April 9-10 Niagara Juel and Juel Prep report
The Niagara Juel girls basketball team split a pair of games over the April 9-10 weekend to sit in fifth place in the league with a 9-4 record.
Niagara defeated the London Ramblers 73-60 and dropped a 76-67 decision to the Tri-County Soldiers. Tri-County and the Brampton Warriors are tied for first place in the league with 11-2 records.
Niagara built quarter leads of 21-12, 38-23 and 59-37 to knock off London. Leading the way for Niagara were: Sarah Hurley (E.L. Crossley), 18 points and eight rebounds; Alexis Wright (Centennial), 12 points; Jamie Addy (Governor Simcoe), 10 points; Hannah Bourdon (Greater Fort Erie), nine points and nine rebounds; Brookelyn Keltos (Sir Winston Churchill), nine points; Bianca Sestili (Denis Morris), five points; and, Yemi Oladipo (Sir Winston Churchill), three points and 11 rebounds.
Against Tri-County, Niagara led 15-7 after one quarter and 33-25 at the half before the Soldiers grabbed a lead they wouldn’t relinquish by outscoring Niagara 27-14 in the third quarter.
Leading the way for Niagara were: Bourdon, 24 points and seven rebounds; Keltos, 11 points; Wright, nine points; Hurley, seven points and six rebounds; and, Ella O’Connor (Saint Francis), four points.
Next action for Niagara is April 30 and May 1 in Hamilton.
NIAGARA JUEL PREP
The Niagara Juel Prep girls basketball team played hard but came up short in a pair of games over the April 9-10 weekend.
Niagara lost 69-64 to Vaughan and 69-43 to the Scarborough Lady Blues.
“Our team is filled with warriors,” Niagara Juel Prep coach Kristy-Anne Wytenburg said. “They battle very hard on the court regardless of the score or outcome they foresee. They never give up and it’s admirable.”
Against Vaughan, Niagara led 13-10 after one quarter and was tied 29-29 at the half before Vaughan built a five-point lead after three quarters that it kept in the fourth quarter.
Top performers for Niagara were: Isabella Brenzil (E.L. Crossley), 40 points and nine rebounds; Ashlynn Caverly (Eden), 10 points and six rebounds; Maia Walker (A.N. Myer), four points and three rebounds; and, Jenna Sandel (Lakeshore Catholic) three points and seven rebounds.
In the game against Scarborough, the Lady Blues built quarter leads of 14-13, 31-19 and 47-29 to record the victory.
Leading the way for Niagara against Scarborough were: Brenzil, 16 points and 17 rebounds; Sandel, seven points and 19 rebounds; Jenna Saddler (A.N. Myer), five points and four rebounds; and, Keira Teske (Governor Simcoe), four points.
Next action for Niagara is April 30 and May 1 in Hamilton.
