.

Both teams are at home next week, with the Cougars hosting Anacortes and LaVenture at OHMS. On Thursday at 3:30pm, OH and NW play again. Right now the game is scheduled for OHMS, but shifting the game to the high school gym is being looked at, details to be announced.




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MSGBB 2012-02-21 - OHMS vs Mt. Baker

The OHMS girls basketball team played at home Tuesday night against Mt. Baker MS from Mt. Vernon, with the Panthers winning both games.

In the 7th grade game, OHMS scored first, with 5:10 to go in the the first and Mt. Baker didn't score until almost halfway through the period. With 4:10 left, OHMS led 6-2, with all Panther scoring by Julie Jansen. At that point the Panther offense stopped, and at the horn for the first quarter, the score was tied 6-6.

Mt. Baker came out on fire in the 2nd, torching the Panthers for 14 points. OHMS scored another 6, but the Grizzlies held a 20-12 halftime lead.

In the 3rd, the Panther defense stepped up and held Mt. Baker to only 5 points total. The OH girls chipped away at the Grizzly lead, tying the score at 22 at the end of the third. With just 4 seconds left, Oak Harbor held a 28-27 lead, but Mt. Baker was going to get the ball under their own basket. They got the shot off, but it did not go in, leaving OHMS with the victory. Julie led the Panther scoring with 10 pints and Lydia was close behind with 8. Virginia, Kyanna, Ally, Kristen and Sidney each scored 2 points.

Click HERE to see some video highlights from the 7th grade game.

Get to the photos by clicking HERE.


In the 8th grade game, Oak Harbor needed a stifling defense and blazing team speed to win, and they delivered. At the end of the first period, Oak Harbor led 26-4, allowing just 4 free throws. Mt. Baker didn't score a field goal until late in the second period and trailed 47-17 at the half. The Panthers continued to play tough defense and went on to win 64-30. Due to the aggressive Panther defense, there were numerous fouls against Oak Harbor. Of the 30 points scored by Mt. Baker, half came from free throws.

Jinai Ekberg led the OHMS scoring with 20 points. Rickell Piloneo and TaylorDeconzo were also in double figures with 17 and 10 points respectively. Taylor Heidt scored 6, Matti Miesle 3, and Hannah Faught, Suzanne Kaltenbach, Lexus Jones and Deja Bunch scored 2 each.

OHMS travels to NWMS today, Feb 23, for the first of a pair of meetings. 7th grade starts around 3:30 and 8th around 5pm.

8th grade video highlights are posted HERE.

Click HERE for photos from the 8th grade game




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