LADY FISHERMEN WILL PLAY FOR TRICO TITLE
Anna Kitzman had the attention of the fans on senior night, as she became of the few girls basketball players in school history to score 1000 career points. She also had the attention of a Kalama defense designed to keep her from reaching that plateau on their watch.
They should have paid a little more mind to Lanie Kary. While the seniors got the balloons, Kary's eye-popping junior year stats ballooned even further with a 24 points, 13 rebound performance to lead the Lady Fishermen to a 50-45 victory over the Chinooks.
With the win, Ilwaco moves past Kalama temporarily into first place with a 10-1 Trico Division record. The Chinooks slip to second at 9-1 with two games remaining on their schedule. If both teams win out, they will share the division title, Ilwaco's first since tying Kalama for the S.W. WA 1A South Division title in 2002.
While Kitzman struggled to free herself from the tight clutches of Jade Morales' shadow defense, Kary stepped up her game against the tall, veteran Kalama front line. Ilwaco's 5-11 junior post had 15 points and nine rebounds at halftime and the only thing stopping her was foul trouble.
Ilwaco led 26-24 at haltime and led 35-31 when Kary picked up her fourth foul on a driving layup by Kalama's Mandy Wall. Wall converted the 3-point play and Kary joined point guard Bonnie Perez on the bench as Ilwaco tried to ride it out without two key starters on the floor.
Alex Moses made the transition easy, knocking down a 3-pointer 13 seconds after entering the game to replace Kary. But Kalama would pull ahead 41-39 entering the final quarter.
Head coach Ned Bittner waited until the 6:39 mark in the fourth quarter to get his two starters back into the game, going right to Kary, who scored inside to make it a 43-42 ball game.
Kalama went up 45-42 when Wall picked Perez' pocket in backcourt and drove for a layin, but the Chinooks ran into foul problems of their own shortly thereafter. Star post Amanda Clark fouled Alison Brooks hard trying to block a shot, her fourth personal. Brooks missed both freebies, but Perez hustled down the rebound.
Ilwaco was unable to score on that possession, but Kitzman stole the ball from Morales and pushed the ball downcourt on the dribble. With Clark in her hip pocket, the veteran guard drew contact on the way to the basket and managed to foul Kalama's leading scorer and rebounder out of the game at the 3:11 mark. Kitzman hit one of two free throws to pull Ilwaco to within two before Kary tied the game on a rebound putback with just over two minutes remaining.
Another rebound putaway by Kary gave Ilwaco a 47-45 lead with 1:06 left as the large Ilwaco student section shook the rafters with frenzied noise.
Leading 47-45, the Fishermen closed out the game hitting 3-of-4 free throws, while Kalama went scoreless over the final 4:07 of the game, a span of eight possessions.
Alison Brooks had an outstanding game for Ilwaco, with four of her eight rebounds coming in the final three minutes. Brooks also hit three key field goals as the Chinook defenders were preoccupied defending Kary and Kitzman.
Kitzman scored her 1000th point on a third quarter free throw, tossing the ball to her parents in the stands. The emotion and adrenaline of the game was obvious, as the ball nearly sailed to the back row of the bleachers. Kitzman finished the game with 12 points under constant pressure, adding seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Melany Bliss hauled down ten boards to go with five points.
Clark fouled out with just seven points, a season low and less than half her per game average. The 5-10 senior post also had four blocked shots and seven rebounds. Wall carried the Chinooks with 18 points, 13 rebounds and five steals.
Ilwaco will clinch at least a share of the Trico Division title with a win at La Center on Thursday night. The game will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1230 ESPN at 7:05 p.m. Kalama plays its final home game against Castle Rock before closing out the regular season at Stevenson, needing wins in both games to force a coin flip to decide the top seed to the District IV Tournament.
KALAMA 12 14 15 4 -- 45
Wall 18, Morales 4, Loveall 5, Schuh 5, Clark 7, Sarocco, Nelson 6, Shagool.
ILWACO 10 14 15 11 -- 50
Perez, Kitzman 12, Brooks 6, Bliss 5, Kary 24, Moses 3, Hankins.
FIELD GOALS-KAL: 17-50-34%, ILW: 18-50-36%
3-PT FG'S-KAL: 3-7-43%, ILW: 2-4-50%
FREE THROWS-KAL: 8-17-47%, ILW: 12-29-41%
REBOUNDS-KAL: 33, ILW: 49
TURNOVERS-KAL: 16, ILW: 18
They should have paid a little more mind to Lanie Kary. While the seniors got the balloons, Kary's eye-popping junior year stats ballooned even further with a 24 points, 13 rebound performance to lead the Lady Fishermen to a 50-45 victory over the Chinooks.
With the win, Ilwaco moves past Kalama temporarily into first place with a 10-1 Trico Division record. The Chinooks slip to second at 9-1 with two games remaining on their schedule. If both teams win out, they will share the division title, Ilwaco's first since tying Kalama for the S.W. WA 1A South Division title in 2002.
While Kitzman struggled to free herself from the tight clutches of Jade Morales' shadow defense, Kary stepped up her game against the tall, veteran Kalama front line. Ilwaco's 5-11 junior post had 15 points and nine rebounds at halftime and the only thing stopping her was foul trouble.
Ilwaco led 26-24 at haltime and led 35-31 when Kary picked up her fourth foul on a driving layup by Kalama's Mandy Wall. Wall converted the 3-point play and Kary joined point guard Bonnie Perez on the bench as Ilwaco tried to ride it out without two key starters on the floor.
Alex Moses made the transition easy, knocking down a 3-pointer 13 seconds after entering the game to replace Kary. But Kalama would pull ahead 41-39 entering the final quarter.
Head coach Ned Bittner waited until the 6:39 mark in the fourth quarter to get his two starters back into the game, going right to Kary, who scored inside to make it a 43-42 ball game.
Kalama went up 45-42 when Wall picked Perez' pocket in backcourt and drove for a layin, but the Chinooks ran into foul problems of their own shortly thereafter. Star post Amanda Clark fouled Alison Brooks hard trying to block a shot, her fourth personal. Brooks missed both freebies, but Perez hustled down the rebound.
Ilwaco was unable to score on that possession, but Kitzman stole the ball from Morales and pushed the ball downcourt on the dribble. With Clark in her hip pocket, the veteran guard drew contact on the way to the basket and managed to foul Kalama's leading scorer and rebounder out of the game at the 3:11 mark. Kitzman hit one of two free throws to pull Ilwaco to within two before Kary tied the game on a rebound putback with just over two minutes remaining.
Another rebound putaway by Kary gave Ilwaco a 47-45 lead with 1:06 left as the large Ilwaco student section shook the rafters with frenzied noise.
Leading 47-45, the Fishermen closed out the game hitting 3-of-4 free throws, while Kalama went scoreless over the final 4:07 of the game, a span of eight possessions.
Alison Brooks had an outstanding game for Ilwaco, with four of her eight rebounds coming in the final three minutes. Brooks also hit three key field goals as the Chinook defenders were preoccupied defending Kary and Kitzman.
Kitzman scored her 1000th point on a third quarter free throw, tossing the ball to her parents in the stands. The emotion and adrenaline of the game was obvious, as the ball nearly sailed to the back row of the bleachers. Kitzman finished the game with 12 points under constant pressure, adding seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Melany Bliss hauled down ten boards to go with five points.
Clark fouled out with just seven points, a season low and less than half her per game average. The 5-10 senior post also had four blocked shots and seven rebounds. Wall carried the Chinooks with 18 points, 13 rebounds and five steals.
Ilwaco will clinch at least a share of the Trico Division title with a win at La Center on Thursday night. The game will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1230 ESPN at 7:05 p.m. Kalama plays its final home game against Castle Rock before closing out the regular season at Stevenson, needing wins in both games to force a coin flip to decide the top seed to the District IV Tournament.
KALAMA 12 14 15 4 -- 45
Wall 18, Morales 4, Loveall 5, Schuh 5, Clark 7, Sarocco, Nelson 6, Shagool.
ILWACO 10 14 15 11 -- 50
Perez, Kitzman 12, Brooks 6, Bliss 5, Kary 24, Moses 3, Hankins.
FIELD GOALS-KAL: 17-50-34%, ILW: 18-50-36%
3-PT FG'S-KAL: 3-7-43%, ILW: 2-4-50%
FREE THROWS-KAL: 8-17-47%, ILW: 12-29-41%
REBOUNDS-KAL: 33, ILW: 49
TURNOVERS-KAL: 16, ILW: 18
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