Lady Bulldogs improve to 7-0 in win against Broncos

COLFAX - The Colfax girls basketball team returned home on Dec. 17 after beating Asotin 64-9 on Dec. 16 ranked the No. 1 2B girls basketball team in Washington according to the Associated Press and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

Colfax head coach Jordan Holmes aid that despite the consensus opinion of the team by the AP and the WIAA, the team wasn't putting much weight onto the selection.

"It's so early (in the season)," Holmes said. "So, I wouldn't read too much into it. We're not even close to playing our best basketball, and I don't think any of the teams in the state are. I think you can get a better read at the end of January and into February about where that stands. So, our team, myself, we don't really read into (the rankings). It's great and all, but I don't put any weight in it because we got a lot to work on."

The focus on the game rather than the rankings paid dividends for the Lady Bulldogs, who won 72-45 for their second straight blowout win in two days.

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was able to keep hand-in-hand with Colfax throughout the first few minutes of the opening quarter, trailing 8-5 with 5:01 to go in the opening frame and 12-8 with 3:49 to go in the quarter.

Then the Bulldogs went on their run – going on a 6-0 run in 57 seconds to take an 18-8, double-digit lead over the Broncos with 2:52 left in the opening eight minutes.

Scoring would continue to come in abundance for Colfax, and the team outscored Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 30-12 in the remaining time in the first half; the Bulldogs went into halftime with a 48-20 lead.

Colfax played most of the second half with its reserve players, and the Broncos couldn't cut into the lead – resulting in the Lady Bulldogs improving to 7-0 on the season.

"I've never been a coach that feels like we need to win by 50 or 60 points," Holmes said regarding putting her reserves in. "That doesn't benefit my kids. I want to play my bench if I can, because I need them to know that they're important, they matter and I need them to build confidence in how they play. Because god forbid we ever have an injury. You can't predict what tomorrow's gonna bring and I need to know that my bench is ready to step on the floor. And if they never get minutes then they can't do that."

Colfax was led in scoring by Brynn McGaughy, who had 28 points to go with 10 rebounds, a steal and a block as well as Jaisha Gibb, who had 17 points, three rebounds, a steal and an assist.