Girls basketball: Evergreen 48, Heritage 36

Ahna Burney had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists as Evergreen overcame a triple-double by Heritage freshman Katie Peneueta.

Ahna Burney had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists as Evergreen overcame a triple-double by Heritage freshman Katie Peneueta. Alanna Jackson added 11 points and nine rebounds, and Amani Edmondson had 10 rebounds for Evergreen.

Katie Peneueta had quite the memorable high school debut for Heritage’s girls basketball team.

Peneueta had 19 points, 14 rebounds, 17 blocks.

Heritage coach Karrin Wilson said afterward that while  Peneueta plays more of a wing and has the skillset to play five positions on the court, her instincts allow her to thrive in the low-post presence, as it clearly showed agains the Plainsmen.

EVERGREEN 48, HERITAGE 36

EVERGREEN – Amani Edmondson 4, Peyton Burris 6, Keyonah Kirkland 4, JaVonne Williams 4, Grace Bauer 2, Ariana Mendiola 2, Dakota Piovesan 0, Alanna Jackson 11, Ahna Burney 15, Hannah Ledgerwood 0. Totals 20-71 (1-8) 7-11 48.

HERITAGE – Calderon 1, Brown-Silva 1, Gould 6, Kelly 4, Peneueta 22, Gracey 0, Rosembaum 2, Malolo 0. Totals 6-29 (0-10) 24-41 36.

Heritage 4 9 9 14–36

Evergreen 15 13 12 8–48