Rebels launch season with win

The North Huntington Beach Rebels spotted Chino Valley a quick 5-0,

but bounced back to score a 45-32 victory in a season-opening National

Junior Basketball Girls 6th-Grade All-Net Blue Conference contest.

Lindsey Schulze and Lauren Kortizija began the comeback by combining to

score 12 unanswered points, then Jessica Kwan scored the next six to help

the Rebels outscore Chino Valley, 30-13, to roll up a 30-18 advantage.

Chino Valley used a trio of three-point shots to pull to within 32-27

late in the third quarter but Schulze, who led all scorers with 16

points, and Ciara Sheppard, who finished with nine, took over on offense

as the Rebels built their lead to 42-31.

Dana Van Voorhis and Parla Alpan hit the defensive boards and finished

with 9 and 7 rebounds, respectively, and together blocked 12 shots in the

second half of play.

In other games:

FOUNTAIN VALLEY NJB

DIVISION 1

Sparks 30, Martians 28

Alicia Wilkerson scored eight points and had four rebounds, Angela Ruiz

scored seven points with three rebounds and two assists, and Krystal

Magdaleno finished with four points, three rebounds, and two assists to

lead the Sparks to a season-opening victory.