Caitlin Wallace scored a career-high 29 points and Carpinteria’s girls basketball team needed every one of them on Monday, shaking off North County Christian in a 51-48 overtime decision at the Valley Christian Academy Tournament.
Amanda Burch added 18 points, including five of the Warriors’ six points in overtime, to help Carpinteria up its record to 5-3.
“We basically escaped with a win,” said Warriors head coach Dan Mercer, citing a missed free throw at the end of regulation that would have given NCC the victory.
North County Christian opened up the extra period by taking a three-point lead only to have Burch and Wallace combine to score the game’s final six points for the win.
“It was the same story, they had troubles stopping our two top scorers,” Mercer said.
Wallace added 11 rebounds to her scoring total. Mirina Deleon dished out five assists.
Carpinteria has another stiff test on Tuesday as it faces Campbell Hall.
CARPINTERIA 51, NORTH COUNTY CHRISTIAN 48, OT
NORTH COUNTY CHRISTIAN – Harden 2, Tapasin2, Foster 5, Scarson 17, Villaba 6, paulus, Feld 10, 21 6-12
CARPINTERIA – Deleon 2, Wallace 29, 11 r, Dunlap 1, Burch 18, Freeman 2. 16, 17-32 FT
Carpinteria 8 23 8 6 (6) – 51
North County Christian 13 15 11 6 (3) – 48
3-ptrs – C 1 (Wallace). Total Fouls – C 16, NCC 20, Fouled Out – NCC (Feld), C (Freeman)
