Buena’s Girls Open Up on Camarillo, 80-33

VENTURA —  Buena High opened its season with an 80-33 victory over Camarillo in the first round of the Buena girls’ basketball tournament on Wednesday.

The Bulldogs scored the first nine points of the game and never looked back.

Senior guard Renae Hofmann had 16 points, six assists and seven steals for the Bulldogs.

Buena forced seven turnovers in the first quarter while building a 20-6 lead, which was extended to 36-14 by halftime, yet Coach Joe Vaughan saw room for improvement.

“We played well at times, but we’re not as consistent as we should be,” Vaughan said.

“It was good to get a game under our belt, [because] we’ve had 20 practices and we’re tired of looking at each other.”

Amarit Chima scored 15 points, and Kelly Murray and 6-foot-2 freshman Kelly Greathouse each had 12 for the Bulldogs.

Lisa Honahue scored six points for Camarillo (1-2).

Ventura 79, Newbury Park 37--Sophomores Kristine Gleisberg had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and sophomore Alex Gientke added 21 points and seven rebounds for the Cougars.

Rhiannon Potkey had 12 assists and five steals for Ventura.

Caroline Swarts had nine points and Malia Kimball added eight for the Panthers (0-1).

Alemany 68, Santa Clara 40--Kate Beckler scored 18 points and Kelli Kobayashi added 16 for the Indians (2-0), who built a 19-0 lead.

Natalie Palomares had eight points, and Brienne Beeson and Teresa Ines each scored seven for the Saints (0-1).

Hart 66, Chatsworth 16--Melissa Harrison had 21 points and nine rebounds, and 6-2 center Brianna Kentfield, a transfer from Minnesota, had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Indians (2-1) in a pool-play game.

Shannon Spielbuehler had nine points and six assists for Hart.

Chatsworth was within 12-7 in the first quarter, but Hart shut down Patricia Nuno the rest of the way. Nuno finished with nine points and three steals.

The Indians used a swarming defense to hold the Chancellors (1-2) scoreless in the fourth quarter.