BECKLER ARRIVES JUST IN TIME FOR ALEMANY : ALEMANY 60, BISHOP AMAT 52.Byline: Chris Cocoles Daily News Staff Writer Maybe this was Alemany High coach Melissa Hearlihy's idea all along: to get Kate Beckler just restless restless, adj in Chinese medicine, pertaining to either an abundance of heat energy, in conjunction with redness of face or to overstimulation in which case the face will be pale or greenish. enough to inspire her once she took the court. For the record, Beckler and two other Indians' starters got caught in a traffic jam and arrived late to Saturday's morning shootaround, resulting in Hearlihy benching Beckler, Karina Siam and Julie Mullins for one quarter Saturday night. That threesome, particularly Beckler, sparked Alemany. The Indians spotted Bishop Amat a 14-point lead before rallying for a 60-52 girls' basketball victory at L.A. Baptist High. Alemany's patchwork starting five performed admirably ad·mi·ra·ble adj. Deserving admiration. ad  mi·ra·ble·ness n.ad , but the favored Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. (20-3), ranked first in Division II-A, bolted to a 23-9 lead by the end of the first quarter, when Hearlihy inserted Beckler, Siam and Mullins into the game. Beckler didn't need any more incentive. The junior guard shot the Indians, ranked sixth by the Daily News, right back into the game. ``Kate just loves to play basketball,'' Hearlihy said. ``When she wasn't in there to begin the game you could tell she was just itching itching or pruritus Stimulation of nerve endings in the skin, usually incited by histamine, that evokes a desire to scratch. It is often transient and easily relieved. Pathological itching with skin changes usually signals dermatologic disease. to get in.'' Beckler took that a step further. ``I was ready to play halfway through warmups,'' said Beckler, a 21.5-point scorer. ``I was starting to get a little impatient im·pa·tient adj. 1. Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless. 2. Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant: impatient of criticism. 3. .'' Beckler didn't waste time to make an impact. She buried her first shot attempt, a 3-pointer, to pull Alemany (17-7) within 12. On Bishop Amat's next possession, Beckler stripped the ball from Sue Okamato and made a breakaway break·a·way adj. 1. Designed to break, bend, or fall apart easily upon impact, especially to create an illusion, as with a theater prop, or for safety, as with a highway sign or barrier. 2. layup. In the eight minutes spanning the second quarter, Beckler scored 16 points on 7 of 8 shooting from the field. In the final minute she hit another 3-pointer and a running jumper The simplest form of an on/off switch. It is just a tiny, plastic-covered metal block, which is pushed onto two pins to close that circuit. It is used to select a myriad of functions on a printed circuit board or on a peripheral device. in the lane with three seconds left in the half to slice Bishop Amat's lead to 31-30. ``Sometimes you just get lucky,'' Beckler said. The Indians' good fortunes continued into the second half. They went on a 12-3 run to begin the third quarter and never trailed again. Besides Beckler's offensive punch - she finished with a game-high 25 points - Alemany's rejuvenated re·ju·ve·nate tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates 1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. 2. defensive intensity held the Lancers to just 29 points in the final three quarters. Bishop Amat senior guard Allison Box hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter but was limited to just four points the rest of the way. Alemany's lead was cut to 53-50 late and Box got a good look at a game-tying 3-pointer from the corner. She missed, and the Indians made seven free throws in the final 54 seconds to seal it. |
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