Koch scores 36 points in MVHS boys win against Piper

Angelique McNaughton

December 10, 2013

Sophomore Logan Koch made two clutch shots in the final 17 seconds of the second half, including a guarded three pointer with 6.5 seconds left in regulation, to send Mill Valley Hill into overtime and eventually past Piper High 79-77 on Friday.

Koch scored 25 of his 36 points in the second half and overtime to lead the Jaguars (1-0) to their first Kaw Valley League victory of the season. Drew Boatwright added 22 points, and Nick Friesner had 11, including an important basket in overtime to put the Jaguars ahead 78-77 with 3.5 seconds left.

“Wow,” Friesner said. “I think that was one of the best finishes I think I’ve ever seen at Mill Valley.

“Our student section really pushed us through the third and fourth quarters and we fed off of their energy,” he said.

The game stayed close throughout, with more than a dozen lead changes. The Jaguars and Pirates traded basket for basket in the first quarter, before Piper started to pad a lead in the second quarter when the Jaguars couldn’t get a shot to fall and were outrebounded.

“I thought we were looking for our shot to go down too quickly and then we would play defense for longer than we made them play defense,” MVHS coach Justin Bogart said. “We got critical rebounds when we needed to, but Piper really hurt us on the boards.”

The Jaguars went into the third quarter down eight, a lead they reduced to two at the end of the quarter following a Boatwright three pointer.

Boatwright opened the fourth quarter with an explosive three, to put the Jaguars ahead 47-46, before adding another two points off of a steal.

The Jaguars looked like a different team in the final period and were offensively and defensively more organized.

“After one of the timeouts, we told them to trust what we do and trust our preparation,” Bogart said. “We tried to put them in as many difficult situations as possible in practice and we just have to trust our stuff.

“We just reminded them of critical points on defense and that every rebound is a battle that we have to win,” he said.

Both the final minutes of regulation and overtime were wild, with each coming down to the last 15 seconds of play.

“It was a hard fought game and Logan definitely kept us in it,” Boatwright said. “We also had some younger players who stepped up and scored some baskets when we needed them to.”

Both Mill Valley and Piper students remained on their feet for the entirety of the game, vying for loudest student section, before Mill Valley students stormed the court following the win.

“I was just happy to see us overcome a little adversity and get ourselves a win in the first game of the season,” Bogart said. “We had a number of a players make a lot of significant contributions, but ultimately we had a real shift in the fourth quarter and we began to play more together than we had.”

Inexperienced Lady Jaguars commit 31 turnovers in loss

Carly Eaton has taken the helm this season for the lady Jaguars but was unable to compensate for the inexperience of her teammates in Friday’s 46-37 loss to Piper.

Although the Jaguars outrebounded Piper 32-16 — Catie Kaifes had 5 rebounds for the Jaguars — they committed 31 turnovers.

“We are very young in terms of varsity experience and we’ve been talking about taking care of the ball,“ MVHS coach John McFall said. “We were extremely sloppy and had way too many turnovers.

“We showed some toughness and we hung tough, but it seemed like every time we battled back and we would get it even, we turned it over,” he said.

The Jaguars went on an 8-0 run in the second quarter to take a 16-6 lead before the Pirates completely took over and ended the half on an 18-0 run.

“We couldn’t get it back and I think we got ahead and then got one stop and then we went three straight possessions where we didn’t even get the ball to half court,” McFall said.

While the Pirates never trailed in the second half, they led only 27-26 with four minutes remaining in the third quarter. But the Jaguars couldn’t grab a lead.

“You’ve got to give Piper credit because they were relentless on defense,” McFall said.

Eaton had 15 points and Kyle Lewis added seven. Both Whitney Hazlett and Savannah Rudicel scored five points apiece.

Freshman Courtney Carlson made her varsity debut at guard for the Jaguars but couldn’t seem to find her rhythm.

“As a freshman, she played like a freshman,” McFall said. “She has been much better than that in practice and she made a couple of mistakes that affected her.

“But it wasn’t just Courtney, it was player after player,” he said.

Carlson’s role this season, as most of the Lady Jaguars’ roles, is something that’s in the process of being worked out, McFall said. The Jaguars graduated all five starters from the 2012-2013 season.

“Right now, we just need to take care of us more than anything,” McFall said.

MVHS boys have new look after losing seven from a season ago

Angelique McNaughton

November 25, 2013

The players who were a part of Mill Valley High’s boys basketball program for the past four seasons will be remembered fondly, but it’s not about them anymore head coach Justin Bogart said.

“It’s about these (seniors) guys now,” Bogart said. “And the guys who are juniors, sophomores and freshmen.”

This year’s five seniors — Ben Carroll, Nick Friesner, Davis Cantwell, Wyatt Voorhes and Drew Boatwright — will join fellow letter-winner, sophomore point guard and returning starter Logan Koch, who is currently recovering from a concussion, in leading the Jaguars this season. Bogart said Clayton Holberg can also be expected to put in some minutes off of the bench.

“A couple of other guys, just by who we are, will have to step up and give us some more,“ Bogart said. “What I’ve seen in practice is that they are up to the challenge and I think they look forward to leaving their own mark on our program.”

The somewhat young team that graduated six seniors and lost junior-to-be Pat Muldoon, who transferred to Kaw Valley League foe Basehor-Linwood High, will be following an impressive 2012-13 season, that included a third place finish in the 5A state tournament, and a 20-4 record.

“It was a good season overall, but we are looking to do better than what we did last year,” said Voorhes, who transferred from Bishop Miege High as a junior and averaged around 13 points as a combo-guard. “I think we are fast this year and people can just expect the same exciting, fun, energetic games that we had last year.”

With the loss of their starting lineup, though, the Jaguars’ play will reasonably look different as they adapt to their new roles.

“I think with who we are, we can play a little different style than we did last year to create some real problems for people in the full-court offensively and defensively,” Bogart said.

“We’re going to be jam packed with some new looks and if you got a bunch of guys who are six-feet tall and can move pretty well, you’re looking at some full-court pressure and some things on defense that we haven’t broken out in a year or two.”

The Jaguars’ season opens Dec. 6 at home against Piper and then a tough Kaw Valley League schedule follows. But also a strong out-of-league schedule that will include Raytown South (Mo.), Gardner-Edgerton and Olathe Northwest.

“I would like to win a KVL Championship because we haven’t had one of those in a couple of years and also (win) the tournament that we play in at Coffeyville,” said Friesner, referring to the mid-season tournament that the Jaguars are the defending champions.

But until then, it’s going to be a “long two weeks” of practice, Friesner said.

“We are going to be playing against each other everyday and getting really annoyed with it,“ he said. “But it will just get us excited and pumped up for our first game.“

Which is the only game that’s on Bogart’s mind.

“That is the one that is on my mind and just like football, we want to be 1-0,” he said. “But we do believe in getting better every day and if we worry about ways to win and which means getting better every day, then we don’t have to worry about wins and losses because those things will take care of themselves.”

Jaguars earn No. 1 seed in playoffs after undefeated regular season

Angelique McNaughton

November 4, 2013

Lansing — Logan Koch ran for 281 yards and six touchdowns in a little more than a half to lead Mill Valley to a 68-8 victory over Lansing on Friday.

After the quarterback’s first touchdown since returning from an injury-delayed season, his game was back. Koch didn’t display any signs of weariness having missed the last five games, running for 194 yards and four touchdowns in the first quarter.

Nick Wilson rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown, and Dylan Cole also ran one in for the Jaguars (9-0) to take the lead 47-8 at the end of the first half.

Koch played one series in the third quarter before letting Cole and Drew McGee take the helm and add another three touchdowns before completely shutting out the Lions (4-5) the entire second half.

“We didn’t give up any points the second half and they did a great job of doing what they were supposed to do,” MVHS head coach Joel Applebee said. “We wanted to shut them out the second half and we did.”

As was the story for most of the season, the Jaguars’ defense held the Lions to just 54 yards on the ground and less than 200 yards all game. Christian Jegen led the team with three tackles, and TJ Philips and Tyler Garrison each added two. Henry Midyett added an interception and a fumble recovery to the effort.

“That (the defense) was a big part of it,” Applebee said.

The Jaguars’ 544 yards were the most the team has rushed for all season. Isaiah Young had seven carries for 66 yards and one touchdown, and Cole had 4 carries for 63 yards and one touchdown.

“Up front, we played extremely well and I can’t give enough credit to our offensive line,” Applebee said.

The Jaguars enter the playoffs as the No. 1 East seed and undefeated for the first time in school history. MVHS will host St.Thomas Aquinas (3-6) on Friday at 7 p.m.

“We always tell our kids that the best playing of football begins weeks seven, eight and nine, and I feel like we’ve done that,” Applebee said. “While we’ve still got room to work this week in practice, I feel good about this team because our kids understand that we are in the playoffs now and that it is another level of play.”

Jaguars coast to easy win over Schlagle

Angelique McNaughton

October 21, 2013

On its opening drive, Mill Valley effectively worked its way down the field and senior Nick Wilson scored a touchdown Friday night against Kansas City-Schlagle in the Jaguars’ first district match up.

It was not only the first series of the night, but it turned out that the drive would set the tempo for the remainder of the game, as once again, the Jaguar (7-0) defense dominated all night long in a 48-0 senior night victory over the Stallions (3-4).

It is the second time the undefeated Jaguars have held an opponent scoreless this season, after defeating Basehor-Linwood 38-0 last month.

“To be honest, everybody played well: Offense, defense and special teams,” MVHS head coach Joel Applebee said

The defense’s dominance allowed quarterback Ty Bruce and squad to go to work, offensively, jumping out to a 26-0 lead after the first quarter thanks to touchdowns by both Wilson and Bruce, and a 30-yard touchdown pass to Christian Jegen. Bruce threw for 86 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for 90 yards and a touchdown.

His offense notched a few more touchdowns to end the half 41-0, while keeping the Stallions scoreless.

“It was probably the most complete half we’ve played all year,” Applebee said. “It was a really clean half and I felt comfortable where we were at.”

The second half started exactly like the first — with a quick drive resulting in a Wilson touchdown.

After that one series, Applebee pulled his starters in order to rotate in the rest of the Jaguars.

“We only scored one touchdown the second half but I felt like we played really well,” Applebee said. “It doesn’t matter what game it is, it is never easy to shut out an opponent and I thought they did a good job of staying focused.

“We got a lot of JV guys in tonight, so it was good to see,” he said.

The Jaguars forced three turnovers and the Stallions were held to just 72 yards rushing and 30 yards passing.

Senior TJ Philips had two interceptions and one sack, while fellow senior TJ Midiros had an interception and a fumble recovery.

“When our defense plays like that, it sets our offense up,” Applebee said.

Wilson had 13 carries for 67 yards and two touchdowns. Jegen scored three touchdowns and junior Zach Hanna added one. By the end of the night, the Jaguars compiled 271 yards of total offense.

“I felt comfortable looking at the fact that we hadn’t played a complete game all year,” Applebee said. “And that was our goal and it was good to see how we played.

“Obviously the first district game is always important because everyone is technically 0-0,” he added.

MVHS will travel to Washington on Friday in the hopes of going 2-0 in the league and 8-0 for the season. This time last year, the Jaguars were 6-1.

Dylan Cole returned to play Friday night but Evan Applegate and quarterback Logan Koch didn’t, though Applebee said both will likely play this week.

“Honestly, this is the healthiest we’ve been heading into the week and we’re excited because we have an opportunity to finish 8-0,” he said. “Washington is going to be talented and they are going to be disciplined — it’s what they do— and we just need to do the same thing as always which is control the ball, run the ball and play defense like we have all year.”

Senior has sights set on state return: Billings has Jaguars 19-4, atop league

By Angelique McNaughton

September 30, 2013

This is the way it was bound to be for Hannah Billings.

She was raised by two collegiate volleyball athletes, has played varsity all four years at Mill Valley and has already committed to play volleyball next year at Emory University in Atlanta.

Billings and Mill Valley advanced to the 5A state tournament for the first time in school history last season, finished with a 32-8 overall record and swept the Kaw Valley League.

Now in her fourth and final season, the senior setter has taken over the offense and she has gotten more comfortable with her teammates and her role as a veteran. Her Jaguars are off to a promising start by any measure, with a record of 19-4 following the fourth week of play.

“I really want to be a team leader this year, especially with being a senior and everything,” Billing said. “I want to be able to encourage and lift my team up.”

Billings was averaging 5.7 assists and two digs per set last season. She had a team-high 70 aces and 556 set assists, while also being recognized as a junior on the All-Kaw Valley League team.

“I’m definitely quick and athletic and that helps me to get to the ball easily,” said Billings, who also plays soccer. “I have good court awareness and am good at tricking the other middle blockers to create spots for the hitters.”

Her all-around brilliance on the court proves to be a tough formula for opposing teams to crack and one her fellow teammates appreciate.

Fellow senior and outside hitter Molly Oshinski has been playing with Billings since the two first started playing in third grade.

“As a player, she is smart and consistent and makes good choices,” Oshinski said. “She is a really good setter and it’s easy to put a ball down if you have a good set.”

With Billings’ help, Oshinski had a team-high 355 kills last season and also joined her on the All-Kaw Valley League team.

“Her being smart makes my life easier,” she said.

After winning the Hayden Invitational last month, the Jaguars have maintained their lofty goals for the remainder of the season and hope to continue to be a challenge for other teams to knock off.

Mill Valley volleyball coach Whitney Revelle said the Jaguars have the necessary tools and equipment behind Billings to get as far, if not farther, than last year.

“We will go as far as Hannah wants us to go,” Revelle said. “We’re off to a good start, so we just need to keep the ball rolling.”

In her sophomore season at Mill Valley, Revelle said Billings is a player you “dream about coaching” and one that every team comments on.

“Hannah is a player that you get as a freshman and your already stressed about them graduating because you’re already thinking who’s going to fill those shoes,” Revelle said. “There is not a team that we play that doesn’t say ‘we love your setter’. She is very smart on the court and blockers have a hard time reading her, which makes our hitters extremely successful.”

While Billings is honored by the attention her playing has received, her focus remains on her team.

“I just think about what I can do to help better the teams chances of winning,“ Billings said. “I just love it (volleyball) and being a part of a team. It’s something fun that I can do and forget about everything else in my life and just play.

“It’s just me and my team and that’s basically it,” she said.

So how far does Billings want to go this season?

“We definitely want to win league again and we are shooting to go to state again,” she said. “I think it’s definitely possible (to win both).”

 

Mill Valley softball savors second-place state finish

By Angelique McNaughton

May 27, 2013

The Mill Valley softball team saw its season come to an end Saturday against Bishop Carroll Class 5A state softball championship game.

The 5-0 loss was reminiscent of a second-place state finish more than ten years ago for the Jaguars, while the Eagles captured their third consecutive title. The Jaguars (18-5-1) defeated Andover Central, 5-1, and Goddard, 5-2, to make it to the final game.

“I knew it was going to be a tough game going into it but we didn’t have errors … they just hit the ball,” Mill Valley softball coach Sarah Haub said. “The game is the game and there is nothing we could have done differently.”

Scoring a run early in the first inning, the Eagles took a lead the Jaguars were never able to offensively overcome.

“They were the best we’ve seen all year,“ Haub said. “They had the pitching, they had several great hitters on the team and they were just the whole package.”

Haub said her girls were never able to get their bats going against the Eagle’s Jessi Haffner, who didn’t allow a run until the sixth inning.

“When you don’t see those pitches in (the) regular season, then you don’t have the confidence built up and it’s hard to adjust to the speed and spin of the ball,” Haub said.

“It’s hard to come into a tournament and face it one time but our kids did the best they could do and we came up short.”

A few hours after the game, Haub said the dust had begun to settle and the second-place finish had set in. She said the team’s only goal for the tournament was to win the first game Thursday night, which it hadn’t done since 2001.

Senior shortstop Kelli Spring led the Jaguars during the first game against Andover High School Thursday at Wichita’s Two Rivers Youth Complex. Spring went 2-for-2 with a single in the second inning and a double in the fourth, while snagging seven balls hit to her at shortstop. Fellow senior Taylor Brunson started the Jaguars off with a clutch, squeeze bunt that scored Spring from third base and set the tone for the rest of the game.

Mill Valley pitcher Lexi Myers went the distance while only allowing one earned run on six hits and one walk. Lexi Myers was at the rubber again against Goddard High School and went another six innings on Friday, striking out three batters, while allowing two runs and one walk.

“It was a very intense game against Goddard,” Haub said. “The fans and the coaches were really getting into it.”

At the plate, Kaitlin Parker started a second inning rally that saw one run cross the plate on an RBI. Lexi Myers followed her lead, scoring on another RBI and Rienna Schriner scored on one in the fourth inning. Lacie Myers also had a triple to round out the afternoon at the plate for the Jaguars.

“We were really patient at the plate and we attacked the ball pretty well when the pitcher came at us,” Haub said. “We did a good job of making contact at the plate.”

Haub, who just completed her fifth season as the Jaguars’ head coach, said the girls “had a great season.”

“They were a great group of girls, who worked hard,” she said. “We meshed well this year and came into the tournament and had a good time.”

After losing four-year starting pitcher Jillian Jobe to graduation last spring, Haub said her team has displayed their heart and commitment at every turn this season.  The returning players will have an opportunity to show the same adversity next season with the loss of seniors Spring and Brunson.

“I think we are only going to be stronger,” Haub said. “We are going to have to fill two big positions and we have people who can potentially do that for us. I wouldn’t say it will be a rebuilding year filling in a short stop and a third baseman, but we are going to do the best we can do.”

Twin setbacks not enough to deter Mill Valley’s Stinnett

By Angelique McNaughton

April 17, 2013

Battling back after one injury is a tough process, but Zach Stinnett had to endure the long, aggravating process of recuperating from two.

The Mill Valley senior baseball player went through two major surgeries within the last year, forcing him to sit out his entire junior wrestling and baseball seasons.

Stinnett has spent the better part of the last eight months rehabbing from Tommy John surgery to his throwing arm after he injured it while pitching for his summer team, the Blues. He only got cleared to play on March 15 and cleared to pitch last week.

“It was a long process (recuperating) and it took a lot of work,” Stinnett said.

His first injury occurred last January when the 152-pound wrestler broke off the back part of his kneecap and tore his meniscus, requiring surgery to screw it all back together.

The injury put him on the bench last season, causing him to miss his opportunity to play for the Jaguars when they went to state.

“It was awful sitting there watching the team go to state,” he said. “It was great watching them succeed, but it was awful not being a part of it.”

Stinnett actually got cleared to play in the state tournament and was warming up to pitch, when the game ended. He was able to play for the Blues in June and July but then during the last week of June, one pitch and an excruciating painful snap later, Stinnett found himself back on the injured list.

“I could hear it and I could feel it,” he said of when he tore his ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow.

The multi-position player now has four incision marks and a three-inch scar down his right arm.

He was unable to throw a baseball for four months, while going through rehab to strengthen his back and shoulder to help him regain his range of motion.

Eight months later, Stinnett said he is finally back to normal and glad to be there.

“It awesome,“ he said of being able to play again. “I was so glad when I was told that I would get to come back.”

He was able to pitch for the first time since his surgery for Mill Valley on Friday during the Frontier/Kaw Valley League Challenge against De Soto. The Jaguars lost to the Wildcats, 9-4, after a few errors sparked a late-game rally.

“I just pitched one inning but I threw all three pitches and it was fine,” he said. “It felt good.”

Stinnett threw about 25 pitches and said the only difference he’s noticed since his surgery is that it is going to take while for him to build up his velocity again.

“He was as good as we’ve seen him,” Mill Valley coach Jeff Strickland said. “It’s just going to take some time for him to continue to get acclimated again to baseball.”

But Strickland said it’s nice having him back.

“He is just a really good kid,“ he said. “We look to our seniors to be mentally tough.

“He’s got great leadership, another good bat, and what he is going to give us on the mound is huge,” Strickland said.

After having Stinnett pitch on Friday night, Strickland used him as a designated hitter on Saturday against Gardner-Edgerton so as not to overwork his arm.

Strickland asked Stinnett how he was feeling on Saturday after the Jaguars won, 10-4, and tossed around the idea of having him start on Friday against Bonner Springs.

Looking down the line, Stinnett said he is focused on staying healthy to make sure he doesn’t further injure himself and won’t be able to continue his career. He still plans on attending and pitching for Washburn University in Topeka next year.

“I just want to help the team succeed anyway I can, whether that be at first base or on the bump,” Stinnett said. “I just really hope the team does well this year, I hope we make it to state and I hope my arm stays healthy.”

Jaguars cruise past Turner, set up big week with KVL title implications

By Angelique McNaughton

February 10, 2013

At the end of the first quarter, it looked like it could go either way during the Mill Valley boys basketball game at Turner on Friday.

Two players for the Jaguars got into foul trouble and the Golden Bears capitalized off of every of turnover, taking the lead 16-15 at the end of the first quarter.

But an explosive third quarter and 18-point lead down the stretch allowed the Jaguars (14-2, 9-1 in the Kaw Valley League) to cruise to a 67-55 victory over the Golden Bears.

“It was a good game for us because Turner has some size and that created some problems,“ Mill Valley coach Justin Bogart said. “They forced us to play different.”

Nathan Stacy and Pat Muldoon had two fouls apiece early in the first quarter, forcing Bogart to make some adjustments to his game plan.

“Turner did a nice job of taking it inside against us,” Bogart said. “It forced us to play a with a small line up.”

The Jaguars managed to end the first half with a seven-point cushion, 30-23, while shooting 70 percent from the field (12 of 17) despite 13 turnovers.

After struggling to find their footing, the Jaguars opened the third quarter with a 17-5 run after creating nine turnovers from nine steals within the first five minutes.

Bogart switched his defense to a zone, which his team hasn’t played since November, and then his team converted defensive opportunities into points to maintain a double-digit lead for the rest of the game.

Four players scored in double figures during the meeting and Logan Koch contributed 10 assists, four steals and six points.

Muldoon led the Jaguars with 14 points and Stacy and Wyatt Voorhes each scored 13 points, while Brett Hamilton scored 11.

“When we don’t turn the ball over, we’re working very effectively on offense and that’s a big part of how we were able to overcome that early adversity,” Bogart said.

The Jaguars play host to Bonner Springs on Tuesday, who is coming off of a close win against Basehor-Linwood High School on Friday.

“When we last played them (BSHS) it was tough but emotionally our guys are ready,” Bogart said. “The next game is the most important game and our guys will be ready to play.”

After Tuesday, a showdown with Lansing, tied for first in the KVL with Mill Valley, looms at home on Friday.

MVHS boys roll to Coffeyville tournament title, improve to 9-2

By Angelique McNaughton

January 21, 2013

Mill Valley averaged 80 points a game this weekend and outscored opponents by more than 30 points to take first place in the Harold Thomas Interstate Classic in Coffeyville.

Coming off of a sweep of their three-game tournament, the Jaguars improved their record to 9-2 for the season. The Jaguars defeated Coffeyville Saturday night 80-49 to win the tournament.

The team’s defensive effort led the Jaguars in the three high scoring games, head coach Justin Bogart said, especially against Coffeyville.

“We came out defensively real hard and wouldn’t let Coffeyville do anything they wanted,” Bogart said. “We gave them no easy looks in the paint and were rebounding really well.”

The Jaguars held opponents to less than 40 percent from the field throughout the weekend and Bogart said his team put together three of their best games of the season. The Jaguars rolled past the Ulysses Tigers, 79-27, on Thursday and Wright Christian Academy, 83-41, on Friday.

“We had to beat some tough teams,” he said. “The margins are a little misleading because those were some fairly solid teams.”

Nathan Stacy led the Jaguars scoring 23 points during the championship game, while Wyatt Voorhes added 14 and both Kyle Kain and Drew Boatright contributed 11 points apiece.

Voorhes led the Jaguars with 18 points on Friday night and 14 on Thursday night in the victory over the Tigers. Voorhes was named the most inspirational player of the tournament, while he, Stacy and Kain were also selected to the all-tournament team.

The Jaguars will next travel to Olathe Northwest at 7 p.m. on Friday in game that Bogart said will be a good gauge of where his team’s at coming off of a tournament weekend.

“Olathe plays in a tough league,” he said. “We talked to the kids about their focus all weekend and for them to be able to put together three games like they did it speaks to their ability to concentrate on what we need to do to win.”

Now, what his team will do with the momentum established this weekend is what remains to be decided.

“We got a big bounce coming out of this tournament and now it’s a matter of will we be able to continue this for the rest of the season,” Bogart said. “It would be disappointing to not come out with the same energy and enthusiasm on Friday night.”

MVHS boys cruise to finals with second commanding win in Coffeyville

By Angelique McNaughton

January 18, 2013

Mill Valley easily rolled past another team at the Coffeyville Tournament on Friday night.

Wyatt Voorhes scored 18 points to lead the Jaguars to an 83-41 win over Wright Christian Academy. Nathan Stacy added 13 and Brett Hamilton contributed 12 points to the victory.

Mill Valley coach Justin Bogart said most players had an opportunity to step on the court and score during the second night of the tournament.

“We got some guys to come off the bench who got some good minutes,“ Bogart said. “(It was) another really solid effort because we kept our focus.”

The Jaguars were successful behind the arc, hitting four three-pointers in the first quarter and three in the second.

“Again, I think it (the win) speaks to our ability to concentrate on the task at hand,” Bogart said.

The Wildcats were held to just 10 points during the first quarter and 28 at the half.

A goal of the Jaguars is to hold teams to less than 47 points, Bogart said,  and defensively the team had to challenge themselves after the first half to keep their opponents below that mark.

“The kids had to challenge themselves at half time to make sure they (the Wildcats) don’t have 47 points,” he said. “They did really well in that.”

The Jaguars play their final game of the tournament on Saturday at 7 .p.m.

“We started so well in these first two games,” Bogart said. “If we can we come out a third night in a row and play as hard and as intense as we have the last two nights, it will speak a lot about our character.”