Girls unbeaten at 12-0; set to close out NCL 1 season this week
The Lady Eagles have climbed the mountain for a second straight year, clinching no worse than a share of their second consecutive league basketball championship, with lopsided wins over Lower Lake 71-41 and Willits (67-26).
At press time Cloverdale (12-0, 20-4) was preparing to finish up the NCL 1 schedule with home games against Clear Lake (Feb. 5) and St. Helena on Senior Night (Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.). One win in the final two games would give the Eagles the league title outright.
Also looming on the horizon is the North Coast Section (NCS) playoffs, which start next week. The NCS seeding committee will meet this Sunday to fill out the divisional brackets.
Eagles win a pair
Cloverdale made short work of league opponents last week, beginning with a 71-41 rout over visiting Lower Lake on Jan. 30. The Eagles raced to an 11-point halftime lead and put the hammer down in the final two periods in coasting to the easy win. Pacing the offensive attack were Kayli Persons (20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals), Catherine Driver (18 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists), Tehya Bird (9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), Kaylee King (8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist), Morgan Sceales (8 points, 2 rebounds), Marina Lopez (6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal), Ahnna Randolph (2 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists) and Alyssa Moffett (1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 assist).
It was more of the same in a Feb. 1 visit to Willits, as Cloverdale raced to a 34-4 first-quarter lead en route to a 67-26 romp.
Bird led the way with 26 points (24 in 1st quarter), six rebounds and five assists. Other top contributors included Persons (15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal), Lopez (7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals), Driver (6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal), Moffett (5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal), Maci Hernandez (4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal), King (2 points, 6 rebounds), Randolph (2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist) and Sceales (4 rebounds).
