Mead leads but have yet to play its best
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
This isn't the same Mead team we saw the first three days in Tacoma. The players are the same, but the energy hasn't been at the same level.
Still, at the end of the first quarter, the Panthers are ahead by three, 14-11.
That's with the somewhat lethargic play and two early fouls on freshman Alexis Olgard. But two other freshmen, Jazmine Redmon, who should make the all-tournament team, and Kristina Puthoff, have supplied the oomph the Panthers needed.
But if the Panthers want to take home the fourth-place trophy, they will need to play with more intensity on the defensive end.