May 14-15 Niagara Juel and Prep report
The Niagara Juel girls basketball team will head into the league championship weekend on a high after winning all four of its games in Niagara this past weekend.
“We came in to the weekend with the goal of winning four games, concentrating throughout each game and we accomplished it. The girls played overall great defence and really move the ball on offence,” Niagara head coach Frank Keltos said. “We look forward to our Juel championship weekend in two weeks in Guelph.”
Niagara defeated Blessed Sacrament 81-44, Tri-County Soldiers 56-47, Windsor St. Clair 73-38 and the London Ramblers 62-39.
Niagara finished the regular season with an impressive 15-4 record.
In the win over Blessed Sacrament, Niagara built quarter leads of 36-10, 51-12 and 64-31. Top performers for Niagara were: Hannah Bourdon (Greater Fort Erie), 18 points; Sarah Hurley (E.L. Crossley),15 points and five rebounds; Alexis Wright (Centennial), 10 points; Kaitlyn Brophy (E.L. Crossley), nine points and five rebounds; and, Yemi Oladipo (Sir Winston Churchill), nine points and five rebounds.
Niagara got off to a fast start against Tri-County and never looked back building quarter leads of 22-9, 37-20 and 45-30. Leading the way for Niagara were: Hurley, 14 points and five rebounds; Brookelyn Keltos (Sir Winston Churchill), 13 points; Wright, 10 points and eight rebounds; and, Bourdon, six points and 11 boards.
In the victory versus Windsor St. Clair, Niagara built quarter leads of 19-6, 38-17 and 53-21. Top performers for Niagara were: Keltos, 13 points; Wright, 12 points and six rebounds; Bourdon, 10 points and 11 boards; Ella O’Connor (Saint Francis), nine points; Hurley, eight points; and, Lucy Whaling (Blessed Trinity), Jamie Addy (Governor Simcoe) and Bianca Sestili (Denis Morris) with six points apiece.
Top Niagara scorers versus London were Hurley (19), Wright (13), Addy (9) and Bourdon (8).
NIAGARA JUEL PREP
The Niagara Juel Prep girls basketball team concluded its regular season with three losses in Niagara this past weekend.
Niagara lost 81-57 to the London Ramblers, 81-49 to Hamilton Transway and 52-43 to the St. Clair Stars.
Against London, Niagara grabbed a 16-15 lead after the first quarter but the Ramblers rallied to lead 29-24 at the half and 53-32 after three quarters. Leading the way for Niagara against London were: Jenna Sandel (Lakeshore Catholic) 12 points and 11 rebounds; Jenna Saddler (A.N. Myer), 12 points; Isabel Brenzil (E.L. Crossley), eight points and 18 rebounds; Keira Teske (Governor Simcoe), eight points; Maia Walker (A.N. Myer), six points; and, Anna Deliyannis (Eden), six points and five rebounds.
Against Transway, Hamilton grabbed quarter leads of 24-15, 54-30 before the game was shortened to three quarters because of an injury. A Niagara player was taken to hospital with neck pain after a hard fall but she is now doing OK. Top performers for Niagara against Transway were: Saddler, 10 points; Ashlynn Caverly (Eden), eight points; Brenzil, six points; and, Cadence Seredine (Port Colborne), five points.
In the loss to St. Clair, Niagara outscored the Stars 17-9 in the final quarter but couldn’t come all the way back. Playing well for Niagara were: Sandel, 13 points; Saddler, 12 points; and, Brenzil, 11 points and 10 rebounds.
