Battle for 2nd place: Second half Colfax charge falls short

Down 20 points at the half with their SunDome shooting maladies lingering, Colfax girls Friday came out snarling before their home fans and turned on the juice against Northwest Christian.

The Bulldogs came within eight points of erasing the lead, but the NWC girls prevailed in the final minutes. The week’s lone hoop clash turned out to be a battle for second place in the league behind the undefeated Reardan team.

Northwest Christian now holds the number-two slot in the league, and the Bulldogs are in third place in front of a cluster of teams in the middle standings.

Colfax at one point early...