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Nooksack Valley 65, Bear Creek 16
The Grizzlies didn’t stand a chance against the determined Pioneers as Nooksack Valley took control early, and used great passing to find the open shot all game.
Nooksack Valley junior guard Payton Bartl had two steals and scores in a row early in the first quartet, which set the tone, and caused Bear Creek to call its first timeout with the score 8-3, Pioneers.
Bartl finished with perhaps her best overall game of the season as she totaled 14 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals.
Nooksack Valley held a 31-8 lead at the midway break.
Junior center Grace DeHoog shot 9-for-13 and finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, and senior forward Kate Shintaffer poured in nine points, three rebounds, three steals and three assists. Junior guard Chayleigh Davis had eight points and four steals, and sophomore forward Raegan Burke added seven points, five rebounds and three steals.
In the final few minutes of the game, the Nooksack bench erupted multiple times as 5-foot-2 freshman Lisette Flores grabbed five rebounds, while being the shortest player on the court.
The Pioneers will now wait their next opponent for the regional round of the state tournament.
Nooksack Valley 65, Bear Creek 16
BC 6 2 6 2 - 16
NV 13 18 20 14 - 65
Bear Creek: N/A.
Nooksack Valley: Flores 0, Shintaffer 9, Bartl 14, Davis 8, Duque 6, Biondolillo 2, Harmon 0, Burke 7, DeHoog 19.
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Lynden Christian 77, Granite Falls 6
There wasn’t much that the Lyncs could do wrong as they steamrolled over the Tigers to secure their berth at state.
Lynden Christian shot 58.2% from the floor and an astonishing 52.4% from behind the three-point line.
Senior forward Allison Shumate was 8-of-9 from the floor, and finished with 17 points and five rebounds.
The Lyncs led 50-3 at halftime, and spent the entire second half with Shumate, Danya Dykstra, Estela Hernandez and Ella Fritts on the bench, as the role players took center stage.
Even with a running clock, Lynden Christian put up 27 points in the second half.
Freshman guard Tyra Dykstra scored 14 points, and senior forward Alisa Scott added 10 points.
The Lyncs also totaled an amazing 26 assists, with Fritts, Sara VanLoo and Ellie Pierce recording six each.
Pierce also got after it defensively with three blocked shots, and Hernandez had four steals in the first half alone, while sophomore forward Jocelyn Eshuis added eight points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Lynden Christian will now wait its next opponent for the regional round of the state tournament.
Lynden Christian 77, Granite Falls 6 GF 1 2 2 1 - 6 LC 29 21 18 9 - 77 Granite Falls: N/A. Lynden Christian: D. Dykstra 6, T. Dykstra 14, Tolsma 3, Hernandez 6, Fritts 4, Scott 10, Shumate 17, Yun 3, VanLoo 0, Pierce 6, Eshuis 8.
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Neah Bay 48, Lummi Nation 37
A slow start against the defending state champions made it tough for the Blackhawks who found themselves down 9-0 early, which is very unfamiliar territory, and comeback wouldn’t be had.
Lummi Nation hadn’t lost since early January, and has used suffocating defense all season to get where they are. That defense held the Red Devils to their lowest point total in a game in over a month.
Sophomore point guard Jemma James led the Blackhawks with 16 points, and she was closely followed by junior guard Ailina Rabang who finished with 10 points.
Lummi Nation will now wait its next opponent for the regional round of the state tournament.
Neah Bay 48, Lummi Nation 37 LUM 5 5 9 18 - 37 NB 12 9 18 9 - 48 Lummi Nation: J. James 16, Rabang 10, B. Metteba 6, Mack 3, Dennis 0, C. James 2. Neah Bay: N/A.
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