The Lake City Falcons senior girls’ basketball team picked up a fourth-place finish at a tournament in Vanderhoof over the weekend.
Head coach Brigette Peel said the team is coming together steadily as they get more experience playing together, and has amassed an eight-win, five-loss record so far this season.
The Falcons opened the tournament strong with a 53-44 win over their northern rivals, the Correlieu Clan from Quesnel. Montana Reid was the game-high scorer dropping 26 points in the contest. Teammate Erika Weber had 11 and was named player of the game.
Next, the Falcons faced a tough Nechako Valley (Vanderhoof) squad. Reid, again, was the Falcons’ high scorer dropping 11, while centre Kaylee Billyboy chipped in seven and was named player of the game, however, the Falcons fell 59-30.
“Nechako and Duchess Park ended up playing in the final,” Peel said. “Both were really strong teams. Duchess was ranked third in the province last time I checked and they’re two of the best ‘AA’ teams in our zone.”
In their last game the Falcons dropped another hard-fought battle to College Heights of Prince George, 56-50.
“We were up 46-44 at the beginning of the last quarter, so it was a bit frustrating,” Peel said. “We have lots of potential and we’re putting together a decent season so far.”
Reid scored 17 points and was the Falcons’ leading scorer, while Weber potted 14 of her own. Weber picked up her second player-of-the-game award in the contest.
Last Thursday the Falcons hosted Fraser Lake in an exhibition game in Williams Lake.
There, Billyboy dropped 17 points to lead all scorers in a 49-43 Falcons’ win. Reid and Weber both chipped in 10 points in the winning effort.
Next up the Falcons travel to Correlieu secondary this weekend for a six-team tournament.