Girls- Glacier Peak Wins the Inside Battle, Advances to Tacoma

Girls- Glacier Peak Wins the Inside Battle, Advances to Tacoma
By Colin Caruso 

In the 3A Regional Basketball tournament at Glacier Peak High School, the Glacier Peak Grizzlies were fortunate to host the Enumclaw Hornets with a trip to the Tacoma Dome on the line.  Glacier Peak’s band brought the energy throughout the contest and kept the atmosphere alive for this loser out game.

With a trip to Tacoma at stake, both teams started with a slow, meticulous offensive pace.  It was not until later in the first when the Grizzlies began exploiting gaps in the Enumclaw defense, leading to a 9-2 run to end the first quarter with the lead, 13-6.

Senior Julie Myers did her best to keep the Hornets in the ballgame in the first half, scoring 13 of her team’s 18 first half points.

Glacier Peak continued to attack down low in the second quarter, capitalizing on their size and interior presence to take a 25-18 lead into the half.

The second half began with a three-point barrage, two from the Hornets and one from the Grizzlies to cut the Grizzly lead to just four with 4:53 remaining in the third.  Glacier Peak responded with an 11-0 run, sparked by two three-pointers from Kianna Garner and one from Sophia Gaffney to extend the lead to 15.  Myers for the Hornets made two free-throws to close the quarter down 39-26.

Enumclaw, down 13 at the end of three, turned up their intensity in the beginning of the fourth quarter and scored six quick points to cut the Grizzly lead to seven with 6:11 to play.  Back to back baskets by Grizzly Nicole Fausey extended the lead back to double digits.  Enumclaw could not get any closer than seven points in the final quarter, as the Grizzlies advance to the Tacoma Dome.

Top Performers:
Glacier Peak
Nicole Fausey (10 points, 3 blocks)
Sophia Gaffney (9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals)

Enumclaw
Julia Myers (19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals)
Katie Holland (8 points)