MIDDLETOWN — Tyler Hunt”s 30 points sparked the Middletown Mustangs in a 60-51 North Coast Section Foundation Game win over the Calistoga Wildcats on Tuesday night in Middle-town.
The game, which is essentially a glorified scrimmage, is a fundraiser for the NCS and does not count as a win or a loss for either team.
Dustin Peterson scored 14 points for Middletown and Johnny Harmyk had 10.
Calistoga led 26-25 at halftime.
“It was ugly the first half,” Middletown coach Mike Mullin said. “It (the scrimmage) shows us exactly what we need to work on and we need work in a lot of areas.”
Middletown”s official season opener is tonight in Esparto.
Girls” basketball
Lower Lake 62, Potter Valley 46
At Potter Valley, Rissy Prude and Danielle Bett-encourt scored 15 points apiece to lift the Lower Lake Trojans past the Potter Valley Bearcats in a non-league game.
Prude also had five steals and four assists as Lower Lake improved to 3-0. Amber Shoffeitt added nine points and eight rebounds.
Bettencourt”s 3-pointer sparked a Lower Lake run in the third quarter and Prude also figured in the run with back-to-back steals and layups.
Lower Lake led 27-23 at halftime.
“They”re a big, strong, physical team, the kind of team that”s going to give us trouble,” Lower Lake coach Andrew Carpenter said. “But we were able to keep the game fast-paced, which is what we need to do.”
Lower Lake plays John Swett in the first round of the Best of the West Classic on thursday in Walnut Creek.
M”town 43, Calistoga 28
At Middletown, sisters Kelsey and Kayla Welton scored eight points apiece and Nikeedra Davis had a team-high nine points as the Middletown Mustangs beat the Calistoga Wildcats in a North Coast Section Foundation Game, a fundraiser for the NCS. The game does not count as a win or a loss for either team.
Emily Beckwith, a three-year varsity veteran, scored all six of her points in the second quarter to spark a Middletown run.
“The second quarter was one of the finer quarters she has ever played,” Middletown coach Marnin Pyzer said of Beckwith.
The Mustangs led 33-17 after three quarters.
