Wildcats hammer Asotin; SJE takes lead on 2 wins

Grace Druffel wards off TCP's Adriana Ledesma at the top of the key in the second half of the Wildcat-Jaguar game at Colton Saturday.

Colton’s Wildcats crunched Asotin 65-47 Friday night in a showdown of undefeateds in the SE-North loop. The Wildcats then hammered Tri-Cities Prep in a home game Saturday to remain undefeated.

Asotin and Colton, who will enter different state playoff brackets, were both undefeated in SE-North play before the Friday clash on the river.

SE GIRLS NORTH

St. John/Endicott 6-0 12-0

Colton 5-0 12-0

Asotin 5-1 9-5

Rosalia 4-4 8-7

Tekoa/Oakesdale 3-3 4-6

LaX/Washtucna 2-5 6-8

Pomeroy 1-5 4-7

Garfield/Palouse 0-7 0-8

Meanwhile, St. John/Endicott girls defeated Garfield/Palouse Tuesday and Tekoa/Oakesdale Friday to move their SE North mark to 6-0 and advance to the top of the league.

Alli Winters of the SJE Eagles drives the ball against Katie Graffis of the Nighthawks in the league round Friday at Tekoa.

Both the Eagles and Wildcats are undefeated at 12-0.

The two teams are booked to collide for a showdown next Tuesday at St. John and will have a makeup round at Colton.

The Wildcats at Asotin Friday played another pressure-packed game, pegged a 34-28 lead at the half and stacked another 10 points on the lead in the third quarter. Kelsey Moser hit a league high 30 beans against the Panthers, and Mollie Kramer rolled in 17.

Against TCP Saturday on the home court, Coach Clark Vining rolled out the playing time for everybody against the Jags.

SJE’s Kelsey Simon hit 17 at Tekoa Friday night to lead the Eagles over the Nighthawks. The league leaders took control in the first quarter and kept it for most of the duration.

LaCrosse/Washtucna booked a split over the weekend with a big win over the Vikings on the home court Friday and a loss to Touchet in a crossover match on the road Saturday.

The T-Cats will host Rosalia Friday in the Washtucna gym.

The Spartans dropped a 40-37 loss at Pomeroy Friday after pegging an early lead. Katelyn Maley led the crew with 18.

FRIDAY SCORING

Colton 65-Asotin 47: 11/15 23/13 17/7 14/12: Kelsey Moser 40, Haley Moser 67, McKenzie Heaslet 6, Mikayla Nygreen 5, Mollie Kramer 17. Asotin: Jessica Prior 9, Shelby Barnes 17, Cheyane Nelson 2, Kelsey Shriver 5, Zara Reynolds 4, Jalisa Jose 8, Victoria Franklin 2.

Pomeroy 40-Rosalia 37: 5/10 9/3 13/12 13/12: Sadie Slaybaugh 8, Sam Smith 1, Melissa Barlow 2, Katie Martin 6, Kindsey Bott 10, KayLee Koller 13. Rosalia: Briann Maley 15, Katelyn Maley 18, Kayleigh Wendt 2, Samantha Wilson 2.

St. John/Endicott 59-Tekoa/Oakesdale 33: 15/9 15/7 17/5 12/12: Alli Winters 3, Kelsey Simon 17, Michael Schuster 1, Gretchen Van Lith 7, Kaylea Newton 5, Tricia Lust 3, Erin Schuster 2, Katie Jensema 8, Kelly Van Lith 13. Tek/Oak: Courtenay Perry 3, Kim Pakootas 1, Katie Graffis 1. Desiree Chappell 12, Alex Overton 9, Myranda Neill 4, Kayla Dub 3.

LaCrosse/Washtucna 36-Garfield/Palouse 11: 7/0 9/3 13/2 7/6: Brittany Miller 5, Kirsten Stubbs 2, Taylor Weekes 1, Anne Fleming 8, Taylor Burke 6, Gladys Martinez 6, Della Fleming 6, Logan Harder 2. Garfield/Palouse: Terrie Taylor 1, Madisyn Woltering 10.

SATURDAY SCORING

Colton 89-Tri-Cities Prep 9: 23/3 29/2 17/4 20.0: K. Moser 19, H. Moser 13, Heaslet 16, Nygreen 7, Grace Druffel 6, Kaitlin Druffel 6, Webber 5, Kramer 6, Vincent 9. TCP: Brianne Brown 2, Adriana Ledesma 2, Johanna Roach 3, Maddie LeBrun 2.

Touchet 47-LaCrosse/Washtucna 41: 13/0 6/15 8/15 20./11: Pedroza 4, Frazier 8, Weaver 14, Butler 9, Keller 4, Huseby 8. LaCrosse/Washtucna: Stubbs 9, A. Fleming 2, Burke 2, Martinez 13, A. Fleming 13, Harder 2.

TUESDAY SCORING

St. John/Endicott 56-Garfield/Palouse 24: 16/5 18/6 8/6 14/7: Winters 13, Simon 15, Schuster 2, G. Van Lith 2, Luft 2, Schuster 9, K. Van Lith 13. GP: Leendertsen 4, Adair 5, Nelson 4, Woltering 6, Johnson 1, Lacee Hendrickson 4.