Winters scored 16 to pace Junior Bombers past Wolves; Grand Forks rocks in boy's game

By Nelson Daily Sports

Bryce Winters scored a game high 16 points to spark the L.V. Rogers Bombers to a 44-30 West Kootenay Junior Girl's Basketball victory over the visiting Grand Forks Wolves Monday at the LVR Hangar.

The game was one of three contests during a three-game set between the two schools.

Grand Forks defeated LVR 64-33 in Junior Boy's action while the Wolves also took care of Trafalgar in Grade 8 Boy's play.

LVR outscored the Wolves 21-6 during the latter stretch of the game to claim the victory.

Camryn Parnell added 12 points for the Bombers while Ohia Wintraub added six points.

Tara Makorkoff had 14 points for the Wolves.

In the Junior Boy's contest, Grand Forks jumped to a 17-4 first quarter lead before coasting to the double digit win.

Jairo Mangapot led LVR with 12 points while Thomas Baxter added eight.

LVR Junior Boys finished third at the Stanley Humphries Rockers Tournament Saturday in Castlegar.

The Bombers opened with an overtime win over Boundary Central of Midway before dropping a pair of games to Mount Sentinel Wildcats and host SHSS Rockers.

Game stars for the Bombers were Ben Hradil-Kassecker, Mangapot and Max Spielmal.

The Junior Bombers travel to Trail Friday to meet the Wolves again in the opener of the J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks tournament.