Girls:
Colusa 40 – Las Plumas 47 (12/5)
Woodland Christian Cardinal Classic:
Colusa 47 – Roseville 37 (12/7)
Colusa 41 – Fairfield 19 (12/8)
Colusa 28 – Woodland Christian 38 (12/9)
Last week was a busy one for the RedHawks, who, after losing to Las Plumas on the road,
bounced back to take second place at the Cardinal Classic Tournament in Woodland.
Against Las Plumas last Tuesday, despite taking a first quarter lead, Colusa could not hold off the Thunderbirds and came up short in the non-conference game.
Danica Chavez paced Colusa with 14 points, while Alena Sanchez pitched in with nine.
In the win over Roseville in the first game at the Cardinal Classic, it was the same duo of Chavez and Sanchez leading the way, dropping in 21 and nine points respectively.
The RedHawks followed up with a resounding win over Fairfield in the second game behind 15 points from Chavez and nine from Aliah Ramirez.
Playing in the championship against the host Cardinals last Saturday Colusa was outscored 29-14 in the first half and could not recover.
Chavez, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, finished with a team-high 13 points.
Colusa (4-3) entertained Sutter on Tuesday, then traveled Thursday and today to participate in the Huskies’ Tournament, which runs through Saturday.
Pierce 31 – Wheatland 23 (12/4)
Taking a 19-15 lead into halftime, the Bears outscored the Pirates 20-3 in the third quarter to break the game open.
Pierce (2-3), who also participated in Durham’s invitational tournament last week, provided no information.
This week, the Bears continue tournament play in Orland starting on Dec. 14.
Williams 42 – Esparto 25 (12/5)
Williams 15 – Willows 49 (12/6)
The Yellowjackets picked up their first win of the season in Esparto, but returned home and
struggled in a loss to Willows.
No statistics were made available by Williams (1-5), who played its only game this week against the Warriors in Winters.
Boys:
Colusa 55 – West Valley 56 (12/4)
Live Oak Invitational:
Colusa 39 – Oroville 32 (12/6)
Colusa 42 – U-Prep 85 (12/7)
Colusa 66 – Hamilton City 35 (12/8)
After dropping a heartbreaker to West Valley at home, the short-handed RedHawks recovered to take third place at the Live Oak Invitational.
Against the visiting Eagles, Brayden Newgard poured in 20 points, and Seth Kalisuch chipped in with 14, but Colusa saw a 17-point lead dissipate and let one slip away.
Sutter Moss and Luke Kalfsbeek did their part in the loss, collecting 19 and 11 rebounds,
respectively.
In Live Oak, the RedHawks edged Oroville in a physical contest behind 11 points from Newgard and nine from Kalisuch but could not get on track against U-Prep although they got good efforts from Jace Mackaben with 11 points, and Lucas Price, who finished with eight.
Statistics from the win over Hamilton City in the finale were not available.
Colusa (4-3) should be at full strength at some point this week, when its regulars join the team after winning the CIF 6-A Football State Championship.
The RedHawks hosted Sutter on Tuesday, then closed out the week at their own Georgia
Raczniak Tournament, which started Dec. 12 and runs through Dec. 14.
Pierce 51 – Wheatland 41 (12/5)
Bret Hart Tournament:
Pierce 56 – Mariposa County 48 (12/7)
Pierce 31 – El Dorado 59 (12/8)
No information was provided by the Bears (3-3), who are playing in Colusa’s Raczniak
Tournament beginning on Thursday.