A team invited to fill in for the LCC Holiday Classic, did more than just fill in. They beat the host team.
The Delena Dragons, led by three Division One players, three Division 2 players and former Red Devil stars of the past beat the current Lower Columbia team 64-55 in the finale of the opening day of the Holiday Classic at Myklebust Gym in Longview.
Former All-Pac 12 player Deven Hunter out of Oregon State scored 21 points and pulled 13 boards to lead the Dragons. Her OSU teammate and former Devil Mollee (Schwegler) Strand had nine pints and five assists.
Former Devil Donniesha Webber hit back-to-back three's in the 4th quarter to kickstart the victory.
LCC got 12 points and seven rebounds from
Shanay Dotson and
Tywanna Abbott had a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards.
Cherita Daugherty made her season debut for LCC, scoring nine points and retrieving eight rebounds.
Despite the loss, it was predetermined that LCC would advance in the winners bracket. The Devils will play North Idaho at 6 pm on Friday December 29th.
OTHER GAMES
North Idaho 86 Highline 45
The Cardinals romped over the Thunderbirds behind the 14 points of Whitney Meir. Ronnie Harris added 13 for NIC. Highline was led by the 23 pouints and 11 rebounds from Sharon Ajayi.
Umpqua 84 Yakima Valley 75
The Yaks gave the undefeated Riverhawks all they could handle through three quarters, but UCC outscored the Yaks 24-12 in the 4th quarter to take the win. Bria Thames led Umpqua with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Taylor Stricklin scored 22 and Jordan Stotler had 19. Sequoia Wheeler led YVC with 20.
Centralia 60 Portland 45
The Blazers led wire-to-wire, led by the 20 points and 10 rebounds from Kylie Smith. Amber Szmyd had 16 to lead the Panthers.
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
12 pm: Portland versus Yakima Valley
2 pm:Highline versus Delena
4 pm: Centralia versus Umpqua (Semi-Finals)
6 pm: North Idaho versus Lower Columbia (Semi-Finals)
Saturday Games are at 11am, 1 pm and the title game at 3 pm. All games can be viewed at lccreddevils.com on Devil Vision.
