Lady Crusaders roll

| March 17, 2006 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Ellie Hanson and Kelsey Sladek both scored 17 points to guide Flathead Valley Homeschool (FVHS) to a 56-38 triumph over SATCH Mavericks from Houston, Texas, on Friday at the 15th annual National Christian Homeschool Basketball championships.

The win evened FVHS' mark in fifth-bracket play at 1-1. Including two seeding games, the Lady Crusaders are 2-2 overall.

FVHS plays the NCA Lions of Woodstock, Ga., today at 1:30 for third place.

LADY CRUSADERS 56, LADY MAVERICKS 38

Flathead Valley 9 23 5 19 - 56

SATCH 7 9 13 9 - 38

Flathead Valley - Charity Zemke 4 5-6 13, Theresa Williams 1 3-4 5, Ellie Hanson 7 3-6 17, Denitra Petersen 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Sladek 6 5-6 17, Jenna Sladek 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 16-22 56.

SATCH - Caroline Nix 1 0-0 3, Ashley Ford 4 6-10 14, Cayla Marrow 5 2-2 12, Carina Marrow 2 2-4 6, Elisha Carmona 1 1-2 3. 13 11-18 38.

3-point goals: Nix. Team fouls: Flathead Valley 15, SATCH 17. Fouled out: Jeannette Dayer.