No. 10 West girls' can't hold halftime lead against No. 6 Washington

No. 10 West girls' can't hold halftime lead against No. 6 Washington

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http://wcfcourier.com/high-school/waterloo-west/article_7c221f1e-ff5c-11df-afd1-001cc4c03286.html Girls' basketball: C.R. Washington beats Waterloo West, 65-42 By MATTHEW SULENTIC, matt.sulentic@wcfcourier.com | Posted: Friday, December 3, 2010 10:07 pm WATERLOO, Iowa --- Sixteen minutes made all the difference for the Waterloo West girls' basketball team Friday night. In their 65-42 setback to Class 4A, No. 6 Cedar Rapids Washington, the 10th-ranked Wahawks battled to a one-point halftime lead. The sixteen minutes following the break broke the Wahawks, as the Warriors outscored West 42-18. "They just played a faster paced game than we did," said Wahawk Jadyn Spencer, who led all scorers with 24 points. "And I don't think we were ready to play tonight." West looked raring to go in the opening half when Spencer nailed a three to give West a 20-11 advantage. "I thought we played fairly well in the first half, and won the first half, and looked good doing it," said West head coach Dr. Tony Pappas. Later in the second quarter, the Warriors dialed up the long ball when Alissa Oney and Janay Pritchett connected from beyond the arc to cut the West lead to 22-19. "A lot of it was finding the open player," said Washington coach Frank Howell. "Then being ready to take the shot before the ball got to them and staying on balance when they took their shots." Washington opened with a 15-2 run to start the second half, taking the lead from West on an Ashley Piper three-pointer. Tia Dawson followed with a lay-up and the Warriors led 28-24. "They are a top-five team," said Pappas. "Once they got rolling on us, we lost our composure." Howell said that hitting their shots allowed Washington to turn up the pressure defensively. "The first half, it was pretty much neutralized," he said. "We were fortuante to knock down some of those shots in the corners, and that gave us the ability to press more." West trailed 45-36 heading into the fourth quarter, but the Warriors depth proved too much to overcome. Oney drained three treys for Washington, and the Warrior defense allowed just six points. West's Jordan Johnston provided the first bucket of the quarter for the Wahawks with 3:48 remaining. "We gave up, it was as simple as that," said Spencer. "You could see it peoples faces. "I think we just need to step up and realize that we are not quite to our potential yet. "It's in your heart. You have to have the passion to win before you can do it." CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON (65) - Ashley Piper 3-10 0-1 8, Alissa Oney 5-14 0-1 14, Jordon Pilcher 1-6 0-0 2, Jazzmine Royster 2-3 0-0 4, Tia Dawson 3-9 2-2 8, Layloni Beard 3-5 0-1 6, Latasha Roundtree 3-10 4-5 12, Janay Pritchett 3-7 0-0 6, Madison Kramer 1-3 0-0 2, Gail Barnum 0-1 0-0 0, Kelli Klaus 0-0 0-0 0, Brooke Foreman 1-1 0-0 2, Abigail Herb 0-1 0-1 0, Chelsey McMahon 0-0 0-0 0, Lauren Goodlove 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-71 6-11 65 WATERLOO WEST (42) - Jordan Johnston 5-15 0-0 10, Sarah Sand 0-5 2-2 2, Zinka Duric 2-4 0-0 4, Jadyn Spencer 9-17 5-8 24, Haley Puk 1-4 1-4 3, Blaire Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Swartzendruber 0-1 0-0 0, Jasmine Anderson 0-2 0-2 0, Cece Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-48 8-16 42 Washington 11 12 22 20 - 65 West 12 12 12 6 - 42 3-point goals -- West 1 (Spencer); Washington 9 (Royster 2, Oney 4, Pritchett, Piper 2). Total fouls -- Washington 14, West 15. WASH SOPHS 52, WEST 15

Roundtree, Oney spark Warrior victory

Girls basketball — 12/3/10 Washington

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Mike Koolbeck

Roundtree, Oney spark Warrior victory

By Carl Gonder

Metro Sports Report

WATERLOO — Alissa Oney hit four 3-pointers and Latasha Roundtree helped spark a big third-quarter as the No. 6 ranked Washington Warriors overcame No. 10 Waterloo West, 65-42, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ basketball game at the Wahawk Gym.

Oney finished with a team-high 14 points and Roundtree, a 5-foot-6 junior, had 12 points, three assists and two steals. The Warriors (2-0, 2-0 MVC) overcame a sluggish start to outscore Waterloo West 22-12 in the decisive third frame. Washington led 45-36 after three quarters, erasing a 24-23 halftime deficit.

West senior Jadyn Spencer led all scorers with 24 points. Jordan Johnston added 10 points. Spencer, a First Team All-Mississippi Valley Conference selection a year ago, won a battle with Washington’s 6-2 senior center Tia Dawson, who had eight points after getting into early foul trouble.

Waterloo West (1-1, 1-1) hit just 1-of-12 3-point shots and overall was 16-for-41 shooting (39 percent). The Warriors attempted a whopping 35 3-pointers, hitting eight (23 percent) and were 25-for-73 (34 percent) overall. Washington connected on 6-for-11 from the foul line (54 percent) and Waterloo West was 6-for-16 (37 percent).

Washington outrebounded Waterloo West, 36-28, and forced the hosts into 22 turnovers. The Warriors committed 12 turnovers and had five blocked shots. Dawson had four.

Washington outscored Waterloo West 42-18 in the second half, including 20-6 in the final quarter.

The Warriors play at Moline, Ill., Saturday. Waterloo West plays at Waverly-Shell Rock.

Washington won the sophomore game, 52-15.

WASHINGTON (65) Ashley Piper 2 0-1 8, Alissa Oney 5 0-0 14, Tia Dawson 3 2-2 8, Jazz Royster 2 0-0 4, Jordan Pilcher 1 0-0 2, Latasha Roundtree 3 4-5 12, Janay Pritchett 3 0-0 7, Kelli Klaus 0 0-0 0, Madison Kramer 1 0-0 2, Abby Herb 0 0-0 0, Layloni Beard 3 0-1 6, Gail Barnum 0 0-1 0, Jordan Carr 1 0-0 2, Lauren Goodlove 0 0-0 0, Brooke Foreman 1 0-0 2, Chelsey McMahon 0 0-0 0, Callie Stone 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 6-10 65.

Halftime – Washington 23, Waterloo West 24; 3-Point Goals (Washington) – Piper 2, Roundtree 2, Pritchett 1, Oney 4. Assists (Washington) – 17, (Wat. West) 6. Blocks (Washington) – Dawson 4. Rebounds (Washington) 36, (Wat. West) 28. Steals (Washington) 13, (Wat. West) 8. Turnovers (Washington) 12, (Wat. West) 22.