Earns 48-34 road win in Eureka

The Del Norte High girls varsity basketball team took control in the second half in a 48-34 win against St. Bernard’s  on Wednesday night.

It was a sluggish first quarter  for the  Warriors as they struggled putting in easy buckets and were tied at 12-12 at the end of the quarter. The team settled down and took a 21-17 lead at the half.

Soma Vainuku, a standout running back and linebacker with the Eureka High Loggers, signed with the USC Trojans Wednesday night  on national signing day.

Vainuku received his letter-of-intent from USC on Wednesday and said he contacted the coaches at 6 p.m. and then faxed the letter, according to a story on the USC scouts.com website.

 “I’m glad the process is over and I look forward (to) getting to USC,” Vainuku said in the story. “It’s ... been a dream of mine to go to USC since I was a little kid.”

Ten DN players score in 58-31 win over Crusaders

Zach Hegelmeyer of Del Norte High goes down the court against St. Bernard’s Tuesday night at home. The Daily Triplicate/Bryant Anderson

While only one Warrior scored in double figures a total of 10 players made baskets after Del Norte overcame a shaky first quarter.

The bench was quite strong for the Warriors. This included Barrett McClaflin, who led Del Norte scorers with a season high 10 points.

In the first quarter, Del Norte could not get going on either end of the court and trailed 10-2 with 2:51 remaining.