San Benito’s varsity girls basketball team rolled over Gilroy
Friday night, winning 61-41.
Gilroy High’s varsity girls basketball got rolled by the San Benito Lady ‘Balers Friday night, losing 61-41.
The Mustangs trailed by as much as 30 points in the contest and had trouble getting into their offense all game due to constant pressure by the Lady ‘Balers. Gilroy committed over 30 turnovers.
“That’s what we’ve been doing all season long,” San Benito head coach David Kaplanski said. “Our offense is predicated off of our defense.
Vanessa Farias led San Benito in scoring with 14 points. Lauren Ademek added 11 points for the Lady ‘Balers while Kelsey Russell and Victoria Aguilera both pitched in eight.
The Lady ‘Balers had a well-rounded effort on offense, which left their coach thrilled with the performance.
“This was our best game as a team all season,” Kaplanski said.
For Gilroy, the same could not be said.
“I don’t want to make excuses, but right now we’re just a practice team,” Gilroy head coach James Wilkins said. “We look extremely good in practice … but when the lights have gone on, we’ve been mediocre.”
Vanessa Wilkins had a team high 11 points for Gilroy.
San Benito is now 12-4 overall, 3-0 in Tri-County Athletic League play. Gilroy dropped to 4-9 (0-2 TCAL), losing its fifth-straight game.
Junior Varsity Note:
The Gilroy girls basketball team was able to hold on in the final minutes of Friday’s contest, outlasting the Lady ‘Balers 32-28.
Point guard Sovi Nou led the Mustangs with 12 points. Angel Senior had eight points for Gilroy.
San Benito’s leading scorers were Danielle Acosta and Kim Warner, who each contributed with seven. Cassie Pate and Crystal Perreira each added four.
“It was pretty close game,” San Benito coach Karen Fortino said. “We just couldn’t get some baskets to fall offensively.”
San Benito will return to the floor to take on Alvarez Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Freshmen Note:
Demornay Granado grabbed 15 rebounds to go with five points to help lead Gilroy to a 33-29 victory over San Benito.
Emily Costa had eight points for Gilroy, while Nicole Rianda led San Benito with 10 points and seven rebounds. Jessica Vest had nine points and three steals, and Erin Glasspool had four points.
San Benito went to 15-2 on the year. This was the third game between the two teams in which the outcome was decided by four points or less.
“We handled their full-court press better this time and we had 13 less turnovers than the last game,” San Benito coach Tom Dean said. “Both teams had opportunities but didn’t convert due to very tough defense.”
San Benito will play Alvarez Wednesday at 4 p.m.
