Girls Basketball Roundup | No. 1 Riverside stops Kennedy

AUBURN — Kennedy gave Auburn Riverside a battle for one quarter Saturday night before the top-ranked Ravens broke away for a 63-48 girls basketball victory in the Seamount/SPSL 3A subdistrict playoffs.

Kennedy led 8-5 going into the second quarter.

It was the first defeat for third-ranked Kennedy (19-1) but was not completely unexpected. Auburn Riverside (18-3), the defending state champion, has not lost to an in-state team this season, nor won by fewer than 13 points.

Katie Grad scored 19 points for the Ravens, who will play a winner-to-state game against sixth-ranked Capital of Olympia Thursday night in the West Central 3A District tournament. Kennedy also plays a winner-to-state game Thursday, against Olympic of Silverdale. Both games are at Puyallup High School.

Yasmine Fuller led Kennedy with 20 points.

Other Seamount/SPSL 3A

Enumclaw 61,

Mount Rainier 41

At Auburn, the Hornets led 35-13 at halftime on the way to a No. 5 seed in the district tournament. Heather Hitch had 15 points and nine rebounds, Mara Koplitz scored 14 and Katya Case had 11 rebounds and five assists for Enumclaw (15-7). Marisa Blair scored 15 for the Rams (14-7), who also advance to the West Central District tournament.

Hazen 39,

Auburn Mountainview 33

At Auburn, the Highlanders (11-11) survived a fourth-quarter comeback bid by the Lions (11-12) in a game to decide the No. 7 and 8 seeds to district. Angie Wnek had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Darralita Taylor grabbed 11 rebounds for Hazen.

West Central 4A

At Puyallup 56, Foss 51, 2 OT (winner to state)

The Vikings (18-5) earned their third consecutive trip to state, outlasting Foss in double overtime. Tabitha Tomlinson had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Lauren Picha scored 13 for unranked Puyallup, which faces Mount Tahoma Wednesday.

Mount Tahoma 81, Jefferson 48 (winner to state)

At Puyallup, the No. 8 Thunderbirds (20-4) drained 13 three-pointers — five during a 28-point second quarter — to bury the Raiders and earn a trip to state. Hannah Kiyohara scored 13 for Jefferson (16-9), which plays Rogers in a loser-out game Wednesday.

Bellarmine Prep 56, Federal Way 49 (winner to state)

At Puyallup, Federal Way (18-5) surrendered a two-point lead through three quarters. Brittany Barrington led the Eagles (18-5) with 19 points. Mechela Barnes scored 17 for the Lions.

Kentwood 72, Graham-Kapowsin 51 (winner to state)

At Puyallup, Lindsey Moore scored 20 points and Jessie Genger had 15 as the Conquerors (19-4) punched their ticket to state. They meet Bellarmine Prep in the district semifinals Wednesday. Ali Campbell scored 13 for the Eagles (17-6), who face Tahoma in a loser-out game Wednesday.

Tahoma 48, Gig Harbor 28 (loser out)

At Mount Tahoma, Erin McCaslin hit three three-pointers and scored 14 points for the Bears (11-12), who held the Tides to only 14 points through three quarters. Amber Drumm and Alexa Chapel each had 11 rebounds for Tahoma.

Kentlake 56, Bethel 52 (loser out)

At Mount Tahoma, the Falcons (12-12) recovered from a slow start and took five charges on defense while surprising the Braves (16-7). Brittany Ogle scored 14 for Kentlake, which plays Federal Way in a loser-out game Wednesday. Airiel Geller scored 18 for Bethel.

Rogers 53, South Kitsap 40 (loser out)

At Foss, the Rams started the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run to snap a tie. They hit 10 of 14 shots in the final period. Nichole Jones scored a game-high 17 points for Rogers (8-15).

Olympia 57, Spanaway Lake 40 (loser out)

At Foss, the Bears ended the Sentinels' (8-15) season.

Metro League

Bainbridge 63, Rainier Beach 57

At Roosevelt, junior Brittany Gray scored 21 points and classmate Anna Wood scored 20 as the Spartans (16-5) won a Metro tournament game for fifth and sixth places to this week's Sea-King 3A District tournament. Flashy senior guard Brittany Nabors scored 29 for the Vikings (11-10).

Holy Names 67, Bishop Blanchet 45 (loser out)

At Roosevelt, the Cougars, who started three freshmen, blew open the game by outscoring the Braves 18-6 in the third quarter. Freshmen Claire Conricode and Erika Johnson scored 19 and 14, respectively, and sophomore Chelsea Gonzales added 17 for Holy Names (12-11), which has only one senior. Blanchet finished 8-15.

Times staff reporter Craig Smith contributed to this report.