Lady Broncos rolling as NE 2B Tournament nears

The LRS Lady Broncos have taken two big steps toward wrapping up the No. 2 seed in the district tournament by winning two more league games. The Lady Broncos beat Asotin 53-13 on Saturday and Reardan 54-28 on Tuesday.

The two wins make LRS 8-2 in league play, behind only Liberty. Liberty is 8-0 and handed LRS its only two league losses of the season.

The loss by Reardan puts the school at 5-4 and drops the Indians from the No. 3 seed as Colfax picked up a win against Upper Columbia Academy to improve to 6-4 in league play.

The Lady Broncos game against Asotin was decided by halftime. Asotin scored eight points in the first quarter and would not manage more than two points in any of the next three quarters. In the final three quarters, LRS outscored Asotin 32-5.

The score could have been worse, but the Lady Broncos themselves only scored two points in the fourth quarter.

Eliza Galbreath scored 16 points, Janaye Wilkie added 13 points and Dakota Killian had 11.

Against Reardan, the Lady Broncos had a dominant defensive first half, holding the Indians to just four points in the first two quarters to take a 20-point lead into halftime. Reardan's offense came alive in the second half, but never came close to LRS as the Lady Broncos won 54-28.

Killian led LRS with 12 points in the win, while Eliza Galbreath scored 10 points. Eight Lady Broncos scored at least three points in the game to pace a balanced offensive performance.

LRS will close out the season with league games against Upper Columbia in Spangle on Feb. 3, and at home against Colfax on Feb. 4.