Butte overwhelms Contra Costa in women’s junior college basketball

OROVILLE, Calif. (Interstat) — Butte used a dominant first half and rolled past Contra Costa 125-23 in women’s junior college basketball Friday. The host Roadrunners led 37-5 after one quarter and 71-9 at halftime before carrying an 88-20 advantage into the fourth. Butte finished with 44 rebounds, 21 offensive rebounds, 26 assists, three blocks and 12 turnovers while scoring 125 points from 84 possessions. Marissa Elizalde led the Roadrunners with 29 points and two rebounds. Kaidance Kaiser added 16 points and four rebounds, Taylor Ochoa posted 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Avalynn Reid contributed six points, six rebounds and five assists. Jazlyn Alcantar scored 11 points, Ava Hepworth added eight points and seven rebounds, and Aiiyana Gambol had eight points and seven assists. Contra Costa’s Comets scored five points in the first quarter, four in the second and 11 in the third. Butte improved to 1-0, while Contra Costa fell to 0-1.