Lakers stay on top with victory

The first-place Lakers edged the Wizards, 33-29, in Week 8 of the

Newport-Mesa National Junior Basketball girls fifth- and sixth-grade

division.

The Wildcats’ Kathleen Etuale led all scorers with 16 points while

teammate Kelly Heenan added 13.

Lindsay Anderson led the Lakers with 13 points followed by seven

from LiAnne Sarisuk and six from Samantha Archie.

In other action:

* Shock 33, Pirates 12:

Kadee Malone scored 18 points for the Shock while sister Kylee

tallied eight.

Camile Krahe’s five points led the Pirates while Nicolete Kelegian

followed with four.

* Globetrotters 48, Mavericks 29: Kassie Stratton led the

Globetrotters with 21 points while Duran Sharp added 12 and Kelsey

Woo scored 10. Emily Rosales led the Mavericks with 11 points

followed by nine from Laura Martinez.

In girls third- and fourth-grade play:

* Raptors 19, Gold Rush 17:

Elissa Schilling led the Raptors with a season-high nine points

while Carolyn Grant and Megan Zwerling each added three. Mary

McKennon led the Gold Rush with 10 points while Marissa Hergott added

six.

* Sisters of Hoop 24, Liquidators 16:

Niki Zak scored a season- and career-high nine points while

contributing tight defense and strong rebounding for the Sisters of

Hoop.

Ava Soleimany led the Sisters with 14 points while Olivia Tharp

and Sara Silverman keyed a staunch defense.

Asia Andry led the Liquidators with seven points while Taylor

Stefano and Brooke Migliori tallied four points each.

* Celtics 17, Razz Ma Tazz 15:

Shannon Griffith scored nine points for the Celtics while Annie

Alvarado tallied four points to go with three by Maddie O’Connor.

MacKenzie Dalton scored five points for the Razz Ma Tazz to go

with four from Natalie Barbaresi and three by Brittany Brown.