Youth basketball: Avalanche roll to win in Seaside

Somebody break up the Avalanche. The select girls basketball squad made up of players from the North Olympic Peninsula took its second sixth-grade title this season — and eight overall for the group — with a victory in a competition in Seaside, Ore., last weekend.

Somebody break up the Avalanche.

The select girls basketball squad made up of players from the North Olympic Peninsula took its second sixth-grade title this season — and eight overall for the group — with a victory in a competition in Seaside, Ore., last weekend.

Playing without leading scorer Emilia Long (illness), the team saw Madison Cooke step up with some huge games.

“The girls were singled out and commended by the referees for their sportsmanship this weekend,” coach Joe Marvelle said.

In championship, the girls rallied from a halftime deficit versus a tough Puyallup team to pull away for the victory, he said.

In game one, the Avalanche dominated a team from Knappa, Ore., 54-4, with Cooke hitting for 14 points and Jaida Wood nabbing 14 rebounds. Sequim’s Kalli Wiker had six points and eight boards.

In game two, the Avalanche overwhelmed Puyallup 26-13, with Cooke and Hannah Reetz sharing top scoring honors with eight points each and Wood grabbing 11 rebounds.

In game three, the Avalanche blanked host Seaside 42-0, with Cooke and Wood scoring 12 each.

In the championship, the Avalanche topped Puyallup 31-19, with Wiker leading the way. She scored eight points, had eight rebounds and was 4-for-4 from the free throw line.