The Lady Roadrunners split two region games played last week, keeping themselves inside the top 16 in the 3A rankings heading into the final week of the regular season.
Playing in front of a large crowd in Alchesay on Tuesday night, Holbrook started down 10-2 but rallied behind a 3-point shot from Jamie Bain and ended the quarter on top 11-10. In the second, Bailey Williams netted 6 and Maya Francisco connected from deep. Alchesay got their three-ball going and pulled out to a 32-24 lead at the half behind five 3-point field goals.
In the third, Channing Harrington scored 4 but the Falcons extended their edge to 15. Alchesay went on to win the game 63-46.
Williams led Holbrook with 11 points. Harrington added 8; Angelica Uranga Williams, 7; Bain, 5; Francisco, 5; Farrah Natoni, 4; Sami Thomas, 2; Heidi Bahe, 2; and KC Tsosie added 2. Holbrook made three treys and went 1 for 5 at the free throw line.
Alchesay was paced by Kylie Mansfield with 13 points. The Falcons finished with 7 3-point shots and went 4 for 9 at the charity stripe.
Friday night Holbrook hosted Blue Ridge and came away with a comfortable 56-39 win. Harrington hit one from distance and one from the paint early, leading Holbrook to a 13-3 first quarter lead. Holbrook’s defense played well early on.
In the second, Blue Ridge’s speedy guard got out in front of Holbrook a few times offsetting 5 points from Williams but the Roadrunners led 23-15 at the break.
In the third, leading by just 6 points, Holbrook went on a 17-0 run behind full court pressure and 8 points from Willams along with 7 from Francisco extending the lead to as many as 25 points.
The fourth saw Francisco add seven more to her season high 14 with Holbrook cruising to the win.
Williams led Holbrook with 17. Francisco added 14; Harrington, 10; Uranga Wiliams, 9; Tsosie, 4; and Bain, 2. Holbrook made five treys and went 7 for 14 at the line.
Blue Ridge was led by Noelle Harris with 14. They made 2 of 5 free throws and hit three treys.
With the win Holbrook advanced their season record to 13-12. They are solidly ranked inside the top 16 and will play in the postseason for the 17th consecutive season when the state tournament gets underway. Holbrook will host Alchesay in front of a sellout crowd on Tuesday night, then will travel to Blue Ridge for the regular season finale on Wednesday night.
