A lot of times in the sport of basketball teams have hot shooting nights. On Tuesday night at Valencia High School the Lady Vikings took that to a new level as they shot 68 percent from the field in the first half. Due to their great start they put themselves in great position for the rest of the game. After the first quarter the game was close 20-14, however the Lady Vikings and their hot shooting propelled them to a 22 point lead at the half. Leading the way for Valencia was Ashlee Ane who scored 14 of her 16 points in the first half, Kenadee Honaker with 14 points, and Talia Roth who put in 12 points throughout the game. The Grizzlies (13-6, 1-2) were led by the trio of Destiny Monroe, Serene Tyus and Cherokee Cardriche who each scored six points. The lady Grizzlies look to even their league record as they play Hart Friday at home while the Vikings(14-6, 3-0) will match-up against Canyon, at Canyon.
by Nash SolimanWednesday, January 21, 2015
Trying to Get Back on the Winning Track
Needing to get back on the winning track after a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Canyon Cowboys (63-59) the Golden Valley boys basketball team took on the Valencia Vikings Tuesday night at Valencia High. Things didn't turn out the way the Grizzlies wanted as the Vikings won 72-50.
Sometimes teams get contributions from an unexpected source. On Tuesday Valencia got their from Jacob Tor who hit back to back 3 pointers to extend a 12 point Valencia lead to 18 heading into halftime.
Coach Dan Alon mentioned that "That's the key. Someone you're not expecting to step up. We didn't get that from our guys."
Even though Valencia got some contributions from players like Tor their regular players also stepped. Dakota Abbott chipped in 15 points to lead all Viking scorers and Alex Sanchez stepped up and scored 12 points.
Despite Valencia's lead Golden Valley kept pushing. Golden Valley players Bryce Tyler-St. Clair and Isai Jimenez scored a total of 35 points.
It may be just another Foothill League game, but these players take their game very seriously. Hopefully things are looking up for Golden Valley (6-9 overall, 1-2 Foothill League) as they head into their next game versus Hart on Friday. Good luck boys!
by Charisse B. Atherley, Jordan Wiegand, and Daniel Patino
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Golden Valley Makes a Comeback
The last time the Golden Valley Grizzlies won a league opener was in 2009 and their 62-52 victory over the Saugus Centurians on Tuesday was a step in the right direction. After defeating the Centurians twice in league last season it was very important for the Grizzlies to continue that streak as their league season opened.
"It was important because people didn't think we were going to do well in league this year," said junior captain and forward Noah Heinzman.
Earlier in the year these two teams met in the Burbank Tournament where Saugus came out on top 61-59.
On Tuesday night the Grizzlies knew Saugus wouldn't be an easy win. Early in the first quarter Saugus jumped out to a 13-5 lead. Paced by Caleb Grisanti's 9 points in the quarter. The Grizzlies clawed their way back into the game by rattling off nine unanswered points to take a one point lead at the end of the quarter.
Leading the way for the Grizzlies was Isai Jimenez who poured in 21 points.
According to Heinzman it was important for Jiminez to score a lot of points because the majority of the scoring has come from Heinzman, Bryce Tyler-St. Clair and Derek Schlossman.
"If we can get scoring from other areas it makes us more difficult to defend and we have more weapons to attack anybody's defense," said Heinzman.
It seemed like the Grizzlies were going to be down a point at halftime but a bank shot three pointer from Jimenez gave the Grizzlies a two point lead and a lot of momentum going into halftime.
After halftime it was all Golden Valley as Derek Schlossman led the way in the third quarter with a pair of three pointers that gave the Grizzlies a thirteen point lead heading into the last 8 minutes.
We went around and asked some of the players what they think changed and helped them win. According to Noah Heinzman "Our defense helped us win. The pressure and intensity coming from them helped significantly." Isai accredited it to "just energy and being more positive. We weren't attacking, and that's what we're really good at."
With a win like this expectations are starting to build up for Golden Valley. There's plenty in store for their future as a team.
by Charisse B. Atherley
"It was important because people didn't think we were going to do well in league this year," said junior captain and forward Noah Heinzman.
Earlier in the year these two teams met in the Burbank Tournament where Saugus came out on top 61-59.
On Tuesday night the Grizzlies knew Saugus wouldn't be an easy win. Early in the first quarter Saugus jumped out to a 13-5 lead. Paced by Caleb Grisanti's 9 points in the quarter. The Grizzlies clawed their way back into the game by rattling off nine unanswered points to take a one point lead at the end of the quarter.
Leading the way for the Grizzlies was Isai Jimenez who poured in 21 points.
According to Heinzman it was important for Jiminez to score a lot of points because the majority of the scoring has come from Heinzman, Bryce Tyler-St. Clair and Derek Schlossman.
"If we can get scoring from other areas it makes us more difficult to defend and we have more weapons to attack anybody's defense," said Heinzman.
It seemed like the Grizzlies were going to be down a point at halftime but a bank shot three pointer from Jimenez gave the Grizzlies a two point lead and a lot of momentum going into halftime.
After halftime it was all Golden Valley as Derek Schlossman led the way in the third quarter with a pair of three pointers that gave the Grizzlies a thirteen point lead heading into the last 8 minutes.
We went around and asked some of the players what they think changed and helped them win. According to Noah Heinzman "Our defense helped us win. The pressure and intensity coming from them helped significantly." Isai accredited it to "just energy and being more positive. We weren't attacking, and that's what we're really good at."
With a win like this expectations are starting to build up for Golden Valley. There's plenty in store for their future as a team.
by Charisse B. Atherley
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