Kingco Championships: February 26 (Wed) all games at 7:30PM: Game 1) @ Lake Washington (17-4) 57 Inglemoor (9-12) 42  Game 2)  @Redmond (21-0) 62 Juanita (7-14) 20 Game 3) @ Garfield (17-4) 63 Bothell (10-11) 39  Game 4) @ Roosevelt (14-7) 56 Ballard (7-13) 40 March 1 (Sat) all games at 7:30PM: Game 5) @Inglemoor (10-12) 48 Juanita 25 (7-15)  (loser out) Game 7) @Redmond (22-0) 69 Lake Washington (17-5) 51 Game 6) @Bothell (11-11) 47 Ballard (7-14) 39 (loser out)  Game 8) Garfield (18-4) 56 @ Roosevelt (14-8) 54 (OT) March 5th (Wed): Game 9): Roosevelt (15-8) 49 Inglemoor (10-13) 37 (loser out)  Game 10): Lake Washington (18-5) 58 Bothell (11-12) 30 (loser out)  March 7th (Fri):  Game 11):  Lake Washington (19-5) 51 Roosevelt (15-9) 37 (loser out) Game 12): Redmond (23-0) 44 Garfield (18-5) 43 (winner Kingco Champ,to State) March 8th (Sat): Game 13): Garfield (19-5) 46 Lake Washington (19-6) 41 (winner to State, loser out).

REDMOND--(from the Eastside Journal) The Redmond girls basketball team opened the 4A Kingco tournament with a convincing 62-20 win over Juanita Wednesday night. Allison Klingerman scored 11 points and Mackenzie Flynn added 10 points as the Mustangs improved the winstreak to 21-0 this season and 23-0 overall since last year's state tournament. Redmond held Juanita to one point in the first half, playing a stiffling defense, and outscored the Rebels 39-1. ``There was nothing we could do,'' Juanita coach John Appelgate said.Claire Pollansch scored five points, blocked five shots and seven rebounds for the Mustangs.Redmond played without Jamie Edwards who twisted her ankle in practice Tuesday. Her status for Saturday's game was uncertain Wednesday night.Wilena O'Neal scored nine points for Juanita.Redmond hosts Lake Washington in the second round 7:30 p.m. Friday, while Juanita travels to Inglemoor.

Juanita - LaValle 5, Ensign 0, O'Neal 9, Kennedy, Helton, Robinson, Howisey 3, Park 3.
Redmond - Tosti 9, Petrie, Gillum 4, White, Olson, Pallansch 5, Radtke 2, Flynn 10, Campbell 4, Klingerman 11, Henderson 5, Graham 12.

Juanita           0  1 11  8 - 20
Redmond          17 22 18  5 - 62

Game 2 Mar 1st: 

REDMOND (From the Eastside Journal) -- Jeannine Ewing-Frable wasn't going to get nostalgic, but she just couldn't help it as she stood at the baseline of Reiger gym at Redmond High School Saturday night. As she watched her 9-year-old daughter, Jesse, play in a Redmond Parks basketball game with other girls at halftime, the former Redmond girls basketball coach quietly said goodbye to a place that has been a part of her life for 16 years. ``I'll miss the hum of the lights when no one is around as you leave at night,'' said Ewing-Frable, now Redmond's athletics director. ``But what I'll miss most are crowds like tonight-- it's just so intimate.''

Saturday night an era came to an end, as the last basketball game in Reiger gymnasium was played. It was a final farewell to the gym that has housed thousands of games and practices since the mid-1960's. It will make way for a new gym that will be completed next year. The Mustangs said goodbye in style, routing Lake Washington, 69-51. Redmond (22-0) advanced to the 4A Kingco Conference championship game where they will face Garfield (18-4) next Friday at 6 p.m. at Bellevue Community College. The Mustangs also kept intact their 24-game win streak that dates back to last season. But all that didn't seem to matter in front of another sold-out crowd. Both the past and the future of Redmond basketball collided Saturday, and Mustangs fans watched one of prettiest quarters of basketball Reiger gym has ever seen.

First, there was senior guard Ashley Graham, the dazzling, do-it-all three-year starter who has been a part of Redmond's greatest moments, leading the Mustangs to the state championship game in 2001 and a fourth-place finish last year. In her final home game, Graham tied a school record for most assists in a game with 13. ``I didn't realize this was the last game until (Redmond coach Pat) Bangasser mentioned it right before the starting lineups,'' said the Santa Clara-bound senior, who also chipped in seven points. ``It's kind of sad. I've been through so much here. You never think it will come to an end.'' Then there was Mackenzie Flynn, another lightning quick, lefty point guard who is the future of Redmond basketball. Saturday she went 5-for-5 from 3-point range in the first quarter and led all scorers with 22 points. ``Tonight I was in a zone,'' said Flynn, who started in place of the injured Jamie Edwards. ``My teammates were finding me and they were leaving me open. The basketball felt big tonight.''

The Mustangs put together one of their best quarters of the year, shooting 10-for-17 from the field. A smothering defense and full-court pressure forced the Kangaroos into nine turnovers as Redmond led 29-8 after one quarter. ``We didn't dig ourselves a hole-- we dug a Grand Canyon,'' Lake Washington coach Roger Hansen said. ``After that we played great. I thought they really competed and played hard.'' But the damage was already done. Redmond would never surrender its lead and Lake Washington never got closer than seven points. The Kangaroos made a run early in the third quarter to get back in the game. Kiah Hooper, who scored a team-high 16 points, dribbled the length of the court and scored to make it 41-34 with 4:34 left in the quarter. Redmond called timeout to regroup, then Graham hit a 3-pointer and Alex Tosti followed with back-to-back treys.

Redmond's inside game continued to pound away with senior Allison Klingerman and junior Claire Pallansch each scoring 11 points. Klingerman was 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-3 from the free-throw line. Pallansch had a team-high 12 rebounds. Sara Dennehy scored 11 points and Trisha Frame had 10 for Lake Washington.

After the game, Ewing-Frable hugged Bangasser, her former assistant who has been at Redmond 14 years, and congratulated him. ``How many hours have we spent in here? Thousands?,'' Bangasser asked. ``It's more like how many years,'' Ewing-Frable said. Neither one could pinpoint their favorite game or favorite moment, they just know they'll miss it. ``You miss old gyms like this,'' Ewing-Frable said. ``They're kind of like old friends.''

Lake Washington - Hooper 16, Dennehy 11, Frame 10, Johnson 7 VanNostrand 3, Burnett 2, Phippard 2, Hammond.
Redmond - Tosti 6, Gillum 6, White 2, Pallansch 11, Radtke, Flynn 22, Klingerman 11, Henderson 4, Graham 7.

Lake Washington   8 15 13 15 - 51
Redmond          29  7 16 17 - 69

Game 3 March 7th:  

BELLEVUE (From the Journal American)-- In the middle of a crowded hallway at Bellevue Community College's gymnasium, Mackenzie Flynn, with her hands in her pockets, was overwhelmed by the whole scene. Friends, relatives, fans and reporters swirled around the 15-year-old sophomore, who had just saved the Redmond girls basketball team's unbeaten season. ``I'm a little emotional,'' said Flynn, who made two free throws with 5.2 seconds left in the game to lift Redmond over Garfield 44-43 for the 4A Kingco championship Friday night. ``I never dreamed this would happen, but it's a dream come true.'' Redmond (23-0) kept its perfect season intact and earned a trip to the state tournament. The Mustangs, who finished second at state in 2001 and fourth in 2002, won their first Kingco title since 2000.

Garfield (18-5) can still earn a state berth with a win at 6 p.m. today over LW. On a night when they trailed by as many as 11 point in the first half, the Mustangs turned to Flynn to beat the Bulldogs for the third time this year. Flynn, nicknamed ``Playa'' by friends, started in place of Jamie Edwards, the Mustangs' second leading scorer, who suffered a sprained ankle last week. In the final seconds, Flynn ran down an errant pass, turned, and drove to the hoop before being fouled with 5.2 seconds left.

``When I first got fouled I was extremely nervous,'' said Flynn, who had five points. ``But when they handed me the ball everything went blank. I saw nothing, heard nothing.'' Flynn made the first free throw and the Redmond crowd erupted. Garfield called a timeout, but that didn't rattle her. She made the second to give Redmond the lead, and eventually the win. ``The second one was easy,'' she said.

Garfield could have extended its lead, but Malia O'Neal missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 18 seconds left. ``We made some freshman and sophomore mistakes,'' Garfield coach Joyce Walker said. ``It's always a good game when we play Redmond. We fight to the end, they fight to the end. ``Unfortunately they got fouled at the end.'' Garfield is one of the few teams to challenge Redmond this season, losing by five points and then four points in two previous matchups. The Bulldogs looked like they would get that first win when they opened a 19-8 lead in the first half.

The Mustangs didn't have an answer for freshman Samantha Tinned, who finished with 17 points. Ashley Knight also had a solid outing, scoring 12. Garfield led the entire game until the 5:03 in the fourth quarter when Ashley Graham dribbled the length of the court and scored to put Redmond up 39-38. Graham finished the game with 15 points. ``We were a little nervous,'' Redmond coach Pat Bangasser said. ``We had Jamie out and we had butterflies for whatever reason.'' Friday Bangasser celebrated his 44th birthday. The team planned to celebrate afterward at Cucina! Cucina! in Redmond. ``I never ask for anything on my birthday, but those (last second free throws) were pretty nice,'' he said.

Redmond - Tosti 3, Gillum, Pallansch 7, Flynn 5, Klingerman 10, Henderson 4, Graham 15
Garfield - Conway 3, Simpson, Tinned 7, Knight 12, O'Neal 6, Pringle 2.

Redmond           7 11 12 14 - 44
Garfield         14 10  9 10 - 43