Colville Wins Fifth Straight With Bad News Defense

Make that five wins in a row for the Colville girls basketball team, demonstrating that the Crimson Hawks’ defense could be a very real problem for opponents in NEA League play.  

Colville (9-4 overall, 1-0 league) opened Northeast A League play in convincing fashion Friday, Jan. 16, rolling past Medical Lake 57-28 at home. It was the third time in the past four games that the Crimson Hawks have held their opponents to under 30 points.

The Crimson Hawks set the tone early, racing out to a 23-3 first-quarter lead and never looked back. Colville led 36-11 at halftime and maintained control throughout the second half to secure the league win.

Andee Kroiss led the Crimson Hawks with a game-high 18 points, knocking down eight field goals and adding three free throws. Colville showed balanced scoring behind Kroiss, with Georgia Beardslee and Rylee Brisby each scoring 11 points and Andrea Edwards adding eight points.

Colville’s defense held Medical Lake to just 11 field goals for the game. The visiting Medical Lake Cardinals were led by Avae Brown and Kade Endres with seven points apiece.

With precious few league games left in NEA’s four-team league, every win is more magnified than in other leagues in the area. Results from Colville’s matchup at Lakeside on Jan. 20 were unavailable at press time. The Crimson Hawks are scheduled to host nonleague foe Newport on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 4 p.m., before jumping back into NEA League play, hosting Lakeside on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 5:45 p.m.