Colton, SJE Eagles girls big launch in SE hoops

Colton Wildcats, the defending 1B champs, and the SJE Eagles each booked two league wins over the weekend for a solid start in the brand new league race. The Wildcats, who lost just one senior off last year’s title team, hammered Pomeroy, the 1B newcomer, with a 40 point win Friday night at Colton and then crunched a young LaCrosse/Washtucna team in the Saturday round at LaCrosse.

Colton, which dropped Asotin 72-20 in a non-leaguer Tuesday on the river, will play two home dates this weekend with Touchet arriving Friday and Tekoa/Oakesdale Saturday.

The SJE Eagles, fifth place finishers last year, started their league run with a 50-39 runaway win over Tekoa/Oakesdale in a game Friday night at St. John.

The Eagles led by just four points at the half, 29-25, but they pulled away from the Nighthawks in the third quarter. Alli Winters, a senior this year, laced 23 points against the ‘hawks in the home win. The Nighthawks were led by Kimberlee Marston with 13 and Alexandria Overton with 12.

St. John/Endicott in the Saturday round posted a 45-32 win over Touchet, another league newcomer in the all SE format. Winters hit 12 and Emily Kucklich hit 10.

The Eagles Tuesday traveled to Odessa for a non-leaguer and posted a big 52-39 win over the new combo club.

Tekoa/Oakesdale bounced back to peg a 1-1 start in the league’s first weekend of action with a 39-30 win over the Garfield/Palouse Vikings at Tekoa. Overton dropped 19 points to lead the ‘hawks.

Rosalia girls also booked a 1-1 over the first league weekend in two home games. They dropped Touchet 43-14 Friday, but bowed to Pomeroy 36-29 in the Saturday round.

Haylee Koller put down 14 points for the Pirates first win in the expanded SE. The Pirates were 3-1 overall after the Saturday round.

Rosalia Friday will make the short trip down to Oakesdale to play their Nighthawk neighbors in the third league round.

Tuesday night they dropped the LRS Broncs 48-38 on a non-leaguer, also at Rosalia, with Briann Maley hitting 22.

Garfield/Palouse girls Tuesday also advanced to 1-1 when they defeated LaCrosse/Washtucna 42-34 in a league round at Washtucna with Kaycie Adair and Madisyn Woltering each hitting 11. Taylor Burke hit 15 for the Tigercats.

The Vikings will take a shot at the 2-0 Eagles Friday night when the SJE teams make a league stop at Palouse.

FRIDAY SCORING

St. John/Endicott 50-Tekoa/Oakesdale 39: 10/9 19/16 14/6 7/8: Alli Winters 23, Emily Kucklick 4, Haley Reiber 2, Kaylea Newton 5, Gretchen Van Lith 4, Michal Schuster 4, Erin Schuster 4, Emily Jones 4. Tek/Oak: Courtenay Perry 2, Taylor Dub 6, Kimberlee Marston 13, Alexandria Overton 12, Cassandra Mendoza 6.

Colton 68—Pomeroy 28: 27/6 14/7 10/8 17/7: Jenna Moser 6, Haley Moser 3, McKenzie Heaslett 15, Grace Druffel 10, Mikayla Nygreen 8, Kaitlin Druffel 6, Paige Vincent 2, Millie Kramer 14, Payton Meyer 4. Pomeroy: Sam Smith 3, Karlie Martin 14, Kindsey Bott 7, Haylee Koller 4

Rosalia 43-Touchet 14: 11/4 10/4 11/4 11/2 ; Samantha Barnes 2, Briann Maley 9, Taylor Nelson 11, Kristin Paulson 2, Mackenzie Reddish 10, Hannah Sims 2, Maddy St. John 2, Wendt 5. Touchet: Carley Frazier 2, Christopher 10, Kristen Warren 2.

Garfield/Palouse 31-Potlatch 11: 8/0 6 /6 7/3 10/2: Mickalia Martin 2, Holly Leendertsen 3, Kaycie Adair 15, Taylor Redman 11.

SATURDAY SCORING

Colton 71-Lax/Washtucna 8: 24/0 9/2 23/2 15/4: J. Moser 9, M. Moser 7, Heaslet 9, G. Druffel 68, Nygreen 3, K. Druffel 5, Vincent 2, E. Weber 5, Kramer 17. LaX/Wash: Amber Kiesz 2, Katie Whinery 2, Anne Fleming 4.

St. ;John/Endicott 45-Touchet 32: 11/12 12/6 11/12 11/2: Winters 12, Kucklick 10, Reiber 2, Newton 2, Van Lith 8, M. Schuster 3, E. Schuster 2, Jones 5. Touchet: Frazier 11, Christopher 6, Cheshire 2, Warren 7, Huesby 6.

Tekoa/Oakesdale 39-Garfield/Palouse 30: 8/3 11/6 10/14 9/7: Dub 6, Marston 9, Overton 19, Mendoza 5. GarPal: Leendertsen 1, Adair 11, Redman 12, Woltering 2, Hendrickson 4.

Pomeroy 36-Rosalia 29: 8/9 13/2 8/10 7/8: Koller 5, Bartlow 4, Martin 10, Bott 2, Koller 14, Hyer 1. Rosalia: Maley 9, Nelson 4, Paulson 7, Reddish 3, St. John 6.

TUESDAY SCORING

Garfield /Palouse 42-:LaCrosse/Washtucna 34: 14/8 10/8 6/7 12/11: Martin 6, Leendertsen 6, Adair 11, Redman 8, Woltering 11. LW: Burke 15, Kiesz 5, Bennett 2, Harder 6, Fleming 6.

SJE 52-Odessa/Harrington 39: 17/6 4/4 16/15 15/14: Winters 25, Kucklick 8, Reiber 3, Van Lith 4, M Schuster ;3, E. Schuster 11. OH: Talkington 8, Hirst 5, Dawson 8, Watkins 5, Powell 2, Kendall 7, Brown 2, Whitaker 2.

Rosalia 48-LRS 35: 9/9 8/87 13/7 18/11: Maley 22, Nelson 8, Paulson 10, Reddish 5, St. John 3. LRS: Hedereich 2, Bennett 4, Killan 9, Whitmore 15, Hentges 2, Pichette 3.

Colton 72-20: 20/4 31/3 11/4 10/9: J. Moser 15.H. Moser 15, Heaslet 7, G. Druffel 6, Nygreen 4, K. Druffel 3, Weber 6, Kramer 13, Meyer 3. Asotin: Prior 4, Whittaker 2, Shriver 3, Reynolds 6, Jose 5.