With just a week left in the regular season, the Lake Washington girls basketball team picked up another league win against Sammamish on Wednesday night. The Kangs won 63-31.
Thought the game started off with a close 14-11 first quarter score, Lake Washington picked up their game for the rest of the match, while holding the Totems back. Sammamish had just 13 points in the second half, while Lake Washington scored 35 in the same two quarters.
Hunter Hopkins scored 21 points for her team, followed by Whitney Dunlap’s 14 and 10 from Peyton Wozeniak. Cassie Lively added seven points, Jessica Trump posted four, while Claire Anderson had three and both Kalena Dierickx and Madison Shepard had two points.
The same night Juanita traveled to Mount Si, where the Rebels earned a 42-28 over the Wildcats.
The teams were tied at six at the end of the first quarter, but Juanita pulled ahead in the second with 13 points to hold the lead at the end of the first half. The Rebels added another 13 in the third quarter. Despite a strong final quarter for Mount Si with 14 points, Juanita was able to hold their lead for the win.
Kate Cryderman had 12 points overall for the Rebels, while Taylor Lloyd added six and Bre Carter had five. Molly Grager, Mikayla Jones and Mckenzie Waltar all had four points, while Winnie Levitt added three. Shannon Brink and Molly Steck had two points apiece.
The Juanita girls team will travel to Mercer Island on Friday, Jan. 27 for a 6:30 p.m. game, while Lake Washington will play at Bellevue Friday, Jan. 27, also at 6:30 p.m.
The two cross town Kirkland teams will meet on Saturday, Jan. 28 for a 7 p.m. varsity match at Lake Washington High School.