Girl’s finish regular season with win over Blaine

Continued from B1 the second quarter. Ferndale freshman Abbey White scored all seven of her points in the second quarter and gave Ferndale a 24-15 lead heading into halftime. e third quarter was by far the most dominant for the Golden Eagles. ey outscored Blaine 19-7 and held an insurmountable 43-22 lead. e Ferndale defense was a force in the third, the seven points scored by Blaine in the third were all by one player. e rest of the team was thoroughly shut down.

After the break, the Butenschoen sisters started to break out. Madisyn Butenschoen scored a quick ve points to open the half, and her sister Mallory Butenschoen scored six.

Yost said the Butenschoen sisters always play well together and can read each other's next move.

In the fourth quarter, Ferndale had the opportunity to insert some of their JV players into the game to get some varsity experience.

Freshmen Natalie Sweitzer and Ailina Rabang both saw playing time in the nal few minutes of play. Near the end of the game, Rabang jumped a pass and made an impressive play at the hoop for two points. Ferndale nished the game with a 57-35 nal and will advance to districts. eir rst district game is on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at home. e Golden Eagles' landed as the seven-seed in districts and will play 10seed Shorewood.

Yost said their team feels good heading into districts after a solid team wins over Blaine