Girls basketball roundup: Chiawana, Wa-Hi notch MCC wins
Braydey Hodgins led the Chiawana Riverhawks on Tuesday night with 22 points in a 62-53 win over the Kamiakin Braves, but teammate Adelina Guzman had a hot hand from behind the arc.
Guzman made seven 3-pointers and finished with 21 points as Chiawana improved to 17-2 overall and 12-0 in the Mid-Columbia Conference with a close win over host Kamiakin (10-9, 7-6).
Hodgins went 12-of-14 from the free-throw line for the Riverhawks, who led by two at halftime and four at the end of the third quarter.
Kamiakin’s Alexa Hazel finished with 13 points, while fellow freshman Oumou Toure had 12. But the Braves struggled to make their free throws, going 3-of-12 for the game.
CHIAWANA: Morales 2, E.Guzman 6, Haertling 4, Cartwright, Cordray 5, Braydey Hodgins 22, A.Guzman 21, Bunger, Eubanks, Pink 2. Totals: 18-56 15-24 62.
KAMIAKIN: S.Brown 9, Larsen 2, Holle 8, Clark, Alexa Hazel 13, Toure 12, Williams 9, Westermeyer. Totals: 23-61 3-12 53.
Chiawana | 10 | 20 | 15 | 17 | — | 62 |
Kamiakin | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | — | 53 |
WALLA WALLA 58, SOUTHRIDGE 48: Kate Hogan had 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks as the Blue Devils (10-9, 8-5 MCC) defeated the Suns in Kennewick.
Meghan Yenney contributed 16 points for Walla Walla, while Faith Hoe had 11.
Shyler Sullivan scored a team-high 18 points for Southridge (9-9, 6-7). Ellie Smith had a solid all-around game, finishing with 10 points, eight rebounds, four blocks and three assists.
“We had a good fourth quarter,” Suns coach Mike Conner said. “We came back; we just couldn’t get over the hump.”
WALLA WALLA: L.Hoe, Yenney 16, Kate Hogan 22, F.Hoe 11, Wenzel 2, Locati, Doepker 7, Reardon. Totals: 23-47 9-13 58.
SOUTHRIDGE: Harris 6, Thomas 2, Smith 10, Nino, Shyler Sullivan 18, Pope, Saunders 6, McKenzie 6, Sanders, Grade. Totals: 18-49 8-16 48.
Walla Walla | 11 | 15 | 20 | 12 | — | 58 |
Southridge | 5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | — | 48 |
Highlights — L.Hoe 3 stls; Hogan 11 rebs, 3 blks; Doepker 6 rebs; F.Hoe 4 assts; Smith 8 rebs, 3 assts, 4 blks; Sullivan 6 rebs, 3 assts; Thomas 3 assts.
RICHLAND 57, KENNEWICK 45: Maysun Wellsandt had 15 points, and Hailey Stevens scored 13 to lead the Bombers (15-3, 10-2 MCC) past the host Lions.
Richland had a one-point lead entering the fourth quarter, then outscored Kennewick 21-10 the rest of the way.
“Last time we had a running clock at halftime — we were down 40 at halftime,” Lions coach Ashley Williams said. “We feel good about tonight.”
Kennewick (6-12, 5-8 MCC) got 15 points from Aspen Fiander, and Gabby Clinton contributed 13 points and 12 rebounds.
RICHLAND: Webb 4, Trappett 8, von Oelhoffen 9, Stevens 13, Maysun Wellsandt 15, Sorn 8, Robertson, Haugen, Garza.
KENNEWICK: Clinton 13, Aspen Fiander 15, Barajas 2, Chavez 9, Quast 2, Norwood 4, Rettig, Morfin, Oatis. Totals: 19-55 5-8 45.
Richland | 15 | 7 | 14 | 21 | — | 57 |
Kennewick | 11 | 15 | 9 | 10 | — | 45 |
Highlights — Richland 14-15 FTs; Clinton 12 rebs.
PASCO 55, HANFORD 48: Bella Gutierrez scored a game-high 22 points, while Jalayne Martinez had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs to an MCC road win over the Falcons.
Pasco (4-15, 3-10) rallied in the fourth quarter, going 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
“That kind of put the game out of reach for us,” Hanford coach Evan Woodward said. “The girls fought hard the whole time. I’m very proud of them.”
Malea Dye had 16 points for Hanford (1-18, 0-13), while Emily Beattie scored 12. Timmary Downard grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds.
PASCO: Lopez 5, M.Martinez 6, A.Flores, Bella Gutierrez 22, J.Martinez 12, Pesina, Perez 10, McEnderfer. Totals: 19-45 11-16 55.
HANFORD: Mendoza 3, Beattie 12, Moore 4, Mars, Romero 4, Bishop, Roe, Downard 7, Webb, Harlow 2, Malea Dye 16. Totals: 18-70 9-13 48.
Pasco | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | — | 55 |
Hanford | 12 | 9 | 19 | 8 | — | 48 |
Highlights — J.Martinez 13 rebs; Gutierrez 9 rebs; Downard 15 rebs; Dye 9 rebs.
DAYTON 59, TRI-CITIES PREP 45: Devin Hirsch had a game-high 25 points, but that wasn’t enough to help the Jaguars overcome two key first-half runs by the host Bulldogs in their Southeast 2B contest.
Jenna Phillips finished with 17 points for Dayton, while Shayla Currin scored 16.
TRI-CITIES PREP: Devin Hirsch 25, Slahtasky 7, Bernal 6, Whitsett 3, Ghirardo 2, Brandner 2, Armijo, Coffey.
DAYTON: Jenna Phillips 17, Currin 16, Andrews 12, Mings 5, Becker 4, Fullerton 3, Moore 2.
Tri-Cities Prep | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | — | 45 |
Dayton | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | — | 59 |
ST. JOHN-ENDICOTT 56, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 52: Bella Loera had 17 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Patriots, who trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half and closed within two in the final minute.
Karlee Souve added 12 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks for LC. Maddie Godwin had 12 points, five rebounds and five assists.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN: Bella Loera 17, Souve 12, Godwin 12, Bush 9, Steele 2, Gregg, Croskrey.
ST. JOHN-ENDICOTT: Gracie Dickerson 21, Ray 4, Hollingsworth, Schmick 6, Glorfield 10, Corder 15.
Liberty Christian | 6 | 8 | 24 | 14 | — | 52 |
St. John-Endicott | 17 | 9 | 16 | 14 | — | 56 |
Highlights — Karlee Souve 13 rebs, 2 blks; Loera 6 rebs, 4 asts; Maddie Godwin 5 rebs, 5 assts.
TOUCHET 69, POMEROY 43: Cierra Jo McKeown had 32 points, eight assists and six steals to lead the Indians to a Southeast 1B road win over the Pirates.
TOUCHET: Richartz 4, Skramstad 3, Cierra Jo McKeown 32, Aceves, McGreevy 5, Miller, Kromm, Grudzinski 14, Jaggar 11. Totals: 24-50 20-31 69.
POMEROY: Kacey Halbert 22, Gingerich, Jentz 2, Halverson, Smith 3, Mayfield 16, Cloud. Totals: 13-62 12-15 43.
Touchet | 16 | 14 | 17 | 22 | — | 69 |
Pomeroy | 14 | 5 | 15 | 9 | — | 43 |
Highlights — Skramstad 7 rebs; McKeown 8 assts, 6 stls; Mayfield 11 rebs.
This story was originally published February 2, 2016 at 9:57 PM with the headline "Girls basketball roundup: Chiawana, Wa-Hi notch MCC wins."