Sarah Karnitz leads a balanced attack to beat Centennial

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2024, 11:44am

Recap: Willow Canyon Wildcats vs. Centennial Coyotes

The Willow Canyon Wildcats can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Centennial with a sharp 52-29 win. The win was familiar territory for Willow Canyon who now have four in a row.

Willow Canyon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sarah Karnitz, who scored 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Launa Rogers, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.

Akasha Prpich and Kaleia Young certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Prpich dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Young scored eight points along with seven rebounds and two steals. That was a full 44.8% of Centennial's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Willow Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Centennial, they dropped their record down to 8-16 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.

Willow Canyon will take on Cienega at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Cienega focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 last Monday. Centennial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.