Bonners Ferry girls drop two at state event to end season

Bonners Ferry High School girls basketball team finished the season Friday after losing two close games at the state tournament in Nampa.

The girls lost to Wendell 44-38 and to Kimberly 53-59. The girls finished the season 15-7 and 8-2 in the Intermountain League. The Lady Badgers won the District 1 3A title to advance to the state tournament.

“Overall, we had a great trip,” said coach Travis Hinthorn. “It would’ve been nice to win a game, but we had two close games. The girls are a great group. We need to remember we still had a successful year.”

Senior Ashley Winkelseth led the Lady Badgers against Wendell with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals. Alicia Hedrick added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals.

“Hallie Payne did an outstanding job on defense for us,” Hinthorn said.

The Badgers led 9-8 after the first quarter, but fell 19-14 at the half. The Lady Trojans outscored Bonners 13-7 in the third, but Bonners outscored Wendell 17-12 in the fourth.

Against Kimberly, Winkelseth led with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Markayle Accord added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals.