7th Grade Girls Basketball
The Coppell Middle School North girls basketball team took on the Cross Timbers Wolves on January 18th at the CSMN gyms. The A team started the game precession with a big battle. Cross Timbers outscored the A team each quarter, 5-12, 8-19, 19-31, 28-40. But we saw huge improvement in the Cougars transition, passing game and defense. Aneesha Anand stood out coming in to score two quick baskets during the third quarter. The Players of the Game (POG) were Izzy Lingenbrink and Emma Rose. These players stood out for their quick helpside defense and full throttle aggressive play. The team was led in scoring by Olly Anene and Taylor Mechsner with 6 points each. Unfortunately, the help from all players was not enough to end with the win The final score for A team was 28-40, Wolves.
The next game, the B team played a tight game matching points each quarter starting slowly. The Cougars fell behind but two quick jump shots from Abby Behr the quarter ended on a tie score 8-8. The Cougars then fell behind only scoring 4 points to the Wolves 8 resulting in a halftime score 12-16. In the third quarter, Finleigh Sanders, Tarusi Aphale and Gabby Keating each made a basket ending the quarter 18-16. The fourth quarter was a wild ride as a last minute bucket by Ariana Datta tied the game 20-20. Sadly, in the last minute, Cross Timbers scored a free throw to put the Wolves up by one point. The final score was 20-21, CTMS. Tarusi Aphale and Abby Behr were honored as the players of the game.
The most exciting game of the night was the C game. Once again the fans in the stands cheered loudly for all 15 of the C team Cougars as they battled out with the feisty Wolves. The C team pushed to score 6 to 6 for the first quarter, Parmis Farzad scored four of her six points in that quarter. Her impact was not finished there as she played with two groups to send the first half score 8-8. In the third quarter, the Cougars broke away to lead by two as Sanvi Promula scored two big buckets from underneath the basket. Sarah Wells scored a goal and Dany Pease took it to the foul line. The biggest scores came however in the fourth quarter when Madison Tooke hit a quick jumper in front of the basket. Parmis added one more made shot. The Wolves countered with six points in the fourth sending the C team Cougars to a two minute overtime. The battle started again with Sarah Wells tipping off. Dany Pease owned the back line of defense as she was quick to stop her opponent's fast breaks. Renata Lara Velezquez came in hot with a shot with only 30 seconds left to play. The Wolves were not able to match the aggressive defense of Finleigh and Dany and the C team final score was 20-18 with North winning the game. The players of the game were Madison Tooke, Dany Pease, and Parmis Farzad.
The 8th Grade Girls Basketball teams had quite a night with a SWEEP against the CTMS Wolves! Our second sweep of the season and now they're hungry for more! The A team had a victory of 42-6 over the Wolves. The team focused on running their new offense and it clearly made a difference! There were several key players contributing to this win. Our rebounding game was strong . Addison Hamm, Eraina Wilkins, and Avery James all contributed 5 rebounds each and every player on the team had at least one. Faith Law had a block that amped up the stands. High scorers of the went to Swara Adusumilli with 14 points, Morgan Proctor 8 points, and both Addison Hamm and Avery James with 6 points. Lilija Bowen had a great game with her unselfish play with 4 assists. The Player of the Game goes to Swara Adusumilli for her offensive game with 3, 3 point shots and consistency on the court.
The B Team continues their undefeated record now 4-0 with a score of 34-6 against the Wolves. We are so proud of the improvements this team has and how well they work together. Rebounding has been a challenge for us this season. Their effort paid off this game with Alexa Boudreaux with 7 rebounds, Ainsley Ingram with 4, and both Megan Gao and Bella Marvin with 3. Both Carolina Vasquez and Averie Gonzales led with 5 steals each and 2 assists along with Yena Chae. This was a high scoring game and many players this week Alexa Boudreaux with 11, Averie Gonzales 7, and Bella Marvin, Yena Chae, Carolina Vasquez and Rachel Howe all scored 4 points each! The Players of the Game go to Yena Chae and Bella Marvin for overall performance on the court, aggressive defense, and being a good teammate.
The C team had an exciting win 38-1 against Cross Timbers. Clearly their offensive game was strong. Rin Kikuchi, Shreya Shah and Katelyn McCoppin all score 10 points each! Abigail Imwold, Suhana Oad, Harper Thompson, and Amy Chi all scored 2 points each. They ran their offensive plays well and had quite a few fast breaks throughout the game. So proud of their efforts and teamwork. Abigail Imwold led with 4 rebounds, and Amy Chi had 3. Suhana Oad, and Katelyn McCoppin had 3 steals and Maddy Wilson and Abigail Imwold had 2 each. This was a great way to end the night! Our Player of the Game goes to Rin Kikuchi and Katelyn McCoppin! They both led in scoring, and their most aggressive play to date. Congratulations to all the teams!!
