Marianas High School won both its varsity and junior varsity games against Saipan Southern High School in the 2011-2012 Marianas Interscholastic Sports Organization Girls Basketball League last Thursday at the MHS Gymnasium.<\/p>\n
The Lady Dolphins held off a fourth quarter surge by the Lady Manta Rays for a 58-48 win in the varsity game, while MHS slipped past Southern in the junior varsity match, 33-28.<\/p>\n
The defending varsity champions stretched their unbeaten streak to four, while Southern fell to an even 2-2 card. Southern and MHS\u2019s junior varsity squads hold similar 2-1 cards.<\/p>\n
The Lady Dolphins held the Lady Rays to only two points in the first period to take early control of the match. Lia Rangamar led the first-quarter attack with her seven points, giving MHS a 17-2 advantage.<\/p>\n
Southern recovered in the second canto, as it drew contributions from six players to move within a basket at halftime, 22-24.<\/p>\n
The Lady Dolphins regrouped after the break and reclaimed control of the match, 42-31, heading into the final period. Melody Johnson carried the torch for MHS with her eight points in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Then in the fourth and final canto, Roxanne Duanes racked up 15 points to lead Southern\u2019s late rally in the fourth quarter, but the Lady Rays ran out of time.<\/p>\n
Duenas led all scorers with 23 points, while Johnson and Jaime Mendoza combined for 31 points for MHS.<\/p>\n
In the junior varsity pairing, Krizandra Gozon tallied eight points in the opening 10 minutes to help MHS build a 12-6 margin. Jeraldine Castillo supported Gozon with five points in the second quarter, as MHS remained in front at the break, 21-11. Gozon and Castillo accounted for all of MHS\u2019 points in the first half.<\/p>\n
In the second half, Czarina Lizama came alive for Southern, making seven markers in the third quarter. However, the Lady Rays still trailed, 20-28, heading into the final period.<\/p>\n
MHS was contained to just a handful of baskets at crunch time, but its earlier lead was enough to preserve the win.<\/p>\n
Gozon finished with a game-high 17 points, while Lizama turned in 13 on the short end.<\/p>\n
The regular season of the MISO girls caging continues today with the Lady Dolphins taking on Saipan International School\u2019s Lady Geckos (1-2) at 4:30pm for the varsity match. Then on Thursday, Southern faces Kagman High School (0-2) at 4:30pm for the junior varsity game, while the varsity match is set at 5:30pm.<\/p>\n
[B]Junior Varsity Game[\/B]<\/p>\n
MHS 33 \u2013 Gozon 17, Castillo 12, Echavez 2.<\/p>\n
SSHS 28 \u2013 C. Lizama 13, V. Bartolo 6, Francisco 5, Kintaro 2, C. Bartolo 2<\/p>\n
Scoring by quarters: 12-6, 21-11, 28-20, 33-28.<\/p>\n
[B]Varsity Game[\/B]<\/p>\n
MHS 58 \u2013 Johnson 16, Mendoza 15, Williams 8, Rangamar 7, Arboliras 4, Ada 4, Alegre 2, Abrams 2.<\/p>\n
SSHS 48 \u2013 Duenas 23, Gelacio 6, Maui 6, Joseph 5, R. Lizama 3, Banados 2, Lloren 2, Libunao 1.<\/p>\n
Scoring by quarters: 17-2, 24-22, 42-31, 58-48.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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