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2004 Kingco District Championship
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Game 1 Feb
25th:
REDMOND -- (From the Eastside Journal)
Claire Pallansch scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Mustangs (19-2)
defeated the Quakers (12-9) in the first round of the 4A Kingco tournament.
Mackenzie Flynn scored a team-high 20 points and dished out seven assists for
Redmond, which played all 14 players during the game. The Mustangs will play in
the semifinals at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at Roosevelt. Raylene Johnson led Franklin
with 21 points. The Quakers will host Ballard at 7:30 p.m., Saturday in a
loser-out game.
Franklin - Phillips, Hua 2, Valdez
4, Kirihara 3, Kennedy, Johnson 21, Goddard 6, Greene 3, Lew 2, Patterson 5.
Redmond -
Tosti 2, Ball 2, Petrie 2, Gillum 6, Fischel, West, Pallansch 19, Radtke 4,
Flynn 20, Betteridge 1, Valentine, Olson 2, Leuning 2, Edwards 5.
Franklin
7 11 9 19 - 46
Redmond 19 8
20 18 - 65
Game 2 Feb
28th:
SEATTLE -- (From the Eastside Journal)
Roosevelt girls basketball coach Bill
Resler said it would take ``a 10-hour essay'' to outline what Darnellia Russell
means to the program. Since he didn't
have half a day to spare, Resler went straight to the conclusion. ``Her
spirit,'' said Resler, shortly after Russell's late-game magic held off Redmond
in a 49-43 Roughriders victory Saturday night. ``She
has the most spirit of anyone I've ever met. Her spirit carries us. At the end
of the game, she put the team on her shoulders.'' Roosevelt
(20-2) won its ninth game in a row and advanced to the 4A Kingco Conference
title game against Garfield (20-2) at 6 p.m. Friday at Bellevue Community
College. The Mustangs trailed most of
the game, and by as many as 12 in the first half. But Redmond rallied and pulled
to within two at 44-42 with 4:22 to go on Mackenzie Flynn's third 3-pointer in a
54-second span. Flynn and Erika
Edwards both missed potential go-ahead 3-pointers before Flynn made one free
throw to trim the Roughriders' lead to 44-43 with 1:23 to go.
At that point, with the outcome in doubt,
Russell took over. The 5-foot-6
senior guard scored on a nifty drive, led a defensive stop that resulted in a
shot-clock violation, made one free throw, rebounded her own missed free throw,
stole a pass, and smiled bright enough to light up the whole gymnasium. And
Russell pulled off that entire winning sequence in the final 54 seconds. ``I
really wanted it,'' said Russell, who finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
``I knew they wanted it, but we wanted it more. We went after loose balls,
diving on the floor.'' On one pivotal
trip down court late in the fourth quarter, Roosevelt held the ball for more
than a minute, thanks to three offensive rebounds. Breianna
Gaines added a team-best 14 points and Tracy Leddo finished with 11. The
Roughriders, who often shot outside against the Mustangs' zone defense, scored
almost half of their points (24) on 3-pointers. It
was a typical Roosevelt performance: high energy, zero fear. Resler jumped up
and down in the first half after a Leddo 3-pointer. The coach clapped, cheered
throughout, even motioned to the fans for more noise.
Roosevelt improved to 2-0 against Redmond
this season and has won eight of the last nine in the series. Roosevelt will
play Friday for its fifth league title in seven years (champion in 1998, 1999,
2001, 2002). The Mustangs (19-3), who
have reached the state tournament five consecutive years, must win three
loser-out games in a row to get back to Tacoma. First up for Redmond is Bothell
(11-11) on Wednesday. The Mustangs
improved on a 17-point loss to Roosevelt on Feb. 4, but still came up short. On
Saturday, Redmond had 22 turnovers and was outrebounded by the shorter
Roughriders, 33-27. Flynn scored a
game-high 18 points and Claire Pallansch added 11 points and 13 rebounds for the
Mustangs. ``We don't like to lose,
but we played to win tonight, rather than playing not to lose,'' Pallansch said.
``It's discouraging, but it gives us more
incentive the next time. We need to stay optimistic.'' Redmond
coach Pat Bangasser felt his team was a play or two away from a win. ``I
was proud of the effort,'' he said. ``We had good energy. We were feisty
tonight. Our itinerary hasn't changed. We'll just have to go the long road.
Redmond - Tosti, Gillum 5, West,
Pallansch 11, Radtke 2, Flynn 20, Betteridge 2,Edwards 5.
Roosevelt - Capeloto, Bouddy 3, Leddo 11, Gaines 14, Russell 12,
Torrance 2, Evans 4, Muller, Kirkwood 1, Argens 2.
Redmond
10 8 8 17 - 43
Roosevelt 10 16
8 15 - 49
Game 3 Mar 3rd:
SAMMAMISH -- (From the Eastside Journal)
Looking for a way to rebound from a loss in its last game, the Redmond girls
basketball team decided to ... well, rebound. The
Mustangs controlled the caroms Wednesday night and defeated Bothell 55-45 in a
loser-out 4A Kingco Conference tournament game at Eastlake. Redmond
(20-3) advanced to play Lake Washington (16-6) at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Eastlake
in another loser-out game. ``I
thought we came out with intensity,'' said Mustangs senior post Claire Pallansch,
who tallied team-highs with 16 points and 12 rebounds. ``We played hard and we
played to win. One of our goals was rebounding. We worked on it in practice.''
Redmond shot 64 percent (7-for-11) in the
second quarter-- many of which were open jump shots-- and built an 11-point
lead.
Over the final two quarters, some stingy
defense and an avalanche of offensive rebounds were the difference as the
Mustangs maintained at least an eight-point cushion the rest of the way. Sophomore
guard Erika Edwards added 14 points and junior point guard Mackenzie Flynn
scored seven of her 10 points in the fourth quarter for Redmond. Mustangs
coach Pat Bangasser said he was pleased with his team's shot selection, defense
and the 33-24 rebound edge. Added
Edwards, ``We helped each other all over the court. Our defense on their
shooters was what we wanted it to be.''
Redmond, which has played in five
consecutive state tournaments and has placed four straight years, must win two
more games to get back to Tacoma. The
Mustangs said it didn't take long for them to get over Saturday's semifinal loss
to rival Roosevelt, which will play Garfield for the league title at 6 p.m.
Friday at Bellevue Community College. ``Sure,
we'd like to play for the Kingco championship. I'm not going to lie,'' Pallansch
said. ``But if this is the way (through the loser's bracket) we have to go, then
we'll try to make the most of it.'' Redmond
improved to 14-3 all-time in the 4A Kingco tournament and 5-0 in elimination
games. The Mustangs took the long road (three consecutive loser-out victories)
to state in 2002. Taryn Kellogg
scored 19 points, Julie Zubovic added 12 and Anna Denny had 10 for the Cougars,
whose season ended at 11-12.
Redmond - Tosti, Petrie, Gillum 2,
West 2, Pallansch 16, Radtke 7, Flynn 10, Betteridge 3, Olson 1, Edwards 14.
Bothell - Harder, Abed-Rabbo, Zubovic 12, Denny 10, Kellogg 19, Lockmon
2, Harris, Kalstad 2.
Redmond
13 17 10 15 - 55
Bothell 11 12
6 16 - 45
Game 4
Mar 5th:
SAMMAMISH --
(From the Eastside Journal) Redmond's
Mackenzie Flynn didn't know about the Mustangs' perfect record in 4A Kingco
tournament elimination games. Redmond
defeated Lake Washington 57-45 in Friday's loser-out game and will play 6 p.m.
today against Roosevelt at Bothell High School, for the league's second berth to
the state tournament. The Roughriders (20-3) defeated Redmond 49-43 in the
semifinals last weekend. With the win
the Mustangs (21-3) improved to 15-3 all-time in the tournament and 6-0 in
elimination games. ``That's news for
me,'' Flynn said. ``We play every game the same way. We play to win.'' It
was a big night for Flynn, who scored a game-high 19 points, including 3-for-7
from beyond the 3-point arch. She also had four steals, six assists and shot
8-for-9 from the free throw line. Redmond
coach Pat Bangasser had nothing but praise for his junior, whose poise during
the game he tabbed as key for the win. ``She
has the best games under pressure,'' Bangasser said.
Redmond, which has played in the last
five consecutive state tournaments and placed for four straight years, is one
win away from returning to state. At
the time when Friday's game ended, Redmond didn't know who they were going to
play -- not that it mattered. ``Whoever
we play,'' Flynn said. ``We are looking forward to it. ``We're
just excited to be here.'' Though
Lake Washington scored the first basket of the game, Redmond went on a 17-4 run
to establish a lead midway through the second quarter that the Mustangs would
never give up. Redmond led 24-12 at
the half.
The Kangaroos (16-7) made a valiant
effort in the second half to catch up with Redmond, and came within six, 42-36,
with 3:30 left to play when Sara Dennehy sank a 3-pointer that ignited the fans.
Dennehy finished with 15 points to pace Lake
Washington. ``Our kids played as hard
as they could,'' Lake Washington coach Steve Lowe said. ``I told them `don't
have any regrets''' A case of nerves,
a slow start and costly turnovers tripped the Kangaroos' hopes of extending the
season. ``There was no point in the
game when I was looking at the scoreboard and thought we were done,'' Lowe said.
Claire Pallansch added nine points for
Redmond and dominated the boards with 13 rebounds.
Redmond - Tosti, Ball, Petrie,
Gillum, Fischel, West, Pallansch, Radtke,
Flynn, Betteridge, Valentine, Olson, Edwards.
Lake Washington - Phippard ,
Ferguson, Fox, Dennehy, Johnston, Sacco, Hammond.
Redmond
9 15 16 17 - 57
Lake Washington 2 10 16 17 - 45
Game 5 :
BOTHELL-- (From the Eastside Journal)
Their victory defied logic, a win even they struggled to comprehend. Using
their trademark resiliency, the Roosevelt Roughriders held off Redmond 42-41
Saturday night at Bothell to earn 4A Kingco's No. 2 berth to this week's girls
state tournament. Roosevelt (21-3)
was held scoreless for a 6:27 stretch in the first half. The
Roughriders were 0-for-11 from the field in the first quarter, didn't make their
first field goal until the 9½ minutes into the game and trailed 14-2 at one
point.
And those aren't the worst parts. Senior
guard Darnellia Russell, Roosevelt's most important player, missed her first 10
shots. Russell, however, did give Roosevelt the lead for good at 40-37 via a
three-point play (her only points of the game) with 1:38 left. The
Mustangs, down 42-41, had one final opportunity with 11.9 seconds to go. As the
seconds ticked down, junior point guard Mackenzie Flynn passed to an open
teammate under the basket. Just before the pass arrived, Roughriders freshman
Ariel Evans jumped in front to steal the pass with three seconds left. ``This
team works together,'' Roosevelt coach Bill Resler said. ``They are resilient,
like a pack of wolves. They fly everywhere. They totally buy into that pack
mentality. ``As far as our
resiliency, I knew that when the girls were down 14-2 I didn't need to call a
timeout. That's how resilient they are.''
Resler also said he was going to give his
players T-shirts with basketballs shaped like hearts for Wednesday's
state-opener. Evans, who was given
the game-ball afterward, finished with a team-high 11 points and five rebounds,
Breianna Gaines added eight points and Mackenzie Argens grabbed eight rebounds.
The Roughriders will make their ninth trip
to the state tournament. They finished fifth in 2002. ``I'm
so pumped, so happy,'' Russell said. ``We worked so hard. We couldn't get down
when our shots weren't falling. We kept our hearts in it that we were going to
win.''
The Mustangs (21-4) had their five-year
state run, with four consecutive trophies, ended. Players cried and consoled
each other long after the game was over. ``It's
very tough, devastating,'' Redmond coach Pat Bangasser said. ``It's like getting
punched in the stomach.' Flynn, who scored a game-high 17 points, was
disappointed that Kingco, with three of the state's top-1 teams, only received
two berths to state. ``It's not
fair,'' she said. ``We're one of the best teams in the state and we can't go.
But there's nothing you can do.''
Redmond - Tosti 2, Gillum 7, West,
Pallansch 4, Radtke 2, Flynn 17, Betteridge 4, Edwards 5.
Roosevelt - Capeloto, Bouddy 2, Leddo 5, Gaines 8, Russell 6,
Torrance 2, Evans 8, Mohler 3, Kirkwood 2, Argens 6.
Redmond
11 10 6 14 - 41
Roosevelt 2 17
9 14 - 42
