Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
Hoops teams take a break until Jan. 7
RITZVILLE - The game was over before it started.
The Lind-Ritzville girls put 28 points on the board in the first quarter to immediately run away with a 62-35 win over the River View Panthers on Dec. 27.
The Broncos (5-3) starting lineup put 24 points on the board before the Panthers (2-6) could get a single bucket - and that came with only 1:50 left in t he first quarter.
Backup players started rotating into the game immediately in the second quarter, and the Broncos still expanded their lead.
At the half, the Broncos led 40-14.
After the break, River View kept the backups mostly off the board, outscoring the Broncos, 9-6, barely putting a dent in the deficit.
In the final stanza, the Broncos picked up momentum again, outscoring the Panthers 16-12 for a final 27-point margin of victory.
Bronco junior Zoe Galbreath led all scorers with 28 points.
Other local scorers included Madisyn Cameron, Addy Colbert and Saige Galbreath with 5 points each, Temple Gefre with 3 and Claire Wellsandt with 2.
The Bronco girls are off the court this week for a New Year's hiatus.
They return to action at 5:45 p.m. Jan. 7 in Medical Lake, and then host Liberty (Spangle) at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 in Gilson Gymnasium.
The girls will also travel to Colfax to take on the Bulldogs at 6 p.m. Jan. 11.
Roger Harnack is the owner/publisher of Free Press Publishing. Having grown up Benton City, Roger is an award-winning journalist, photographer, editor and publisher. He's one of only two editorial/commentary writers from Washington state to ever receive the international Golden Quill. Roger is dedicated to the preservation of local media, and the voice it retains for Eastern Washington.
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