Unselfish play led to two explosive scoring performances for Lathrop’s girls basketball team on Tuesday.

The Spartans rode the hot hand of Sanah Sunner, who torched visiting Sonora for 30 points in a 57-45 non-league win. The senior off guard knocked down eight 3s in the process while gathering four rebounds and two steals.

Marianna Delgado went off for 20 points, five assists and three rebounds.

“We had a very good flow,” Lathrop coach Dwayne Davis said. “We are going to have three to four shooters on the floor most of the time, and when they pass and move they can get themselves some wide open shots.”

Lathrop (6-3) led 19-11 after the first quarter and widened the margin by halftime, 34-18. Taimane Lowery played a big part in keeping the ball moving, finishing with seven assists and three steals. Alaba Olaleye contributed four points, 12 rebounds and three steals.

“Marianna got us going early and was controlling the offense, and in the second and third quarters Sanah caught fire,” Davis said. “Tai kept making sure we were getting her the ball. It was a beautiful thing to see us going with the hot hand instead of saying, ‘OK, it’s my turn to shoot.’”

Defense also helped key the win. Lathrop switched to a zone to help stifle Sonora center Gracie Bearden, who finished with 16 points.

“We forced them to shoot from the outside by doubling down on their post,” Davis said. “She still got 16 points, but we made her work for everything.”

BOYS

Manteca 60, Pleasant Grove 45

The Buffaloes (7-2) blew it open with a 22-10 second-quarter burst at home.

Noah Lyons led them with 15 points, Peyton Nieman buried four 3s for the bulk of his 14 points, and Santiago Sanders netted 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Junior varsity boys

Manteca 67, Pleasant Grove 52

Johan Peringelli amassed 25 points to spearhead the Buffaloes’ comfortable win. They gained separation with a lopsided 22-5 third quarter.

Tyler Watkins added 14 points, and Blake Glasgow amassed 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Junior varsity girls

Lathrop 39, Sonora 23

Kirat Sidhu and Tiba Sameer pumped in 10 points apiece for the Spartans. Sameer tallied all of her points in the first half and drained a pair of 3-pointers.

Freshman boys

Pleasant Grove 42, Manteca 41 (OT)

Cooper Chamberlain scored 10 points in the loss.

Devon Richardson and Jesus Gomez chipped in eight and seven, respectively.