A 22-2 start to the game gave the Blaine girls' basketball team a 55-32 Northwest Conference win at Sedro-Woolley on Tuesday, Jan. 29.
The win improved the Borderites to 14-5, 8-3 NWC.
"They turned the ball over a lot in the first quarter," Blaine coach Ryan Pike said of Sedro-Woolley. "We had a lot of fast-break layins and that set the tempo for the rest of the game."
Mandy Hayes led the Borderites with 19 points, Alexis McElwain scored 14 points, Breanna Chau scored 11 points and Taylor V'Dovec scored 10 points.
Blaine plays at Burlington-Edison in its final regular season Northwest Conference game on Friday, Feb. 1.
BLAINE 55, SEDRO-WOOLLEY 32
Blaine 22 17 9 7 - 55
SW 2 16 5 9 - 32
Blaine: Emily Roe, Gretchen Kordas, Breanna Chau 11, Olivia Olason, Alexis McElwain 14, Mikayla Deming, Mandy Hayes 19, Rhiana Breedlove 1, Taylor V'Dovec 10. Team totals: 19-42 17-23 55.
Sedro-Woolley: Emily Cann 3, Tiffanie Mathews 3, Janelle Rose, Lacey Pulver, Blanton, Fallon Burrow 2, Bridgette Janicki 8, Emily Van Liew 5, Tianna Langdon 7, Coral Wiest 4. Team totals: 12-38 5-13 32.
3-ptg: Blaine 0, Sedro-Woolley 3. Rebounds: Blaine 32 (V'Dovec 8), Sedro-Woolley 16 (Janicki 5). Assists: Blaine 13 (McElwain 3, V'Dovec 3), Sedro-Woolley 5. Fouls: Blaine 11, Sedro-Woolley 15. Turnovers: Blaine 18, Sedro-Woolley 26.
