Lady Devils fight sickness, opponents

There is a sense of urgency with Noxon Lady Red Devil basketball lately.

As in hurry, get that girl to the emergency room, she is really sick!

Sending players to the ER following two of last week’s three games, the still-sick but still-playing Lady Red Devils won two of the three, falling 66-23 to the Lady Hawks in Thompson Falls Jan. 21 and then upending Clark Fork (Idaho) 49-45 in Noxon Friday and Two Eagle River 67-25 in Pablo Saturday.

After the Thompson Falls game, Noxon starter Chelsea Vohs, coach Cortney Voh’s step-daughter, was taken to Clark Fork Valley Hospital as she was very sick. After the Two Eagle game, Jaedyn Murray, another starter, was also checked into an emergency room with severe symptoms.

Yet another member of the Devils’ starting five, Emily Brown visited the local clinic earlier this week as well.

“We have been fighting sickness a lot lately,” coach Vohs said. “We even went as far as to sanitizing the balls at practice with Clorox tissues. If we can ever get over this crud we have been having, we will be better able to focus on playing basketball.”

In spite of the stifling sniffles and congestive coughing, the Devils did enjoy success last week.

“We are getting better each game, sicknesses and all,” Vohs said. “And we are a very young team, the more we play together, the more we improve.”

In Thompson Falls, Avery Burgess led Noxon with 11 points, Brown scored six and Murray, Izzy Lampshire and Vanessa Horner two each.

Please see other story for Thompson Falls scoring.

Against Clark Fork, the Devils trailed 39-35 heading into the fourth quarter but won the final eight minutes 14-6 to pull out the comeback victory.

Burgess stretched the nets for 21 points to lead the Noxon win, Brown and Horner added 10 apiece and Murray eight.

Individual scoring from the Two Eagle game was not available.

The Devils have a District 14C conference weekend on tap, visiting St. Regis Friday and hosting Charlo Saturday.