GIRLS’ BASKETBALL : Marshall High’s Early-Season Jitters Appear to Be a Thing of the Past

Marshall High didn’t win the Washington or Bell tournaments, but the experience helped the Barristers defeat San Pedro, 62-33, in the San Fernando tournament final Wednesday at San Fernando High.

“It was a wake-up call,” senior guard Jamie Kogan said. “It made us a better team.”

Marshall opened the season by splitting four games in the Washington tournament, and then lost two of three games in the Bell tournament the previous week.

“It was a humbling experience, but they came to the reality there are other good teams out there,” Marshall Coach Wendy Triplett said. “And when we’re playing in the playoffs in the first round, that could make the difference down the stretch.”

There was little drama against San Pedro.

Paced by 16 first-half points from Kogan, the Barristers raced to a 29-13 second-quarter lead. Marshall, which led at halftime, 35-17, opened the second half with a 9-0 run and built a 50-22 advantage with two minutes left in the third quarter.

Kogan finished with a game-high 19 points. She also had seven rebounds and seven assists. Teammates Korey Kobata added 12 points and seven assists and Eva Rodriguez scored eight.

Kogan, who had 21 and 20 points in a 63-18 first-round victory over Cleveland and a 37-21 semifinal win against Hamilton, was selected to the all-tournament team along with Kobata and Rodriguez for Marshall.

“We thought we had a good chance to win the tournament, but we didn’t go in thinking we were going to win it all,” Kobata said. “We’re starting to get to know each other and playing better together.”

Records: San Pedro 4-4; Marshall 8-4

Washington 50, Cerritos 46--Trysta Wilson made three three-point baskets and had six assists to lift Washington to the championship quarterfinal victory in the Touranment of Champions in Santa Barbara Thursday. Wilson and Lareishia Findley had a team-high 11 points each.

Records: Washington 7-3; Cerritos 7-2

Crenshaw 74, Las Vegas Chaparral 43--Naila Moseley had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Kristi Lattin had 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Cougars defeated Nevada State champion Chapparral on Wednesday in the finals of the Cheyenne Las Vegas Basketball Tournament.

Lattin was named the tournament most valuable.

Records: Crenshaw 13-0; Chapparral 9-1

Fremont 71, Chatsworth 67--Shaterry Danley scored a game-high 31 points as the Pathfinders won a round-robin game in the Van Nuys Tournament Wednesday at Van Nuys High.

Aisha Sabage and Florastine Hillis added 16 points each for Fremont.

Record: Fremont 3-7

Bell Gardens 46, Katella 40 (OT)--Adriana Villalobos made a three-point shot to tie the score at 39 with 27 seconds left in regulation and scored six of the Lancers’ seven points in overtime to lift the Lancers to the nonleague victory Tuesday. Villalobos had 27 points.

Records: Bell Gardens 5-4