Juanita picks up big wins over Interlake, Bellevue in last week | Girls prep basketball
Published 12:44 pm Thursday, January 20, 2011
The Juanita girls basketball team once again held onto their top spot in the KingCo league, beating both Interlake and Bellevue in the last week.
Last Wednesday, the Lady Rebs beat Interlak 65-34 in a decisive KingCo battle. Juanita outscored the Saints in every quarter, with a 36-13 lead going into the half. Mikayla Jones had 13 points during the game, while both Kate Cryderman and Molly Grager had 12. Taylor Paddock added nine, Jessica Latousek had seven, Bre Carter put up six, Tayler Lloyd added three and Molly Steck had two.
Last Friday against Bellevue, the Rebels won 54-48 over the Wolverines. Bellevue didn’t back down to an early Juanita led, tying the game at 24 at the end of the second quarter. Using strong defense to slow the Wolverines offense, the Rebels reclaimed the lead and never looked back.
Grager had 13 points in the win, while Cryderman and Jones each put up 11 points. Paddock had seven, Carter six, Destry Seiler added four and Latousek put up two.
The Rebels will host Liberty, Friday, Jan. 21 after playing Lake Washington, after Reporter deadline, on Wednesday.
Wins push Lady Kangs into second place in KingCo
A 3-0 week of wins for the Lake Washington girls pushed the Kangs into the No. 2 spot in the KingCo league, after beating Mercer Island, Interlake and Bonney Lake last week.
On Jan. 12 the team hosted Mercer Island, winning 58-50. Hunter Hopkins had a game high of 24 points, while Kat Whitfield scored 13. Whitney Dunlap added six, Cassie Lively had five, as did Peyton Wozeniak, Taylor Solomon put up three and Jessica Washington scored two points.
Last Friday against Interlake the girls won their second straight of the week, beating the Saints 59-43. A 21 point first quarter gave the Kangs room to run for the rest of the match, with a 28-15 lead going into the half.
This time it was Melissa Wilson with the team high of 19 points, followed by 10 from Whitfield, nine from Hopkins, seven from Lively, four from both Dunlap and Wozeniak, two from Megan Walsh and a point apiece from Taylor Irving and Washington.
The next day the team traveled to Steilacoom High School for the Assist for Life Women’s Basketball Classic. The Kangs faced Bonney Lake, winning 46-45.
Lake Washington held a slight lead going into the half, up 26-21, and were able to hold onto the game for the win. This time Hopkins had the team high with 27 points during the game. Dunlap scored 10 for the Kangs, with Irving adding four, Wozeniak three and Wilson two.
