Following a successful regular season in which they made big strides over last year, the Bear River girls basketball team was rewarded with a home playoff game.
Last week started off on a positive note as Bear River hosted Logan on Tuesday and came away with a dominant 67-33 win on Valentine’s Day. The Bears took a 21-8 advantage into the second quarter and coasted from there.
The seniors stepped up on Senior Night as Jenna LaCroix paced a balanced Bear River attack with 16 points, Gracie Riley pulled down 13 rebounds and Bentley Lorimer dished out four assists. Riley and Lorimer also had three steals apiece. Crystal Park, Lexie Westmoreland and Shaylee McKee each scored eight points.
Sophomore Aubree Fry also scored in double figures with 11 points.
Things didn’t go quite as well for the Bears in the regular season finale Thursday at Green Canyon. The Wolves led 23-16 at halftime and used a convincing 22-8 third quarter to pull away for a 56-35 win. The Bears were again led by LaCroix with 12 points, while Westmoreland chipped in nine.
The girls finished the regular season at 10-10 overall and 3-7 in Region 11 play (4th place), showing considerable improvement over last year when the team managed just five wins overall.
As a reward for their efforts, the Bears earned the No. 6 seed in the state 4A tournament this week and hosted No. 11 Pine View on Tuesday, after the Leader went to press. The winner was slated to face No. 3-seeded Snow Canyon at 4 p.m. Thursday at Utah State University.
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