MOUNTLAKE TERRACE – Not many teams, professional, collegiate or high school make 15 straight tournament appearances.
Add the King’s girls basketball team to the elite list that has.
Friday night, the Knights qualified for their 15th straight 1A girls state tournament, knocking off Vashon Island 62-42 in a winner-to-state 1A/B-District tournament game.
Playing without starter Sarah Strand, King’s duo of Bianca Rowland and Danielle Clauson more than made up for Strand’s absence. Strand, who averages 16 points and eight rebounds per game, sat out because of illness.
King’s entered the second quarter up eight points. Clauson hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 of her 13 points while Rowland scored nine of her game-high 24, giving the Knights a 34-15 halftime lead that would not be relinquished.
“Danielle got it going from the perimeter, which opened up the inside for Bianca,” King’s coach Eric Rasmussen said.
“The real key tonight was Lauren Thompson’s defense on (Vashon Island’s) Zelda Porter.”
Porter, Vashon Island’s leading scorer at 13.5 points per game, was held to one point and only one field-goal attempt by Thompson.
King’s faces Lynden Christian in the 1A Bi-District championship at 6 p.m. today at Mountlake Terrace High School.
And Lynden Christian is a familiar foe. King’s defeated the Lyncs in last year’s district and state title games. The Lyncs beat the Knights in last Saturday’s sub-district seeding game 49-37.
“Last time we didn’t make the 3 or 4 plays that decide a game, they ( Lynden Christian) hit the shots that we didn’t,” Rasmussen summed up.
“The goal was to be in this position, playing our best basketball … it will be a great chance to play a quality opponent leading up to state.”
At M. Terrace H.S.
King’s13211315-62
Vashon Island5101116-42
King’s-Jack 1, Clauson 13, Friar 2, Louie 1, Thompson 6, McConnaughey 8, Westbrook 3, Rowland 24. Vashon Island- Gibons 7, Annalie Dolmseth 7, Abbey Dolmseth 2, Means 6, Costello 14, Nespor 1, Porter 1, Hill 4 3-point goals-Gibons 1, Means 2, Clauson 2 Records-King’s 22-2. Vashon Island 14-8.
Arlington 53, Sedro-Woolley 38: At Arlington, the Eagles won the loser-out 3A District 1 game and plays Everett at 6 p.m. Monday at Arlington High School in another loser-out game. No other details were reported.
Shoreline Christian 65, Darrington 28: At Puyallup, Shoreline Christian shot 26-for-49 from the field (54 percent) and outscored Darrington 38-15 in the first half to win the winner-to-state, loser-out 2B Tri-District tournament game. The Crusaders’ Ann Barrick scored 10 points and added six rebounds, six steals and five assists. Shoreline Christian plays Bear Creek today at noon at Chief Leschi High School for the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds to the state tournament.
At Chief Leschi H.S.
Darrington78211-28
Shoreline Christian14241611-65
Darrington-Thompson 3, Pendergrass 2, Ashe 2, Turner 11, Corley 2, Woodward 6, Bryson, Frable 2, D. Green. Shoreline Christian-Barrick 10, Lam 3, A. DeKoekkoek 2, Hodges 11, Ott 6, J. DeKoekkoek 20, Woods 13, Crichton. 3-point goals-Barrick 1, Lam 1, J. DeKoekkoek 1, Woods 3, Thompson 1, Turner 3 Records-Darrington 14-10. Shoreline Christian 20-2.
Burlington-Edison 65, Cedarcrest 29: At Burlington, the Tigers got 21 points from Keri Arendse and 15 from Sarah Stewart to dominate and win the first round 2A District 1 girls basketball game.
At Burlington-Edison H.S.
Cedarcrest26156-29
Burelington-Edison15251411-65
Cedarcrest-Anderson 2, Chapman 2, Houser 5, Kevin 6, O’Donnell 2, Quist, Richter 2, Rouleau 2, E. Taylor 8. B-E- Arendse 21, Brown 2, Thoe 2, Gaspard 6, Berentson 3, Stewart 15, Dotlich 8, Browning 2, Thomas 6, 3-point goals-E. Taylor 1, Berentson 1, Arendse 1 Records-Cedarcrest 11-10. B-E 16-5.
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