Whitman girls teams crank up hoop year

Girls teams in the Whitman League cranked up the season with a wide variety of foes and game sites in the first week.

Colton girls, the defending 1B champs, Tuesday charged in the last quarter at Grangeville but came up short. The 2A Idaho hosts took a 50-46 win in the close battle. They led the Wildcats 37-30 going into the last quarter.

Kaitlin Druffel, who hit four three-pointers, led the Wildcats with 13 points and McKenzie Heaslet finished with 12.

St. John/Endicott girls Tuesday pegged a 62-44 win over Davenport with Erin Schuster hitting 15 points, and Ali Winters hitting 14.

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