Surf City Blues holds off Redlands

Rachael Maulit’s top all-around performance included a game-high 14

points, 12 steals, and six rebounds, and the West Huntington Beach girls

6th-grade All-Net team went on to post a 30-23 victory over Redlands in

National Junior Basketball weekend play.

Maulit scored 10 of those points in the game’s first eight minutes as the

Surf City Blues took control early with a 12-4 lead.

Redlands managed to pull to within three points in the second half, but

Laura Boggeln, Catherine Marcoly, and Susie Bartolme all mad key baskets

as the Surf City Blues pulled away to improve to 6-1 overall.

Bartolme dominated the boards with 16 rebounds, and both Erin Barney and

Courtney Brown combined for an additional 13 to lead West Huntington

Beach, which travels to Newport Mesa Sunday.

In other games:

EAST HB NJB

The East Huntington Beach girls 7th-grade All-Net Silver Surfer Girls

used a relentless 3-1-1 press to subdue host Mission Viejo, 47-38, at

Saddleback College. Mission Viejo fought back to take a 38-37 lead, but

Kay-Dee lane hit a 12-footer to put East Huntington Beach back on top for

good, a basket which started a 10-0 run to end the game by the Silver

Surfer Girls. Lane finished with nine points and seven steals, Dana

Randall-Olair scored 17 points with five steals, Maureen Holloway was a

terror on defense with 14 steals, Janee Ortiz grabbed eight rebounds, and

Sarah King blocked three shots with four steals.