DAYS CREEK – The Days Creek girls basketball squad got it going early in their Invitational tournament Friday evening, December 5.
The Wolves took on South Umpqua in the first round and lit up the scoreboard in the first quarter as they jumped out to a commanding 20-0 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.
In the second quarter things slowed down a bit on the scoring side and first year Head Coach Rachel Matchett played her reserves most of the quarter.
Days Creek still took the quarter 6-2 with South Umpqua’s first points coming with two minutes left in the half to give the Wolves a 26-2 halftime advantage.
In the third the starters took over again as they scored in double digits, 12, for the quarter while holding the Lancers to just four to build their lead to 38-6 after three frames.
In the fourth the Wolves again slowed down and even allowed South Umpqua to outscore them in the quarter, 5-4, to bring the final tally to 42-11.
Leading the way for the Wolves in scoring was freshman Clara Crume who had 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four block and five steals.
Sophomore Jazmin Estrada was also in double figures with 11 points. She also had five rebounds, two blocks and three steals. Mackenzie Davison added eight points and eight boards along with four steals while Maggie Brown chipped in with eight points, seven caroms, three assists and three steals.
Against Crosspoint Christian on Saturday the Wolves fell 54-18.
Leading the way for Days Creek was Brown with seven points and 11 rebounds. Ellie Halstead added six points and five boards while Crume grabbed seven caroms.
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