Klickitat and Lyle each posted their first Greater Columbia B League victories last weekend.
The Vandals (1-1 in GCB, 6-3 overall) put together their best offensive game of the season last Friday in beating Yakama Tribal, 71-48, in Toppenish.
Lyle (1-2, 3-7) got its win on Saturday against Trout Lake-Glenwood. The Cougars edged TLG, 24-22, in Trout Lake.
Lyle 24, at Trout Lake-Glenwood 22 --
Jessica Struck had 12 rebounds and seven points as the Cougars ended a seven-game losing streak with the come-from-behind victory over TLG.
Struck hit a 3-point basket early in the fourth quarter that tied the game at 16-all, "then converted some very important free throws to put us up by five [24-19] with a little over two minutes to play," Cougars Coach Chris Barthlow said.
Ashley Brasuell scored a game-high 11 points for TLG, which held a 15-13 advantage after three quarters but made just 1-of-6 free throws in the final frame.
Lyle secured the win by sinking 8 of 18 from the foul line down the stretch.
"This was one of those games that could have been won by either team," Barthlow noted. "They both played hard for the whole game."
COUGARS 24 (2-6-5-11) --
Jessica Struck 7, Kiera Murphy 5, Jessica Cochenour 5, Shelly Stanovich 3, Kara Woosley 2, Brittney Johnson 2. FGs] (2) 4, (3) 1. FTs] 13-34, 38.2%. Rebounds] Struck 12. Fouls] 15.
TLG 22 (6-3-6-7) --
Ashley Brasuell 11, Kim Poland 5, Kindra VanLaar 3, Dave'y Lumley 3. FGs] (2) 7, (3) 2. FTs] 2-10, 20.0%. Fouls] 24.
Referees --
Roger Mortensen, Tom Peachey, Dave VanLaar.
Klickitat 71, at Yakama Tribal 48 --
Bolstered by the play of Aryn Davis, Trisheena Keys and Melissa Huwe, the Vandals won their third in a row.
Davis had a triple-double of 26 points, 17 rebounds and 12 steals, Keys scored 22 points and Huwe furnished 12 points and 10 boards.
VANDALS 71 (14-9-4-8) --
Aryn Davis 26, Trisheena Keys 22, Melissa Huwe 12, Sherri Brewer 7, Zoe Linder 2. Rebounds] Davis 17, Huwe 10, Keys 6. Assists] Huwe 5. Steals] Davis 12, Keys 5.
EAGLES 48 (16-11-11-10) --
Sharon Johnson 15, Jasmine Margrez 10, White 7, A. Eyle 6, C. Eyle 4, Gregg 4, George 2.
La Salle 56, at Lyle 16 --
The Lightning subdued the Cougars last Friday with a suffocating defense and a balanced offensive attack.
La Salle limited Lyle to 4-of-26 shooting from the floor while making 40 percent of its own shots (22/55).
"La Salle is a very good team," Cougars Coach Chris Barthlow noted. "They aren't weak at all in any position, which will benefit them as the season goes on."
LIGHTNING 56 (18-15-12-11) --
Theresa Anderton 9, Jasmine Stohr 9, McGree 7, Miller 7, Nytko 6, Sullivan 6, Schneider 6, Bonny 4, Klarich 2. FGs] (2) 19-48, 39.6%; (3) 3-7, 42.9%. FTs] 9-13, 69.2%
COUGARS 16 (2-7-2-5) --
Brittney Johnson 5, Jessica Struck 3, Kristen Stanovich 2, Jessica Cochenour 2, Carrie Nickols 2, Kiera Murphy 2. FGs] (2) 4-22, 18.2%; (3) 0-4, 0.0%. FTs] 8-17, 47.1%. Rebounds] Cochenour 7.
Hockinson 45, at Stevenson 40 --
The Hawks led at every break in play but couldn't secure the Trico Division victory until late in last Friday's game.
Monica Leonard's 10 points were tops for upset-minded Stevenson, which trailed 18-16 at halftime and 28-27 entering the fourth quarter.
HAWKS 45 (10-8-10-17) --
Lani Abbott, Lisa Haagen 8, Keller Haden 7, Chelsie McGuire 5, Tasha McDonald 5, Britny Grosz 3, Chelsea Peterson 2, Stephanie Brucher 2, Savana Dunn 1. FGs] 12-42, 28.6%. FTs] 13-21, 61.9%.
BULLDOGS 40 (8-14-8-8) --
Monica Leonard 10, Rylee Walker 9, Courtney Dudley 4, Amanda Stump 4, Hilary Cosentino 3, Natalie Saunders 3, Bailey Nelson 3, Amy Collins 2, Joely Burns 2. FGs] 12-30, 40.0%. FTs] 16-31, 51.6%.
At Klickitat 35, Horizon Christian 17 --
Aryn Davis' double-double in points and rebounds led the Vandals to the Jan. 3 non-league win.
Davis had 18 points and 12 rebounds, plus six steals, as Klickitat won for the fifth time in eight outings.
Klickitat built a 14-0 cushion at the end of one quarter and was outscored by the visiting Hood River squad in only one of the last three periods.
HAWKS 17 (0-8-6-3) --
Jacque Mellow 6, Stephanie Ryan 4, Kari Poole 4, Laura Yates 3.
VANDALS 35 (14-9-4-8) --
Aryn Davis 18, Sherri Brewer 9, Melissa Huwe 6, Trisheena Keys 2. Rebounds] Davis 12, Huwe 8, Brewer 7. Assists] Huwe 3. Steals] Davis 6, Huwe 3.
Castle Rock 85, at Stevenson 38 --
The Rockets hit exactly 50 percent of their shots Jan. 3 in winning the Trico Division opener for both teams.
Lacey Seidl's 29 points triggered the Rock's landslide victory--their fourth in nine starts.
Rylee Walker led the Bulldogs (2-5) with 10 points in a game that featured 66 free-throw attempts.
ROCKETS 85 (17-22-19-27) --
Lacey Seidl 29, Lindsay Melton 16, Darcy Davidson 15, Kristina Johnston 7, Stormi Grendahl 6, Swanson 5, Emily Bobst 4, Mackenzee Opp 2, Chelsea Mitchell 1. FGs] 33-66, 50.0%. FTs] 19-33, 57.6%.
BULLDOGS 38 (8-14-8-8) --
Rylee Walker 10, Amy Collins 6, Natalie Saunders 5, Alysha Miller 3, Joely Burns 3, Courtney Dudley 3, Amanda Stump, Monica Leonard 2, Bailey Nelson 2, Hilary Cosentino 1. FGs] 14-43, 32.6%. FTs] 10-33, 30.3%.
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