Those who claim basketball in a 'non-contact' sport have apparently never attended a contest between Lompoc and Cabrillo. The girls contest at Cabrillo on Friday was rather intense, although not rising to the level of the near combat in the lane between Chelsea Casullo (who was at the game)[Scroll Down for News] and Roxanne Rentschler a few years back. Downtown the fellas combined for 79 FT attempts on 53 fouls.
Lompoc/Cabrillo Basketball
Girls at CabrilloCabrillo 55, Lompoc 47
[C: 14,12,15,14 - 55 L: 14,4,17,12 - 47]
A young, thin (8 players) and inexperienced Lompoc squad, got younger and more inexperieced, but battled the also very young Conquistadors on an even basis for most of the night. The problem for the Braves was that most isn't all. The teams scored 14 apiece in the 1st quarter, and both scored 29 points after the half, thus it was in the 2nd period that Cabrillo struck the blow from which Lompoc never recovered.
The Braves were able to build and hold a 4-6 lead through much of the 1st, but Cabrillo was able to close out the period with an 4-0 run in the last 2 minutes to tie the game at 14. Part of the difficulty that Lompoc had was that both Rylee Sager and Precilla Castellanos got into early foul trouble, with each committing the dreaded back-to-back fouls with-in seconds.
In the 2nd, Cabrillo's defense hounded the Braves into several turnovers, and Lompoc missed several easy shots, a recurring Braves bug-a-boo. The result being just 4 points scored in the period, allowing the Conqs to build an 8 point lead.
Lompoc did fight its way back into the game in the 3rd, tying the score at 28 with 5:17 remaining an forcing a Cabrillo time-out. They even took a sort lived 29-28 lead, but had expended so much energy to get back level that they didn't have reserves to deal with the Conq counter-offensive, and Cabrillo scored 9 in a row. Lompoc would make some other surges, but to no avail.
Cabrillo Head Coach Kari Rosson, who has long been preaching teamwork, was thrilled with the way her charges played together. "I told them before the game, and during practice- 'If we don't work together, we won't beat them.' They worked together. They executed. They concentrated. Passing, everything, I just couldn't be happier."
The Braves' first loss was the unavailability of starting Point Guard Lexie Barbosa. She was replaced at the point by 2-guard Precilla Castellanos, who was replaced in turn by Mackenzee Chambers. Chambers spot off the bench was assigned to Bella Almanza who was called up from the JV squad. Highlighting what Claudia Terrones, Lompoc Head Coach, stated -"We're young. We're still learning the fundamentals of the game." She was particularly concerned with problems in the defensive transitions, but she pointed out "We're working hard. Working everyday, and all we can do is get better."
Since both groups are quite young - 3 juniors, 5 sophomores, 2 freshmen among the starters, most of these girls are not far removed from youth basketball where they often played on the same teams with members of the other squad. There was, before and after the game, a kind family reunion aspect to the event. Moms, dads, kids, and others catching up with one another, and a plethora of hugs. During the game, however, there was something more akin to 'sibling rivalry' on display.
One exception to both the youth and the shared history is Belgian exchange student and senior, Chloe Vangansberg, who had one of her better nights and was one the Conq players who really stepped up her game Friday night. Her 8 points more than quintupling her 1.5 ppg average. Soph Sophia Stevens also played well, doubling her average in both points and rebounds. The most improved play though may have been, Cabrillo PG Gaby Baumgardner who was able to reduce her turnover numbers, was more efficient on offense, and played smart, hustling defense.
The only Lompoc senior, Shyanne Dean, also answered the bell, especially after frosh Sager,who was playing well, ran into foul trouble. Castellanos was in almost constant motion, and Arianna Espinosa kept the Braves in the game with big bucket after big bucket.
Braves [5-9, 0-2]: Arianna Espinosa 12 (2x3), Chrisshnay Brown 9 (5-8 FT), Rylee Sager 9 (1-1FT) [Fouled Out], Mackenzee Chambers 7 (1x3), Shyanne Dean 6, Precilla Castellanos 4 (2-3FT). Team: Fouls 18 (9/9), 8-12 FT.
Conqs [6-8, 2-1]: Sophie Stevens 10 pts, 6 rbs; Devan McCune 10pts, 4 stls; Gaby Baumgardner 9 pts, 4 assts, 4 stls; Fallon Wynne 8; Chloe Vangansberg 8; Tori Wilson 5; Chelsea Kelley 4, 6 rbs; Delany Malta 1. Team: Fouls 12 (7/5), 5-14 FT. Cabrillo had no 3-pt baskets & no-one fouled out.
Junior Varsity
Cabrillo 58, Lompoc 34
[C: 17,18,13,10 - 58 L: 13,7,0,14 - 34]
Lompoc was down 10 in the 1st quarter, but rallied and closed to within two (19-17) early in the 2nd. After a Cabrillo surge, the Braves would squeeze the margin down to 4 (24-20) on a Lovingood deuce with about 4 minutes left before halftime. They would not score again until early in the 4th quarter, during which time Cabrillo would double their previous total.
Coach Jared McCune liked what he saw from Taylor Kelley, including - "Really great pressure defense."
The Braves hadn't played in about 3 weeks, were without their best player, and played like it. The Lompoc squad is also almost all freshmen, 1 sophomore played Friday, while Cabrillo has 5 juniors, 5 sophomores, and 1 frosh.
Conqs : Jenna Daley 17, Taylor Kelley 12, Vanessa Villanueva 9, Raquel Caballero 8, Alexis Glenn 7, Vanessa Martinez 3, Jynnnifer Thorstensen 1. Team: 20-33 FT.
Braves : Jocelyn Mata-Taylor 17 (5x3), Aryana Lovingood 7, Destiny Goggins 4, Alex Martinez 3 (1x3), Makena Blanco 2, Mika Bratley 1. Isabella 'Bella' Almanza (21 pts in her prior game) was moved to varsity. Team: 4-9 FT.
Boys at Lompoc
Cabrillo 78, Lompoc 73 [OT]
[C: 14,17,19,15,13 - 78 L: 20,12,13,20,8 - 73]
This game hinged on fouls and free throws, especially a technical foul in overtime .... [STORY]
Conqs : Chad Brodhead 21(1x3,11-15FT), 16 rbs, 7 blks [Fouled Out]; Josh West 18 (1x3, 15 FT)(9 3rd Q)[Fouled Out]; Michael Woodard 17 (1x3); Oswaldo Zacharias 11 (1x3); Reshawn Strawder 5; Josh Harris 4 [Fouled Out], Aaron Abayari 2. Team: 21 Fouls, 39-51 FT (13-16 OT). Rebounds 35.
Braves : Torey Sims 25 (2x3)(10 4thQ); Luciano Lopez 15, 10 rbs [Fouled Out]; B.J. Taylor 9 (4thQ 3 FG,3 rbs); Drayton Howell 9 (1x3); Brian Piemme 8 [Fouled Out]; Rafael Arrellano 4 [Fouled Out]; Chris Gonzalez 2; Taylor Cornejo 1. Team: Fouls 32, 14-28 FT. Rebounds 48.
Junior Varsity
Lompoc 62, Cabrillo 43
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Boys Basketball
Los Padres League
Morro Bay 40, at Santa Ynez 39MB won the 'Battle of the Pirated when Luke Munds dropped a trey as the horn sounded.
MB Pirates [7-9, 2-1]: Luke Munds 21 pts (3x3), Elijah Lampley 9 pts, 17 rbs.
SY Pirates : Chase Sanchez13 pts.
at Santa Maria 56, Nipomo 50
[SM: ?,?,22,9 - 56 N: ?,?,?,14 - 50]
The Saints 'Back-to-the-Future' program continues. Mark Siverly, who led them to a Northern League crown back in the day, has them resurgent.
Saints [11-5, 2-0]: J.T. Simkins 15; Shemarr Parker 15, 10 rbs; Gerardo Coria 10 rbs, 11 stls.
Titans [1-15,0-3]: No Additional Information Provided.
PAC-7 League
at Righetti 69, Arroyo Grande 52[R: 12,19,?,? - 69 AG: 12,15,?,? - 52]
Eagles [11-5, 0-2]: DeSean Scott 11 pts, 6 rbs; Matt Willkomm 9; Carson Wack9; Brennan Rivera 9; Cobe Williams 6 pts, 6 assts..
Warriors : Cameron Walker 22, Marcus McMorris 12, Landon Brown 12.
at Pioneer Valley 61, Paso Robles 59
The Paso kids have lost their 1st 2 PAC-7 games by a total of 3 points (Righetti 63-62 on Wednesday).
Bearcats [4-10, 0-2]: Josh Wilson-Murry 22pts (5x3), Rudy Binkele 13, Jaylon Davis 12.
Panthers [3-10, 1-1]: Drew Johnson 25 pts, 12 rbs.
Atascadero 68, San Luis Obispo 53
SLO was down 8 points (18-10) after the 1st and 27 points after the third quarter, but managed to cut the lead to 18 in the 4th..
Greyhounds [8-6,1-0]: 11 Players scored. Connor Kim (2x3); Robbie Berwick 9 pts, 10 rbs, 6 assts; Joe Johnson 6 pts, 5 rbs. Team: Won 8 of last 9 games. 7-18 3PTs
Tigers [6-9,1-1]: Carlson Schwoerer 13 pts, David Thoresen10 pts. Blake Shapazian - Out/Injured.
Coast Valley League
at Valley Chr. Academy 80, North County Chr. 21NCC Crusaders [2-7, 1-3]: Blake Marchell 14 pts, 5 rbs; Nolan Cannon 6 pts, 8 rbs.
VCA Lions [9-4, 4-0]: Andy Wilson 18 pts; Luke Nichols 13 pts; Conley Runions 12pts, 11 rbs; Peter Wilson 11pts; Jed Hedlund 10pts; Malac Taylor 10 pts.
Los Vegas Tournament
[Semifinal] St. Joseph 72, Las Vegas Rancho 49[SJ: 14,23,25,10 - 72 R: 15,9,5,19 - 49]
Knights [10-3]: Case Bruton 20, Curry Parham 19, Keith Datu 11.
Rams [1-9]: Josiah Timpson 19, J-men Eagles 14.
The Knights vie for the 'Three-peat' Saturday night.
8 p.m.[Championship]: St Joseph vs. Buckley (Sherman Oaks)
Girls Basketball
Los Padres League
Morro Bay 51, Santa Ynez 8[Halftime Morro Bay 23-0]
Pirates [9-3, 3-0]: Hannah Gilbert 13, Sierra Schwellenbach 10, Kara Schmidt 7, Jerrica Crosby 7.
at Nipomo 39, Santa Maria 25
Titans [7-8]: Taylor Nevitt 11 points.
PAC-7 League
at Arroyo Grande 43, Righetti 28[AG: 10,8,13,12 - 43 R: 5,7,2,14 - 28]
Righetti was done in by a slow start and finished off with a 13-2 3rd period.
Eagles [8-7, 1-1]: Olivia Galindo 12 pnts, 6 stls; Jordan Robinson 11 pts, 5 rbs, 5 stls, 3 assts; Ashlyn Herlihy 6 pts, 9 rbs; Alex Mero 4 pts, 5 stls, 3 assts.
Warriors [5-10,0-2]: Amy Ornelas
Pioneer Valley 55, at Paso Robles 36
Paso saw a 14 1st period margin (18-4) and a 21 point 2nd quarter lead wilt under the Panther press. PV had a 23 point (33-10) advantage following halftime and matched it's PAC-7 win total from last season.
Bearcats [7-7, 1-1]: Molly Donovan 12, Katie Ryan 8.
Panthers [11-3,2-0]: Ali Rodriguez 25 pts; Christine Aguilar 10pts, 6 rbs; Shnyia Tell 6 rbs.
at SLO 41, Atascadero 30
Not a pretty one. Each team had a 4 point quarter (Atas - 1st, SLO - 3rd), and it was 27-26 midway through the 4th before SLO pulled away. Mary Kate Evans, returning from a foot injury, was in foul trouble early, and only tallied 4 points before fouling out in the late stages of the 4th.
Tigers [7-8,1-1]: Jessica Judge 14, Erica Chandler 14.
Grayhounds [8-4,0-1]: Maddie Leoung 7, Chandler Haskell 6, Mary Kate Evans 4.
Boys Soccer
PAC-7 League
Arroyo Grande 3, at Righetti 1Eagles [7-5-1, 2-0]: Juan Jazo 1 goal, 1 assist; Josh Wilkins 1 goal; Miguel Fregoso 1 goal; Raul Munoz 1 assist. Aaron Friedman 5 saves.
Warriors [5-7-1,1-1-0]: Jorge Guzman (70th, None). Goaltenders - Maisen Baro (out early - recurrent concussion symptoms), Nicholas Almaguer (Emergency GK) 3 saves, 2 goals allowed.
San Luis Obispo 2, at Atascadero 0
Tigers [8-4-2, 1-1]: Alex Maier (2H, Free Kick), Chris Poh (2H, Mo Morales). Michael Lambert 5 saves.
Pioneer Valley 3, Paso Robles 2 [2 OT]
Bearcats [5-5-2, 0-2 P7]: Daniel Viramontes 1 goal, Rafael Roman 1 goal, Johnny Rodriguez 1 assist.
Juan Carlos Ruiz 8 saves.
Girls Soccer
PAC-7 League
at Arroyo Grande 4, Righetti 1Eagles [7-0-6,1-0-1]: Goals (Assists) - Nadine Reed (9th, Mallory Flatebo), Elizabeth Heyde (10th, Alyssa Nevis), Nadine Reed (33rd, rebound/Jane Summers), Nadine Reed (2H 1st, Bri Welch). GK Sarah Doughty [80 min].
Warriors [4-4-0,1-1-0]: Itzy Pinon (2H 5th, Penalty Kick). GK Leann Wolf
at San Luis Obispo 3, Atascadero 0
Tigers [8-6-1, 2-0]: Brady Candaele 2 goals, 1 assist; Darla Berkefeld 1 goal. Lily McCann 8 saves.
Girls Water Polo
Arroyo Grande Winter Classic Tournament
at Arroyo Grande HS/Nipomo HS/Righetti HSFriday, 4 January 2013
at Arroyo Grande
Pool Play
AG 10, Thousand Oaks 3
AG 11, Costa Mesa 4
Eagles [11-2]: Melanie Papovich 3 goals vs ThO, Alexis Elias 5 goals vs CM. Hannah Wadlow 17 (5, 12) total saves.
Arroyo Grande 2-0, advances to the quarter-finals.
at Nipomo
Pool Play
Cabrillo 15, Nipomo 10
Cabrillo 10, Louisville (Woodland Hills) 7
Louisville 13, Nipomo 5
Cabrillo 2-0, Lousville 1-1, Nipomo 0-2. Cabrillo advances to the quarter-finals.
at Righetti
Pool Play
Righetti 14, Arroyo Grande JV 5
Buena (Ventura) 13, Righetti 12
Buena (Ventura) 14, St. Joseph 5
Arroyo Grande JV 12, St. Joseph 11
Buena 2-0, Righetti 1-1, AG JV 1-1, St. Joseph 0-2.
Buena [10-2]: Vs.St. Joseph -Paige Trebour-Ballard 6 goals. Danielle Herforth 10 saves.Vs. Righetti - Paige Trebour-Ballard 10 goals, Kaitlyn Dembowski 2 goals. Herforth made 12 saves.
OTHER POOLS
Pool Play
Roosevelt 11, Santa Ynez 1
Atascadero 10, Santa Ynez 8
Roosevelt 16, Atascadero 14.
Pool Play
Rio Mesa 9, SLO 5
Ventura 16, SLO 5
Ventura vs. Rio Mesa
Tigers [5-9]: Anna Mullen 22 total saves.
Pool Play
Paso Robles 9, Oxnard 7
Newbury Park 17, Paso Robles 6
Newbury Park vs. Oxnard
Chelsea Cassulo
The Arizona State thrower, heads back to the Desert on Saturday to begin chucking the hammer long distances. The first meet of her senior season is Saturday 13 January 2013 at the Lumberjack Invitational at Flagstaff, AZ.
Personal Bests:
Shot Put: 43-10.50
Discus: 144-00
Hammer: 210-09
Weight: 65-02.25
Javelin: 123-00
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