Fiona Weeks takes it easy at her second home on the dive board at kamiak. Fiona won districts, setting the new record for all of wesco district 1 then went on to take the state 4A championship on Saturday, 11.13.2010 held at the King County Aquatic Center.

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The scoring slowed in the third quarter but Bellevue was able to increase their lead to 48-40 and for a little bit looked to be taking control of the game.  In the fourth quarter, Glacier Peak wrestled control of the game away from the Wolverines.  Jack Bonner hit three 3-pt shots in the quarter to lead his team’s scoring in the quarter.  With 1:18 left in the game, the score was knotted up at 55-55.  In the next 57 seconds, the Grizzlies were able to go on a 6-0 run to take a 61-55 lead.  In the last 21 seconds of the game, Bellevue was able to score 4 points but Glacier Peak was able to maintain their lead at the free throw line for the 63-59 victory.

Congratulations to both teams for their successful seasons and to Glacier Peak for their 4th Place finish! (ed viscalla/nwsnews)

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Glacier Peak celebrates their 4th place finish!

Scoring Totals:

Glacier Peak: 16  14  10  23  - 63

Bonner – 19; Southard – 12; Persha – 10; Cummins – 8; Pervier – 8; Kiser – 6; Hill – 0; Manning – 0; Harrison – 0; Harris – 0; Pederson – 0; Forkey – 0; Free Throws – 13/28

Bellevue: 11  23  14  11 - 59

Bright – 28; Ahrens – 10; Richard – 7; Sikma – 4; Gordon – 4; Locke – 4; K. VanArcheren – 2; Dresser – 0; Walton – 0; Carlson – 0; B. VanArcheren – 0; Adamonis – 0; Free Throws – 11/17

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The Grizzlies ended the quarter strong at 16-11 over the Wolverines, but the Wolverines are fighting back ending the half with a 4-point lead over the Grizzlies, 34-30.  By 2 minutes left in the 2^nd, the Grizzlies were down by 9 but were able to make up some ground in the final minutes.

The Grizzlies are in it for the prize – 4^th place, and leading the charge is Jack Bonner with 7 points in the first half and Tanner Southard with 3 assists.  At 50% shooting with 11 points off the bench for the Grizzlies, the second half of this game should prove exciting!

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Jack Bonner going up for the shot

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One key contributor to this game, in terms of points, was Connor Hamlett, scoring exactly half, 33, of the Mavs’ total 66 points (18 of those points scored in the first half of the game).  Hamlett was on his game today with an overall shot percentage of 82% and grabbing 10 rebounds.  Huge contributions from Sam Werner as well, racking up 13 points on the scoreboard throughout the game and 50% shooting.  Leading Meadowdale in assists were Riley Neff-Warner and Sam Werner, each credited with 3 assists.

The Quakers fought the whole way though, giving the Mavs some good competition.  Anrio Adams and Leon Nelson led Franklin with 16 and 10 points, respectively.  Though outscoring the Mavs in the 3^rd quarter, the Quakers couldn’t establish any sort of sizeable lead during the game.

Overall, this was a good matchup.  By the end, the Mavs shot 56% for the game; the Quakers, 51%.

Scoring Totals:

Meadowdale – 19  14  15  18 – 66

Hamlett – 33; Werner – 13; Beucherie – 7; Neff-Warner – 5; Linton – 3; Sand – 3; Tallman – 2; Casper – 0; Gage – 0; Dooley – 0; Buck – 0; Spade – 0; Free Throws – 10/14

Franklin – 15  10  16  14 – 55

Adams – 16; Nelson – 10; Hawkins – 6; Grigsby – 5; Buchannan – 5; Hennings – 5; Garrett – 4; Conway – 2; Rogers – 2; Thompson – 0; Moss – 0; Bash – 0; Free Throws – 5/7

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Matt Beucherie with the shot

Congratulations, Mavericks!

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Meadowdale vs Franklin at 11:30am    Glacier Peak vs Bellevue at 3:30pm

Girls 3A Bracket and Results

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The Lancers cut into the Scots’ lead in the 3^rd and by the end of the quarter, the Scots were holding on to a 32-30 lead.  In the 4^th quarter however, Kennedy overtook Shorecrest by scoring 17 while holding Shorecrest to just 5 points.

Brianne Lasconia led the Scots with a game high 15 points and 9 rebounds.  The Lancers’ Allie Madison led her team with 12 points and Aminah Williams led the Lancer rebounding efforts by pulling in 9 rebounds.

Unfortunately, this loss ends Shorecrest’s 2010 tournament but we congratulate them on a successful season.  Kennedy moves on to play Seattle Prep, who defeated Prairie earlier in the day.

Scoring Totals

Shorecrest – 14  11  7  5  – 37

Lasconia – 15; Uppinghouse – 5; Schachle – 5; Axelson – 4; Tulee – 4; Schrote – 2; Matheson – 2; Ruhlman – 0; Jones – 0; Jarvis – 0; Greenburg – 0; Ibsen – 0; Free Throws – 4/11

Kennedy – 15  5  10  17 – 47

Madison – 12; Fuller – 11; Williams – 11; Nuefeld – 7; McClean – 4; Gosseen – 2; Lemon – 0; Hayes – 0; Green – 0; Bojorquez – 0; Armstrong – 0; Trautmann – 0; Free Throws – 2/4

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Brianne Lasconia grabs 1 of her 9 rebounds against Kennedy.

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The 3^rd quarter was tight with each team scoring 12 points on the other.  Glacier Peak took their slim 4-point lead, 41-37, into the 4^th quarter.  With 4:16 left in the game, Glacier Peak was still holding on to a 4-point lead at 46-42.  From that point on, the Grizzlies made some defensive stops and outscored Rainier Beach for the 52-45 win.

Glacier Peak will next play Bellevue on 3.13.10 at 1:30pm to play for 4^th place.  This loss ends the tournament for the Rainier Beach Vikings.

Scoring Totals:

Glacier Peak – 20  9  12  11 – 52

Bonner – 14; Pervier – 10; Persha – 8; Southard – 7; Cummins – 6; Hill – 5; Kiser – 2; Manning – 0; Harrison – 0; Harris – 0; Pederson – 0; Forkey – 0; Free Throws – 7/12

Rainier Beach – 11  14  12  8  - 45

Stroud – 12; Pearson – 10; K. Stewart – 8; Davis – 5; Fuller – 0; Harris – 0; Middlebrooks – 0; Perkins – 0; Wilson – 0; H. Stewart – 0; Free Throws – 7/11

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Jack Bonner shoots over the Rainier Beach defense for 2 of his 9 Points.

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A the end of the third quarter, it was still tied 33-33 as both teams traded scores .  In the 4th quarter, Meadowdale took over the game and held Renton to just 3 points while scoring 11 of their own.  Conner Hamlett led his team’s scoring in the second half scoring 10 of his 15, grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking 3 shots.  Hanley Shum of Renton led his team scoring a game high 16.

Meadowdale will play Franklin tomorrow 03.13.10 at 11:30am for 5th place.  Franklin defeated North Central earlier in the day.

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Riley Neff-Warner scoring 2 of his first-half 12 points

Scoring Totals

Meadowdale – 11  13  9  11 – 44

Hamlett – 15; Neff-Warner – 13; Sand – 10; Werner – 3; Tallman – 2; Beucherie – 1; Linton – 0; Dooley – 0; Buck – 0; Casper – 0; Gage – 0; Spade – 0; Free Throws – 8/13

Renton – 12  12  9  3  – 36

Shum – 16; Briggs – 6; Thomas – 6; Bennett – 6; Jenkins – 2; Edwards – 0; Moikobu – 0; Kosten – 0; Powell – 0; Eubanks – 0; Colton – 0; Thornton – 0; Free Throws – 5/9

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Meadowdale 44 Renton 36    Glacier Peak 52  Rainier Beach 45

Girls 3A Bracket and Results

Shorecrest 37 Kennedy Catholic 47

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Shorecrest was down 9 at the half, 19-28, but they were not able to overtake the Eagles in the last two quarters.   In the 4^th quarter, Shorecrest’s offense put the pressure on and scored 24 points.  They scored most of their points in the 4th at the free throw line going 15 for 19 (79%).  For the game, they were 74% from the line.

Shorecrest will next play Kennedy Catholic for a chance to play for 4^th place at 3:30pm on 03.12.10.  Kennedy lost to Mercer Island yesterday 50-52.  If Shorecrest wins, they will play the winner of the Prairie/Seattle Prep game  on 03.13.10 at 1:30pm.  Cleveland is set to play Kennedy Catholic in the semi-finals at 8:30pm on 03.12.10 with the winner of that game playing in the finals against the winner of the Holy Names/Shadle Park game. (ed viscalla/nwsnews)

Scoring Totals:

Shorecrest – 11  8  9  24  – 52

Lasconia – 16; Schrote – 11; Matheson – 10; Axelson – 5; Schachle – 5; Greenburg – 2; Tulee – 2; Uppinghouse – 1; Ruhlman – 0; Jarvis – 0; Ibsen – 0; Jones – 0; Free Throws: 17/23

Cleveland – 17  11  16  21  – 65

C. Wilson – 20; W. Wilson – 19; Jenkins – 12; Savini – 5; Smith – 4; Scott – 3; Trotter – 2; McGee – 0; Agbayani – 0; Ramson – 0; Redmond – 0; Free Throws: 14/23

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