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Colfax 53, Liberty 52

Details

Sport
Girls Basketball
Date/Time
Jan. 31, 2017, 6 p.m.
Location
Liberty
Season
Winter 2016
League
Northeast 2B South

Results

Teams 1 2 3 4 F
Colfax (13-5, 12-2) 13 11 20 9 53
Liberty (16-2, 12-2) 19 10 17 6 52

Summary

What happened: Taylor Garcia scored 17 points to help Colfax (13-5, 12-2) edge Liberty (16-2, 12-2) 53-52 on Tuesday to move the teams into a first-place tie in the South Division with two games to play.

Colfax, ranked 10th in state 2B before the game, forced a turnover in the game’s final moments, took it the length of the court and drew a foul to go up by one on free throws. Carmen Gfeller scored 11 points for Colfax.

Liberty’s Christine Denny had one final look with a half-court shot but couldn't find the net and Colfax squeaked by with the win.

Maisie Burnham scored 18 points to pace Liberty, ranked fifth in state pregame, despite fouling out after three quarters. Denny finished with 13 point and six steals and Madelynne Flaig added 11 points with eight rebounds.

What's next:

Feb 03, Reardan vs. Colfax

Feb 03, Asotin vs. Liberty

Statistics

3-point goals -
Total fouls -
Fouled out -
Technicals -

Scoring

Colfax

Kraut 0, Warwick 2, Smith 0, Cai 6, Cox 0, Miller 9, Sakamoto-Howell 0, Rienbold 0, Gfeller 11, Geier 8, Garcia 17, Brown 0.

Liberty

Marsh 0, Fletcher 2, Denny 13, Flaig 11, Holwegner 0, Burnham 18, Cook 6, Hubbard 2, Karlis 0.

Current Standings as of Jan. 31, 2017

Team League Overall
Wins Losses Wins Losses
Liberty 12 2 16 2
Colfax 12 2 13 5
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 8 6 10 8
Asotin 5 9 7 9
Reardan 4 10 7 11
Tekoa-Rosalia 3 11 5 12

Next Games for Liberty

Teams Date Time Sport
Liberty 75, Reardan 32 Feb. 4, 2017 4 p.m. Girls Basketball
Liberty 65, Asotin 39 Feb. 6, 2017 3 p.m. Girls Basketball
Liberty 69, Tekoa-Rosalia 27 Feb. 9, 2017 8 p.m. Girls Basketball
Davenport 50, Liberty 39 Feb. 15, 2017 5 p.m. Girls Basketball
Liberty 57, Northwest Christian 44 Feb. 16, 2017 5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball

Next Games for Colfax

Teams Date Time Sport
Colfax 51, Tekoa-Rosalia 32 Feb. 4, 2017 4 p.m. Girls Basketball
Colfax 52, Reardan 24 Feb. 6, 2017 5 p.m. Girls Basketball
Colfax 56, Wilbur-Creston 20 Feb. 9, 2017 3:30 p.m. Girls Basketball
St. George's 55, Colfax 39 Feb. 15, 2017 3:30 p.m. Girls Basketball
Colfax 49, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 41 Feb. 16, 2017 7 p.m. Girls Basketball