MLCA/CCS sees huge victory over Pateros
REBECCA PETTINGILL | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 7 months AGO
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Christian Academy/Christian Covenant School (MLCA/CCS) boys and girls basketball teams shut out Pateros High School Monday night.
The Lady Lions dominated the court, putting up double or even triple the points each quarter Pateros did. MLCA/CCS junior Makiya Kast led the scoreboard, with 19 of the team’s 58 points. MLCA/CCS girls came out on top, 58-16.
In the boys game, the Lions totally shut Pateros out from scoring in the first quarter and held them back from making more than 13 points in a quarter. The huge victory for MLCA/CCS appeared to be a team effort with nine out of the team’s 13 members putting points on the board. Senior Pierre Boorman led the team with 16 points. MLCA/CCS boys won 69-18.
Box scores and points:
Girls
MLCA/CCS - 16 20 15 7 - 58
Pateros - 5 3 8 0 - 16
Makiya Kast 19, Kali Kast 14, McKenna Meise 12, Allison Stanley 8, Lorena Serrato 3, Rylee Seitz 2.
Boys
MLCA/CCS - 28 18 13 10 - 69
Pateros - 0 2 13 3- 18
Pierre Boorman 16, Jeff Boorman 9, Jacob Robertson 9, Jonah Robertson 9, David Chavez 8, Michael Podolyn 8, James Robertson 6, Michael Chavez 2, Caleb Jones 2.
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