Submitted photo – The McKinleyville girls celebrate their tournament championship on Friday.

The McKinleyville girls are enjoying their longest winning streak of the season after winning all three of their games on their way to a tournament championship at the Enterprise tournament.

The Panthers, who have now won four straight games, defeated Modoc 48-24 in their tournament opener and followed that with a 48-43 win over University Prep, before beating Enterprise 51-31 in Friday’s championship game.

Tatum Fisher scored a team-high 19 points against a quality Modoc team that is 12-4, while Bella Turner added 11 points and Taly Turner chipped in five points.

The following day the Mack girls ended University Prep’s six-game winning streak.

Fisher was instrumental in the win once again, finishing with 17 points and seven rebounds.

Gabby Watson added 12 points and nine rebounds in the win, while Bella Turner finished with nine points and three steals.

Liz Mengel chipped in five points.

The University Prep girls dropped to 12-2.

Fisher capped a big week with an outstanding performance in Friday’s final, scoring 28 points in the victory, as the Panthers improved to 9-5 on the season.

Bella Turner added 12 points ion the final, while Watson finished with nine points.

File photo – Taly Turner

St. Bernard’s

The Crusaders also remained hot and stretched their winning streak to four straight games with back-to-back victories at the Louisiana Holiday Shootout in New Orleans.

The St. Bernard’s girls defeated St. Charles Catholic 46-15 in their tournament opener on Wednesday and followed that with a 53-31 over Warren Easton on Thursday.

Ten different SB players scored against St. Charles Catholic, led by Laila Florvilus with 15 points.

Madelyn Shanahan added eight points, while Hannah Finck and Ella Hart each finished with four points.

Thursday’s game was closer but the Crusaders still ran out to a comfortable 18-point win.

Florvilus again paced the offense with 16 points, while ever-improving freshman Samantha Sundberg scored 11 points as the Crusaders enjoyed a more balanced offense.

Defensive standout Aliyah Vigil finished with 10 points, while Shanahan chipped in eight points.

The SB girls lost their semifinal matchup on Friday afternoon, falling 46-36 to Smith County out of Tennessee.

After starting slow, the Crusaders overcame a 13-0 deficit to take a three-point lead in the third quarter, but Smith County would rally late to take the victory.

“I was super proud of the girls for the way they battled for four quarters,” St. Bernard’s head coach Matt Tomlin said. “Smith County was tall, athletic and well coached, and we played toe-to-toe with them.

“This game will help us get better for the league season and the playoffs.,”

Florvilus paced the offense with 20 points in the loss, while Shanahan added nine points.

The St. Bernard’s girls, who are now 9-2, will close out tournament play in the third-place game on Saturday afternoon.

Del Norte

The Warriors opened the Fort Bragg tournament with a 60-39 win over Durham on Thursday.

Ten different Del Norte players scored in the win as the team improved to 10-2 on the season.

The ever-dangerous Brooklyn Carter scored a team-high 19 points in the win, while Lauren Stutes added 10 points and Anyessa Bettega chipped in nine points.

Jacalyn Gorbet added six points and Koy-Pah McQuillen had five points.

Fortuna

Also in action at the Fort Bragg tournament, the Fortuna girls bounced back from a pre-Christmas defeat to Ferndale with a 62-17 win over Clear Lake in their tournament opener.

Allie Cox had a double-double in the victory, finishing with 12 points 10 steals and six assists, as the Huskies improved to 10-4.

Kalie Chittenden also continued to impress in the win and scored a team-high 22 points, while teammate Mariah Bravo added 10 points.

The Huskies set the early tone with 28 points in the opening quarter, more than the Cardinals would manage for the entire game.

“We came out on fire,” Fortuna head coach Tom Chapman said. “We did nice job pressuring the ball and creating turnovers.

The Huskies continue tournament play against Windsor on Friday at 5 p.m.

Eureka

The Eureka Loggers saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end at the West Coast Jamboree on Thursday, falling 44-41 to Montgomery.

The loss was just the second of the season for the Eureka girls, who dropped to 11-2.

Head coach Cliff Napoleon described the loss as “disappointing” after the Loggers found themselves facing an early 10-point deficit after missing some free throws and lay-ups.

“In the first half we beat ourselves,” the coach said. 

The Eureka players responded with a much-improved second half and opened up a five-point lead with two minutes remaining, but were unable to hold on late.

“We just ran out of steam,” Napoleon said.

Arcata

Also at the West Coast Jamboree, the Arcata girls beat Pyramid Lake 58-52 on Thursday and improved to 8-2.