Girls basketball: Sailors finish strong

NEWPORT BEACH - Senior Nicole Ashton scored 17 points and grabbed

15 rebounds in Thursday’s 50-33 loss for Newport Harbor High’s girls

basketball team, ending the Sailors’ season.

Newport (4-22, 0-8 in league) led after the first quarter before Aliso

Niguel (14-11, 2-5) took control.

Evita Castillo joined in on the rebounding feast, grabbing 10 boards to

go along with her three points.

Athena Vasquez and Lisa Gerlach contributed to the offense, each chipping

in with five points.

Nikia Hastie, who torched the Sailors with 26 points in their previous

matchup, scored 19 for the Wolverines, while freshman Julia Pederson

chipped in with 11.

Newport lost its previous matchup with Aliso, 55-22, on Jan. 20.

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Aliso Niguel 50, Newport Harbor 33

Aliso Niguel 11 16 12 11 - 50

Newport Harbor 12 7 9 5 - 33

Aliso Niguel - Pederson 11, Hastie 19, Stoddard 5, Krebs 2, Griffin 4,

Saiz 9.

3 pt. goals - Hastie 2.

Fouled out - None.

Nepwort Harbor - Woller 1, Ashton 17, Castillo 3, Vasquez 5, Gallardo 2,

Gerlach 5, Moore 0, Mikami 0, Sondel 0, Brooks 0.

3 pt. goals - None.

Fouled out - None.