The Philomath High School girls basketball team lost to Mira Costa (California) 56-38 on Tuesday in the team’s final game of the Surf City Holiday Classic in Huntington Beach, California
Mira Costa, a Manhattan Beach school with 2,500-plus students, took control early with leads of 21-13 by the end of the first quarter and 39-21 at halftime. The Mustangs buried six 3-pointers in the game.
Junior Annaleise Brown and sophomore Libby Kramer each scored 10 for the Warriors (6-5). Brown hit a first-quarter field goal and made 8 of 10 free throws. Kramer hit a 3-pointer off the bench in the first quarter as part of her 10 points.
Senior Ella Nickerson and junior Kylee Yeh each had 14 points to lead the Mustangs (10-7).
Philomath will now take a little bit of a break from competition before resuming its challenging nonconference schedule at 5A Crater in Central Point on Jan. 6. The Comets beat the Warriors in the Spartan Holiday Showcase on Dec. 21 in Corvallis, 76-52.
Mira Costa (Calif.) 56, Philomath 38
Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Marina HS, Huntington Beach, Calif.
PHILOMATH (38)
Reagan Nuño 3 1-1 7, Annaleise Brown 1 8-10 10, Shaylee May 1 2-4 4, Jordyn Hood 0 0-0 0, Reagan Heiken 2 0-0 4, Libby Kramer 4 1-3 10, Isabelle Muir 1 0-0 2, Khali Toombs 0 1-2 1, Bethany Cannon 0 0-0 0, Parker Maxey 0 0-0 0, Abby Harwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 13-20 38.
MIRA COSTA (56)
Ella Nickerson 6 0-0 14, Kenia Bohman 2 0-0 4, Kylee Yeh 5 3-3 14, Adrianna Martinez 3 0-0 8, Mira Nyman 3 1-1 7, Mateya Jeng 0 0-0 0, Mion Kamiya 2 1-2 6, Jade Martin 1 1-2 3, Jordyn Jefferson 0 0-0 0, Eria Cehlinder 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 6-8 56.
Team 1 2 3 4 F Philomath (6-5) 13 8 11 6 38 Mira Costa (10-7) 21 18 12 5 56
3-Point Goals—Philomath 1 (Kramer), Mira Costa 6 (Nickerson 2, Martinez 2, Kamiya). Fouled Out—None. Total Fouls—Philomath 8, Mira Costa 18. Technicals—None.