Woodbridge High’s girls basketball team led from the start and went on to defeat Northwood, 54-35, in a Pacific Coast League game Friday night at Northwood.
The Warriors (13-5, 2-1) moved into a tie for first place with Northwood, Beckman and Corona del Mar, who are also 4-1 in league.
Woodbridge was led by Anjali Ghadi, who had 25 points, including four 3-pointers. Lauren Baffo added 13 points.
But Woodbridge coach Eric Bangs said it was the Warriors’ defense, led by Lauren Lum and Tessa Shimizu, that was the difference.
“What made us look smart is that they did the things we wanted them to do,” said Bangs. “But anything can happen here. Last year, they just shot the lights out in the second half.
“It was a good effort by our kids. The defense was it. We had to hold them under 40. We reiterated that at the half and they only had 15 in the second half.”
Woodbridge led 30-20 at halftime, then outscored Northwood 13-7 in the third quarter to break the game open.
Kaityn Hsu and Lauren Ta had 11 points each for Northwood (9-8 overall).
“Woodbridge came out and played really well from start to finish,” said Northwood coach Ryan Bettencourt. “We got down early and just could not cut the deficit enough to make a difference.”
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