In high school sports, the Twentynine Palms Wildcats basketball team saw first De Anza league action on the road last night against Big Bear Bears. Coach Michael Schneider said it was a defensive battle throughout, but the Wildcats came out on top by a score of 40 – 34. Andrew Wilson led all scorers with 12 points and freshman Adam Bell added 10 points. This brings Twentynine Palms’ record to 2 and 3 overall, with a De Anza league record of 1 and 0.
The Yucca Valley High School Lady Trojan basketball team bounced back from a tough defeat Wednesday to beat Shadow Hills in a De Anza league contest 45-40 last night in Indio. Coach Jess Geeson said senior Ashley Priest scored a team-high 14 points, while sophomore Taylor Spitz hit for 11 points. The Yucca girls now stand 9-3 overall and 2-0 in league play.
Last night, December 18, the Twentynine Palms High School girls’ varsity basketball team started league play with a 57 to 31 victory over Big Bear up in Big Bear. Nokomis Cabrera had 18 points, Lindsey Scammon had 11 points, and McKenzy Johnson had nine points on 3-for-4 shooting from behind the 3-point line.
The Yucca Valley High School girls’ soccer team traveled to take on Shadow Hills High School in De Anza League play and lost by a score of 7-1. Coach Scott Phillips said freshman Jackie Bolha scored the goal for the Lady Trojans off an assist from senior Karson Scaccianoce. Junior Nikole Cody recorded seven saves on goal.
In high school sports tomorrow, the Yucca Valley boys wrestling team will travel away to Palm Springs, while the girls’ wrestling team will travel to La Puente to play Bishop Amat Memorial High School.
