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Middletown, Kelseyville girls tied for league lead with three games remaining<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FORT BRAGG >> It\u2019s been a roller-coaster-type North Central League I ride for the Fort Bragg High School varsity girls basketball team this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Timberwolves won their first three league games, lost their next four, but are currently riding a four-game winning streak after knocking off the first-place Middletown Mustangs 53-48 on Wednesday night in Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Bragg\u2019s victory against a Middletown team minus two starters \u2013 Harley Holley, out with a knee injury, and Jordyn Harbison, out sick \u2013 left head coach Roxi Holt scrambling to put enough healthy bodies on the floor, which led to the call-up of two junior varsity players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not that the Timberwolves (7-4 league, 12-11 overall) were complaining. While their own title hopes are hanging by a thread as they now trail both Middletown (9-2, 16-6) and Kelseyville (9-2, 14-8) by two games in the NCL I standings with only three left to play, the Timberwolves created a decent logjam atop the standings as Cloverdale remains in the mix at 8-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown, last season\u2019s co-champion along with Cloverdale, could have put a stranglehold on the race with a victory as the Mustangs\u2019 final three league opponents \u2013 St. Helena, Upper Lake and Clear Lake \u2013 all have losing records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the end of the day it\u2019s got to be more of a team effort,\u201d Middletown head coach Roxi Holt said as the Mustangs, other than Mia Hoogendoorn\u2019s 32 points, struggled to do much offensively against Fort Bragg. Jaylee Doris was the next highest scorer with six points while Izzi Hoogendoorn added five, three of those on a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two teams entered the fourth quarter tied 40-40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUltimately, not having two starters was the difference,\u201d Holt said. \u201cWe also had too many turnovers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trailing 16-13 after one quarter, Middletown pushed ahead 26-22 by halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown is home Friday to play St. Helena (5-6), a loser of three straight. It\u2019s part of a four-game set between the two schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown did win the JV game 51-3 even with two of its starters moving up to help the varsity and another out sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy reserve players needed to step up and they did in a big way,\u201d Middletown head coach Daryl Dacosta said. \u201cI went with a different starting lineup tonight and it worked out well for us and led to a great team win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allyson Lopez led the way with 17 points while Brenna Goodloe added 10 and Emma Jones and Ally Cherry six each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown is 6-3 in league play and 12-8 overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other girls action Wednesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville 52, Upper Lake 37<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Upper Lake, with Middletown\u2019s loss to Fort Bragg, the Kelseyville Knights moved back into a tie for first place after turning back the Upper Lake Cougars (1-10, 6-13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if it wasn\u2019t Kelseyville\u2019s most inspired effort of the season, it got the job done, according to head coach Tim Conrad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn a night where both our JV and varsity girls didn\u2019t come out with very much intensity, it was a struggle against a hungry Cougar team,\u201d Conrad said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBriana (Davis) got into some early foul trouble, and we just had a tough time getting going on offense,\u201d Conrad added. \u201cEverybody has made adjustments to what we do defensively, and we keep having to adjust back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading just 22-21 at halftime, the Knights finally began to open it up during an 18-11 third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMidway through the third quarter Mati Mateer (who was sick in the locker room before warmups) gave us a huge shot in the arm. She had nine points in the third, including five or six from the free-throw line. She settled us down and gave us a huge confidence boost. Olivia Hommer really started to get after it right after that as well. She pulled down some key rebounds and created four huge turnovers by way of a steal or on-ball pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville got another boost in the fourth quarter from Cali Schnabl, according to Conrad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe led us in the fourth, kept us grounded and made sure we played smart down the stretch,\u201d Conrad said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knights were fully aware that Middletown had already lost to Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe knew Fort Bragg had beaten Middletown, and we wanted to make sure we capitalized on the opportunity,\u201d Conrad said. \u201cWhat\u2019s awesome about our team is when one or two of our girls are out because they\u2019re sick or injured, or just aren\u2019t playing well, we have the rest of the team stepping up, picking each other up and excelling because they care so much about each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt really is awesome to see a team full of girls that are about each other and team-first mentality,\u201d Conrad added. \u201cDown the stretch we are focused on one game at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashlyn (AJ) Wurm led a balanced Kelseyville attack with 15 points while Mateer finished with 11 points, Hommer with 10 points and nine rebounds, and Schnabl with seven points. Davis was held to four points but still contributed 10 rebounds, five steals, two blocks and three assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Lake, minus its leading scorer on the season in Alyssa John (knee injury), was led by Naomi Poe\u2019s 12 points, including three 3-pointers. Aimee Schaefers added six points, eight rebounds, four blocks and five assists, and Camila Martin had six points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe went into tonight\u2019s game determined to not have a repeat of the first quarter of our last game against Kelseyville, and our girls gave them a run for it,\u201d said Upper Lake coach Fawn Rave, who was referring to the 34-3 deficit the Cougars faced after the first quarter in a Jan. 10 game at Kelseyville. This time around they trailed only 13-9 after the opening period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe went into the first quarter strong and ready for Kelseyville\u2019s defense, and the girls did a good job moving past it,\u201d Rave said. \u201cWe went into halftime down one point. Third quarter Kelseyville pulled away and we just couldn\u2019t catch back up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rave praised the play of both Schaefers and Poe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAimee Schaefers was definitely not feeling 100 percent but played a strong game defensively,\u201d Rave said. \u201cNaomi Poe had a great night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville hosts Clear Lake in its final home game of the regular season Friday. The Knights close out league play next week against Cloverdale and Fort Bragg. Upper Lake hits the road to play Lower Lake on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In JV action, Kelseyville clinched the outright NCL I championship with a 38-11 win over Upper Lake while also winning their 20th<\/sup> game of the season. The Knights (10-0, 20-2) have a three-game lead over Lower Lake, Clear Lake and Middletown with only two games left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had a slow start to the game, and we struggled with our shooting again tonight,\u201d Kelseyville head coach Liz Berry said. \u201cThe girls had to work hard away from the ball to get our plays going, but our momentum and shots picked up in the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jordyn Wurm\u2019s double-double of 13 points and 16 rebounds led the Knights. Aubree Sperber finished with 10 points and six rebounds while Grace Hobbs added nine points, eight steals, seven rebounds and four assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake 37, St. Helena 35<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Lower Lake, the St. Helena Saints nearly rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final two minutes, but the Lower Lake Trojans (3-8, 7-15) held on for the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake started strong, jumping out to a 13-2 lead after one quarter and taking a 32-24 lead into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI probably had a mild heart attack,\u201d Lower Lake head coach Shannon Tubbs said of St. Helena\u2019s late push. \u201cI couldn\u2019t get my girls to understand possession and time, then we had two turnovers that led to layups uncontested, one on a baseline inbounds under our hoop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added Tubbs, \u201cWe played man all night, which we never do, and they did pretty good for it not being one of our bases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooke Benson, Brooke Watson and Aly Aguirre led the Trojans with seven points apiece. The balanced scored also included six points from Irianna Milano and five from Alyxa Milano. Benson also had a team-best nine rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake hosts Upper Lake on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In JV action, Lower Lake rolled to a 66-10 win to improve to 7-3 in league play and 14-4 overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe started the game with a strong shutdown press, setting the tone early,\u201d Lower Lake head coach Jessica Wiley said. \u201cOur bench saw more balanced playing time, contributing across the board.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madelyn Garner sank nine 3-pointers as part of a team-leading 31-point night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMadelyn Garner was on fire, sinking nine of 16 3-pointers, while our other guard, Leanna Ortega, helped control the offense and added some impressive shots of her own,\u201d Wiley said. \u201cThe team played together seamlessly, reaching the level of performance we know they\u2019re capable of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ortega finished with 14 points and Lily Milano had 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloverdale 66, Clear Lake 47<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Lakeport, Amara Galvan took a big step in her late-season push to reach 1,000 career points, scoring a team-leading 28 to lead the Cloverdale Eagles past the Clear Lake Cardinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galvan needs 40 points to hit 1,000 and has at least three games left to do it, and at least one smore if the Eagles reach the North Coast Section playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCredit to Clear Lake who came out really strong, shot the ball well, and rebounded well,\u201d Cloverdale head coach Mac Butler said. \u201cThey gave us a good test in quarter one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloverdale led 21-16 after the opening period, extending that lead to 34-21 by halftime and 55-30 through three quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emme Reason had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Eagles (8-3, 11-10), who are one game behind league leaders Kelseyville and Middletown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith McIntire\u2019s 19 points and 14 rebounds propelled the Cardinals. Emily Gersalia, Kam Cresto and Atiana Patino added five points each. Kresto pulled down seven rebounds and Gersalia had six boards as well as three assists and two steals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake is 2-9 in league and 5-15 overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was no JV game as Cloverdale in not fielding a JV team this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake travels to Kelseyville on Friday while Cloverdale heads to Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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