Lady Jags split two basketball games

Valley Center’s varsity girls basketball team put together another solid win to start league play this week, but came up just three points short of making it two in a row.
The Lady Jaguars played an outstanding game from start to finish in a 47–34 win over Canyon Crest Academy last Tuesday.
The Lady Jags doubled up the Lady Ravens with 16 points in the first quarter, but Canyon Crest narrowed the margin by two points in the second quarter to leave Valley Center with a six-point lead at halftime.
But that was as close as the Lady Ravens would get, as the Lady Jaguars held them to just seven points in each of the final two periods, while racking up 21 points of their own in the half to put the win away.
Lauren Gilster led all scorers with 16 points, while Miriam Zabinsky wasn’t far behind with 15 points, Sidney Reilly scored five, Andie Wagner had four, Victoria Navarro had three, and Vinessa Perryman and Darin Gilmore each had two.
Valley Center played again on Friday at Del Norte, but after a slow start, the Lady Jags just missed out on a big comeback in a 43–40 loss.
The Lady Jaguars could only muster four points in the first quarter, while Del Norte didn’t fare much better with eight points in the opening period. Valley Center narrowed the gap by one with nine points in the second quarter, but the Lady Nighthawks still held a three-point lead at the break.
Del Norte came out of the locker room on fire, scoring 13 in the third quarter, while holding the Lady Jaguars to just seven, to push the lead up to nine heading into the final period.
In the fourth quarter, the Lady Jaguar offense came to life with 20 points, but Del Norte tacked on 14 to take the close win.
Zabinsky racked up 15 points to lead the way for Valley Center, while Gilster added nine, Reilly had seven, Kelly Imgrund had five and Perryman had four.
The Lady Jaguars are now 10–11 overall and 1–1 in league. They play again on Friday at home against Orange Glen at 5:30 p.m.