“You lose a lot of hairs when you coach a team of sophomores and freshmen,” said Maynard Pilapil.
It’s a good thing the Dos Pueblos girls basketball coach keeps his head closely shaved.
The Chargers had blown out Lompoc a few weeks ago thanks to 35 points from Jasmine Mata, but it was a little different on Wednesday. Dos Pueblos trailed for the first 30 minutes before winning the fourth quarter 14-6 and pulling out a 47-45 win over the Braves at the Righetti Tournament.
Mata had 14 this time while Chiara DiMarco had a game-high 19. Kristen Gowdy and Talisa Draper each had eight boards.
“We started off sluggish, and I told them that we better not be taking this team for granted,” said Pilapil, whose Chargers are now 9-8 heading into Channel League play. “Chiara and Jasmine hit some big shots to get us going in the second half.”
DOS PUEBLOS 47, LOMPOC 45
DOS PUEBLOS — Hilton 5, DiMarco 19, Mata 14, Gowdy 7, Draper 2. Totals 16 7-12
LOMPOC — Mo 7, Pruitt-Gibbons 4, Martin 2, Soza 2, Calderon 14, Fajardo 6, Birnam 10.
Dos Pueblos…5 14 14 14 — 47
Lompoc…10 15 14 6 — 45
3-pointers — DP 8 (DiMarco 3, Mata 3, Gowdy 1, Hilton 1), L 1 (Mo). Total fouls — DP 10, L 13.
