MHS sweeps past foes in MISO girls caging

Marianas High School’s Negahr Rastguiy, right, drives against a phalanx of Saipan Southern High School defenders in their game in the 2014 Marianas Interscholastic Sports Organization Girls Basketball League last Friday at the MHS Gymnasium. (Jon Perez)

MHS’ first victim was its sister team MHS 9, 45-18, and after a 15-minute break the former had enough gas tank left in hammering out a 63-13 win over Saipan Southern High School. Both teams proved to be an easy prey for the Lady Dolphins, as MHS 9 and the Lady Manta Rays showed little resistance.

The Lady Dolphins, who remained undefeated after eight games, had a slow start against MHS 9 as they only led by 4 after 10 minutes of play, 10-6. They then slowly pulled away in the second before putting the game out of reach in the third. MHS used a balanced offense and a swarming defense in frustrating MHS 9, which committed numerous errors and missed a lot of shots.

Mikayla Lopez led the Lady Dolphins’ scoring with 9 points, while Negahr Rastguiy and Joy Pena added 8 apiece. Kyla Ito finished with 7 markers. Dulce Avelino and Maria Dalusong combined for 14 points for MHS 9, which dropped to a 4-3 record.

Against Saipan Southern, Dianne Pablo erupted for 20 points, while Gabrielle Race added 12 markers in another easy win.

The Lady Dolphins pulled away early in the first and held the Lady Mantas to a single field goal in the second period to cruise to victory

Patrisha Echavez’s baseline drive gave MHS a 20-point bubble, 26-6, with 17.7 seconds left in the opening period, but she sprained her left ankle after making the shot. Serafina Rogoyawa made Saipan Southern’s first and only field goal at the 1:51 mark of the second quarter, but MHS was still comfortably ahead, 36-8.

Rogoyawa finished with 4 points for SSHS, Catherine Roque had 3, while Janmilla Alegre, Kristine Pude and Nikki Yutuc each scored 2 each.

In last Wednesday’s results, Janasia Travilla and Tawnie Manibusan combined for 43 points as Mt. Carmel School completed a 69-32 crushing of Kagman High School, while SSHS scored a 47-33 decision against MHS junior varsity.

First Game
MHS V 45 – Lopez 9, Pena 8, Rastguiy 8, Ito 7, Lee 4, Vergara 4, Farro 3, Reyes 2.

MHS 9 18 –Avelino 9, Dalusong 5, Bergosa 2, Rios 2.

Scoring by quarters: 10-6, 21-7, 32-13, 45-18.

strong>Second Game
MHS V 63 –Pablo 20, Race 12, Lopez 6, Rastguiy 6, Abantao 4, Echavez 4, Ito 4, Lee 4, Pena 3.

SSHS 13 – Rogoyawa 4, Roque 3, Alegre 2, Pude 2, Yutuc 2.

Scoring by quarters: 26-6, 38-8, 49-8, 63-13. (Jon Perez)