AHC girls still looking for some consistency, down Curlew 73-42
Rodney Harwood/Columbia Basin HeraldAHC junior Gabi Isaak (25) puts up a runner in the lane against Curlew defenders Friday night in 1B girls basketball action.
Rodney Harwood/Columbia Basin Herald Tiffany Boutain of ACH goes against the Curlew defenders in the paint on Friday night.
Rodney Harwood/Columbia Basin Herald Almira/Coulee-Hartline coach Mike Correia looks on during Friday night action in Coulee City.
COULEE CITY — The Almira/Coulee-Hartline girls have won their last four games by a combined score of 279-123, so Friday night’s 73-42 dismantling of Curlew was pretty much expected.
Despite winning by 31, Warriors coach Mike Correia shook his head as he left the locker room after talking to the girls afterwards.
“We’re still looking for consistency. We’ve had some health issues, some injuries, and we haven’t played at the level of where we need to be,” said Correia, whose team improved to 15-1, 10-1. “I know what’s out there and if we’re going to go deep into the tournament, we’ve got to start playing better, and it starts with being more consistent.”
The Warriors broke it open with a 9-3 run in the third quarter, going from a 36-23 halftime score to 45-26 midway through the third. The eventually led 71-40 in the fourth quarter to remain unbeaten at home.
“By consistency, I mean the same focus every day in practice and every night we play,” Correia said. “We have a lack of focus at times. Sometimes we have a great first quarter and blow the doors off people, then fade for three quarters. Sometimes we come out and go deer in the headlights and get surprised when a team scores on us, and it takes us awhile to get back into it.
“It’s hard to keep that hunger. Tonight, Curlew was playing like it was the state championship and they’re down 30 points. Sometimes complacency is an issue and we have to find a way to get that hunger back to get where we want to go.”
Curlew 12 6 17 7 - 42 ACH 15 19 17 22 - 73
Curlew - Olivia Kjolseth 9, Megan Beedle 4, Korin Baker 14, Hannah McIrvin 4, Ralor Ringstad 7, Claire LaDue 4. ACH - Tiffany Boutain 22, Sarah Bradshaw 6, Josie Pierce 16, Oshun Parrish 2, Mikayla Rushton 4, Gabi Isaak 17, Sydney Cook 6.