Girls Got Game tames Sparks

Behind a tough defensive effort and the scoring of Stephanie Hunter

and Hilary Pool, the South Huntington Beach Girls Got Game rolled to a

39-19 victory over the Newport Mesa Sparks in a Division 3 National

Junior Basketball game Sunday.

The defense was led by Kali Fournier, who came up with seven steals and

three rebounds, Pool, who notched six steals to go along with four

rebounds, Sarah Meyer had three steals, Tami Fournier came up with four

steals and three rebounds, and Mary Madden had five rebounds with one

steal.

Pool also scored 13 points, second to Hunter, who posted 14.

In other games:

DIVISION 2

SHB Sparks 41, Newport Mesa 7

Defense paved the way for the Sparks, who held the Liberty scoreless

until the third quarter. Lauren Kaprielian and Shannon Peterson scored

nine and eight points, respectively, to lead the victors.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY NJB

DIVISION 1

Westminster 35, FV Martians 18

Fountain Valley fell behind early and was forced to play catch up the

rest of the way. Crystal Perez came up with five steals, two assists, and

three points and Ashley Courtney scored seven points with four steals and

a pair of assists to lead the Martians (2-2).

DIVISION 2

Tsunamis 15, Live Wire 9

A balanced Tsunamis attack saw Jenny Schneider score four points and lead

the defense, Brittany Koster also played strong defensively, and Melanie

Lisnock led all scorers with seven points.