The Lake City Falcons senior girls’ basketball team took second place over the weekend in a tournament at Quesnel’s Correlieu secondary.
After defeating Prince George’s Kelly Road Roadrunners and Northside of Vanderhoof, the Falcons set up a tilt with Prince George’s Cedars in the tournament final.
There, Montana Reid dropped 11 points, while Shaelyn Wintjes and Erika Weber each chipped in four, however, fell 59-32 to last year’s single-A provincial championship runner up.
Reid was named player of the game for the Falcons, along with collecting a team all-star for the tournament.
“We found them [Cedars] to be a very strong team again this year,” said Falcons coach Brigette Peel. “They just played a very strong defensive game. They created a lot of turnovers for us and quickly capitalized with a quick long pass to a fast break, and they just didn’t seem to miss on the fast breaks.”
Against Kelly Road in their tournament opener Reid scored 12 points while Annie Blois added 10 as the Falcons took a 63-27 win. Kaylee Billyboy was named player of the game by the opposing team’s coach for her outstanding rebounding in the contest.
Next, Lake City downed Northside, 74-32. Reid, again, was the game-high scorer with 20 points, while Weber potted 18 and Blois tallied 12. Blois was named player of the game for the Falcons.
“We now have 10 wins and six losses on record,” Peel said. “We’re about two-thirds of the way through the season and are still working hard to find each other’s strengths. We saw a lot more teamwork this weekend as every girl on the team scored in the first two games and it’s nice to see we are still improving that way.”
The Falcons now have a weekend off before heading to Maple Ridge from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1 for a tournament.
