STOCKTON — After three ties in the game’s first 20 points, Lathrop started a 24-0 run midway through the first quarter that ran into the second as the Spartans ran away with a 74-45 Valley Oak League girls basketball win over host Weston Ranch.“Sometimes we get a little too excited,” Lathrop coach Dwayne Davis said. “We might think we can jump out and we come out and take ill-advised shots, not moving the ball around like we should. “Then we started moving the ball, a couple of our shots dropped, and we got a little more active defensively and we settled down.”The Cougars (1-7 VOL, 5-16 overall) battled early, leading 7-3 and then 10-9 with Weston Ranch’s Nia Boston getting five of her game-high 23 points in the first quarter.