GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Mount Baker opens season with win
All eight Mount Baker players who logged minutes scored, and the Mountaineers held off a late Meridian rally to earn a 51-48 season-opening, non-conference win over Meridian on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Mount Baker High School.
Kylee Engholm scored a team-high 12 points, Emily Brandland chipped in 10 points and Danielle Tyler added nine.
“We shared the ball and everyone on the team scoring in the first game set the tone for what we want to be able to do down the stretch,” Baker first-year coach Kim Preston said in a phone interview. “Credit to Meridian, they really came back in the fourth quarter and put pressure on us.”
Trojans’ Ryley Zapien scored a game-high 14 points, and Natalie Swanson scored nine.
Other results
Lynden 48, Charles Best 34: Elisa Kooiman had 17 points, 11 rebounds and four assists as the Lynden Lions opened the season with a win Tuesday, Dec. 1, at home. Mariah Gonzalez added seven points and Lauren Zwiers and Sierra Smith had six points each.
Nooksack Valley 50, Blaine 37: Arlissa Oettel had 12 points, Rachel Sande added nine and Olivia Berkan and Brianna Turner each had eight points to lead the Nooksack Valley Pioneers to a win Tuesday, Dec. 1, at home over Blaine. Makayah Veliz had 11 points and Ashley Dickerson added 10 for Blaine.
Squalicum 44, Bellingham 39: Chalae Wolters had 14 points and eight rebounds to lead the Squalicum girls’ basketball team to a win over Bellingham to open the season Tuesday, Dec. 1. Josie Andert added seven points for the Storm. Bellingham was led by Paige Jacobsen’s 10 points and Emily Benson’s nine points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Burlington-Edison 66, Ferndale 52: Gabrielle Edison had 12 points for the Ferndale girls’ basketball team and Carmelita Rodriguez and Rylee Weg had seven points each, but Burlington-Edison’s Edie Breckenridge was too much as she had 21 points and went 5 of 6 from 3-point range.
They played super hard and really came out and played hard against a tough opponent.
Ferndale coach Mike Ivy on his team’s game
What to watch
The Golden Eagles take on Mount Baker in a non-conference matchup at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at Ferndale High School.
Scoreboard
GIRLS’ NWC STANDINGS
Overall | NWC | |
School (Class) | W-L | W-L |
Burlington-Edison (2A) | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Lynden (2A) | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Lynden Christian (1A) | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Nooksack Valley (1A) | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Mount Baker (1A) | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Sedro-Woolley (2A) | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Squalicum (2A) | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Anacortes (2A) | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Bellingham (2A) | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Blaine (2A) | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ferndale (3A) | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Meridian (1A) | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Sehome (2A) | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Lynden 48, Charles Best 34
Charles Best | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | — | 34 |
Lynden | 13 | 7 | 11 | 17 | — | 48 |
Charles Best: Not available. Totals: 13-51 5-13 34.
Lynden: Lauren Zwiers 6, Morgan Black 0, Jasmyne Neria 8, Mariah Gonzalez 7, Sierra Smith 6, Olivia Bonsen 0, Heidi Lankhaar 0, Elisa Kooiman 17, Emily Holt 2, Natalie Amos 2. Totals: 17-47 12-19 48.
3-point field goals — Charles Best: 3 (n/a); Lynden: 2 (Elisa Kooiman 1, Sierra Smith 1). Rebounds — Charles Best: 29 (n/a); Lynden: 33 (Elisa Kooiman 11). Assists — Charles Best: 7 (n/a); Lynden: 12 (Elisa Kooiman 4). Fouls — Charles Best: 20; Lynden: 18. Turnovers — Charles Best: 16; Lynden: 15.
Nooksack Valley 50, Blaine 37
Blaine | 6 | 8 | 19 | 4 | — | 37 |
Nooksack Valley | 13 | 13 | 16 | 8 | — | 50 |
Blaine: Brynn Hallderg 0, Alexis Hallberg 0, Ashley Dickerson 10, Makayah Veliz 11, Lauren Kordas 0, Josie Deming 6, Kjirstin Larson 4, Kaitlin Newton 6. Totals: 12-43 9-18 37.
Nooksack Valley: Arlissa Oettel 12, Maddi Myhre 2, Rachel Sande 9, Nikki VanderHeiden 0, Karly Stremler 2, Jasmin Zavala 0, Emilia Gimmaka 4, Olivia Berkan 8, Cassidy Zylstra 4, Katrina Gimmaka 1, Brianna Turner 8. Totals: 20-53 7-15 50.
3-point field goals — Blaine: 4 (Makayah Veliz 2); Nooksack Valley: 3 (Olivia Berkin 2). Rebounds — Blaine: 14 (n/a); Nooksack Valley: 34 (Brianna Turner 9). Assists — Blaine: n/a; Nooksack Valley: 10 (Katrina Gimmaka 3). Fouls — Blaine: 11; Nooksack Valley: 16. Turnovers — Blaine: 25; Nooksack Valley: 22.
Squalicum 44, Bellingham 39
Bellingham | 8 | 11 | 6 | 14 | — | 39 |
Squalicum | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | — | 44 |
Bellingham: Kylie Clark 3, Lindsey Richard 2, Jacquie Estrada 0, Suzie Bennett 7, Yumin Buckley 3, Eliza Rossman 0, Emily Benson 9, Tanisha Cook 2, Paige Jacobsen 10, Autumn Jacobsen 3. Totals: 13-44 10-22 39.
Squalicum: Shefka Williams 6, Sarah Hulbert 6, Hope Jorgenson 0, Hailey Linville 2, Hannah Kohr 2, Des’ree Henry 5, Josie Andert 9, Chalae Wolters 14. Totals: 11-43 10-15 44.
3-point field goals — Bellingham: 1 (Emily Benson); Squalicum: 4 (Shefka Williams, Sarah Hulbert, Des’ree Henry, Chalae Wolters). Rebounds — Bellingham: 54 (Emily Benson 7); Squalicum: 38 (Chalae Wolters 8). Assists — Bellingham: 12 (Emily Benson 4); Squalicum: 9 (Shefka Williams 4, Sarah Hulbert 4). Fouls — Bellingham: 16 (Benson); Squalicum: 21 (Chalae Wolters, Hannah Kohr). Turnovers — Bellingham: 22; Squalicum: 15.
Mount Baker 51, Meridian 48
Meridian | 10 | 16 | 3 | 19 | — | 48 |
Mount Baker | 22 | 14 | 11 | 4 | — | 51 |
Meridian: Ryley Zapien 14, Kyrin Baklund 8, Taran Tutterrow 0, Ellesse FitzGerald 5, Natalie Swanson 9, Tanis Harrison 0, Emily Stuth 2, Kiana Gray 2, MacKenzie Cox 8. Totals: N/A
Mount Baker: Kylee Engholm 12, Emily Brandland 10, Sam Jacoby 2, Summer Millman 3, McKenzie Yost 6, Kylind Powell 3, Danielle Tyler 9, Haylee Malone 6. Totals: N/A
3-point field goals — Meridian: 2-7; Mount Baker: 7-19 (Engholm 3). Rebounds — Meridian: 29; Mount Baker: 43. Fouls — Meridian: 16; Mount Baker: 23. Turnovers — Meridian: 13; Mount Baker: 24.
Burlington-Edison 66, Ferndale 52
Burlington-Ed. | 20 | 20 | 13 | 17 | — | 66 |
Ferndale | 11 | 19 | 13 | 16 | — | 52 |
Burlington-Edison: Smith 6, Lopez 11, Watson 13, Edie Breckenridge 21, Ray 5, Husband 0, Rodriguez 2, Reyes-Guzman 0, Gunderson 6, Woods 2. Totals: FT: 25-34 66.
Ferndale: Carmelita Rodriguez 7, Skylar Robison 2, Kylie Honrud 3, Gabrielle Edison 12, Rylee Weg 7, Nicole Guessford 2, Darrien Camarillo 6, Juliana Gholam 0, Morgan Barlean 4, Drew Westford 9. Totals: FT: 14-21 52.
3-point field goals — B-E: 9 (Edie Breckenridge 5); Ferndale: 2 (Rylee Weg 1, Carmelita Rodriguez 1). Rebounds — B-E: 38 (Gunderson 8); Ferndale: 41 (Gabrielle Edison 14). Assists — B-E: n/a; Ferndale: 6 (Darrien Camarillo 4). Fouls — B-E: 20; Ferndale: 26 (Gabrielle Edison). Turnovers — B-E: 26; Ferndale: 27.
This story was originally published December 1, 2015 at 10:37 PM with the headline "GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Mount Baker opens season with win."