West Seattle Outlasts Beach, Metro Title Game Bound
By Steve Dion
| Wednesday- February 8th | 2017 | Girls | 3A | Metro Semifinals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines Arena | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| West Seattle | 11 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 51 | |
| Rainier Beach | 8 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 45 | |
West Seattle Wildcats
The Metro League semifinals at Alaska Airlines Arena tipped off with the girls #2 vs. #3 seed game between Rainier Beach & West Seattle.
For playing less than 24 hours prior, the young West Seattle squad was ready to compete taking an early lead with Jasmine Gayles & Jenna McPhee leading the charge. Beach countered with a flurry of buckets in the post by talented freshman Dalayah Daniels. The second seeded Lady Viks were able to take a one-point lead to the locker room 24-23.
The Wildcats emerged from the locker room ready to take control of the game with Meghan Fiso scoring six of the Wildcats 21 in the quarter. Grace Sarver continued to tack on to extend the lead as the defense started to clamp down in unison. A late surge by the Vikings wasn’t enough to climb back into the game as West Seattle advances to the championship game.
The Final Score
West Seattle 51, Rainier Beach 45
Top Performers:
West Seattle
Jasmine Gayles- 16 points
Rainier Beach
Karizma Loeffler- 13 points