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North Tahoe basketball | Girls finish 2-1 in Whittell Winter Invitational

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Joe Proudman / Tahoe Daily TribuneNorth Tahoe point guard Liz Buhler averaged 11 points in the Lakers' three games in the Whittell Winter Invitational this past weekend. The Lakers went 2-1 in the tourney.
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The North Tahoe girls’ basketball team finished 2-1 in the Whittell Winter Invitational this past weekend, highlighted by big wins against Sierra Lutheran and Pyramid Lake.

The Lakers started out the mostly 2A tournament with a 43-23 win against Sierra Lutheran on Friday. They followed with a 40-11 rout against Pyramid Lake on Saturday before ending with a 45-28 loss to 3A Fernley the same day.

and#8220;We played well,and#8221; said North Tahoe head coach Rick Buhler. and#8220;It was a good tournament for the girls. Everyone got to play.and#8221;



Senior forward Samantha Jeffers led the Lakers in the loss against Fernley, as she posted a double-double with 16 points and 17 rebounds.

North Tahoe fell behind 16-5 after one quarter and trailed 30-11 at the half. Buhler said senior guard Irene Rojas took a knee to the thigh and left the game early, and the Lakers struggled in her absence.



Against Pyramid Lake, junior point guard Liz Buhler scored 11 points in less than two full quarters as the Lakers went to their bench before the half to prevent from running up the score.

Rojas scored 16 to lead the way against Sierra Lutheran, while Buhler scored 11. Buhler averaged 11 points in the three games.


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