8th grade girls dominate, 7th grade suffers first loss, 3rd grade loses as well

**Happy wedding anniversary to my parents**

**HIGHLIGHTS UPDATED BELOW**

The 8th grade girls put together their most impressive performance to date and absolutely blasted their opponent tonight 33-10.

They jumped out to another early lead, this time 14-0 after one quarter of play. In their two first quarters this season, they have outscored the opposition by a combined 23-0.

In the first, the other team got off only one shot the entire quarter. Minutes into the game, the game was pretty much over.

But the 8th graders didn't play that way, as they were well aware of their game last week when they led 11-0 a minute into the second, and then went on to score only one bucket the rest of the way.

Tianna had a game-high 12 points. Emily scored 9 points. Melinda chipped in with 7 points and Tiffany added 5 points.

Their defense was fantastic, pressuring the ball and generating turnover after turnover. They got out quick on the break and hit their shots. As the game went on, their confidence grew as well, and the rout was on. They improve to (2-0) on the season.

Video Courtesy: Alex Kawashima


7th grade dealt first loss
The 7th grade girls suffered their first loss of the season 24-15. They were able to cut the lead to five on a handful of occasions but did not get closer. The game got stretched out early in the game when Serina had to leave for a few minutes because of a bloody nose.

And since only four girls from the 7th grade joined this year, as opposed to five last year, they were left with only four girls on the court for a few minutes. (Amanda from Chinese school rounds out the team this year). Those few minutes were crucial as they were outscored 6-0 to put them behind the eight ball early.

Despite the hiccup tonight for the girls, they were in this game and if they were able to make a few more shots by the basket, the game would've been closer and we might be talking about a victory. But playing from behind is tiring and the girls did that all night.

They will need to rest up quick because they play again tomorrow afternoon.

Marissa scored 8 points and Beverlyn added 7 points.

3rd grade drops third game
The 3rd grade lost their game earlier tonight and fell to (0-3) on the year. They are still adjusting to playing in a game as this is only their second week of competition.