TACOMA — Teryn Gardner converted a 3-point play with 1 second left and the fourth-seeded Mead High School girls rallied in the fourth quarter to top second-seeded Arlington, 69-67, in the third/fifth-place game of the Class 3A Hardwood Classic on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.
Junior point guard Samara Morrow scored a game-high 21 points and added four assists and three steals for Arlington (22-4). Senior guard Jenna Villa posted a double-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, and senior guard Maddy Fischer added eight points and three assists.
Gardner, a junior guard, paced Mead (21-4) with 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Junior forward Miah Cyr hit four 3-pointers and scored 13 points, freshman guard Addison Wells Morrison added 11 points and senior guard Teayona Hoard chipped in eight points in three steals.
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The Eagles led most of the way and held their biggest lead of the game at 63-47 in the fourth before the Panthers mounted their comeback. Mead shot 64% from the field (16-of-25) in the second half, including 7-of-10 from beyond the arc.
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