Jamaica Cook vaulted Carpinteria girls basketball to a 47-38 win over Malibu to open league play on Wednesday.
Cook was a force in the paint, collecting 19 points and 17 rebounds in the win.
The Warriors started strong, leading 13-5 after the first quarter.
However, an 8-6 swing in favor of Malibu left the Warriors up 19-13 at halftime.
The third quarter was where Carpinteria separated itself, outscoring Malibu 17-11 to take a 36-24 advantage into the fourth.
They didn’t give up the lead from there, defending their way to a 47-38 win.
“I am happy that we got the league win but we need to start doing a better job matching our good consistent effort with good consistent execution,” Warriors coach Henry Gonzales said. “That is on me to do a better job of preparing us to do just that.”
Carpinteria (5-3, 1-0) will turn around and host Nordhoff on Friday for another league matchup.
