LADY FISHERMEN CLAIM SHARE OF TRICO TITLE
Getting all they could handle at La Center, the Ilwaco Lady Fishermen weathered a third quarter storm to defeat the Wildcats 50-39 to clinch at least a share of the S.W. Washington 1A Trico Division title.
With the win, Ilwaco stays in the hunt for a top seed to the District IV Tournament, which begins Thursday at Mark Morris High School in Longview and Centralia High School. Finishing the regular season 11-1 in the Trico and 16-4 overall, Ilwaco now must wait until at least Sunday, or even as late as Monday to find out who their first round opponent will be.
The Kalama Chinooks stayed in the league title race with a 54-43 home win over Castle Rock Thursday night. The 10-1 Chinooks have one more make-up game scheduled at Stevenson on Monday night. If they win, the flip of a coin will determine the #1 and #2 seeds to districts and the teams will share the Trico championship.
The road to Ilwaco's second co-championship in five years was anything but easy. Leading 29-17 early in the third period, Ilwaco watched as La Center scored on five straight field goal attempts, three from beyond the arc. Two steals in the backcourt turned into Wildcats layups and within a three minute span the Wildcats outscored the Lady Fishermen 20-4 to take a 37-31 lead.
La Center junior Brooke Gaston hit a pair of threes in the run and freshman Lauren Baker and sophomore Shay Cheeseman each knocked in long range bombs as the Wildcats played absolutely possessed for several minutes.
When things finally started to slow down, the Lady Fishermen scored five straight points to end the quarter down 37-36, then continued the run with the first seven points of the fourth quarter. Baker scored for La Center to end the 12-0 run, but that would be all of the scoring for the Wildcats in the period, as Ilwaco outscord La Center 14-2 in the final quarter to pull out the win.
Junior post Lanie Kary had another big night with 20 points and ten rebounds and should merit serious consideration for Trico League Most Valuable Player. Kary, teammate Anna Kitzman and Kalama seniors Amanda Clark and Mandy Wall will also be in the running for that honor. Kitzman had a rough night offensively, going 2-for-11 from the field and 0-for-5 from beyond the arc, but contributed eight rebounds, five assists and three steals. Junior post Melany Bliss had a career-high 13 points and added 14 rebounds.
The Lady Fishermen shot just 35 percent from the field, but held La Center to 28 percent shooting and outrebounded the athletic Wildcats 47-27 with an 18-6 edge on the offensive boards.
Lauren Baker paced the 'Cats with 17 points and six rebounds while Gaston was a defensive menace with seven steals and added 14 points and five boards.
The Wildcats could have reached the district tournament with a victory, but ended the season with a 6-14 overall record with all six wins coming in league play.
If Ilwaco earns the top seed, the Lady Fishermen will play Evergreen Division #4 Montesano at 6:00 p.m. at Mark Morris. With a #2 seed, the Fishermen would play the second game at Mark Morris against old rival Onalaska, the team they last shared a division title with in 2002. Thursday's district playoff game will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1230 ESPN, with pregame coverage beginning 25 minutes before the scheduled tipoff.
ILWACO 13 14 9 14 -- 50
Perez 2, Kitzman 9, Brooks 4, Bliss 13, Kary 20, Moses 2, Hankins.
LA CENTER 6 11 20 2 -- 39
Wilen, Grove 2, De Kalb, Baker 17, Gaston 14, Cheeseman 6, Verhagen, Trigg.
FIELD GOALS-ILW: 18-52-35%, LAC: 15-54-
3-PT FG'S-ILW: 0-6-0%, LAC: 4-24-25%
FREE THROWS-ILW: 14-25-56%, LAC: 3-3-100%
REBOUNDS-ILW: 47, LAC: 27
TURNOVERS-not available
With the win, Ilwaco stays in the hunt for a top seed to the District IV Tournament, which begins Thursday at Mark Morris High School in Longview and Centralia High School. Finishing the regular season 11-1 in the Trico and 16-4 overall, Ilwaco now must wait until at least Sunday, or even as late as Monday to find out who their first round opponent will be.
The Kalama Chinooks stayed in the league title race with a 54-43 home win over Castle Rock Thursday night. The 10-1 Chinooks have one more make-up game scheduled at Stevenson on Monday night. If they win, the flip of a coin will determine the #1 and #2 seeds to districts and the teams will share the Trico championship.
The road to Ilwaco's second co-championship in five years was anything but easy. Leading 29-17 early in the third period, Ilwaco watched as La Center scored on five straight field goal attempts, three from beyond the arc. Two steals in the backcourt turned into Wildcats layups and within a three minute span the Wildcats outscored the Lady Fishermen 20-4 to take a 37-31 lead.
La Center junior Brooke Gaston hit a pair of threes in the run and freshman Lauren Baker and sophomore Shay Cheeseman each knocked in long range bombs as the Wildcats played absolutely possessed for several minutes.
When things finally started to slow down, the Lady Fishermen scored five straight points to end the quarter down 37-36, then continued the run with the first seven points of the fourth quarter. Baker scored for La Center to end the 12-0 run, but that would be all of the scoring for the Wildcats in the period, as Ilwaco outscord La Center 14-2 in the final quarter to pull out the win.
Junior post Lanie Kary had another big night with 20 points and ten rebounds and should merit serious consideration for Trico League Most Valuable Player. Kary, teammate Anna Kitzman and Kalama seniors Amanda Clark and Mandy Wall will also be in the running for that honor. Kitzman had a rough night offensively, going 2-for-11 from the field and 0-for-5 from beyond the arc, but contributed eight rebounds, five assists and three steals. Junior post Melany Bliss had a career-high 13 points and added 14 rebounds.
The Lady Fishermen shot just 35 percent from the field, but held La Center to 28 percent shooting and outrebounded the athletic Wildcats 47-27 with an 18-6 edge on the offensive boards.
Lauren Baker paced the 'Cats with 17 points and six rebounds while Gaston was a defensive menace with seven steals and added 14 points and five boards.
The Wildcats could have reached the district tournament with a victory, but ended the season with a 6-14 overall record with all six wins coming in league play.
If Ilwaco earns the top seed, the Lady Fishermen will play Evergreen Division #4 Montesano at 6:00 p.m. at Mark Morris. With a #2 seed, the Fishermen would play the second game at Mark Morris against old rival Onalaska, the team they last shared a division title with in 2002. Thursday's district playoff game will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1230 ESPN, with pregame coverage beginning 25 minutes before the scheduled tipoff.
ILWACO 13 14 9 14 -- 50
Perez 2, Kitzman 9, Brooks 4, Bliss 13, Kary 20, Moses 2, Hankins.
LA CENTER 6 11 20 2 -- 39
Wilen, Grove 2, De Kalb, Baker 17, Gaston 14, Cheeseman 6, Verhagen, Trigg.
FIELD GOALS-ILW: 18-52-35%, LAC: 15-54-
3-PT FG'S-ILW: 0-6-0%, LAC: 4-24-25%
FREE THROWS-ILW: 14-25-56%, LAC: 3-3-100%
REBOUNDS-ILW: 47, LAC: 27
TURNOVERS-not available
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