GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Trojans hand Pioneers their first defeat of season
Ellesse FitzGerald had 18 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Meridian girls’ basketball team to a 54-45 nonconference victory Friday, Dec. 11, over the previously unbeaten Nooksack Valley Pioneers.
“It was a big win for us, just trying to build and improve,” Meridian coach Mark Gilmore said in a phone interview. “The girls played really hard.”
Ryley Zapien had 12 points and three assists for the Trojans and MacKenzie Cox pulled down six rebounds.
Arlissa Oettel and Brianna Turner had 12 points each for Nooksack Valley and Katrina Gimmaka added 10 points.
Other results
Mount Baker 66, Oak Harbor 14: The Mount Baker girls rolled to a nonconference win over Oak Harbor on Friday, Dec. 11, at home. Emily Brandland had 17 points and three assists, Kylind Powell had 15 points, 13 rebounds and three assists, Kylee Engholm had 11 points, including three 3-pointers and Danielle Tyler added 12 points.
Bellingham 74, Marysville-Pilchuck 63: Red Raiders coach Mark Wright got his first win at Bellingham as his squad exploded offensively in a foul-heavy game. Paige Jacobsen led Bellingham with 16 points while Emily Benson scored 14, Suzie Bennett scored 13 and Eliza Rossman scored 12. There were 52 total fouls in the game.
Anacortes 49, Sehome 36: Sehome’s Sam Hruby scored nine points and had 10 boards, but the Mariners struggled during the fourth quarter and took a 49-36 nonleague loss to Anacortes on Friday, Dec. 11, on the road. Sarah Eissess scored a team-high 11 points, and Madison McPhee had four points and a team-high 11 rebounds.
I thought this was our best intensity energy game tha we have played up to this point, and it was a really nice performance by all nine of our players
Sehome coach Kim Kirk on Mariners’ 49-36 loss
Up next
The Pioneers have to turnaround and face La Conner less than 24 hours after Friday night's contest. Nooksack Valley lost to the Braves last year, so this game will show how improved the Pioneers are.
Scoreboard
NWC STANDINGS
All | NWC | |
School (Class) | W-L | W-L |
Anacortes (2A) | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Bellingham (2A) | 1-4 | 0-0 |
Blaine (2A) | 0-4 | 0-0 |
Burlington-Edison (2A) | 5-0 | 0-0 |
Ferndale (3A) | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Lynden (2A) | 3-1 | 0-0 |
Lynden Christian (1A) | 4-0 | 0-0 |
Meridian (1A) | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Mount Baker (1A) | 6-0 | 0-0 |
Nooksack Valley (1A) | 3-1 | 0-0 |
Sedro-Woolley (2A) | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Sehome (2A) | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Squalicum (2A) | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Meridian 54, Nooksack Valley 45
Nooksack Valley | 11 | 25 | 30 | 45 | — | 00 |
Meridian | 12 | 26 | 43 | 54 | — | 00 |
Nooksack Valley: Arlissa Oettel 12, Maddi Myhre 0, Rachel Sande 2, Nikki VanderHeiden 2, Jasmin Zavala 1, Olivia Berkan 2, Cassidy Zylstra 4, Katrina Gimmaka 10, Brianna Turner 12. Totals: 45.
Meridian: Ryley Zapien 12, Kyrin Baklund 9, Taran Tutterrow 0, Ellesse FitzGerald 18, Natalie Swanson 1, Tanis Harrison 2, Emily Stuth 6, Kiana Gray 4, Deborah Eigenbrood 0, MacKenzie Cox 2. Totals: 54.
3-point field goals — Nooksack Valley: 0; Meridian: 4 (Ellesse Fitzgerald 4). Rebounds — Nooksack Valley: 38 (n/a); Meridian: 30 (Cox 6). Assists — Nooksack Valley: n/a; Meridian: 10 (Ryley Zapien 3). Fouls — Nooksack Valley: 19; Meridian: 22. Turnovers — Nooksack Valley: n/a; Meridian: 14.
Anacortes 49, Sehome 36
Sehome | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | — | 36 |
Anacortes | 13 | 10 | 15 | 11 | — | 49 |
Sehome: Maddy Hooker 1, Madison MacPhee 4, Alex Payne 0, Taryn Clark 1, Natalie Zender 3, Samantha Hruby 9, Madison Ulrich 1, Sarah Eissess 11, Emma Clark 6. Totals: 10-50 13-30 36.
Anacortes: Maddy Hance 17, Nicole McInerney 2, Erin Huffstodt 2, Clare Martin 8, Sally Vaux 0, Olivia White 0, Taylor Mathis 0, Brooke Geffe 8, Gabby Ronngren 8, Alex Aldridge 2, Baylee South 2, Melissa Frein 0. Totals: 17-45 9-16 49.
3-point field goals — Sehome: 3 (Hruby 2); Anacortes: 2 (Hance/Martin 1). Rebounds — Sehome: 38 (McPhee 11, Hruby 10); Anacortes: 26. Assists — Sehome: 9 (Hruby 3). Fouls — Sehome: 15; Anacortes: 23. Turnovers — Sehome: 19; Anacortes: 17.
Bellingham 74, Marysville-Pilchuck 63
Marysville-Pil. | 16 | 18 | 5 | 25 | — | 63 |
Bellingham | 25 | 15 | 15 | 19 | — | 74 |
Marysville-Pilchuck: Wright 0, Inthathirath 6, Lentini 0, Acuario 0, Lee 6, Kalab 23, Justice 5, Jenkins 7, Williams 10, Binge 1, Gross 0, Carson 5. Totals: 19-78 19-36 63.
Bellingham: Kylie Clark 4, Lindsey Richard 6, Jacquie Estrada 0, Suzie Bennett 13, Yumin Buckley 0, Eliza Rossman 12, Emily Benson 14, Shaina Autumn-Polin 2, Tanisha Cook 0, Paige Jacobsen 16, Autumn Jacobsen 7. Totals: 27-54 18-31 74.
3-point field goals — Marysville-Pilchuck: 6 (Kalab 3); Bellingham: 2 (Benson 2). Rebounds — Marysville-Pilchuck: 43 (Williams 8); Bellingham: 51 (Bennett 12). Assists — Marysville-Pilchuck: 9 (Lee, Jenkins 3); Bellingham: 18 (Clark 5). Fouls — Marysville-Pilchuck: 24 (Fouled out: Lee); Bellingham: 28 (Fouled out: Autumn Jacobsen, Emily Benson, Kylie Clark). Turnovers — Marysville-Pilchuck: 16; Bellingham: 19.
Mount Baker 66, Oak Harbor 14
Oak Harbor | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 14 |
Mount Baker | 17 | 15 | 22 | 12 | — | 66 |
Oak Harbor: Jones 0, Miesle 0, Langrock 0, Bunch 4, Jansen 2, Mookie 2, Whitefoot 6. Totals: FT: 4-6 14.
Mount Baker: Haylee Malone 7, Emily Brandland 17, Danielle Tyler 12 , Summer Millman 0, Kylee Engholm 11, Kylind Powell 15, McKenzie Yost 0. Totals: 28-66 2-4 66.
3-point field goals — Oak Harbor: 0; Mount Baker: 8 (Kylee Engholm 3). Rebounds — Oak Harbor: n/a; Mount Baker: 39 (Kylind Powell 13). Assists — Oak Harbor: n/a; Mount Baker: 18 (Haylee Malone 3, Emily Brandland 3, Kylind Powell 3, McKenzie Yost 3). Fouls — Oak Harbor: n/a; Mount Baker: 12. Turnovers — Oak Harbor: n/a; Mount Baker: 10.
This story was originally published December 11, 2015 at 10:46 PM with the headline "GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Trojans hand Pioneers their first defeat of season."