Bulldogs Manage 55-51 Win

1A girls basketball

The last time the Colfax girls made it to a state basketball tournament, Laura Widman was an eighth-grade manager in charge of folding the warm-up suits and collecting the balls after the players warmed up.

“This is a lot more fun,” said Widman after her Bulldogs picked up an opening-round 55-51 win over Dayton Wednesday in the Tacoma Dome. “The managers do some hard work, but it’s a little different being out on the floor.”

Widman, now a senior, and the Bulldogs (16-8) advanced to the quarterfinals against Toledo (21-3) at 5 p.m. today.

“We’re really young and nobody knows anything about us,” Widman said. “We’ve earned our way here and we’re going to prove it.”

While Widman brought what little experience she had to state, the Bulldogs went to their lone freshman when the game was on the line.

Becky VanTine sank four straight free throws in the final 16 seconds to seal the victory. She needed to after Dayton had come back from a 10-point deficit early in the fourth quarter.

Darci Bruegman led the Dayton charge, scoring all six of her points in the final 5 minutes, 35 seconds. Jaci Heinrich and Jennifer Korsberg added 3-pointers in that stretch.

Korsberg missed a 3-pointer and Heinrich missed the putback with Dayton trailing 51-49 with just 18 seconds left.

The ball came out to VanTime, who was fouled with 16 seconds left. The freshman made both ends of a one-and-one to put Colfax up 53-49.

“It kept the lead at two possessions,” Colfax coach David Ebersole said. “They had the girls who could hit the 3s, so it was important that she hit those.”

VanTime made all six of her free throws.

Dayton’s Amy Alves cut Colfax’s lead to two points with a layin with 11 seconds left.

The inbounds pass come directly to VanTine, who again was fouled immediately. Again, she sank both ends of a one-and-one.

“Since I made my first two, I was a little more confident,” VanTine said of her second trip to the line.

VanTine’s contribution wasn’t limited to the final seconds. The freshman, who came in averaging just 4.1 points, scored six of her team-high points in the second quarter.

Colfax 55, Dayton 51

Dayton 13 8 16 14 - 51

Colfax 13 16 15 11 - 55

DAYTON - Heinrich 12, Korsberg 14, Anderson 3, Bruegman 6, Alves 6, Schreck 6, Lyonnais 2, Thompson 2, Barton.

COLFAX - VanTine 14, Pittman 11, Rohner 11, Widman 9, Mellor 3, Hall 5, Baldree 2, Cocking 0.

Toledo 61, Coupeville 38

Tiffany Dobosh scored 21 points to lead the Indians (21-3) to a 61-38 first-round win over the Wolves (18-6).

Coupeville 8 13 8 9 - 38

Toledo 10 17 20 14 - 61

COUPEVILLE - Barron 5, Vracin 4, Kortuem 12, Wetmore 2, Pettit 13, Pettit 2.

TOLEDO - Shannon 7, Miller 12, Dobosh 21, Truitt 6, Miller 15.

Lynden Chr. 57, Okanogan 30

Tessa DeBoer and Julie Wynstra scored 16 points apiece to pace the Lyncs (21-4) to a 57-30 win over the Bulldogs (19-4).

Okanogan 7 11 4 8 - 30

L. Christian 15 15 11 16 - 57

OKANOGAN - Derting 7, Peasley 2, Chamberlin 3, Hill 3, Merkley 15.

LYNDEN CHRISTIAN - Eshuis 2, De Haan 8, DeBoer 16, Korthuis 2, Wynstra 16, Timmer 2, Haan, Spoelstra 5, Sterk 6.

Warden 59, LaCenter 30

Lyndsey Brandt had 19 points to spark the Cougars (14-10) to a 59-30 triumph over the Wildcats (15-10).

LaCenter 0 5 10 15 - 30

Warden 17 19 14 9 - 59

LACENTER - Beyer 2, Sievila 5, Plumlee 2, Kissinger 8, Williamson 4, Calnan 3, Williams 4, Singletary 2.

WARDEN - McPortland 8, Brandt 19, H.Ortiz 13, Jeske 14, J.Ortiz 4, McPortland 1.

Cle Elum 57, Toutle Lake 46

Karissa Maras had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead the Warriors (22-2) past the Ducks (12-11).

T. Lake 10 18 11 7 - 46

C. Elum 14 15 19 9 - 57

TOUTLE LAKE - Weicht 4, Veys 2, Cooper 21, Higgins 8, Parsons 5, Kondro 6.

CLE ELUM - Marusa 10, Marusa 9, Fischer 7, Gaidos 6, Maras 16, Cernick 5, Fischer 4.

Osocsta 53, Charles Wright 38

- Shana Studwell scored 18 points to lead the Wildcats (17-7) over the Tarriers (17-8).

C. Wright 9 10 11 8 - 38

Ocosta 15 13 17 8 - 53

CHARLES WRIGHT - Veliz 0, Wright 5, Guenthoer 10, Wilcox 8, Wesley 2, Luce 6, Eriks 7.

OCOSTA - Hile 9, Westrick 7, Schaeffer 6, Schaeffer 10, Studwell 18, Watkins 3.

King’s 46, Tonasket 28

Heather Reichmann scored 22 points to help lift the Lady Knights (21-3) over the Tigers (17-8).

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