{"id":2307,"date":"2025-02-12T21:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2025-02-12T21:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:16:35","slug":"hoogendoorn-scores-1500th-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2307","title":{"rendered":"Hoogendoorn scores 1,500th point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Middletown beats Upper Lake, closes in on league championship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brian Sumpter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake County Sports on Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIDDLETOWN >> Another milestone for senior Mia Hoogendoorn, another win for the Middletown Mustangs on Tuesday night as they beat the Upper Lake Cougars 47-21 in North Central League I varsity girls basketball action in Middletown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoogendoorn, a four-year varsity veteran, needed 15 points entering play to reach 1,500 and her layup with 6:46 left in the game put her at exactly that number. Hoogendoorn, only the sixth player in Lake County history to reach that milestone, started the  2024-25 season with 963 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty special moment and I\u2019m excited for her,\u201d said Middletown head coach Roxi Holt of her daughter\u2019s climb to sixth place on the county\u2019s list of career scoring leaders. \u201cI\u2019m beyond proud of her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has certainly been a season of highlights for Hoogendoorn, and the Cougars have been witnesses to two of the biggest. After reaching 1,000 points in the second game of the season against Lower Lake back in late November, she became the school\u2019s all-time scoring leader last month, hitting a corner 3-pointer in a league game at Upper Lake where she topped the old Middletown record of 1,314 points held by Ashlyn Welton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Middletown\u2019s drive for a third league title in four years has been the central focus of the team, both according to Holt, Hoogendoorn\u2019s pursuit of 1,000, 1,314 and 1,500 have certainly been entertaining sidelights to the Mustangs\u2019 season, which is now one Middletown win or one Kelseyville loss shy of that league title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown (11-2 league, 18-6 overall) can clinch no worse than a share of the title with a win Friday night at home against Clear Lake in the league and regular-season finale for both teams. However, the Mustangs might be a league champion before then as Kelseyville (11-2) hits the road Thursday to play Fort Bragg (9-4), a winner of six straight,  the league finale for both of those teams. If Kelseyville wins on Thursday, the Knights are guaranteed no worse than a title share. If Kelseyville loses, Middletown clinches a tie and can claim the undisputed crown with a win at home Friday against Clear Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holt has had a front-row seat for Hoogendoorn\u2019s incredible career going back to the second-grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was in second grade playing on a club team for fourth-graders,\u201d Holt said. \u201cShe hit the rim shooting a free throw and was so excited. Little did I know she would go on to reach all of these accomplishments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoogendoorn said she\u2019s happy that the pursuit of 1,000, 1,314 and 1,500 points is now behind her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy goal at the beginning of the season was 1,000,\u201d Hoogendoorn said. \u201cThen it was the school record (1,314), but it seemed so far away I didn\u2019t know if I could get there. When I did, then it was 1,500 points.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the time the Mustangs were battling for a league championship, so the added pressure of individual goals wasn\u2019t always welcome, according to Hoogendoorn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was annoying,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all of that out of the way now, the Mustangs, and Hoogendoorn, are clear to concentrate on nailing down another NCL I championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat has always been our focus, our main goal,\u201d Holt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI really didn\u2019t care about the other stuff (personal milestones),\u201d Hoogendoorn said. \u201cI just want to win the league.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown struggled to shake Upper Lake (1-12, 6-15) until late in the third quarter. Both teams were having a hard time finding the basket, but the Mustangs began warming up from the field after a pair of 3-pointers by Upper Lake\u2019s Naomi Poe cut Middletown\u2019s lead to 22-17 with 3:55 remaining in the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mustangs\u2019 Sarah Fetter scored five points in quick succession, including a three-point play with 1:02 left in the quarter, and Hoogendoorn\u2019s basket with 27.1 seconds left made it 31-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the fourth quarter opened, Hoogendoorn hit one of two free throws \u2013 career point No. 1,498 \u2013 and Fetter scored on a layup to make it 34-21. Hoogendoorn\u2019s driving layup, career points 1,499 and 1,500, followed seconds later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown added 11 more unanswered points before the game ended and went on to shut out Upper Lake 16-0 in the fourth quarter. A smiling Hoogendoorn spent the final minutes on the bench enjoying the rest of the game, the pressure of her pursuit of 1,500 lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fetters finished with 11 points for the Mustangs while senior Jaylee Doris added seven more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was huge for us,\u201d Holt said of Fetters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Lake, already minus sophomore guard Alyssa John (knee injury), finished the game without another top player, junior post Aimee Schaefers, who twisted her ankle late in the game and had to watch the remainder of the game from the bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been hard without Alyssa and then Aimee was out,\u201d Upper Lake head coach Raelene Cromwell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just happy to have (Ashlyn) Rhodes and (Kali) Minnis back out there, because they were out with injuries earlier this season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poe finished with nine points to lead the Cougars, all on 3-pointers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe fought and are continuing to fight and don\u2019t give up,\u201d Cromwell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown was minus two starters once again on Tuesday. Post player Harley Holley is out with a knee injury, her return this season uncertain, while guard Jordyn Harbison missed the game because of illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Holt has promoted several junior varsity players to take their place, team chemistry isn\u2019t quite there yet, according to Middletown\u2019s coach, since the players are getting to know each other during a crucial stretch of the team\u2019s schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Lake closes out its season Thursday at home against St. Helena. The Cougars will honor their seniors during a pregame ceremony. Friday is also senior night for the Mustangs as they play their final regular-season home game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown won the JV game 49-17 behind 12 points each from Emma Jones and Ally Cherry. Maddie De la Torre added six points, seven rebounds and 10 steals while Brenna Goodloe had six points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe game started out slow in the beginning, but the girls pulled it together and put together a solid game,\u201d Middletown head coach Daryl Dacosta said. \u201cThe girls are playing with good momentum heading into our final game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown (8-3 league, 14-8 overall) can finish in a tie with Lower Lake (9-3) for second place in the final league standings with a win at home Friday against Clear Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Middletown’s Mia Hoogendoorn (23) and teammates huddle during a timeout Tuesday night in Middletown. Hoogendoorn scored 20 points, including career point 1,500, as the Mustangs beat the Upper Lake Cougars 47-21. (Photo by Brian Sumpter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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