Herald staff
EDMONDS – Nanda McCormack made two free-throws with 20 seconds left in overtime to seal a 58-55 victory for the Shorewood girls basketball team over Edmonds-Woodway Tuesday night.
The victory clinched a district playoff berth for the Thunderbirds (9-7 in league, 9-9 overall) and kept them in the running for the coveted No. 2 spot in the Western Conference South Division.
Behind by four points with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Shorewood had to come from behind just to make it to overtime.
But two quick baskets by Kristen Thompson, who finished with a game-high 22 points, tied the score at 51.
And on Shorewood’s ensuing possession, Caitlin McGinley made what looked like it might have been a game-winning basket to put the Thunderbirds ahead 53-51.
The Warriors had an answer, however, when Katie True hit two ree throws to send the game into overtime.
The only points scored in the overtime period were on free-throws to set up McCormack’s heroics.
Meadowdale 58, Lynnwood 32: Kristine Marte scored 11 points and teammate Jennie Swerk chipped in 12 to lead Meadowdale to the Wesco South victory. 10 18 12 18 – 58 5 4 10 13 – 32
South Whidbey 53, Meridian 36: South Whidbey played a tenacious full-court pressure for almost the entire game to confuse and fluster Meridian into 38 turnovers en route to a North Cascades Conference victory.
5 8 12 11 – 36 9 20 12 12 – 53
Lakewood 51, Sultan 28: Laurie Bader and Stephanie Anderson each scored 11 points to lead Lakewood to the North Cascades victory.
6 5 12 5 – 28 12 18 11 10 – 51
Shoreline Christian 81, Master’s Touch 39: Danielle Van Hal scored 26 points for Shoreline Christian in the loser out Northwest B League playoff game. Rachel Brown broke a Master’s Touch school record with six 3-pointers. Shoreline Christian advanced to the tri-district tournament.
15 26 24 16 – 81 8 10 11 10 – 39
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Shorewood-C. McGinley 2, McCormack 9, Miller 2, Barnes 4, Vanderzee 10, Mullen 4, Gronvold 5, Kristen Thompson 22. Edmonds-Woodway-Hitchner 14, Woodard 6, Harter 11, True 22, J. Wells 2. 3-point goals-Hitchner 3, Harter 1, Vanderzee 2. JV-Edmonds-Woodway 50, Shorewood 40. Records-Shorewood 9-7 in league, 9-9 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 8-9, 8-11.
Meadowdale
Lynnwood
Meadowdale-Marte 11, Martin 6, Dawson 3, Unger 1, Baker 8, Brewe 7, Jacob 3, Swerk 12, Hoffman 7. Lynnwood-Ayres 2, Quast 6, Parks 2, Hunsinger 6, McGaughey 4, Filipo 5, Crane 2, Wilkie 4, Pitts 1. 3-point goals-Quast 1, Marte 3, Martin 2, Baker 2. JV-Meadowdale def. Lynnwood. Records-Meadowdale 18-0 in league, 18-2 overall. Lynnwood 3-15, 3-17.
Meridian
South Whidbey
Meridian-Huffman 2, Johnson 15, Brandt 8, DeVries 4, Culp 2, Shockey 3, Wassel 2. South Whidbey-Russell 7, Robinson 4, Hussey 5, Schwager 8, Binford 6, Poolman 2, Wick 15, L. Johnson 6. 3-point goals-Russell 1, Robinson 1, Hussey 1, Johnson 2, Shockey 1. JV score-South Whidbey 45, Meridian 22. Records-South Whidbey 4-11 in league, 8-11 overall. Meridian 2-13, 3-15.
Sultan
Lakewood
Sultan-Brown 2, Fuqua 3, Elliot 4, Nelson 6, Harris 7, Drivstuen 6. Lakewood-Black 8, S. Anderson 11, A. Anderson 2, Bader 11, Steinborn 7, Geske 3, Chamley 4, Gemmer 5. 3-point goals-S. Anderson 1, Bader 3, Steinborn 2, Gemmer 1. JV-Lakewood def. Sultan. Records-Sultan 2-13 in league, 4-15 overall. Lakewood 8-8, 11-8.
Shoreline Christian
Master’s Touch
Shoreline Christian-DeYager 5, DeKockkock 2, Nelson 11, Waller 5, Smart 9, Madison 15, Maxwell 3, D. Van Hal 26, B. Van Hal 2, Vanderwerff 2, Vermeer 1. Master’s Touch-Brown 18, Sharp 7, Williamson 1, Vanderpool 11, Hutcheson 2. 3-point goals-Brown 6, Vanderpool 2, Maxwell 1. Records-Shoreline Christian 13-8 overall. Master’s Touch 8-10.
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