Girls Roundup : Foothill Scores 80-27 Victory Over Magnolia

Foothill High School, still smarting from an upset loss in the finals of the Marina-Edison tournament last week, took out its aggressions on Magnolia Wednesday night, destroying the Sentinels, 80-27, in the opening round of the Cypress Tournament.

The Knights held Magnolia’s high-scoring center Michelle Carter, who had been averaging 38 points a game, to 13 points. Carter had scored 50 points on two occasions this season, but made only 6 of 17 shot attempts Wednesday, due in large part to a swarming Foothill zone.

Foothill’s Jennifer Osur had 17 points, while guard Felice Geddy added 12 points, Three other Foothill players scored in double figures, center Chris McFerson had 11, and forwards Jill Osur and Cheryl Bonner each had 10.

Foothill took a 12-0 lead, Magnolia colsed to 14-9 midway through the first quarter and Foothill then went on a 10-0 scoring tear to finishing the quarter ahead, 24-9.

Foothill meets Millikan in the tournament’s second round at 3:30 p.m. today. Magnolia will play Kennedy in the consolation round at 2:00 p.m.

In other Cypress tournament action:

Huntington Beach 66, Warren 35--Allyson Haetman, a 5-7 junior guard, scored 20 points to lead Huntington Beach to the easy victory in first-round action. Huntington Beach will face Cypress in the second round at 6:30 tonight.

Millikan 68, Kennedy 58--After the Irish had build a 33-28 halftime advantage, the Rams roared back in the third quarter, outscoring Kennedy, 20-6. Junior Jan Pearson scored 17 points and Sharon Moore, a 5-10 senior, added 16 to lead a balanced Millikan attack. Kennedy sophomore Uraula Lovely led all scores with 27 points.

Riverside Poly 69, Pacifica 24--Pacifica trailed, 40-6, by halftime and was never in it. Four Riverside Poly players scored in double figures. Adrianne Drake had 12 points to lead the Bears.

Long Beach Jordan 46, Los Alamitos 35--Prikeba Phipps, a 6-3 sophomore center, led all scorers with 20 points, while teammate Brigitte Frazier added 10 points to pace Jordan. Los Alamitos was led by sophomore guard Kelli Moore’s 13 points.

Cypress 49, Lakewood 33--Laura Marmitt’s 21 points and Elizabeth Crossdale’s 15 points lifted the Centurions into the second round, where they will face Huntington Beach.

Ocean View 64, Bolsa Grande 34--Michelle Chomicz led the Seahawks into the second round with 18 points and 17 rebounds. Ocean View had only a 32-26 halftime lead, but outscored Bolsa Grande, 32-8, in the second half. The Seahawks will face Riverside Poly at 8:00 tonight.

Loara 75, Westminster 25--The Saxons (8-3) took a 42-12 halftime lead as 6-1 center Shanna Beer overwhelmed the Lions with 29 points and 13 rebounds. Loara’s next opponent will be Long Beach Jordan tonight at 5 p.m.