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Lind-Ritzville falls to Colfax, Liberty (Spangle)
Junior Maddi Cameron drives into the key between two Colfax defenders.
Senior Harlee Hennings struggles to keep Colfax senior Hailey Demler from stripping the ball.
Bronco sophomore Saige Galbreath goes up for a shot between Colfax defenders Layreyn York, left and Ashley Ring.
RITZVILLE – The Broncos girls basketball team dropped two games last week, falling to Liberty, 51-41, on Dec. 12, and then to Colfax, 57-40, on Dec. 16.
Against Colfax, Brynn McGaughy dominated the court for the Broncos. The 6-foot-2 junior post scored 14 points to lead the Bulldogs. Colfax (3-3, 2-0 in league) teammate, junior 5-foot-7 Brenna Gilchrist, added 11 points.
Bronco sophomore Zoe Galbreath led all scorers with 23 points.
Colfax set the tone early taking a 12-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 30-22 lead into halftime.
The Bulldogs never looked back, outscoring the Broncos 12-7 in the third quarter and 15-11 in the final stanza.
Other Bulldogs putting points on the board include Hailey Demler, 9; Lauryn York, Ashley Ring and Ava Swan, 7 each; Cianna Gibb,3; and Destiny Nelson and Lola Hennigar, 2 each.
For the Broncos, senior Harlee Hennings scored 7 points. Other Broncos putting puts up include Addy Colbert, 5; Saige Galbreath and Claire Wellsandt, 2 each; and Maddi Cameron, 1.
In their loss to Liberty (1-0, 1-0 in league), the Lancers came out on fire, racking up a 13-point lead in the first quarter.
That lead was too much for the Broncos to overcome.
The Lancers led 20-9 at the end of the first quarter and 29-14 at the half.
They expanded their lead to 39-23 at the end of three.
In the final quarter, the Broncos rallied and outscored the Lancers 18-12, not enough to win.
Grace Grumbly led the Lancers with 22 points.
For the Broncos, Zoe Galbreath scored a game high 28 points to lead all scorers.
The Lancers hit four, 3-point shots in the game, with Grumbly making three of them.
The Broncos had three, 3-point shots, with Zoe Galbreath making 2 and Colbert adding the third.
Other Bronco girls scoring in the game included Hennings, 12 points; Saige Galbreath, 6; Colbert, 3; and Maddi Cameron, 2.
Roger Harnack is co-owner and publisher of Free Press Publishing. An award-winning journalist, photographer, editor and publisher who grew up in Eastern Washington, he's one of only two Washington state journalists ever to receive the international Golden Quill for editorial/commentary writing. Roger is committed to preserving local media, and along with it, a local voice for Eastern Washington.
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