Garfield-Palouse, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse trade wins

Teren Kowatsch, Whitman County Gazette | Dec 15, 20220

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SJEL Eagle Matthew DeFord attempts a one-handed shot on the Vikings.

PALOUSE – Garfield-Palouse and St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse played each other in boys and girls basketball league competition on Dec. 10.

Girls played first, and Garfield-Palouse wasted no time holding St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse's offense in check while showing off its own scoring prowess.

The Lady Vikings came out scoring and held a double-digit lead over the Lady Eagles coming out of halftime, in what was its best performance of the season.

By 2:11 left in the third quarter, Garfield-Palouse had already exceeded its then-season-high 35 points against Asotin on Dec. 3, and was up 39-14.

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