Ferris Girls Go Back To What Works In Win

There’s no guarantee Ferris will get a trophy out of the girls State 4A basketball tournament, but the Saxons proved a point late Thursday night.

The Saxons rolled past Rogers of Puyallup 56-35 in the Kingdome, letting the few remaining fans know they are a much better team than the one that scored just 29 points in its first-round loss to Federal Way.

“We were more aggressive. We decided to move the ball today and play Ferris-style basketball,” said Janell Morrisette, who led the revival by scoring 13 of her career-tying 17 points in the second half. “We attacked the basketball and got out and ran. That’s our game.”

Amy George added 16 points.

The Saxons (21-6) face Columbia River (16-10), which eliminated No. 3 Foss 63-46, at 1:30 today. A win puts them into the trophy games for the third time in three trips to state.

Ferris 15 11 14 16 - 56

Rogers-Puyallup 4 7 16 8 - 35

FERRIS - Lynn 0 0-0 0, Pruett 2 0-0 5, Lytle 0 0-0 0, George 6 2-4 16, Morrisette 6 4-5 17, Kirstein 0 0-0 0, Brazzle 0 0-0 0, Martin 2 2-2 7, Foster 1 0-0 2, McCaffery 3 1-3 7, Benzel 1 0-0 2, Taylor 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 9-14 56.

ROGERS-PUYALLUP - Macadangdang 0 1-2 1, Dahl 1 0-0 2, Morton 0 2-2 2, Widener 1 0-0 2, Wells 3 1-2 7, Ferrucci 0 0-0 0, Minnes 0 1-2 1, Farias 0 0-0 0, Journey 1 0-1 2, Steck 0 0-0 0, Betschart 4 0-1 10, Wynder 2 1-3 5. Totals 12 6-13 35.

3-point goals - Pruett, George 2, Martin, Morrisette, Betschart 2. Total fouls - Ferris 15, Rogers 8. Fouled out - none.

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