Win over Wilson Creek moves Nannies to third in CW1B

PATEROS – A final quarter surge by the Nannies varsity girls basketball team ended with a seven -point win over the visiting Wilson Creek last Friday, Jan. 10. The victory broke the fourth-place tie with the Lady Devils in the Central Washington 1B league and moved 4-2 Pateros ahead of 3-1 Entiat into third in the CW1B.

The two teams were evenly matched throughout the game with Wilson Creek taking narrow leads at the end of the first quarter, 15-13, and at halftime, 27-23. The Nannies narrowed the cap to a single point,37-36, at the end of the third and then brought their A-game to the floor in the fourth.

Sophomore point guard Aleeka Miller-Smith scored 12 of her game-high 22 points in the final quarter and broke the game open with a three-point shot, a blocked shot on the other end of the court, a feed to teammate Vanessa Ceniceros for a second three and another trey for Miller-Smith on her next trip down the floor. The 10-point run put the Nannies ahead for good as they outscored their opponents 22-14 in the final eight minutes.

Anissa Odorizzi kept Wilson Creek in the game with 17 points for the Lady Devils.

In an earlier road game on Tuesday, Jan. 8, Pateros dropped a non-league contest at 2B Soap Lake, 53-48. The Nannies were scheduled to face winless Cascade Christian Academy on the road Monday, Jan. 14, followed by Easton on Tuesday, Jan. 15, and Moses Lake Christian on Thursday, Jan. 17. Pateros will host Waterville-Mansfield at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19.

Pateros: 13-10-13-22  58
Wilson Creek: 15-12-10-14  51

Nannies scoring
Aleeka Miller-Smith: 23
Vanessa Ceniceros: 15
Anna Williams: 9
Jillian Piechalski: 7
Andrea Baird: 3
Samantha White: 1
Alley Piechalski
Jennifer Flores