Ramblers girls beat the Best

The Maple Ridge Ramblers senior girls’ basketball team improved to 2-1 after a convincing 54-21 win over Charles Best this week.

The Maple Ridge Ramblers senior girls’ basketball team improved to 2-1 after a convincing 54-21 win over Charles Best this week.

Every player chipped in points, with Jane Grisley and Mareike Klatt leading the way with 16 and 10 points, respectively.

They compete in the Centennial Top-10 Tournament this week.

• The Ramblers Grade 8 girls rebounded from their first loss of the season with a 50-14 win Tuesday over the Pitt Meadows Marauders.

Taylor De Adder led the team with 18 points, while Paige Bell added 11.

The Rams lost their first game of the season last week, shooting just 39 per cent from the floor in falling 39-36 to the Walnut Grove Gators. Bell had 10 points. Senchyna had eight.

The previous day, De Adder poured in 37 points as the Ramblers downed the Thomas Haney Thunder 71-17. De Adder completed 18 of 23 field-goal attempts and had three assists, four rebounds and 11 steals.

Aly Heppner scored 16 points, while Kaila Barteski added eight.

Ridge is 5-1 in league play, and 17-1 overall.

• The Ramblers Grade 8 boys defeated Thomas Haney 42-32 to post four wins and a loss in district league play.

Last weekend they hosted a tournament and finished in second place. They beat J.N. Burnett of Richmond 41-35, as Burke Brussow scored 16 points.

They lost to Fleetwood 46-31, then the hosts beat Chief Dan George of Abbotsford 34-27.  Burke Brussow scored 13 points.

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