Game
1: Feb 13 REDMOND by Bill Woten
(Eastside Journal)-- A star was born last night. And no
matter what happens the rest of her basketball-playing days, Ashley Graham will
remember Feb. 13, 2001. Graham, playing in her first playoff game, buried seven
3-pointers for a career-high 21 points to lead the Redmond girls basketball team
into the 4A Kingco Conference championship game with an 84-74 semifinal victory
over Juanita. The Mustangs improved to 15-6 and will play Roosevelt (17-4) at 8
p.m. Saturday at Inglemoor in the title game.
Graham made a name for
herself. She may no longer be referred to as the girl with the long hair, the
two ponytails that extend to her lower back. ``I haven't done that before,''
said Graham, of her display, which ignited Redmond's best offensive output of
the season. ``We were all so excited to come out for this game.'' But Graham may
have been the most excited. The left-handed sophomore with braces on her teeth,
munching on candy, could hardly stand still after the game. She even tried to
get into an impromptu pickup game before leaving the gymnasium.
``Ashley can flat out
shoot,'' said Mustangs forward Kim Campbell, who did some shooting of her own
with a game-high 22 points. Campbell was convinced the pair's performance was
aided by the Looney Tunes stick-on tattoos she bought the team. Both Campbell
and Graham had matching ``Taz'' tattoos.
``Ashley is capable of
playing that way on any given night,'' Redmond coach Pat Bangasser said. ``She's
one of the top guards in the league.'' After their season-low 36 points in
Friday's 13-point loss to Roosevelt, the Mustangs responded with an offensive
showcase. In addition to Campbell and Graham, three other players scored in
double-figures (Jenny DeYoung, Melissa Scott and Allison Klingerman each had
11).
They pushed the ball up
the floor, found open shooters and made crisp passes. ``We just worked on being
patient,'' Campbell said. ``When we get good shots, we make most of them.''
Bangasser was pleased with his team's improvement. ``We spent two days on it in
practice,'' he said. ``When we pass the ball more than a few times, we get
really good shots.''
But no matter how well
the Mustangs played,they couldn't break away. Each time the Rebels fell behind
by double-digits, they stormed back. Even after trailing by 21 early in the
fourth quarter, Juanita closed within eight at 82-74 in the final minute. ``We
couldn't shake them,'' Bangasser said. ``They hit their free throws and their
posts played well. They're a good team.''
And
Rebels coach Sam Lee knew his team, with its own season-high point total, would
have beaten just about any other opponent. ``When you give up 10 threes, it's
tough to win,'' he said. ``But I think this was one of our top efforts of the
season. I'm not ashamed to lose playing the way we did tonight.'' Erica Parks
scored 19 points, Jenny Hager added 18 and Courtney Clapp had 12 for Juanita,
which plays Garfield for third place tomorrow.
Juanita - Wolkey 6, Clapp 12,
Walters 4, Ensign 9, Parks 19, Jacobsen, White 6, Hager 18.
Redmond - Heitlauf, Edwards 4, Scott 11, Garis 2, DeYoung 11,
Campbell 22, Klingerman 11, Henderson 2, Graham 21, Leach.
Juanita
23 13 16 22 - 74
Redmond 25 20 21 18
- 84
Game
2 Feb 17 KENMORE by Bill Woten (Eastside
Journal): With
the game's outcome in doubt, the Roosevelt girls basketball team became
aggressive. And the Roughriders rode
that aggression to their third 4A Kingco Conference championship in four years
with a 58-50 victory over Redmond last night at Inglemoor.
Roosevelt players were in agreement
regarding what turned the game in their favor. ``Intensity,''
said senior Meghan Miller. ``If we came out intense in the fourth quarter, we
knew we'd beat them. That was the whole key. When we slacked, they caught up.''
The Roughriders (18-4) trailed 39-35
entering the fourth quarter, but a 6-0 run capped by a Hillary Seidel basket
gave them the lead. After the
Mustangs tied the game at 43-43 with four minutes remaining, Roosevelt's final
surge secured victory.
Jennie Wild's 3-pointer gave the
Roughriders the lead for good and Darnellia Russell's basket off a steal and
assist from Seidel made it 48-43. Roosevelt added eight free throws down the
stretch to clinch the title. ``This
was a big deal and it feels really great,'' said Roughriders forward Emily
Watson, who scored a game-high 18 points and added eight rebounds. ``We wanted
to win three out of four. Everybody was pulling together out there.''
During the decisive late-game run,
Roosevelt players were quicker to loose balls and quicker to the floor--
trademarks of their successful four years in the conference. Players also
shouted encouragement from the bench and as they waited to enter the game.
``We just knew we couldn't lose,'' said
Seidel, who scored eight points. ``We came out so ready to win this game. Nobody
could imagine losing. I think people overlooked us. This was for pride. This
game was for us.''
Russell added nine points and eight
rebounds and Erin Pursell scored eight points for the Roughriders, who open
district play at home at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Kim Campbell and Allison Klingerman
each scored 12 points for Redmond (15-7), which plays plays host to Cascade
(19-3) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. ``I
thought they defended us very well,'' Mustangs coach Pat Bangasser said. ``We
were unable to stop Watson and it was a game of swings. They got the last surge.
You have to give them credit.''
Roosevelt - Hase 4, Pursell 8,
Khastou, Costello, Miller 5, Nefcy, Russell 9, Seidel 8, Watson 18, Wild 6,
Warren.
Redmond - Heitlauf, Edwards 2, Scott 8, DeYoung 8, Campbell 12,
Klingerman 13, Henderson, Gordon, Graham 8.
Roosevelt
9 17 9 23 - 58
Redmond 13
10 16 12 - 51
Game 3 Feb 24
REDMOND
Seattle Times:
Kim Campbell had the ball on a
breakaway, but three Cascade players were back on defense. Not
the kind of numbers her coach likes on a fast break, but Campbell's confidence
overwhelmed any hesitance midway through the third quarter and her Redmond team
trailing Cascade by a point in last night's Wes-King 4A bi-district playoff game
at Redmond.
"I was kind of in a flow," she
said. "I didn't really think about pulling back." Her
solo performance ended in a three-point play, and Redmond never trailed again.
The Mustangs won 82-64 and are now a victory
from earning a third straight state tournament berth. Campbell
scored a season-high 31 points for the Mustangs (16-7), who will host a
winner-to-state game against Kamiak on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Cascade (19-4) was led by 21 points from
Kayla Huss, but the Bruins were never closer than seven points in the final
period. They play a loser-out game Tuesday against Shorecrest. Campbell
scored 20 points in the first half as she made six of the eight shots she
attempted. Her three-point play with 3:49 left in the third quarter was part of
the Mustangs' 14-0 run as Cascade was scoreless for the final 6 minutes of the
period.
Redmond outscored Cascade (19-4) 45-25 in
the second half, making 16 of 24 shots (67 percent). Jenny DeYoung scored 24
points as Redmond surpassed 80 points for the second time this season. "We
wanted to get a lead and then put it away," Campbell said. "We call it
twisting the knife."
Redmond couldn't put away Cascade in the
first half despite holding a 10-point lead twice in the first quarter. The
Mustangs held Cascade to 5-for-20 shooting in the period. But
the Bruins scored 26 points in the second quarter, 10 from the free-throw line.
Huss made 3 of 5 field-goal attempts in the second period, including two
three-pointers, and had 14 points at halftime. The
Bruins took their first lead in the final minute of the second quarter on Megan
Lienhard's layup.
The lead changed hands five times in the
first two minutes of the third quarter. Junior LuAnn Anderson scored Cascade's
first seven points, but the rest of the team made only 1 of 8 shots. Anderson
finished with 18 points, but Redmond reduced her effectiveness by using
sophomores Katie Henderson and Allison Klingerman to take away second-chance
opportunities inside.
Cascade - Huss 21, Lienhard 9, Adams
2, Harpell, Sullivan 12, Sevidge 2, Anderson 18.
Redmond - Heitlauf, Edwards 3, Scott 3, Garis, DeYoung 24, Campbell
31, Klingerman 8, Henderson 2, Gordon 3, Graham 8. Cascade 10
26 9 19 - 64
Redmond 20 17
19 26 - 82
Game 4:
Feb 28 MUKILTEO
by Bill Woten (Eastside Journal)-- Holding a weathered basketball decorated with
inspirational quotations, Kim Campbell smiled. And she realized she'll be going
to state for the third consecutive season. ``I
think this is better because it's senior year,'' said Campbell, after the
Redmond girls basketball team clinched a state tournament berth with a 55-43
victory over Kamiak in a 4A Wes-King district game last night. ``It's our last
hurrah.''
The Mustangs (17-7) will play Roosevelt
(20-4) for the district championship at 6 p.m. Saturday at Jackson High School
in Mill Creek. If this is indeed
Campbell's last hurrah-- she'll play at the University of New Orleans next
season-- the standout forward is planning to end her high-school career in
style. ``It's very exciting every
time,'' said Campbell, who scored 11 points and pulled down eight rebounds.
``It's a euphoric feeling. You don't plan on what you're going to do to
celebrate. You go where your adrenaline takes you.''
Redmond led 27-19 at halftime, sprinted
out of the locker room and put the game away with a 9-0 run to open the third
quarter. The Mustangs then continued
to swarm all over the court, double-teaming in the post, recovering to blanket
3-point shooters. They allowed only two points in the quarter and built a 41-21
lead.
``We just pumped ourselves up big-time,''
said Jenny DeYoung, who scored eight of her 10 points in the decisive third
quarter. ``We had a lot of excitement built up.'' Redmond
held Knights post Lindsay Page to one field goal in the second half, harassed
her into 5-for-16 shooting overall, including 1-for-11 following a 4-for-5 first
quarter. Sophomore Katie Henderson
drew the initial defensive assignment on Page and received help from sophomore
Allison Klingerman.
``My goal was to keep her from scoring,''
said Henderson, who added five points and five rebounds. ``I had to play tough
defense.'' Klingerman, who had eight
points and five rebounds, agreed. ``We
watched film on her and she could score off anything,'' Klingerman said. ``I
just wanted to get in there and play physical defense.''
Mustangs coach Pat Bangasser praised his
young players, who fouled Page three times, forced several turnovers and allowed
her only seven catches in the post. ``They
didn't back down,'' he said. ``They were very tough all night.'' Kamiak
pulled to within 49-41 with 48 seconds remaining, but Redmond wasn't about to
let a trip to state slip away. The Mustangs were 10-for-11 from the free-throw
line down the stretch.
``I jumped out of my seat,'' said
Henderson, who rushed to join Redmond's on-court celebration. ``It's so
exhilarating.'' Ashley Graham scored
a team-high 12 points and Melissa Scott added nine for the Mustangs, who have
continued to mature all season. They
first learned a painful lesson about finishing games after a letting a big lead
slip away in an early-season loss to Monroe. They
ironed out playing-time concerns in a late-night meeting after two losses during
a holiday tournament in Oregon.
They vowed to increase their intensity
after a loss to Roosevelt in the 4A Kingco title game, Feb. 17. ``In
that game they had more desire than us,'' Henderson said. ``We worked hard to
fine-tune some things.'' Campbell has
seen the maturation process too. ``We've
grown together as a team,'' she said. ``We learned to have confidence in each
other instead of trying to each win by ourselves.''
Said Bangasser, ``I just told them to
enjoy the moment and play for each moment, each possession. I think they did
that.'' Page finished with 12 points
and Emily Jenkins had 13 for Kamiak, which can still earn a state berth with a
win against Snohomish at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Jackson.
Redmond - Edwards, Scott 9, DeYoung
10, Campbell 11, Klingerman 8, Henderson 5, Gordon, Graham 12.
Kamiak - Black, Burrows, Jenkins 13, Larsen 6, McDonnell 5, Page 12,
Peterson 7. Redmond 12
15 14 14 - 55
Kamiak 10
9 2 22 - 43 Game
5:
MILL CREEK (Seattle Times)- The last two
times Roosevelt beat Redmond, the Roughriders needed to outscore the Mustangs in
the fourth quarter. Last night,
Roosevelt used a different formula as it built a second-half lead, then held on
for a 71-65 victory in the Wes-King 4A bi-district girls basketball championship
game at Jackson High School.
"It was a hard-fought game, and
there was no way to put them away," Roosevelt Coach Bill Resler said.
Roosevelt's lead was as large as 14 points
in the fourth quarter, but Redmond scored nine straight points and cut the gap
to five on Jamie Edwards' three-pointer with 1 minute, 26 seconds remaining.
But Emily Watson scored three points on the
Roughriders' next possession, making a shot and drawing a foul with 1:12 left.
Roosevelt (21-4) won its 12th consecutive
game and beat Redmond (17-8) for the third time in four meetings this season.
The first three games between the Roughriders and Mustangs this season were won
by the team with the most points in the fourth quarter. Last night, Roosevelt
was outscored 20-16 in the fourth quarter, but still held on.
The game had no effect on the teams'
seeding in this week's Class 4A state tournament, as Redmond and Roosevelt will
be on opposite sides of the bracket. The tournament draw is this morning.
Redmond will make a third straight state appearance and Roosevelt earned its
second in three seasons. Watson had
18 points and Darnellia Russell 12 for the Roughriders. Kim Campbell led Redmond
with 18 points and Ashley Graham scored 13.
Roosevelt - Hase 2, Pursell 10,
Khastou 2, Costello, Miller 10, Nefcy 6, Russell 12, Seidel 4, Leddo 2, Watson
18, Warren 2.
Redmond - Heitlauf, Edwards 7, Scott 4, Garis 2, DeYoung 10, Campbell
18, Klingerman 11, Henderson, Gordon, Graham 13, Leach.
Roosevelt 13
24 18 16 - 71
Redmond 10 23
12 20 - 65
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