Tekoa-Oakesdale 61, Mt. Vernon Christian 59

Details

Sport: Girls Basketball
Date/Time: March 7, 2014, 7:15 p.m.
Location: Mt. Vernon Christian
Season: Winter 2013

Results

Teams	1	2	3	4	F
Tekoa-Oakesdale (22-4, 14-2)	9	15	19	18	61
Mt. Vernon Christian (1-1, 0-0)	8	19	19	13	59

Summary

Olivia Pakootas hit the game-winning jumper with 4.3 seconds left and the Tekoa-Oakesdale Nighthawks beat the Mount Vernon Christian Crusaders 61-59, sending the Nighthawks to the State 1B championship game.

In a game with 13 lead changes and 10 ties, there was a jump ball with 21.1 seconds left with the Nighthawks gaining possession. After a time-out, Pakootas hit the open jumper to up her total to 22 points on the night, going 10 of 17 from the field.

Kim Groom added 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Nighthawks.

Grace Kuipers led all scorers with 27 points on 9 of 15 shooting and 7 of 12 from beyond the arc, and Carla Van Rooyen had 10 boards for the Crusaders.

Mount Vernon Christian will play at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday for 3rd place.

The championship game will be at 9:00 p.m.

Scoring

Tekoa-Oakesdale

A. Lindgren 10, J. Johnson 4, M. Johnson 11, Pakootas 22, L. Lindgren 0, Mendoza 4, Groom 10.

Mt. Vernon Christian

Sakuma 11, Anderson 0, Lervick 5, Camacho 0, Case 6, Whitener 0, Kuipers 27, van Rooyen 8, Noste 2, Lucas 0.

Next Games for Mt. Vernon Christian

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Pateros 68, Mt. Vernon Christian 43	March 8, 2014	1 p.m.	Girls Basketball

Next Games for Tekoa-Oakesdale

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Colton 68, Tekoa-Oakesdale 32	March 8, 2014	9 p.m.	Girls Basketball