Lady Cardinals beat Fillmore on home court

It was Santa Paula 46, Fillmore 32 at Santa Paula last week in varsity basketball play.

Leading for Santa Paula: Elissa Rico, 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 6 free throws. Ciara Ramirez, 2 rebounds, 1 block. Lizzette Ramirez, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block. Cyerra Vasquez, 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 4 assists, one 3 pointer. Lauren Lazos, 1 point, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 free throw. Felicia Magana, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1assist, 1 block, one 3 pointer, 3 free throws. Lupita Ramirez, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 assist, three 3 pointers. Kayla Stockton , 9 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals, 5 blocks, 1 free throw. 

“The Lady Cards started slow, down 2 at half, then got up by three after three quarters,” said Coach Mark Blankenship. “The fourth quarter was all Cards, scoring 13 and holding Fillmore to two points to get the win. The Ladies buckled down again on Defense and got the win. A great overall team performance. They battled and fought all the way through the game.”