Niagara Juel/Juel Prep report: Juel 2-2, Prep 0-1
The Niagara Juel girls basketball team opened its season with four games at Notre Dame last weekend.
“The girls went 2-2. We were hoping to go 3-1 but overall we have a team that is new and we are all still getting to know each other,” Niagara head coach Frank Keltos said. “As the season moves on and we get more reps together, we will gel and hope to go on a run in the playoffs.”
Opening the season with four games in two days was a tough challenge for Niagara.
“I was happy with moments throughout the weekend but we need to be more consistent and play together as a team. Everyone has a different role in this team and needs to do their part. The girls are still figuring out what others like to do too,” he said. “We have two weeks to get better before our next weekend and we hope to continue to improve.”
Niagara defeated the Mississauga Monarchs 56-43 and Ottawa Elite 61-55 and lost 75-51 to the YNBA (York North) Avengers and 62-42 to the SBA (Scarborough) Lady Blues.
Against Mississauga, Niagara built quarter leads 17-9, 29-23 and 39-34 to record the victory. Topping the score sheet for Niagara were: Brookelyn Keltos (Churchill), 17 points; Jamie Addy (Governor Simcoe), 14 points; Ava Stranges (Saint Paul), eight points and nine rebounds; Yemi Oladipo (Churchill), six points and eight boards; and, Anna Deliyannis (Eden), six points and six rebounds.
Niagara recorded the victory over Ottawa by outscoring its opponent 33-27 in the second half, including 21-11 in the final quarter. Leading the way for Niagara were: Keltos, 22 points; Addy, 16 points and six rebounds; Stranges, seven points; and, Charli Babin, six points.
York North pulled away from Niagara by outscoring the hosts 50-22 in the second and third quarters, including 28-7 in the second quarter. Top performers for Niagara in the loss were: Keltos, 22 points and five rebounds; Addy, eight points; Babin, seven points and seven boards; and, Oladipo, five points and five rebounds.
In the loss to Scarborough, Niagara trailed 18-6, 37-17 and 54-28 after the first, second and third quarters. Oladipo led the way for Niagara with 20 points and seven rebounds while Keltos added seven points and Joanna Smith scored five.
JUEL PREP
Niagara’s Juel Prep squad had a light weekend playing only one game at Notre Dame last weekend.
Niagara lost 72-40 to the Blessed Sacrament. The Yellowjackets built quarter leads of 28-13, 41-26 and 51-37 to record the victory.
Top performers for Niagara were: Emma Vendittelli (A.N. Myer), nine points and five rebounds; Anya Namestnik (Churchill), nine points and nine rebounds; Hannah Braye (Westlane), eight points; Maggie Mannell (A.N. Myer), five points; and, Keira Teske (Governor Simcoe) with five points.
