There have been times this season when the Corvallis High girls basketball team has let teams they should beat hang around long enough to give them thoughts of a win.
At times it has come back to bite them.
That didn’t happen on Tuesday night.
The Spartans opened Mid-Willamette Conference play with a convincing 76-19 win over an overmatched Woodburn team that could find it hard to be competitive this year.
Corvallis came out and played solid defense and worked the ball on offense and took a 23-4 lead after the first eight minutes.
There was no letup as the Spartans used a 26-4 advantage in the second quarter to take a 49-8 lead into the half. Woodburn had just three field goals, and that total remained the same after a 22-1 advantage in the third quarter.
McKenzie Redberg was her usual harassing self on defense and used eight steals to help her get easy layups on her way to a game-high14 points. Katie Schrock hit a couple of threes and finished with 11 points while Gabe Johnson and Eva Oriakhi each added 10 in the win.
In fact, all 10 usual players scored at least three points,
The Spartans met the goals they set out for at the start of the game, so even though the score was lopsided, they didn’t get complacent.
It would have been nice to face a tougher challenge with crosstown rival Crescent Valley next up on Friday. The Raiders are coming off a 57-37 demolishing of No. 8-ranked West Albany on the road on Tuesday night.
If both teams play like they are capable, Friday night should be a barnburner at Spartan Gym.
Box score
Corvallis 76, Woodburn 19
WOODBURN 4 4 1 10 – 19
CORVALLIS 23 26 22 5 – 76
Woodburn: Katie Kalugin 7, Doman 4, Robles 2, Marquez 2, Biggs 2, Ivanov 2, Kaufman, Armstrong, Maldonado
Corvallis: McKenzie Redberg 14, Schrock 11, Johnson 10, Oriakhi 10, Gerner 9, Adams 6, Kay. Laney 5, Seitz 4, Kar. Laney 4, Westly 3, Hendrickson, McGowan, W. Redberg
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