Girls basketball is 2-0 in Valley League play

Ramona High School’s girls basketball team is off to a strong start in defense of last year’s Valley League Champion title. The team is 2-0 so far in Valley League play.

The Bulldogs faced Mission Vista on Tuesday, Jan. 20, and won by 40 points, 69-29.

Friday had the team at Oceanside High School where the Bulldogs took down the Pirates, 50-38.

Mission Vista was able to keep the score close in the first period where only a difference of 4 points separated them from the Bulldogs. The second quarter was a different story, wherein the Bulldogs scored 27 and did not allow the Timberwolves a single point.

The Bulldogs were dialed in, even when shooting free throws. Chiara Mattern was a perfect 4-4 at the line. She had a great game in which she netted 22 total points on the night.

Other members of the 100 percent shooting club were Lauren Werhanowicz and Jordan Stites.

Head coach Ken Scheib took the opportunity to rest some of his starters and give his bench some court time: Leah Green was 2-4 shooting and had 3 rebounds, Maddy Funk made a basket, McKenzie Griffin had five offensive rebounds and scored 4 points, Molly McLeod had a basket and six rebounds.

Hannah Farhat had a solid outing with zero turnovers in the game. She also contributed a rebound, a steal, a block and five assists.

Co-Captain Katherine Mauldin played the entire game and had numbers indicative of that. She had 11 rebounds, an assist, six steals and contributed 25 points.

Kylee Scheib (co-captain) also was in the entire 24 minutes. She had five defensive rebounds, five assists and four steals in the Bulldog victory.

Friday’s match up with the Oceanside Pirates was a close game. Neither team was up by more than a couple of baskets heading into the final period. At the start of the fourth, the score was 33-31 Ramona. The Bulldogs hit their stride, and their baskets, scoring 17 to the Pirates 7 and making the final score 50-38.

Mauldin led all scorers (both Ramona and Oceanside) by putting up 17 of the 50 points in the game.

Mattern scored 13, 9 points coming from 3-point shots.

Scheib contributed 11, Werhanowicz 7 and Farhat 2.

The girls will play a non-league match at home on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 30, begins a five-game in-league home stand. Beginning with this game, the boys and girls varsity teams will play on the same night. Fans of basketball can get two varsity level games for the price of one.

The Bulldogs face Fallbrook on Jan. 30. The girls team begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by the boys team at approximately 7 p.m.