Beardslee Scores Often as Northport Moves to 2-0

The Lady Mustangs notched a hard-fought 43-36 victory over the visiting Chewelah Cougars on Friday, Dec. 5, in Northport’s tip-off tournament as Beardslee dropped 24 points. The next day, Northport toppled Springdale 60-38 as Beardlee led the squad with 18 points.

There were defensive moments for the Lady Mustangs, and big offensive quarters as well.

Against Chewelah, Northport found themselves down to the Lady Cougars 23-19 at halftime, but went on a 20-4 run in the third quarter to take command of the game. Chewelah went on a 9-4 run in the fourth, but it wasn’t quite enough to complete the comeback.

Senior Kylie Colton added eight points, while eighth grader Liesel Stark notched four points.

Chewelah’s Kayla Davis hit three three-pointers in the matchup and finished with 11 points, while Megan Watts added four points.

A day later, the Lady Mustangs took on Springdale for the second day of Northport’s tipoff tournament, and the offense put up even bigger numbers in a 60-38 victory over the Lady Chargers.

Beardlee’s 18 points were accented with 12 points apiece from Colton and Persephonie SteMarie.

Northport had a five-point lead in the first quarter, then outscored the Lady Chargers 24-9 in the second for the 38-18 halftime lead. The Lady Mustangs then outscored Springdale by eight in the third quarter.

After not hitting a single three-pointer against Chewelah, Northport hit four against Springdale. Colton swished two while Brooklyn Wilson hit from downtown and had eight points. Ruthie Heberling hit one and tallied seven points for the contest.

Springdale was led by Asa Cannon’s 13 points.

The Lady Mustangs faced Medical Lake on Tuesday, Dec. 9; results were not available at press time. The team is set to face the Columbia Lions in Hunters on Friday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m.