Lathrop’s girls basketball had its best all-around effort of the early season on Thursday, routing Linden 57-24 in the first round of the Delta Queen Classic at Stagg High of Stockton.

Shakara Porter led four Spartans in double figures with 12 points, and Lathrop (5-1) shut out the winless Lions (0-8) in the first quarter for a 13-0 lead.

“We played very well,” Lathrop coach Dwayne Davis said. “Loved our defense. We were aggressive from the start. The difference from the other night when we committed 28 fouls is that we didn’t pick up our first foul until there were 17 seconds left until halftime. We committed seven fouls for the entire game.

“I’m mostly happy with the offense. Everybody shared the ball, and they saw how it created open shots.”

Rianna Delacruz, Marianna Delgado and Tatianna Lowery contributed 10 points apiece. Sierra Adams and Kirat Sidhu each had six.

The Spartans face host Stagg tonight at 8:30 in the semifinals.

Manteca 62, Mountain House 54

The Buffaloes moved to 6-0 after taking care of the Mustangs (2-6) at Gregori’s Battle of the Hardwood Tournament.

Jada Ikharo paced Manteca with 21 points, and Izzy Sanchez contributed with 14.

Up next is Beyer today at 6 p.m.

Gregori 50, Ripon Christian 37

Haley Kootstra drained three 3-pointers and scored 17 points, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Gregori Tournament host.

Reagan Van Der Hoek netted 13 points and 13 rebounds. Maddie Yonker had five points and seven boards.

The Knights face Modesto at 4:30 today.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Ripon Christian 65, Gregori 60

The Knights (3-2) made it out of pool play as the top team in the Gold Division of the Mark Gallo Invitational.

It was nip-and-tuck throughout until Ripon Christian closed on a 7-0 run with a 3-pointer and four free throws in the final minute.

Jake Vander Veen led all scorers with 24 points. Fellow sophomore Amos Cady had 19, and 6-foot-8 senior Jace Beidleman chipped in 16. Jayson Powers headed Gregori (3-5) with 19.

Redwood 57, Manteca, 54

In a battle of unbeatens, it was the Buffaloes (6-1) who suffered their first loss. They’ll continue the Edison Classic against Folsom today at 5:30.

Peyton Nieman and Johan Peringelil scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Manteca. Evani Gaeta and Santiago Sanders added nine points each. Gaeta also dished out seven assists.

JV boys basketball

Woodcreek 55, Manteca 40

The Buffaloes dropped their first-round contest in the St. Mary’s Tournament.

Antonio Fraley fired 16 points, and Jeremiah Orona had seven.