Stellar defense gives Bulldogs the win
Bonner County Daily Bee | UPDATED 4 years, 10 months AGO
Sophomore Aliya Strock drives to the basket during a recent game at Lake City High.
(Photo courtesy of JASON DUCHOW PHOTOGRAPHY)
BOISE — Aliya Strock scored seven points for Sandpoint in a 20-16 win over the Columbia Wildcats on Thursday, capping a 3-0 run for the Bulldogs in the Timber-Lion Tournament at Borah High.
“The girls played another stellar game on defense,” Sandpoint coach Will Love said. “We had some good looks offensively, but couldn’t get much to fall. We are really proud of the resilience the girls showed over the three days. They worked really hard to finish the tournament 3-0.”
Sandpoint beat Columbia 44-36 in the opening round of the state 4A tournament in February at Mountain View High in Meridian.
Daylee Driggs scored six points for Sandpoint (6-5), which plays at Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday.
Mylie Mills scored five points for Columbia (7-4), which was held to five field goals.
Sandpoint 1 9 1 9 — 20
Columbia 6 0 3 7 — 16
SANDPOINT — Cessna 1, Driggs 6, Reinink 0, Richardson 0, Strock 7, Lyons 4, Platte 2.
COLUMBIA — E. Robertson 2, L. Robertson 0, Soto 3, Myers 4, Knight 2, Callahan 0, My. Mills 5, Ma. Mills 0.