In a final primer before the Class 2A District Tournament begins, the Sehome girls' basketball team easily handed city-rival Squalicum, beating the Storm 62-32 in a Northwest Conference matchup Monday, Feb. 6, at Squalicum High School.
The Mariners (15-5, 10-3 NWC) generated an impressive 22-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and cruised the rest of the way.
Sehome's Jori Hall scored a team-high 11 points and hauled in eight rebounds, while Hallie Messenger added 10 points in the win.
"I felt like we did a very nice job tonight," Sehome coach Kim Kirk said in a phone interview. "We came out strong at the beginning of the game and that definitely helped us build a lead. I thought Jori had a real nice game tonight, and I thought Mackenzie Caldwell and Maddy Bryan did a good job coming off our bench."
Squalicum's Gina Flint scored a team-high 11 points in the loss.
The Mariners have earned the No. 3 seed in the Class 2A District Tournament and will travel to play Cedarcrest in a first round matchup at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Cedarcrest High School. Squalicum's season is over.
SEHOME 62, SQUALICUM 32
Squalicum 0 12 12 8 - 32
Sehome 22 9 9 22 - 62
Squalicum: Meghan Lowry 7, Sam Starr 0, Jessica Greene 4, Kayla Chang 0, Bailey Molnar 2, Lauren Eckert 6, Hannah Lewis 0, Gina Flint 11, Janna Poradun 2. Team totals: 10-40 9-22 32.
Sehome: Rachel Albert 8, Erika Smith 0, Meagan McIntyre 2, Mackenzie Caldwell 3, Jori Hall 11, Jessica Bertucci 6, Hallie Messenger 10, Haley Smith 9, Emily Webster 0, Ana Miksovsky 7, Maddy Bryan 6. Team totals: 19-55 21-31 62.
3-ptg: Squalicum 1 (Eckert 1), Sehome 3 (Messenger 2). Rebounds: Squalicum 33, Sehome 46 (Hall/Albert 8). Assists: Sehome 9 (Albert 5). Fouls: Squalicum 22 (Poradun), Sehome 16 (Hall). Turnovers: Squalicum 30, Sehome 15.
