It was an up and down week for the Valley Center varsity girls basketball team, as the Lady Jaguars struggled on offense in a big loss on the road to start the week, nearly came back from a big deficit to suffer a two-point loss in the middle of the week, then bounced back for a dominating win at home to finish off the week’s action.
The Lady Jags started out on the road at Westview last Tuesday, and despite taking an early lead, faded down the stretch in a 55–26 loss.
Valley Center started strong on offense, scoring 11 points in the first quarter and taking a two-point lead through the opening period. But the Lady Wolverines came roaring back with 11 points in the second quarter, while holding the Lady Jaguars to just four, giving Westview a five-point lead at halftime.
It was more of the same in the second half, as Westview scored 18 in the third and 17 in the fourth, while the Lady Jags could only muster 11 points in the final two periods combined.
Miriam Zabinsky led Valley Center with seven points, while Andie Wagner scored six, Vinessa Perryman had four, Kelly Imgrund scored three and Victoria Navarro, Sidney Reilly and Darin Gilmore each scored two.
On Thursday, the Lady Jaguars traveled to Ramona, and got a boost from the return of the injured Lauren Gilster. But after falling behind early, the Lady Jags couldn’t come all the way back and lost, 44–42.
Both teams played well in the first quarter, but the Lady Bulldogs came out with a one-point lead after the opening period. In the second, however, Ramona found a slight edge and scored 16, while holding Valley Center to just nine, to take an eight-point lead at the half.
The Lady Jaguars cut into the lead with an outstanding defensive effort in the third quarter, as they limited Ramona to just four points in the period. Valley Center could only score eight points in the quarter, however, and the Lady Bulldogs still led by four heading into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Jags started connecting on their shots down the stretch and wound up with 15 points in the final period, but Ramona stayed patient and hit its free throws to score 13 in the quarter and hold on for the win.
Wagner had a great game with 12 points, while Zabinsky scored eight, Gilster scored seven, Navarro had five, Reilly and Perryman each had four and Imgrund had two.
The solid effort of Thursday’s game carried over into Valley Center’s next game, at home against El Capitan on Friday, as the Lady Jaguars scored early and often to take a 57–28 win.
It was clear right out of the gate that the Lady Jags were in control of this game, as they scored the first 16 points of the game and didn’t allow a point to El Capitan until more than five minutes into the game.
After building a 19–7 lead in the first quarter, the Lady Jags moved the ball around very well and dominated the second quarter, 16–1, giving Valley Center a 35–8 lead at halftime.
El Capitan came back with a solid third quarter, but the Lady Jaguars kept pace and extended the lead to 47–19 through three periods. Down the stretch, coach Tony Casillas made sure all of his players saw some playing time, and the Lady Jags cruised to the big win.
Zabinsky took over the game from the opening tip and finished with 20 points on the night, while Reilly added 11, Gilster scored six, Navarro, Perryman, Wagner and Sophie Hernandez each scored four and Gilmore and Imgrund each had two.
Valley Center is now 9–10 overall and plays again on Friday at Del Norte at 5:30 p.m.
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