Jessica Ramirez scored all 14 of her points in the first quarter as the Santa Barbara girls basketball team improved to 13-2 with a 60-27 win over Pioneer Valley at the Righetti Tournament Saturday.
Larissa Lavender had a stellar all-around game, scoring seven points with 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals on the night.
Ramirez recently joined the team after transferring in the offseason, and is off to a great start. Coach Andrew Butcher said that her 14 points came in a stretch of about four minutes.
“She’s doing great things academically and is really working hard for us,” he said.
The Dons are also doing a good job of finding the players with the hot-hand, according to Butcher.
Santa Barbara plays Monday at 3 p.m. against Paso Robles.
SANTA BARBARA 60, PIONEER VALLEY 27
SANTA BARBARA — Blackwell 4, Ramirez 14, Griffin 17, Lavender 7, Crispin-Ibarra 3, Emerson 10, Pereyra 5. Totals 20 10-18 60.
PIONEER VALLEY — Sandoval 7, Reyes 4, Bernum 2, Cooks 4, Miller 6, Buchan 2, Martin 2. Totals 13 0-5 27.
Santa Barbara….21 10 15 14
Pioneer Valley….6 5 12 4
3-point goals—SB 9 (Griffin 4, Ramirez 4, Lavender 1), PV 1 (Sandoval).
Total fouls—SB 12, PV 14.
Team record—SB 13-2
