GIRLS' BASKETBALL: OAKS CHRISTIAN GETS BIG BREAK IN VICTORY TAKES ADVANTAGE OF FOUL TROUBLE OAKS CHRISTIAN 48, LOS OSOS 45.Byline: JACOB Jacob (jā`kəb), in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained Esau's birthright and, with his mother's help, received the blessing H. POLLON Special to the Daily News Trailing by one point with 2:01 remaining, Oaks Christian Christian flees the City of Destruction. [Br. Lit.: Pilgrim’s Progress] See : Escape Christian travels to Celestial City with cumbrous burden on back. [Br. Lit. of Westlake Village received a huge break when Los Osos of Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Cucamonga's 6-foot-3 sophomore center Sierra Warren fouled out. The Lions took advantage, as Chelsea Carlisle scored on a layup Layup Used in the context of general equities. Easily executed trade or order. See: Lead pipe. , freshman Emily Frake scored on a fast break and the Lions held on defense for a hard-fought 48-45 Div. II-AA first-round victory at home. "That was enormous when the big girl fouled out," said Oaks Christian coach Don McMaster. "We knew they had a good post player. Our plan was to just pack it in and let them shoot outside. We don't have anyone who could match up with her. "All we have on our team are guards. But we played great defense all night." It didn't hurt Oaks Christian (15-9) that Warren picked up two first-quarter fouls and sat for over nine minutes in the first half. Oaks Christian went on a 9-0 run to grab the early advantage. Warren brought Los Osos (14-11) back in the third quarter from a five- point halftime deficit with eight points, and the Grizzles went ahead, 30-27 with 2:24 left. Michelle Clark, who has signed with Purdue, scored 24 points to lead the Lions. Clark hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with threeminutes remaining to tie the score 41-41. Clark then hit two free throws with 19.2 seconds remaining to give the Lions a four-point lead and essentially seal the game. Clark and Carlisle, the Lions' top two scoring threats, combined to shoot 9 of 32 from the field but were saved by going 13 of 14 from the charity stripe stripe - data striping . "We were horrible shooting the ball from the outside," McMaster said. "That was by far our worst shooting performance of the season. If we want to continue in these playoffs, we can't afford another game like this." Warren scored 16 points to lead the Grizzles, and Kyla Smith added 12. Los Osos didn't help itself from the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. , going 8 of 17, including three missed front-ends of one-and-one situations. Oaks Christian will play second-seeded Diamond Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. of Pomona (25-1) on Wednesday at a site to be determined. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Oaks Christian girls' basketball team celebrates its playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. victory Saturday over Los Osos. Tom Mendoza/Staff Writer |
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