Medical Lake girls lose close one in opener at Davenport, 55-51

Medical Lake’s shot at an opening-night girls’ basketball victory vanished at the foul line.

With Sydney Abbott canning four free throws in the final minutes and her sister, Madison, adding a game-high 19 points and 14 rebounds, the Davenport Gorillas earned a 55-51 nonleague victory over the visiting Cardinals, Nov. 29.

Davenport (3-0) of the Northeast 2B league trailed 39-37 entering the final quarter where Sydney Abbott was the difference in an 18-12 deciding edge over the final eight minutes.

“Both Abbott girls played very well and I tip my hat to them,” Cardinals’ head coach Kyle Lundberg...