Gall leads Hanford girls past West Valley

YAKIMA -- Collette Gall had 14 points and seven rebounds, and the Falcons lowered the defensive boom on the Rams for a 40-31 CBBN 3A victory Saturday.

While Hanford wasn't exactly making the scoreboard sweat, it limited West Valley to just 12 second-half points, two in the third quarter.

"I felt like that second half, and particularly the third quarter, we played very hard and very well together," said Hanford coach Evan Woodward.

The win pulled the Falcons into a four-way logjam for third place in league at 4-4.

HANFORD -- Collette Gall 14, Stewart 3, Hall 2, Shintaffer 2, Steele 10, Roueche, Heiman, Foraker, Winsor, Rutherford 9. Totals 17-44 4-11 40.

WEST VALLEY -- Reyes 6, Gray 6, Weber 5, Faubion, Gibson 4, Nathe 4, Webb 3, Vincent, Kinloch 3. Totals 13-37 1-9 31.

Hanford 8 8 13 11 -- 40

West Valley 13 6 2 10 -- 31

Highlights -- Ashley Gray 9 rebs; Gall 7 rebs.

This story was originally published January 22, 2012 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Gall leads Hanford girls past West Valley."