WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg girls' basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter against St. John-Endicott Friday night at home, and came away with a win, 45-40.

The Lady Cardinals trailed most of the game, and were down 21-16 at the half, and trailed by eight at the end of the third quarter. But a 19-6 run in the fourth was more than enough to give Waitsburg the win.

Devon Harshman led her team with 21 points for the game. She also had 15 rebounds. Taylor Hays and Analisea Araya each had eight points.

SJ-E 14 7 13 6 - 40

Waits 6 10 10 19 - 45

St. John-Endicott - Harder 5, Lamb 3, Dickerson 5, Ray 10, Brewer 10, Stanley 2, Blumenshein 5

Waitsburg - Brannock 2-3 1-2 6, Harshman 7-13 6-10 21, Sandau 1-2 0-1 2, Hays 2-4 4-6 8, Araya 3-4 2-4 8

3-point goals - SJ-E (Dickerson), Waitsburg (Brannock); Total fouls - SJ-E 18, Waitsburg 13; Fouled out - St. J-E (Lamb, Brewer)

Oakesdale 56, Waitsburg 17

The Lady Cardinals ran up against one of the top teams in the state on the road Saturday night, and fell to Oakesdale, 56-17.

The Waitsburg girls were completely stymied in the first half, and went into the break down 35-6, after a scoreless second quarter.

Araya led the Lady Cardinals with eight points. Hays chipped in four.

Waitsburg 6 0 7 4 - 17

Oakes 20 15 15 6 - 56

Waitsburg - Brannock 0-1 0-0 0, Harshman 1-4 0-0 2, Jones 0-6 3-7 3, Hays 2-4 0-2 4, Pearson 0-1 0-0 0, Araya 3-4 2-4 8

Oakesdale - Lindgren 8, L. Perry 4, E. Perry 5, Hockett 16, Rawls 4, Sharpe 6, Reed 9, Baljo 2, Jones 23-point goals - Oakesdale (Lindgren); Total fouls - Waitsburg 13, Oakesdale 9; Fouled out - none; Technical fouls - none