Liz George

Also, in a surprise move, Wheeler was so impressed with freshman guard Liz George that she also made the varsity roster.

"She handles the ball better than anybody I've seen since I've been coaching here," Wheeler said, who is entering his third year as varsity head coach.

What looked like an upset in the making was quickly turned around by Red Bluff's freshman point guard Liz George.George forced a pair of turn-overs that got the Lady Spartans started on an 8-0 run to begin the second quarter, and Red Bluff rallied from a first-quarter deficit to beat Willows, 46-36, in the first round of the Red Bluff Daily News Holiday Classic Wednesday night.[ Read More ]

The momentum began to shift back in the Lady Spartans' favor at the beginning of the fourth, as point guard Liz George came up with two big plays in the row to knot the score.

Freshman point guard Liz George added 10 points for the Lady Spartans (1-2), who play in the Reno Tournament this weekend.

Then a steal and an assist to freshman guard Liz George tied things at 11.