Wildcats struggle on offense in loss | Girls basketball

The Oak Harbor High School girls basketball team has fallen into an offensive funk. Going into last Friday's game, the Wildcats were averaging 33 points per contest. However, Oak Harbor scored only 21 points in its past two games, the most recent a 64-11 loss at Arlington Wednesday, Jan. 14.

The Oak Harbor High School girls basketball team has fallen into an offensive funk.

Going into last Friday’s game, the Wildcats were averaging 33 points per contest. However, Oak Harbor scored only 21 points in its past two games, the most recent a 64-11 loss at Arlington Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Before Arlington, the Wildcats fell to Stanwood, which leads the Wesco North with a 3-0 record, 11-2  overall. Arlington is 2-0 (10-2) and ranked eighth in the AP’s state 3A poll. The Eagles two losses were by a combined five points, including a two-point loss to second-ranked Glacier Peak.

Arlington spurted to a 17-2 first-quarter lead, and the scoring was almost identical in the second period as the Eagles led 34-5 at halftime.

After doubling its score with six points in the third quarter, Oak Harbor was blanked in the fourth.

Five different Wildcats — Lydia Peplinski, Jinai Guzman, Deja Bunch, Julie Jansen and AnnaBelle Whitefoot — each scored two points for Oak Harbor. Bryn Langrock added a free throw.

Gracie Castaneda led 12 Arlington scorers with 10 points.

Oak Harbor (0-2, 1-11) journeys to Marysville Getchell (0-2, 6-6) at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16.