Kelseyville, Clear Lake, Middletown JV girls also notch victories
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ST. HELENA >> Madelyn Garner connected from 3-point range six times Friday night as the Lower Lake High School junior varsity girls basketball team rolled to a 55-17 victory over the St. Helena Saints in North Central League I action in St. Helena.
Garner finished with a team-best 20 points as the Trojans improved to 3-1 in the league standings and 10-2 overall.
Brooklynn Tubbs joined Garner in double digits with 10 points while Khaya Chana and Leanna Ortega each had nine.
All six of Garner’s 3-pointers came in the first half.
“We were able to work on our press during the first half,” Lower Lake head coach Jessica Wiley said. “That gave us the room to then work on our zone defense. Our starters got to rest a bit in the second half to give our other girls a chance to see the court more.”
Added Wiley, “We still have some things to clean up in practice to continue this momentum.”
Lower Lake plays in Upper Lake on Tuesday as part of a four-game set between the two schools. Tip-off time is 3 p.m.
In other JV girls action Friday:
Kelseyville 50, Upper Lake 22
At Kelseyville, chalk up another win for the undefeated Kelseyville Knights, who beat the Upper Lake Cougars to improve to 4-0 in the league standings and 13-0 overall.
Aubree Sperber led the Knights with 13 points while Grace Hobbs just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. She also had four assists and three steals.
Other significant contributors were Jordyn Wurm with eight points and 10 rebounds, Yuri Montero with six points, seven steals, five assists and four rebounds, and Riley Hanson with five points, four steals and a team-best 14 rebounds.
“The girls showed up and played as a team tonight,” Kelseyville head coach Liz Berry said. “Every time they step on the court, they impress me. They shared the ball, had incredible movement on both sides of the court, and everyone had a hand in making the plays happen. They really filled out every bit of our stat book tonight.”
Kelseyville hosts Fortuna in a non-league game Saturday at noon.
Clear Lake 35, Willits 34
At Willits, the Clear Lake Cardinals beat the Willits Wolverines in a down-to-the-wire non-league game.
Haylie Garcia led the way for the Cardinals (8-4) with 10 points and Hailey Perez had eight.
Clear Lake is home Tuesday for a first-place NCL I showdown with the Kelseyville Knights. Both teams are undefeated in league play – Kelseyville 4-0 and Clear Lake 3-0.
Middletown 81, Fort Bragg 18
At Middletown, the Middletown Mustangs picked up their first league win by routing the Fort Bragg Timberwolves.
Middletown is 1-2 in league play while Fort Bragg dropped to 0-4.
Middletown scoring was not reported.