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Bear Creek girls outmatched by Reardan in state opener

Published 1:34 pm Thursday, March 1, 2012

Bear Creek senior Madelyn Magee fires up a jumper during the Grizzlies' 49-24 loss to top-ranked Reardan this morning at Spokane Arena. The team will play Riverside Christian tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. for a berth into the 4th-6th place finals.
Bear Creek senior Madelyn Magee fires up a jumper during the Grizzlies' 49-24 loss to top-ranked Reardan this morning at Spokane Arena. The team will play Riverside Christian tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. for a berth into the 4th-6th place finals.

The Bear Creek School girls’ basketball team proved to be outmatched in its state opener as the top-ranked Reardan Indians dismantled the Grizzlies, 49-24, Thursday morning at Spokane Arena.

The Indians, who led 27-12 at the half and never looked back, played a fast-paced defense that caused the Grizzlies to turn the ball over 26 times. The Indians turned the ball over nine times.

Madelyn Magee shot 4 of 6 from the field to lead the Grizzlies with 10 points, followed by Morgan Rial with six points and five rebounds.

With the loss, the Grizzlies (18-6) advance to take on Riverside Christian Friday morning at 9 a.m., which lost to Adna 47-42. With a win Friday, the team will move on to the 4th/6th place finals on Saturday at 8 a.m.

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