Facing a private school out of Long Beach in its first game Friday at the Surf City Holiday Classic in Huntington Beach, California, the Philomath High girls basketball team had a rough start over the first eight minutes.
The Saints rolled to a 21-5 lead in the first quarter and then held off the Warriors over the final three quarters to post a 65-48 victory. St. Anthony improves to 11-2 on the season while the Warriors drop to 5-3.
Philomath struggled on offense in the first quarter with all five of its points coming on free throws. After the opening frame, the two teams were even over the final three quarters with the Saints holding a 44-43 edge.
Warriors senior Khali Toombs had a team-high 11 points off the bench, a performance that included a pair of 3-pointers. Another player off the bench, sophomore Libby Kramer, drilled two 3-pointers in the third quarter and finished with eight. Junior Jordyn Hood and junior Reagan Heiken also had eight apiece.
Philomath will play again Saturday with a 3 p.m. contest against Bishop Alemany on the floor at Ocean View High School. Bishop Alemany, a school out of Mission Hills, California, lost to Torrance North on Friday, 69-61, and will bring an 8-6 record into the game vs. Philomath.
The Warriors will take Sunday off and then finish pool play on Monday with a 6 p.m. contest at Ocean View High against Torrance North. Trophy-round games are scheduled for Tuesday.
St. Anthony (Calif.) 65, Philomath 48
Friday, Dec. 26, at Huntington Beach (Calif.) HS
PHILOMATH (48)
Reagan Nuño 1 1-2 3, Annaleise Brown 1 3-4 5, Shaylee May 1 2-2 5, Jordyn Hood 3 2-2 8, Reagan Heiken 3 2-2 8, Libby Kramer 3 0-0 8, Isabelle Muir 0 0-2 0, Bethany Cannon 0 0-0 0, Khali Toombs 4 1-2 11, Parker Maxey 0 0-0 0, Abby Harwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 11-16 48.
ST. ANTHONY (65)
Cristin Lachica 2 0-0 6, Laila Hughes 6 4-4 16, Jordyn Ramirez 4 1-2 10, Jordyn Washington 3 0-0 7, Ayaka Yin 5 0-0 13, Dallyn Knox 3 2-4 10, McKayla Solarzono-Munez 0 0-0 0, Noelle Albaran 1 0-0 3. Totals 24 7-9 65.
Team 1 2 3 4 F Philomath (5-3) 5 13 15 15 48 St. Anthony (11-2) 21 20 9 15 65
3-Point Goals—Philomath 5 (Toombs 2, Kramer 2, May), St. Anthony 10 (Yin 3, Knox 2, Lachica 2, Washington, Albaran, Ramirez). Fouled Out—None. Total Fouls—Philomath 10, St. Anthony 15. Technicals—None.