Castle Rock got balanced scoring and played solid defense here last Friday in defeating Columbia High, 45-41, in the SWW 1A League Trico Division opener for both teams.
The Rockets (5-2 overall) outscored the Bruins (6-4) in every quarter but the fourth and held leads of 16-11, 25-19 and 37-29 at each break in the action.
Lacey Kruse paced the Bruins with 20 points, 13 rebounds and six steals on a night CHS committed a season-low 13 turnovers and won the rebound battle, 35-27, but attempted only seven free throws and made three.
Adrianne DeLay added eight points, five rebounds and three assists, Rachel Connolly chipped in six points, and Laurel Huth contributed with four rebounds and five assists.
CASTLE ROCK 45 (16-9-12-8) --
Lacey Seidl 19, Taylor Swanson 10, Kayleigh Klingberg 10, Chelsea Mitchell 3, Kelsey Bishop, Samantha Moore 0, Ashley Moore 0, Maddi Klingberg 0. FGs: (2) 10 (Seidl 5); (3) 6 (K. Klingberg 2). FTs: 7/11, 63.6% (Seidl 6/7). Rebounds: 12 off.-15 def./27. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None.
COLUMBIA HIGH 41 (11-8-10-12) --
Lacey Kruse 20, Adrianne DeLay 8, Rachel Connolly 6, Michelle McMillen 4, Aleigha Rude 3, Laurel Huth 0, Taryn Struck 0. FGs: 13 (Kruse 9, McMillen 2); (3) 4 (DeLay 2, Connolly 2). FTs: 3/7, 42.9% (Kruse 2/3, Rude 1/2). Rebounds: 13 off.-22 def./37 (Kruse 6-7/13, DeLay 2-3/5, McMillen 1-3/4, Huth 0-4/4). Assists: 10 (Huth 5, DeLay 3). Steals: 11 (Kruse 6, McMillen 3, DeLay 2). Turnovers: 13. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: None.
Preliminary --
Castle Rock JV 40, Columbia JV 22.
Columbia High 42, at Washougal 33:
The Bruins won their second-straight non-league game Jan. 6, beating the host Panthers for a sweep of their season series.
Lacey Kruse led the way with 15 points, 14 rebounds and five steals, Michelle McMillen supplied 14 points and four steals, and Adrianne DeLay had six points and five assists for CHS, which led 12-1 after one quarter and by double digits until the last period.
COLUMBIA HIGH 41 (11-8-10-12) --
Lacey Kruse 15, Adrianne DeLay 6, Aleigha Rude 6, Laurel Huth 5, Taryn Struck 5, Rachel Connolly 4, Michelle McMillen 1, Adrienne DeVore 0, Nikki Buchanan 0, Heidi Nybroten 0. FGs: 10 (Kruse 5, Rude 2, Struck 2); (3) 1 (Connolly). FTs: 10/21, 47.6% (Kruse 5/8, Struck 1/1). Rebounds: 13 off.-27 def./40 (Kruse 5-9/13, McMillen 4-10/14, Rude 4-3/7). Assists: 9 (DeLay 5, Huth 2). Steals: 10 (Kruse 5, McMillen 4). Turnovers: 23. Fouls: 22. Fouled out: Kruse.
WASHOUGAL 33 (1-9-7-16) --
Alicia McElroy 12, Kendell Utter 4, Chandler Audette 4, Elle Wade 4, Heidi Greear 3, Darcy Akers 2, Jordin Seekins 2. FGs: (2) 7 (Utter 2); (3) 0. FTs: 19/25, 76.0% (McElroy 10/13, Seekins 2/2). Rebounds: 12 off.-20 def./32. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: None.
Preliminary --
Washougal JV won.
CHS BOYS
At Washougal 43, Columbia High 35:
The Bruins completed their non-league schedule Jan. 6 with a loss of their rematch with the Panthers.
The setback was Columbia's second in a row and third in its last four games, leaving it at 6-4 entering the start of SWW 1A League Trico Division play.
Adam Tippel led the Bruins with nine points and Carlos Mendoza, held to single digits in scoring for the first time in nine games, added seven.
COLUMBIA HIGH 35 (7-9-10-9) --
Adam Tippel 9, Carlos Mendoza 7, Dylan Rabinowitz 6, Enrique Granados 6, Mark Lovrin 5, Andy Pate 2, Felix Torres 0, Caleb Huth 0, Jordon Barnedt 0, Jose Briones 0, Neal LaGrander 0. FGs: (2) 9; (3) 4. FTs: 5/11, 45.5%.
WASHOUGAL 43 (15-10-10-8) --
Brian Arceneaux 13, Jeff Corona 6, Jake Kazowski 6, T.C. White 6, John Corona 4, Kyle Anderson 4, Patrick McCarthy 2, Ben Nelson 2. FGs: (2) 16; (3) 3. FTs: 3/6, 50.0%.
Preliminary --
Washougal JV won.
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