Tekoa-Rosalia girls now 3-3 in NE race

Tekoa/Rosalia girls moved their league record to 3-3 and overall mark to 7-3 with a 38-34 win over Wilbur/Creston at the Creston gym. The Timberwolves trailed by four points at the half but out-scored the Wildcats 14-2 in the thrid quarter to take control.

Olivia Pakootas hit 15 at Creston, and Rayna Charles hit eight.

Saturday the TR girls stacked 55-39 win over Springdale at Tekoa in the first matchup with a north side team. Pakootas hit 20 points against the Chargers. The two clubs battled for the first three quarters, with TR leading 34-31 after three quarters before a 19-8 charge in the last quarter. Hannah Beach hit 16, and Kim Groom hit 13.

The TR girls stacked a 48-32 non-league win over St John/Endicott last Tuesday with Pakootas hitting 24 points against the Eagles.

Tekoa/Rosalia boys Tuesday put up a strong battle in the Creston gym and led after the first quarter over the 10-1 Wildcats, but WC came back strong in the second quarter.

Cooper Angelo and Dillion Jacobs each hit 11 to lead TR. Nick Densley hit four three-point shots for Wildcats on the way to their 10th win.

Saturday at Tekoa, the Timberwolves bowed 29-53 to Springdale in the first round against a north side NE team. Lucas Engel led TR with l1 points.

In the non-leaguer round with St. John last Tuesday, the TR boys charged for 15 points on the last quarter but fell short of erasing an early St. John lead. The Eagles won the non-leaguer 36-31 with Adam Blakeley hitting nine points.

Angelo led the Timberwolves with eight points.

GIRLS

Tekoa/Oakesdale 38-Wilbur Creston 34: 8/7 8/13 14/2 8/12: Sara Frost 2. Gensen Merritt 1, Hannah Beach 6, Olivia Pakootas 15, Rayna Chares 8. Kim Groom 7. Wilbur/Creston: Maioho 9, Starzman 12, Leyva 10, Corrigan 3.

Tekoa/Oakesdale 55-Springale 39: 12/10 10/11 14/10 19/8: Sara Frost 2, Hannah Beach 16, Maddie Bogenreif 2, Olivia Pakootas 20, Rayna Çharles 2, Kimbery .Groom 13. Springdale: Sulgrove 6, Hubert 10, Beckman 2, Smith 9, Carr 4, B.Hubert 2, Crosley 6.

Tekoa/Rosalia 49-St. John/Endicott 32: 11/8 14/9 10/8 14/7: Frost 1, Gensen Merritt 1, Beach 4, Bogenreif 10, Pakootas 24, Charles 4, K. Groom 5. St.John/Endicott: Sierra McCanna 9, Rachel Gfeller 6, Kierstyn Ray 2, Gracie Dickerson 4, Abby Glorfield 2, Caitlyn Blumenschein 6, Jadyn Corder 3.

BOYS

Wilbur/Creston 51-Tekoa/Oakesdale 44: 14/17 18/4 17/8 15/12: Cooper “Angelo 13, Dillon Jacobs 11, Chase Neill 2, Lucas Engel 6, Alex Pakootas 6, Trenton Gregory 2, Kade Holing 4. Wilbur /Creston: Clark 3, B. Rosman 2, Bodeau 2, Jaeger 3,T. Rosman 11, Townsend 9, C. Magers 13, Densley 16, D.Magers 2.

Springdale 53-Tekoa/Rosalia 29: 15/8 14/8 12/7 12/8: Cooper Angelo 3, Dillon Jacobs 45, Chase Neill 4, Lucas Engel 11, Alex Pakootas 3, Trenton Gregory 3. Springdale: John Lynch 12, Enoch Clemmer 6, Kris Peters 6, Justyn Newell 7, Jacob McPherson 7, Chandler Carr 13, Hunter Fitzgerald 2.

`St. John/Endicott: 36-Tekoa/Rosalia 31: 5/6 10/6 10/4 11/15:Robert Staples 5, James Hollinghead 7,

Adam Blakeley 9, Wilson Lunberg 2, Luke Bailey 1, Hudson 6, Smith 6. Tekoa/Rosalia: Angelo 8, Jacobs 7, Neill 6, Engel 8, Pakootas 2.