by Suzane Jlelati, Staff Writer
In their third home game, girls varsity basketball lost another to Los Alamitos 24-92.
Los Alamitos took the first point in the first period and won the quarter with a score of 0-31. Majority of Los Al’s points came from fouls made by Fountain Valley (seven made in total); Los Al made all their free throws. The girls were unable to score because Los Al made sure to keep the ball in their court and always stole the ball if it ever crossed into Fountain Valley’s side.
Los Al take the lead again in the second quarter and gained 18 more points before Emily White (‘17) made the first point of the game. The barons racked up some points, with hope still left, thanks to Remi Chicoine (‘17) and Tiffany Shimizu (‘20). Haley Kerrigan (‘18) made the final two buzzer points of the game which was an extremely lucky shot, as it was on the rim and seemed as if it was a miss. The quarter ended 10-49.
Once again, Los Al scored first and prevented Fountain Valley from keeping the ball on their side. Chicoine made the first three points of the quarter, bringing the score up 13-66. Towards the end of quarter, Monet Oncu (‘18) fell hard and couldn’t get back up, forcing her out of the game. New player on the team, JJ Johnson (‘20) came onto the court and scored two points right after Oncu’s fall. About a minute later, Oncu gathers up the strength and heads back onto the court to fight again. The quarter ended 17-79.
In the final period, the Barons scored the first two points and kept the lead for a short while before Los Al took the upper hand. Points were only made by White and Oncu in the final quarter, the rest scored by Los Al. The game ended 24-92.
“I was feeling really stressed out because our plays weren’t working as we had run them before and it was frustrating playing against such an impressive team. We just needed to keep our composure more and work as a team better; we had some sloppy passes, I think we should’ve been more concise and calmed down a little bit,” said Megan Hugues (‘18).
