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Immanuel High forward Amanda Scheidt sped up court with the dribble in a first round loss to eventual tourney runnerup Caruthers on Dec. 19 in the Orosi portion of the Dinuba-Orosi Holiday Classic. The Eagles finished tourney play with a 2-2 record.
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"I told [the players] we had a bit of a hangover, we played a a pretty emotional game the night before," coach Matt Wilkinson said. "That Strath- more game was probably the best game we've played all year. It seemed we controlled them most of the game. But this is a young group, and they don't have a lot of experience being in competitive games like that.
"Disappointing as it was, I was super proud and excited with how we played against a team like that."
Led by senior Clare Mc- Gahan's nine points and fresh- man Miah Paz's seven points, the Pirates built a 30-22 lead at the break. But sophomore guard Soto score 30 of her tournament-best 43 points in the second half — 16 in the third quarter – as the Spar- tans (9-3) regained the lead and hung on down the stretch.
Junior center Madison Haney led Reedley on the night with 14 points while Paz finished with 12. The fresh- man went on to be named to the all-tournament team af- ter scoring 18 points in the loss to Dinuba and 15 points in a 56-51 opening round win over Exeter on Dec. 19. That avenged an earlier loss to the Monarchs the previous week at the Hoover Invitational tourney in Fresno.
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Reedley High senior guard Re- ese Kubo won the tournament's three-point shooting contest on Dec. 22.
Haney scored 20 points in that game as the Pirates over- came a 33-21 halftime deficit with a 22-9 third-quarter run before pulling away in the fi- nal quarter.
Reedley then breezed past outmatched Liberty-Madera Ranchos, 55-22, on Dec. 20 as Paz scored 18 points while McGahan and Haney added 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Joining MVP Soto and Paz on the all-tournament team were Sttrathmore's Kaija Am- briz, Chavez's Kayla Sanchez, Exeter's Jaycee WIlkinson, Liberty's Kaija Ambriz and
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Reedley High'a Madison Haney fired a jump shot during the Pirates' 55-22 second round victory over Liberty-Madera Ranchos on Dec. 20. Haney scored 10 points in the win.
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2 p.m. non-league contest Thursday, Jan. 4, at Golden West. The North Yosemite League opener is Tues- day, Jan. 8, at Fresno High School.
Big win for Immanuel helps determine seeding
The Immanuel High Eagles' 3-2 win over Fres- no Christian on Dec. 19 was important in terms of section playoff seeding lat- er in the season, according to school officials. The one- goal triumph at Immanuel Sports Complex improved the Eagles' season record to 7-4-3.
Immanuel is idle the rest of 2018, returning to action on Friday, Jan. 4 with a 4:30 p.m. Central Se- quoia League home contest against Dinuba. The Eagles have six consecutive home matches before their next road contest on Friday, Jan. 18, at Kingsburg.
WRESTLING Pirate boys bow out of Zinkin Classic Reedley High's boys
were scheduled to compete at the Zinkin Classic tour- nament at Buchanan High School in Clovis on Dec. 21- 22. But Pirates coach Isidro Arroyo opted to pull the team from the event after some wrestlers suffered injuries in preparation for the meet.
The Pirates have two more tournaments on the schedule for the next week, but may not return to ac- tion until the North Yosem- ite League season opens on Tuesday, Jan. 8, with a double dual meet against McLane and Hoover. That match would start at RHS gym at 4 p.m.
That's the Pirates' only scheduled NYL home match. Their final appearance of the season in Reedley is Fri- day, Feb. 1 when they host the league championships. The team's annual Manning Melee against rival Orange Cove High will be on Friday, Jan. 25, at OCHS.
This year's Central Sec- tion and Masters champion- ship meets will be Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15-16, at Lemoore High School.
Friday, Jan. 4, at home against Dinuba in a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.
The Eagles already have scored CSL wins over Kings- burg at home on Dec. 11 and at Exeter on Dec. 17. Four players scored in double fig- ures against the Monarchs, led by Jordan Rodriguez with 21 points. Winston Williams scored 18, Kaleb Daglish had 14 while Shawn Rodgers add- ed 10 points.
A day after the Dinuba game, Immanuel will play at Sanger High on Saturday, Jan. 5 in a Central Valley Show- down matchup.
Granite Hills' Yvette Felipe. Dinuba's Kaylee Villasenor was presented with the Mari Gonzales Memorial Most In- spirational Player award.
A three-point contest was held before the third place game, and Reedley High se- nior point guard Reese Kubo emerged as the champion and was awarded with a special plaque.
The Dinuba portion of the
Holiday Classic actually was a pool play format, and both Reedley and Strathmore were 2-0 entering the Dec. 21 game with the winner representing the White Pool in the Dec. 22 championship game. Dinuba also was 2-0 entering its Dec. 21 Green Pool contest, but the host Emperors lost in over- time to Chavez and were rel- egated to the third place game by the tiebreaker system.
Reedley will play in one more tournament – the Parli- er Varsity Tournament on Jan. 3-5 – before tipping off North Yosemite League play on Tuesday, Jan. 8, in Fresno against defending champion Fresno High. The Pirates NYL home opener is Thursday, Jan. 10, against Roosevelt — which defeated Caruthers in finals of the Orosi side of the Holiday Classic.
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inga against a Horned Toad team that reached the consolation finals before losing to Wonderful Prep from Delano. Things finally picked up in the overtime win over the Pioneers, as the Eagles ral- lied from a 13-point halftime deficit to force overtime. They then blanked Visa- lia school 5-0 in the extra session.
The Eagles again were forced to play catchup against McLane, trailing by four points entering the final quar- ter. But they finished with an 18-9 run against the shorthanded Highlanders, who lost players to fouls and finished the game with just three players.
Jaycee Laemmlen's only score of the game was a three-point basket that gave IHS the lead for good with just more than five minutes remain- ing. Senior Hunter Kreiter paced the Eagles with 11 points while Allison Di-
as scored all eight of her points in the final quarter. Senior Amanda Scheidt and sophomore guard Brooke Hatch each added five points.
Roosevelt High won the Orosi por- tion championship of the Classic, de- feating Caruthers by a 55-48 score on Dec. 22. The Roughriders from Fresno defeated Wonderful Prep, Edison and Kingsburg on their way to the title. Kingsburg took third place by defeat- ing Porterville.
After playing in the Tulare Mid- Winter Showcase, immanuel will re- turn to Central Sequoia League action on Friday, Jan. 4, at Dinuba High. The Eagles dropped their opening league contests to Kingsburg at home on Dec. 11 and at Exeter on Dec. 17.
Immanuel will play four of its next seven CSL games at home in January, capped by consecutive games with Exeter and Dinuba on Jan. 22 and 24, respectively.
of the Week
Gabriel Rivera - Reedley High School Wrestling
Gabriel Rivera, freshman 108-pounder for the Reedley High boys wrestling team, posted a 3-1 record at the California Classic tournament at RHS on Dec. 15. Rivera posted a pin and two decision victories before losing in the nal, and improved
to 13-3 on the season. His second place nish helped the Pirates nish 12th in the 25-school tournament.
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first half. Leo Hernandez added nine points while sopho- more Marcus Heinrichs made scored all eight of his points in the final period including a pair of three-point baskets.
Kingsburg received a game-high 15 points from CJ
Laita, with 10 coming in the second half. Byrum finished with 13 points while Towsley added 11 points.
Coach Travis Ferrell said the Pirates' scheduled non-league games this week against Granite Hills and Washington Union were can- celed. Both of those teams were already booked to play
at the Polly Wilhelmsen Tour- nament in Visalia.
Reedley returns to action on Thursday, Jan. 3, with a 6 p.m. non-league game in Los Banos against Division 3 school Pacheco High. The Pirates then play at Division 3 Madera High in a 6:30 p.m. contest on Sat- urday, Jan. 5, before opening North Yosemite League play on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at home against Fresno High.
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