Girls use same formula for 2 basketball wins

The Lady Bulldogs added two more wins to their resume by beating Oceanside and Orange Glen in Valley League basketball action. Coach Dan Marshall’s squad is now 17-7 on the season and is 6-3 in the Valley League.

The Dawgs avenged an earlier road loss by beating Oceanside 68-56.

The Lady Dawgs jumped out to a 13-2 lead and cruised to a 20-10 lead at the end of the first eight minutes.

The second period was ugly. Oceanside used full court pressure to force 17 Lady Bulldog turnovers and tie the score at 28.

Coach Dan Marshall and his staff made the necessary adjustments at intermission and came out with some pressure of their own. Ramona forced eight turnovers in the third period and shut out the Pirates for the first seven minutes of the second half. Ramona took a 45-32 lead into the final stanza.

Ramona built the lead to twenty points and then cleared the bench as they crusied to a 68-56 win.

“We let them back into the game in the second period, but we came out and played well in the second half. Kellie Schoepp and Janet Nasman took control of the boards and the game in the second half,” stated Marsahll.

Schoepp and Nasman both recorded double doubles. Schoepp grabbed 11 rebounds and 15 points. Nasman had 14 rebounds, blocked a shot and scored a game high 20 points.

When the two were not grabbing rebounds or scoring points, they were giving each other assists. Schoepp set up Nasman with three assists. Nasman gave Schoepp four assists.

Chelsea Maurer played a complete game. She scored 14 points, grabbed three rebounds, had four steals on defense and dished off three assists.

Paige Conroy had four steals, three rebounds and scored three points. Christie Flores (1), Tessa Balcom (3), Linze Cole (7), and Kathryn Owens (5) also scored in the win. Owens contributed four rebounds and a blocked shot.

The Lady Bulldogs used the same formula to beat Orange Glen 59-38 on the road. Nasman (14), Schoepp (10) and Maurer (14) all scored in double digits. Schoepp and Nasman controlled the boards. Cole also joined the double-digit club.

“Linze Cole had a great game,” said Marshall. “She does the things that don’t always show up in the stats. She helps stabilize the offense, she plays defense, she goes to the boards and she finds the open shooter. However, against Orange Glen she was the open shooter, especially from three-point range.”

Cole hit four three-point shots for her 12 points.

Conroy (2), Flores (2), Balcom (1), and Owens (4) also scored in the win.