CdM falls to Katella

Playing without 5-foot-8 senior Lauren Snell, who was attending the

volleyball banquet, Corona del Mar High’s girls basketball team was

outmanned against Katella and dropped a 42-34 nonleague game at home

Thursday.

The Sea Kings (0-2) took a 21-18 lead into halftime, but managed

just 13 points in the second half, including three in the third

quarter.

“We just came out a little flat from halftime,” CdM Coach Jim

Barkalow said. “That really hurt us.”

The Sea Kings also hurt themselves by shooting just 5 of 15 from

the free-throw line and committing a high number of turnovers. A lot

of that Barkalow attributed to the team’s youth. The Sea Kings have

five sophomores who play prominent roles.

Senior Sarah Stern led CdM with 10 points, while sophomore Allison

Long had three points and eight rebounds.

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Nonleague

Katella 42, CdM 34

Score by Quarters

CdM 9 12 3 10 -- 34

Katella 7 11 7 17 -- 42 CdM -- Benbow 1, Wayte 0, Marks 9, Stern 10,

Wadhwa 0, Schulte 1, Long 3, Heeschen 6, Kawata

2, Skalla 2. 3-pt. goals -- Marks 1, Stern 3,

Heeschen 1. Fouled out -- Skalla. Technicals --

None.

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