CHELAN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL – JAN 25, JAN 28

Chelan Varsity Girls Basketball vs Quincy

January 25

 QUINCY - The Lady Goats of Chelan traveled down to Quincy to face the Jackrabbits in the final regular season matchup between the two teams.

 Chelan came out ready to play scoring 17 points in the first quarter. Defensively the goats held the Jackrabbits to 5. The goats slowed down slightly offensively with senior, post Aliyah Finch in early foul trouble scoring just 10 in the second quarter. Going into the locker rooms the halftime score was 27-13. The Goats came back into the 2nd half looking to tighten down the screws on Quincy. With the Goats feeding the post they grew their lead to 25 going into the 4th quarter. The Goats finished strong in the 4th holding the Jackrabbits to 6 and adding 12 to their own score. The final score was 55-24 in favor of the Goats.

Scoring

 All scores were led by Aliyah Finch with 26 with 22 of those coming in the second half. Arabelle Finch had 10, Kira Sandoval and Joslynn Simmons had 5 each, Morgyn Harrison and Beau Nordby each had 4 and Jailyn Reinhart added 1.

 Tonight’s win brings the Goats overall record 10-6.

Chelan Varsity Girls Basketball vs Cascade 

January 28

CHELAN - The Chelan Mountain Goats faced the Cascade Kodiaks Friday after the Goats celebrated and recognized their seniors.

With a full gym and lots of buzz around the celebration of the Mountain Goat seniors, the Goats and Kodiaks stepped out on the floor to face each other for the final time of the season. The Goats came out timid offensively. While forcing several turnovers with their defense they also gave up many possessions to careless passing and poor decision making but did build a small 10-4 lead.

In the second quarter the Goats were still not clicking on all cylinders offensively and lacked the attacking method of their offense that breaks down zones and draws defenders. The Goats continued to add to their lead however, going into halftime with a 22-10 lead over the Kodiaks.

“At halftime we have been discussing how we need to play basketball our way and not to the level or speed of our opponents. Our coaching staff has been looking for and encouraging the fire and urgency for the game to come from within, not from any external motivator. In other words, we play hard because that is what we do not because we want to build a lead or fight to get back in a game. We struggle doing this in many first halves of games,” explained Chelan coach Nick Longmire.

The Goats came out of the locker room ready to play in the 3rd quarter finding offense from several players. While holding the Kodiaks to only a 4 point quarter for the 2nd time in the game. The Goats pulled away, building a 26 point lead going into the 4th quarter.

With both teams in the bonus the Goats and Kodiaks spent most of their time at the free throw line to finish out the contest. The final score was Chelan 50, Kodiaks 22.

Scoring

All scores were led by Aliyah Finch with 16 points, Kira Sandoval had 11, Morgyn Harrison added 9, Arabelle Finch with 6, Joslynn Simmons with 5 points, Beau Nordby, Jailyn Reinhart and Hailey Helm each had 1.

The win against Cascade brings the Goat record to 12-6 overall and 7-4 in league.

The Goats played on Tuesday, February 1, at 5:45 p.m. as they hosted the Tigers from Ephrata for a non-conference game.