KELSEYVILLE >> Katlyn Minnis drew a start for the Upper Lake Cougars on Thursday morning against the Round Valley Warriors in the opening round of the Stokes Tournament, and the junior guard made the most of it.
Minnis scored 10 points, seven of them during a two-minute span in the first quarter, and also dished out a team-best eight assists as the Cougars beat Round Valley 44-13. They’ll play Kelseyville in the winner’s semifinal round on Friday at Kelseyville High School. Tip-off is 11 a.m.
“For the first four minutes it was 0-0, so I called a timeout,” Upper Lake co-coach Dani Paige Gudmundson Pena said. “I told them to relax because they looked a little frazzled out there. I told them to work on making a good pass and take the shot if you have one.”
Minnis responded by scoring seven points in a row. Upper Lake (6-2) led 10-0 after the opening period and never looked back. The Cougars had a 26-4 advantage by halftime.
“She really did a good job,” Gudmundson Pena said of Minnis.
Cheyanne Obedoza added 10 points and six assists while Brenna Sanchez finished with a team-high 12 points.
The Stokes Tournament runs through Saturday.
In other Stokes first-round girls games Thursday:
Kelseyville 76, Calistoga 16
A 26-0 first quarter paved the way to Kelseyville’s lopsided victory over the Calistoga Wildcats in a first-round Stokes Tournament game.
“Our press was effective in the first quarter and then we pulled it off,” Kelseyville coach Jim Hale said. “We spent the rest of the game working on a lot of things on offense and defense.”
Payton Conrad was among four Knights to score in double digits. She led the way with 17 points, Bib Hamner added 16 and both Brisa Villa and Tymeka Green added 10 points. Allison Bryant just missed with nine points, all of them on 3-pointers.
Grace Davidson led the team with 12 rebounds – six on each end of the floor – and Bryant had 10 boards.
“They’re both reading the ball well coming off the rim,” Hale said.
Kelseyville finished with 13 3-point field goals while improving to 8-1 on the season. The Knights draw Upper Lake in the winner’s semifinal round Friday at 11 a.m.
Healdsburg 69, Foresthill 28
The Healdsburg Greyhounds raced out to a 22-6 lead after one quarter and never looked back in their win over the Foresthill Wildfires. Hannah Webb (16 points) and Kim Rodgers (12 points) each had six points for the Greyhounds in the opening period.
Healdsburg continued to pull away in the second quarter as Webb added five more points, including one of her two 3-pointers in the win.
Kennedy Seuferer had 12 points for the Greyhounds. Jenne Ransom led the Wildfires with nine points and Bridget Clifford added seven.
Healdsburg plays Piedmont today in the winner’s semifinals at 8 p.m. Foresthill draws Del Norte in the consolation semifinals at 2 p.m.
Piedmont 46, Del Norte 45
The most compelling game of day one of the Stokes Tournament featured a one-point victory by the Piedmont Highlanders over the Del Norte Warriors.
Piedmont advances to the winner’s semifinals Friday at 8 p.m. against Healdsburg while Del Norte plays Foresthill in the consolation semifinals at 2 p.m.
Piedmont took a 38-32 lead into the final quarter. While the Highlanders were outscored 13-8 in the final period, Jasmyne Huggins came through in a big way as she scored all eight of her team’s points down the stretch. She finished with 14 points overall. Kristen Seyranian led the Highlanders with 15 points and Nakilah Johnson had 11.
Jadence Clifton’s 16 points powered Del Norte and Payten Healy added 11.
