31st Annual
North Central District "A"
Girls Basketball Tournament
2006

Champ

ionship

Lake Ro
(19

osevelt
-3)

Score

: 66-52

***************************************************************************

Liberty Bell 42, Brewster 36
Game 1.
At Brewster, WA

Liberty Bell and Lake Roosevelt gained a rematch of last year's North Central District 1A girls' basketball championship with wins Saturday at Brewster.
The Mountain Lions scored 13 points in the final four minutes of the first half to take the momentum in a 42-36 semifinal win over tourney host Brewster.
The Raiders won the late game handily, pounding Tonasket 61-33.
"Early in the game, we were playing well and getting good looks," Bears coach Bryan Boesel said. "In the second and third quarters we couldn't buy a basket."
Liberty Bell outscored the Bears 23-12 in the second and third quarters.
Kim Taylor popped in 16 points for Liberty Bell. Martha Taylor scored 10 for Brewster.
Lake Roosevelt beat Liberty Bell twice last year in the district tourney en route to the district championship. The Lions went on to finish sixth at state and the Raiders were seventh.

 ***************************************************************************

Lake Roosevelt 61, Tonasket 33
Game 2.
At Brewster, WA

In Lake Roosevelt's lopsided victory, Jessica Loe and Amanda Marchand each scored 10 points for the Raiders.
"We really shared the ball and had a lot of assists," Lake Roosevelt coach Billy Nicholson said.
Cierra Silverthorn doubled her season average in leading Tonasket with 16 points.

***************************************************************************

Brewster 77, Tonasket 54
Game 3.
At Brewster, WA

Kyla Evans scored 21 points in the first half leading Brewster to a big 77-54 over Tonasket.
Brewster coach Bryan Boesel was pleased with the way his team rebounded after a tough loss to Liberty Bell.

***************************************************************************

Lake Roosevelt 66, Liberty Bell 52
Game 4.
At Brewster, WA

It was a simple strategy played out to perfection.
Lake Roosevelt used good ball movement and a full-court press to wear down Liberty Bell in the district championship game Thursday at Brewster High School.
Rowena St. Pierre scored 15 points and Lachelle Ives had 13 to lead Lake Roosevelt to a 66-52 victory and a repeat trip to the state 1A tournament, which begins Wednesday in Yakima.
Liberty Bell will play top-ranked Colfax in the regional tournament at 6 p.m. Saturday at Brewster High School in a loser-out game.
"We got off to a slow start," Lake Roosevelt coach Billy Nicholson said. "Liberty Bell always gives us a heck of a game."
Liberty Bell kept the game close until the Raiders went on a 10-2 run at the end of the third quarter. St. Pierre and Lauren Barnaby-Barry exchanged transition baskets during that stretch. Lake Roosevelt led 50-36 going into the fourth.
"We shot ourselves in the foot," said Liberty Bell coach Mike Bourn. "We didn't handle their pressure."
Kimber Taylor, who scored 21 points for Liberty Bell, brought her team to within 10 points at 52-42 early in the fourth quarter on a hard drive to the basket. Lake Roosevelt's defense, however, prevented the Mountain Lions from cutting a double-digit deficit.
"We didn't take care of the ball, but I was happy with the way they stayed after it for the full 32 minutes," Bourn said. "They didn't fold their tent."
Bourn said his team "got a little tired" in the second half. Liberty Bell has eight freshmen and sophomores on its roster.
"We don't have the depth yet," Bourn said.
Amanda Marchand, who scored seven points for Lake Roosevelt, said good defense and passing was the key to the victory. She said the Raiders are playing well as a team and should be ready for the state tournament.
"I think everyone is coming together," Marchand said.

***************************************************************************