Bellevue edges former foe Issaquah

By Reporter Staff

In a match-up of former conference foes, Bellevue girls got the best of Issaquah with a strong fourth quarter.

The Wolverines, nursing a 32-31 lead, outscored the Eagles 11-8 in the final frame to get a key non-conference victory in Bellevue on Saturday.

Bellevue (7-4, 2-1 KingCo 3A/2A) received 13 points from Catelyn Webber and Emilie Gilbert chipped in 10 in the victory.

The Eagles (5-3, 3-1 KingCo 4A) displayed a balanced attack with nine different players scoring points. Alexa Smith led Issaquah with seven points.

Other games

Jan. 9

Interlake 51, Sammamish 14

Interlake limited the Totems to three points in every quarter except the fourth and the Saints dashed past Sammamish 51-14.

Sarah Anderegg had 13 points for Interlake (9-1, 1-1 KingCo 3A/2A) and Nusha Ghassemikia, Litia Ngauamo and Sara Ostlund all scored eight points in the win.

Sammamish (0-7, 0-4) was led by Zoe Gano with five points in the loss.

Issaquah 54, Newport 47

Erin Nicol scored 17 points as Issaquah defeated Newport 54-47 in a key KingCo 4A clash.

Newport took a 39-37 lead into the fourth quarter but the Eagles dominated the final frame, outscoring the Knights 19-10. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Newport (6-2, 3-2 KingCo 4A).

Junior Betsy Kingma scored 19 points in the loss for the Knights.

Bellevue Christian 61, Forest Ridge 20

The Vikings went on a 16-1 first quarter run and never looked back as they tripled up Forest Ridge 61-20.

Terra Oldham led Bellevue Christian (6-1, 3-0 Emerald City League) with 16 points. Forest Ridge (1-6, 1-2) was led by Aaron Kitchen with six points.