North Beach girls now 15-1

From the Daily World story on 57-36 Lady Hyaks victory: North Beach needed the first half to find its groove before overrunning visiting Ocosta in this Pacific League contest on Thursday night.

The Hyaks (8-0, 15-1) led 24-19 at the half, then picked up their offensive groove against the Wildcats (0-7, 7-8).

“It took us a little bit to get warmed up a bit,” North Beach head coach Brett Mackey said. “In the second half, we executed better offensively. Defensively, we were up and down. As a whole, with the (weather) layoff, I was pretty pleased with the way we played as a team.”

Dramikha Skaar and Iyah Bastian led the Hyaks with 14 points each. Skaar added 10 rebounds for a double-double night and Wakeena DeLaCruz scored 11 and swiped six.

Ocosta (36) — Schmeling, Jones, King 8, Nelson 19, Pase, Sunde, Benn 9, Powers. FG — 13-50 (.260). FT — 7-10.

North Beach (57) — Skaar 14, A. Kramer, Laranang 9, Pope, DeLaCruz 11, E. Kramer 9, Bastian 14. FG — 22-56 (.393). FT — 7-11.