The Juanita girls basketball team hosted Kamiak on Wednesday, Dec. 28 as part of the KingCo/WesCo Challenge. The Rebels won 74-41.

The team had a 21-14 lead at the end of the first quarter, followed by a 22 point second quarter, while the Rebels defense held Kamiak to seven points. After the break, the Rebels surged back onto the court, scoring 19-8 in the third, but were held to a 12 point fourth quarter.

The team shared scoring duties throughout the game, with Bre Carter getting the team high of 17 points, followed by Kate Cryderman’s 16 and Mikayla Jones’s 12 points. Molly Steck added seven, while Molly Grager and Mckenzie Waltar had four each. Both Shannon Brink and Mary Carter had two points for the team.

In the team’s second game of the holiday week, Juanita beat Roosevelt 61-53.

Roosevelt had the early lead, up by three points at the end of the first quarter, but Juanita out gained in the second quarter to take a one point lead 29-28 at the half.

The Lady Rebels continued to hold strong in the second half to earn the win.

Jones earned the team high with 20 points, while Cryderman had 14 points and Bre Carter added seven points. Grager had six points, Winnie Leveitt added five, while Mary Carter had three and Brink, Steck and Waltar each had two points.

Back in the lower 48 after a tournament in Alaska, the Lake Washington girls team traveled to Bainbridge Island on Wednesday for a non-conference game. The Kangs lost 60-57.

The team were close at the end of the first quarter with Bainbridge leading by one 13-12. A tied second quarter left Bainbridge in the lead 29-28. But Bainbridge pulled ahead in the third quarter by two points, which was enough to seal the win.

Whitney Dunlap had the game high with 22 points, while Hunter Hopkins added 15. Cassie Lively had seven points, Peyton Wozeniak added six, Sara Wilson had four and Claire Anderson had three points.