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GCA Lady Eagles win HS hoops opener
Grace Christian Academy’s Azriel Fatialofa goes for a layup against Kagman High School in the opening game of the 2022 IT&E Interscholastic Girls High School Basketball League last Monday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium. (LEIGH GASES)
Grace Christian Academy dominated Kagman High School, 55-25, last Monday in the 2022 IT&E Interscholastic Girls High School Basketball League opener at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.
Lady Eagles’ 5’11” center Azriel Fatialofa controlled the paint with her 45 points. Teammate Soleil Lamar lent a hand as she scored 8 points and the other 2 points came from Katriel Saures.
KHS swooshed the nets for just 7 points in the first period, with 4 points from Priscilla Tomokane, 2 points from Kiana Camacho, and a free throw shot from Elicia Cabrera, but by the end of the first period, Fatialofa’s free throw put her team in the lead by 2 points.
In the end, Fatialofa’s mammoth 45 points drowned out Kagman’s efforts.
In the second game, Mount Carmel School defeated defending champion Marianas High School, 27-25, in extra period.
Chealzka Navarro, who scored 8 points, put in the tie-breaking 2 points in extra period after teammate Valerie Estella tied up the game. Estella and Erin Frink scored a total of 4 points, Mia Abuan scored the most with 9 points, and Asa Backe had 2.
MHS’ Kina Rangamar scored a total of 13 points, Marielle Lopez had 10 and Tamia Hix contributed 2 points.
Saipan Southern High School routed Agape Christian School in a close game, 26-24, in Monday’s third match.
Lady Mantas’ Yasmeen Younis scored 15 points total and the winning and tie-breaking shot in the final seconds.
Andrea Ramos added 6 points, Kathyryn Sablan scored 3, and Lency Sagarino and Casey Cruz scored a free throw each for SSHS.
The Torchbearers’ Eunice Xu contributed 8 points, Ruth Zhang shot 7, Sunny Wang scored 5, and Pheobe Chen and Lynn Zhao scored 2 points each.
The IT&E Interscholastic Girls High School Basketball League is being run by the Northern Mariana Islands Basketball Federation.
GCA 55 – Fatialofa 45, Lamar 8, Saures 2.
KHS 25 – Tomokane 8, Camacho 8, Cabrera 7, Tudela 2.
Scoring by halves: 9-7, 55-25.
MCS 27 – Abuan 9, Navarro 8, Frink 4, Estella 4, Asa Backe 2.
MHS 25 – Rangamar 13, Lopez 10, Hix 2.
Scoring by halves: 13-14, 23-23, 27-25, OT.
SSHS 26 – Younis 15, Ramos 6, Sablan 3, Sagarino 1, Cruz 1.
ACS 24 – Xu 8, Zhang 7, Wang 5, Chen 2, Zhao 2.
Scoring by halves: 13-10, 26-24.
