Cloverdale varsity basketball teams continued to shine on the league hard-court, with both boys and girls squads logging a pair of wins in recent outings.
The Lady Eagles (15-4, 8-0) stayed perfect atop the NCL 1 standings, notching lopsided home victories over St. Helena (51-16) and Middletown (59-38). At the start of play this week Cloverdale was a game up on second place Clear Lake (7-1), and three ahead of third place Kelseyville (5-3).
This week the ladies resume league action on Jan. 30 (after press time) at Kelseyville before coming home to host Fort Bragg this Friday, Feb. 2 (7:30 p.m.).
The varsity boys (14-5, 6-2) are in second place, two games back of league-leading Kelseyville. Cloverdale is coming off close road wins over St. Helena (50-47) and Middletown (56-51) and will play home and away dates this week against Kelseyville (Jan. 30) and Fort Bragg (Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m.)
Ladies rout league foes
The Lady Eagles made short work of both recent opponents, starting with a Jan. 23 romp over St. Helena. Cloverdale raced to a 32-6 halftime cushion and never looked back on the way to a 51-16 rout.
Pacing the offense were Camryn Figueroa (11 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal), Tehya Bird (9 points, 4 boards, 1 assist, 4 steals), Kayli Persons (8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal), Heather Sterling (7 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal), Maci Hernandez (6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1steal), Jaedyn Jenkins (4 points, 2 rebounds), Catherine Driver (2 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals), Cassendra Bassett (3 rebounds, 2 steals), Marina Lopez (2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals) and Shaye Stewart (4 rebounds).
The girls got off to a slow start three nights later against visiting Middletown, as the Eagles erased a 14-11 first-quarter deficit with a 21-6 run in the second for a 32-20 halftime lead. Cloverdale never trailed the rest of the way on its way to a 59-38 win.
Top point producers were Figueroa (19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal), Bird (17 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals), Persons (9 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals), Hernandez (8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal) and Jenkins (3 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal).
Boys turn back Saints, Mustangs
The Eagles were locked in a hotly contested battle at St. Helena on Jan. 23, mounting a 13-7 second-quarter run to take a 22-19 halftime lead. The teams would battle on even terms after intermission, with Cloverdale doing just enough to escape with a 50-47 win.
Leading the way for the Eagles were Jordan Persons (16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals), Josh Lemley (14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks), Christian Chavez (11 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 block), Ross Sceales (4 points, 5 rebounds), Eli Arreola (4 points, 2 rebounds) and Drew Edens (1 point, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals).
It was more of the same on Friday at Middletown, as the Eagles clawed back from a 27-23 halftime deficit with a strong second half to pull out an eventual 56-51 victory.
Pacing the offense were Persons (21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals), Lemley (10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block), Chavez (9 points, 8 boards, 4 assists), Sceales (7 points, 9 rebounds), Marcos Jimenez (6 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal) and Arreola (3 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists).
