7th Grade Girls Scots Defeat Carquinez

Scots 32, Carquinez 15
Carquinez had no answer for Margaret Meagher who had a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds and led the Scots to a never-in-doubt 32-15 win. Nina Adarkar scored 4 points and played strong defense with 8 rebounds and 12 steals. Claire Laymon with 8 rebounds, Avery Bouch with 3 rebounds, and Kerry O’Connor with 2 points and 2 steals, also provided aggressive defense.

8th Grade Girls Highlanders' Record: 3-1

Stanley 37, Highlanders 15 
The 8th grade girls Highlanders were handed their first defeat by a strong Stanley Wildcats team, 37-15. Kelsey Fennell led with 6 points and 7 rebounds, and Caroline James added 4 points. Malorie Han was strong under the boards with 4 rebounds and solid defense.

8th Grade Girls Basketball Continues Winning Streak

Highlanders 33, Albany 14
The 8th grade Highlanders improved their record to 3-0 with a win over Albany, led by Caroline Welch with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Cate Selna added 6 points and 8 rebounds. Sydney Boxer, Caroline James and Tess Olcott all contributed baskets, rebounds and steals. Mika Lee scored a three-pointer near the end of the game, capping a well-balanced team effort.

7th Grade Girls Basketball Scots vs. Albany

Albany 17, Scots 14
After controlling the game through three quarters, the Scots faltered in the fourth quarter allowing Albany to come back and win, 17-14. Emily Rexrode led the Scots with 8 points, 7 rebounds, and strong defense. Gillian Peters and Gracie Petty each had 2 points. Peters and Siobhan Mitchell combined for 8 steals and controlled the defense along with Maddie Wolfe and Margaret Meagher who combined for 16 rebounds.

8th Grade Girls Basketball Opens Season with Two Wins

With many of the players returning from last year’s team, the 8th grade PMS girls expect to have a strong team this year. If their first game is any indication, they are picking up where they left off last year – winning! Their first game of this season was against Martinez Junior High, final score Piedmont 36 – Martinez 31. The teams were well matched but Piedmont was in the lead throughout the game once they got on the board. Martinez was the first to score but then Kelsey Fennell sunk her first basket of the night and the team was off. Piedmont’s players shared fairly evenly in the scoring, Fennell with 10 points, followed closely by Caroline James (9) and Malorie Han (8) and Sydney Boxer (7). Hana Elabed added a basket for 2. The third quarter was the highlight of the game with first Boxer and then James hitting back to back 3 pointers. Boxer added another three-pointer later in the quarter as well. The team worked the ball well, played strong defense and Fennell dominated on the boards with excellent rebounding although she quickly had to tone her game down drawing 3 fouls early on.

Continuing their winning ways, the girls beat Moraga 43 to 18. Highlights of this game included a shoot, tuck and roll slam into the back wall by James for two points in the second quarter. Caroline also continued her three point shooting; hitting one in the third quarter, she finished the game with 9 points, followed by Boxer who contributed 9 points. Point guards Mika Lee and Tess Olcott (2 points) were sharp with multiple steals each. Caroline Welch was on fire contributing excellent defense and rebounding including racking up 6 points for the team. Cate Selna (4 points) put her first two baskets on the boards for the season. Elabed just missed a three pointer and ended the night with four points. Fennell was high scorer (13 points), including a left handed drift away shot that was just beautiful to watch.