YAKIMA — The Shorecrest girls are living proof that you can’t always judge a basketball team by its record.
The Scots came into their Class 2A state quarterfinal against Washougal on Thursday with a modest 15-10 mark, the worst among the eight teams remaining in the tournament.
But that didn’t matter Thursday morning as the Scots built a nine-point halftime lead and cruised to a 59-42 victory over the Panthers. Shorecrest moves on to face top-ranked East Valley of Spokane (21-3) in the semifinals on Friday. East Valley defeated Anacortes 57-50 on Thursday.
The Scots’ modest record is the result of having played their regular season in the Wesco 3A/2A South, arguably the toughest 3A league in the state. They are 6-1 in games against 2A opponents this season, their only setback being a 52-45 loss to No. 3 Lynden in the district tournament.
Shorecrest opened Thursday’s quarterfinal with a 7-0 run. After Washougal tied the game 7-7, the Scots closed the half on an 18-9 run and led by at least nine points the rest of the way.
Julia Strand, a sophomore forward, led three Shorecrest players in double figures with 18 points. Senior post Uju Chibuoghu scored 15 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, and junior guard Jazlyn Owens added 11 points.
Alyssa Blankenship led Washougal (19-7) with 18 points.
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Shorecrest— Julia Strand 18, Uju Chibuoghu 15, Jazlyn Owens 11, Wurrie Njadoe 7, Sheridan Stephenson 4, Shelby Gresch 2, Indira Ensign 2, Ronna Iverson 0, Amandra Cagarabi 0, Laura Hoover 0, Ari Rantz 0. Washougal—Alyssa Blankenship 18, Beyonce Bea 9, Raeann Allen 6, Ashley Gibbons 3, Maggie Hungerford 2, Lindsey Thomas 2, Alissa Lenczowski 2, Sierra Carroll 0, Kaitlyn Reijonen 0, Kiara Cross 0, Sarah Shilling 0, Kayla Donahue 0 Records—Shorecrest 16-10. Washougal 19-7
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