Ceres High girls basketball coach Shawna Nunes didn't know what to expect when the Bulldogs opened their 2004-2005 season at home against Edison on Tuesday, Nov. 16.
"They did much better than anticipated given half of the team had less than four days of practice," she said.
Krystle Brown, Meghan Franksen, Jessica Mazza, Jennifer Arnold and Heather Jones joined the team after competing in the postseason in other sports. Brown, Franksen, Mazza and Arnold led the Ceres High volleyball team into the second round of the playoffs. Jones and JV girls cross country team finished in second place at the section championships.
Brown scored 20 points, including 10 in each half, to lead Ceres High to a 53-38 victory over Edison in non-league action.
Heather Mazza had 11 points, Franksen added six and Jones, Jessica Mazza and Kristen McClure all finished with four for the Bulldogs, who improved to 1-0 overall. Ceres' Arnold and Kelsey Sayad each had two points.
Crystal Jackson and Laretha Griffin led Edison (1-0) with 10 points apiece. Lawanna Griffin, Angelique Macias and Ebony Johnson added six, five and three points, respectively. Amy Mangindin and Teri Amen-Britt both scored two points.
The Bulldogs trailed 15-13 at the end of the first quarter as they blew a six-point lead in the final 1:26.
In the second quarter, Brown contributed five points and Heater Mazza added four for the Bulldogs, who outscored the Vikings 13-5 and posted a 26-20 lead heading into halftime.
Ceres outscored Edison 27-18 in the second half on 9-for-26 shooting.
The Bulldogs broke open the game with an 8-2 run in the third quarter.
The Vikings missed 11 of 17 shots in the final 16 minutes.
Ceres shot 63 percent from the free-throw line (19 of 30) for the game.
Edison shot 55 percent (11 of 20) from the foul line. - By DALE BUTLER / Staff Reporter of The Ceres (Calif.) Courier
"They did much better than anticipated given half of the team had less than four days of practice," she said.
Krystle Brown, Meghan Franksen, Jessica Mazza, Jennifer Arnold and Heather Jones joined the team after competing in the postseason in other sports. Brown, Franksen, Mazza and Arnold led the Ceres High volleyball team into the second round of the playoffs. Jones and JV girls cross country team finished in second place at the section championships.
Brown scored 20 points, including 10 in each half, to lead Ceres High to a 53-38 victory over Edison in non-league action.
Heather Mazza had 11 points, Franksen added six and Jones, Jessica Mazza and Kristen McClure all finished with four for the Bulldogs, who improved to 1-0 overall. Ceres' Arnold and Kelsey Sayad each had two points.
Crystal Jackson and Laretha Griffin led Edison (1-0) with 10 points apiece. Lawanna Griffin, Angelique Macias and Ebony Johnson added six, five and three points, respectively. Amy Mangindin and Teri Amen-Britt both scored two points.
The Bulldogs trailed 15-13 at the end of the first quarter as they blew a six-point lead in the final 1:26.
In the second quarter, Brown contributed five points and Heater Mazza added four for the Bulldogs, who outscored the Vikings 13-5 and posted a 26-20 lead heading into halftime.
Ceres outscored Edison 27-18 in the second half on 9-for-26 shooting.
The Bulldogs broke open the game with an 8-2 run in the third quarter.
The Vikings missed 11 of 17 shots in the final 16 minutes.
Ceres shot 63 percent from the free-throw line (19 of 30) for the game.
Edison shot 55 percent (11 of 20) from the foul line. - By DALE BUTLER / Staff Reporter of The Ceres (Calif.) Courier