GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Squalicum earns win over Neah Bay
Chalae Wolters scored 20 points and hit some key free throws in the fourth quarter to lead the Squalicum girls’ basketball team to a 37-33 over Neah Bay at the Crush in the Slush tournament in Port Townsend.
“(Neah Bay) had three legit scorers,” Squalicum coach Vic Wolffis said in a phone interview. “I thought we did a great job on them defensively. (Wolters) was our steady offensive player.”
Des’ree Henry had five points for the Storm and Josie Andert added four points as Squalicum improved to 3-7 on the season.
Squalicum next hosts Ferndale in Northwest Conference action at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Other results
Blaine 49, Cascade Christian 42: The Borderites got a win despite a slow start in the Cloud 9 Christmas Classic. Blaine fell behind early but a strong second half captained by a Josie Deming, who finished with a double-double (points and rebounds).
Lakewood 56, Bellingham 45: Despite forcing Lakewood to 1-for-23 3-point shooting, the Red Raiders’ poor third quarter cost them the Crush in the Slush contest. Marissa Blair led the Cougars with 22 points while the Red Raiders were led by Emily Benson’s 12 points and three assists. Autumn Jacobsen led Bellingham with 11 rebounds.
Snohomish 66, Sehome 32: Sarah Eissess had seven points and five rebounds as Sehome lost to Snohomish in the Cloud 9 Sports Lynden Christmas Classic at Lynden Christian High School. Madison MacPhee and Madison Ulrich had six points each for the Mariners.
Aussie Travelers 78, Nooksack Valley 51: The Pioneers turned the ball over 34 times against a quick Australian traveling team and it was too much to overcome in the Crush in the Slush contest. At the half, the Pioneers trailed 48-22 at the half. Katrina Gimmaka’s 18 points led Nooksack Valley.
Meridian 73, Sultan 36: The Trojans handled Sultan easily, shooting 50 percent from the floor in a Meridian Holiday Tournament win. Ryley Zapien scored 23, Kyrin Baklund scored 17 and Kiana Gray, a Blaine transfer, continued to grow into her new team with a 13-point, 10-rebound effort.
Lynden 64, W.F. West 42: Lynden finally got over the hump of W.F. West that’s plagued the Lions the past several years in the state playoffs with a big win. Mariah Gonzalez and Jasmyne Neria set the tone, combining for 23 points and Elisa Kooiman scored 25 in what coach Rob Adams called the most complete games from start to finish of the year.
We came together in the second half. It was a good win for us.
Blaine coach Ryan Pike on his team’s win
Up next
The Cloud 9 Sports Christmas Classic comes to conclusion with the Lyncs game against Glacier Peak. The Grizzlies are a top-tier 3A school and will be a mighty test for perennial power LC.
Scoreboard
NWC STANDINGS
All | NWC | |
School (Class) | W-L | W-L |
Lynden Christian (1A) | 7-0 | 2-0 |
Mount Baker (1A) | 9-1 | 2-0 |
Burlington-Edison (2A) | 8-0 | 1-0 |
Lynden (2A) | 8-1 | 1-0 |
Anacortes (2A) | 5-3 | 1-1 |
Sedro-Woolley (2A) | 2-4 | 1-1 |
Meridian (1A) | 5-4 | 1-1 |
Nooksack Valley (1A) | 7-4 | 1-1 |
Ferndale (3A) | 3-7 | 1-1 |
Blaine (2A) | 2-6 | 1-1 |
Sehome (2A) | 2-7 | 0-2 |
Bellingham (2A) | 2-9 | 0-2 |
Squalicum (2A) | 3-7 | 0-2 |
Lynden 64, W.F. West 42
W.F. West | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | — | 42 |
Lynden | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | — | 64 |
Chehalis W.F. West: Bennett 2, Johnson 5, Shasta Lofgren 12, Hulkerson 7, Brendill 5, Rylee Hanson 2, King 3, Wahl 0, Noble 0, M. Hulkerson 2, Lexie Strasser 4. Totals: 14-45 10-24 42.
Lynden: Lauren Zwiers 5, Morgan Black 0, Jasmyne Neria 11, Mariah Gonzalez 12, Sierra Smith 3, Olivia Bonsen 2, Heidi Lankhaar 0, Elisa Kooiman 25, Emily Holt 2, Natalie Amos 4. Totals: 23-46 15-24 62.
3-point field goals — Chehalis W.F. West: 4 (Hulkerson 2); Lynden: 3 (Kooiman 2). Rebounds — Chehalis W.F. West: 28; Lynden: 26 (Kooiman 9). Assists — Chehalis W.F. West: 5; Lynden: 11 (Neria 4). Fouls — Chehalis W.F. West: 23 (Steen); Lynden: 20 (Zwiers, Neria). Turnovers — Chehalis W.F. West: 23; Lynden: 19.
Aussie Travelers 78, Nooksack Valley 51
Nooksack Valley | 10 | 12 | 18 | 11 | — | 51 |
Aussie Travelers | 25 | 23 | 12 | 18 | — | 78 |
Nooksack Valley: Arlissa Oettel 10, Rachel Sande 7, Karly Stremler 0, Jenna Tenkley 3, Jasmin Zavala 0, Emilia Gimmaka 4, Olivia Berkan 9, Cassidy Zylstra 0, Katrina Gimmaka 18, Brianna Turner 0. Totals: 16-46 14-18 51.
Aussie Travelers: McGrath 4, O’Shea 6, Smith 18, Feit 0, Favero 10, McCormack 4, Kelty 5, McRobbie 16, McKellar 15. Totals: 27-64 17-22 78.
3-point field goals — Nooksack: 5 (Berkan 3); Aussies: 7 (McKellar 3). Rebounds — Nooksack: 34 (Sande 8); Aussies: n/a. Assists — Nooksack: 9 (Tenkley 3); Aussies: n/a. Fouls — Nooksack: 13 (Turner); Aussies: 15. Turnovers — Nooksack: 34; Aussies: 15.
Squalicum 37, Neah Bay 33
Neah Bay | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | 33 |
Squalicum | 1 | 14 | 4 | 18 | — | 37 |
Neah Bay: Jessica Greene 4, Vonte Aguirre 5, Holly Greene 7, Gina McCaulley 10, Tristan Johnson 8, Cei’j Gagnon 1. Totals: FT: 5-14 33.
Squalicum: Shefka Williams 2, Hailey Linville 2, Hannah Kohr 2, Des’ree Henry 5, Josie Andert 4, Chalae Wolters 20, Mariana Madera 2. Totals: FT: 10-18 37.
3-point field goals — Neah Bay: 4 (Tristan Johnson 2); Squalicum: 1 (Des’ree Henry 1). Rebounds — Not available. Assists — Not available. Fouls — Neah Bay: 20 (Starlena Halttunen, Gina McCaulley); Squalicum: 14. Turnovers — Neah Bay: 15; Squalicum: 20.
They had three legit scorers. I thought we did a great job on them defensively. Seh was our only steady offensive player. Down the stretch in the fourth quarter she hit five free throws down the stretch. We saw a really big step forward defensively this weekend Offensivley
Lakewood 56, Bellingham 45
Lakewood | 10 | 19 | 21 | 6 | — | 56 |
Bellingham | 10 | 14 | 5 | 16 | — | 45 |
Bellingham: Lindsey Richard 0, Jacquie Estrada 3, Suzie Bennett 8, Eliza Rossman 5, Emily Benson 12, Shaina Autumn-Polin 2, Tanisha Cook 0, Paige Jacobsen 8, Autumn Jacobsen 7. Totals: 17-44 10-22 45.
Lakewood: Natalie Neer 0, Emily Senyitko 10, Taylor Storms 0, Hayley Senyitko 5, Bailey Dixon 0, Marissa Blair 22, Jelly Perry 13, Jenna Langdon 6. Totals: 21-71 13-26 56.
3-point field goals — Lakewood: 1 (Blair 1); Bellingham: 1 (Benson 1). Rebounds — Lakewood: 47 (Langdon, Blair 6); Bellingham: 48 (A. Jacobsen 11). Assists — Lakewood: 10 (Perry 3); Bellingham: 10 (Benson 3). Fouls — Lakewood: 22; Bellingham: 22 (Cook). Turnovers — Lakewood: 11; Bellingham: 27.
Snohomish 66, Sehome 32
Sehome | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 | — | 32 |
Snohomish | 13 | 19 | 17 | 7 | — | 66 |
Sehome: Lily Lind 2, Maddy Hooker 1, Madison MacPhee 6, Alex Payne 2, Taryn Clark 2, Natalie Zender 2, Samantha Hruby 2, Madison Ulrich 6, Devin Grahn 0, Sarah Eissess 7, Kathleen Albert 2. Totals: 8-51 15-22 32.
Snohomish: Katie Brandvold 3, Morgan Marshall 6, Maya Duchesne 3, Emily Preach 1, Samantha Beeman 0, Shaylee Harwood 8, Madison Pollock 7, Madeline Smith 15, Kyra Beckman 10, Madi Vanslightenhorst 0, Elli Flitsch 2, Courtney Perry 1. Totals: 20-37 5-10 66.
3-point field goals — Sehome: 0; Snohomish: 5 (Smith 2). Rebounds — Sehome: 16 (Eissess 5); Snohomish: 32 (n/a). Assists — Sehome: 3 (n/a); Home team: n/a. Fouls — Sehome: 8; Snohomish: 17. Turnovers — Sehome: 13; Snohomish: 18.
Meridian 73, Sultan 36
Sultan | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | — | 36 |
Meridian | 17 | 22 | 27 | 10 | — | 73 |
Meridian: Ryley Zapien 23, Kyrin Baklund 17, Taran Tutterrow 0, Ellesse FitzGerald 4, Natalie Swanson 7, Tanis Harrison 3, Emily Stuth 2, Kiana Gray 13, Deborah Eigenbrood 0, MacKenzie Cox 4. Totals: 30-60 11-23 73.
Sultan: Bethany Kirkpatrick 8, Emilee Buzzell 12, Lily Morgan 9, Kelsey Dickson 3, Amanda Markwood 0, Bailey Bierbrauer 2, Hailey Jones 2, Alison Fulcher 0. Totals: 13-42 6-14 x.
3-point field goals — Sultan: 4 (Morgan 2); Meridian: 2 (Zapien, Swanson 1). Rebounds — Sultan: 25; Meridian: 33 (Gray 10). Assists — Sultan: 6 (Buzzell 2); Meridian: 14. Fouls — Sultan: 14; Meridian: 14. Turnovers — Sultan: 27; Meridian: 13.
This story was originally published December 29, 2015 at 10:10 PM with the headline "GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Squalicum earns win over Neah Bay."