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Hornets sting Sonoma girls

Lady Dragons host annual tourney starting Thursday

Opening the 2012-13 season in Marin, the Sonoma Valley High School varsity basketball girls ran into a rough roadblock in the form of a tough Novato team and couldn’t get back on track, which made for disappointing ride home Saturday night.

Unable to get their offense in sync, while establishing their usual pressure-filled, stingy defense, the young Lady Dragons – who played well in beating a good Cardinal Newman squad in the annual Foundation Game, which doesn’t officially count in the overall record – ended up dropping a 50-33 nonleague decision to Novato.

Pacing Sonoma, which didn’t have a double-digit scorer, were sophomore Mackenzie Albrecht’s eight points, nine rebounds, four steals and one blocked shot; senior Kendall Ashe’s eight points, three rebounds and two assists; sophomore Delaney Swanson’s eight points, three steals and two assists; senior Ali Romano’s six points and three steals; sophomore Alexa Hall’s two points and four rebounds; and junior Gianna Monterosso’s one point.

Rounding out the Lady Dragons’ roster– directed by head coach Sil Coccia and his assistant coaches Steve Semenero and Dino Minatta – are senior Ashley Vail, and juniors Madi Burningham, Amanda Lacy and Megan Neely.

The Sonoma varsity hoops girls will next host their 17th annual Dragon Classic, with the eight-team tournament opening this Thursday, Nov. 29, continuing on Friday, Nov. 30, and concluding Saturday, Dec. 1, in Pfeiffer Gym.

Thursday’s first-round matchups include defending champion San Marin versus Vintage at 4, Analy playing Northgate at 5:30, Montgomery facing Menlo-Atherton at 7, and the Lady Dragons hosting Terra Linda at 8:30 p.m.