Lady Pirates fend off Oakesdale onslaught

OAKESDALE–In a classic battle, the Pomeroy Lady Pirates played well in the end game to hold off a Lady Nighthawk run and notch another league win prior to breaking for Christmas holidays.

The Pirates head to a holiday tournament against Davenport on Friday, December 27 at the "Eagle Classic" at West Valley H.S., Spokane Valley. They are now 6-0 overall, 4-0 in Southeast B play.

The Lady Buccaneers battled to an 11-6 lead after the first quarter and survived a Lady Nighthawk rally in the second quarter but preserved a 20-19 lead at the break.

Oakesdale evened it up by outscoring Pomeroy 7-6 in the third quarter to start the fourth stanza tied 26-26, but the Lady Pirates nudged ahead and held on through the home stretch to win 43-40. Pomeroy was able to survive Keely Maves being in foul trouble and some turnovers, holding on to a four- or six-point lead through the final three minutes of the game.

Heidi Heytvelt scored 15 to lead the Lady Bucs, with Maddy Dixon putting in 12 and Maves scoring 10 to lead the team scorers. Lizzy Perry scored 11 for the Lady Nighthawks.

Pomeroy 43, Oakesdale 40

Pom 11 9 6 17-43

Oak 6 13 7 14-40

Pomeroy (43) Heidi Heytvelt 15, Sydney Watko 6, Keely Maves 10, Maddy Dixon 12.

Oakesdale (40) Jessie Reed 7, Lizzy Perry 11, B. Rawls 10, Baljo 2, L. Reed 4, Hinnenkamp 6

DeSales Lady Irish's zone defense gave the Lady Pirates a bit of trouble in the opening minutes, but Pomeroy responded well and waltzed to a 58-21 win Dec. 17.

"We had a bit of a slow start but eventually we worked through DeSales' zone and got some good shots out of it," said Head Coach Tai Bye.

"We were hitting really well from the outside, making nine three-point shots," she said. "We also rebounded aggressively on both ends, which is something we've been talking about all week.

Dixon had a good game with 25 points and 12 boards–four for offensive put backs. Heytvelt had five points and six boards. Chase Caruso came off the bench tonight and had eight points and five boards.

Pomeroy 58, DeSales 21

Pom 21 10 18 9-58

DeS 6 5 5 5-21

Pomeroy (27) Maddy Dixon 10-15 1-1 25, Sydney Watko 2-6 0-2 4, Alyssa Wolf 1-4 0-0 3, Heidi Heytvelt 2-6 0-0 5, Keely Maves 1-3 0-0 2, Jillian Herres 2-8 0-0 5, McKenzie Watko 0-4 0-0 0, Jaden Steele 1-1 0-0 2, Chase Caruso 3-8 0-0 08, Maya Kowatsch 2-2 0-0 4.

DeSales (21) Lesley Arceo 0-7 0-0 0, Kenna Buratto 3-6 1-2 8, Emmalynne Jimenez 0-4 0-0 0, Katie Hermann 0-2 0-0 0, Maddie Wahl 2-6 0-0 0, Lucia Skaarup 2-3 0-0 5, Kelly Michelson 0-4 0-0 0, Morgan Thomas 1-3 0-0 0.

3 Point Goals DeSales: Buratto, Wahl 2, Lucia Skarrup. Pomeroy: Heytvelt, Dixon 4, Wolf, Herres, Caruso 2.

Fouls: DeSales (9), Pomeroy (5). Fouled Out: None Technical Fouls: None

Rebounds: Dixon 12, Heytvelt 7 Pomeroy: Team 35. Turnovers: Pomeroy 12. Assists: Pomeroy 15.