Wv Rams Take Opener

3A girls basketball

Junior forward Katie Borton scored nine of her 23 points in the third quarter as West Valley (Yakima) (24-0) blew open a close game to beat Arlington (17-9) 56-42 Wednesday in the first round of the girls 3A state basketball tournament in Seattle.

The Rams led 28-22 at the half but outscored the Eagles 13-4 in the third period.

Fifteen of Borton’s points came on 3-point field goals.

West Valley and Meadowdale were the only teams to enter the tournament without a loss.

The Eagles were led by Kayla Burt’s 21 points. She was the only Eagles player in double figures.

Arlington 10 12 4 16 - 42

W. Valley 14 14 13 15 - 56

ARLINGTON - Miles 6, Tischer 5, Burt 21, Jones 4, Toth 2, Weller 2, Southern 0, Simmons 0, Pace 0, C. Guadalupe 2, K. Guadalupe 0, Paro 0.

WEST VALLEY (YAKIMA) - Smart 2, K. Borton 23, Eldridge 1, O’Connor 4, Laurance 8, Riojas 2, Jones 4, Hopkins 2, T. Borton 10.

Chief Sealth 68, Fife 54

Senior guard Sheila Lambert scored 35 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the Seahawks (20-4) to a victory over the Trojans (20-5).

Leah Stewart added 19 points for Chief Sealth. Fife was led by Kelby Saxfold’s 25 points.

Fife 14 14 11 15 - 54

C. Sealth 18 13 22 15 - 68

FIFE - Mosebach 4, Saxvold 25, Brewer 4, Sloboden 19, Hansen 0, Markhaw 2, Christel 0, Wagner 0, Miller 0.

CHIEF SEALTH - Stewart 19, Moyers 0, Mika 2, Lambert 35, Martin 10, Angel 2, Mavis 0, Calderon 0, Rivers 0, Foss 0.

Blanchet 56, Capital 32

Senior forward Nadja Morgan scored 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting to lead the Braves (23-4), who are looking for their third 3A title in four years, to a victory over the Cougars (18-6).

Morgan’s three-point play with 6:19 left in the first half put Blanchet up for good at 13-11.

Alicia Heathcote and Gillian D’Hondt each scored eight points for the Braves.

Blanchet 10 13 17 16 - 56

Capital 8 8 4 12 - 32

BLANCHET - Heathcote 8, Berberian 6, DeLaunay 9, Cunningham 4, Morgan 19, Spiers 0, Buller 0, Miller 0, Cordova 0, D’Hondt 8, Richardson 2.

CAPITAL - E. McKinnon 2, Siddell 5, Jackson 5, H. McKinnon 2, Schade 2, Sandburg 7, Mailhot 0, Hayes 0, Clinton 2, Shelton 0, Davies 0, Bjorklund 7.

Meadowdale 63, Issaquah 38

The Chiefs (25-0) got 27 points and 13 rebounds from Kellie O’Neill to defeat the Indians (17-8).

Issaquah, which shot just 26 percent from the field, trailed 33-26 at the half, but was outscored 30-12 in the second half. Meadowdale outrebounded Issaquah 51-27.

Issaquah 15 11 5 7 - 38

Meadowdale 16 17 13 17 - 63

ISSAQUAH - Bates 10, Hellen 7, Loveridge 3, Evanger 11, Harris 6, Dascenzo 1, Young 0, Giberson 0, Sweeney 0.

MEADOWDALE - Trimble 4, Spiro 5, Krause 2, Hudson 11, O’Neill 27, S.Trias 0, M.Trias 1, O’Neill 2, Ireland 9, Suelzle 0, Hoppe 2.

Stanwood 57, Lakeside 40

Katrina Villard, who shot 5 for 7 from the floor, led three players in double figures and the Spartans (22-3) outscored the Lions (18-10) 21-4 in the first quarter en route to the victory.

Kim Mains and Hanni Wenzel both chipped in 12 points to lead the balanced Stanwood attack.

Lakeside 4 14 8 14 - 40

Stanwood 21 16 12 8 - 57

LAKESIDE - Morgan 9, Peterson 11, Albro 0, Reynaud 3, Richards 11, Abel 0, Krug 3, Whitsitt 3, Lacitis 0, Ebberson 0, Calderon 0.

STANWOOD - Metcalfe 0, Mains 12, Villard 13, Wenzel 12, Granger 3, Allen 0, Hart 3, Leatherman 3, Jaccard 0, Shepard 2, Donahue 7, Ericson 2.

Seattle Prep 49, Aberdeen 37

Becky Hagelin and Chelsea Keegan combined for 31 points and the Panthers (25-3) outscored the Bobcats (20-4) 18-6 in the fourth quarter for the victory.

Keegan had a game-high 14 rebounds for Seattle Prep.

Aberdeen 13 8 10 6 - 37

S. Prep 15 7 9 18 - 49

ABERDEEN - Tuttle 2, Strange 0, Mefford 4, Quigg 7, McCauley 18, Prince 1, Murray 0, Mizin 5.

SEATTLE PREP - Tomlinson 2, Keegan 14, Hagelin 17, Nolan 4, Lane 10, Carr 2, Ruttkay 0, Kreuger 0.