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 Bjorklund & Redmon
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For the second straight year, Katelan Redmon has a big-time performance in the Washington State 4A championship game and leads Lewis and Clark to a title, this time over Angie Bjorklund and University. | |||||||||||
TACOMA, Wash. - Confidence in sports is like a rose. Plant it, nurture it and watch it bloom, year after year.
It goes to show that confidence, experience, and a bit of stifling defense can trump star power any time. After all, this was supposed to be the coronation of either Courtney Vandersloot of Kentwood, the tournament MVP, or Angie Bjorklund of University, the No. 2 ranked senior in the nation by HoopGurlz.com. Yet Lewis and Clark mowed them down in succession, beating the Titans 39-34 before 5,131 in the Tacoma Dome.
"I wanted to come back ever since we walked off this court last year," said Redmon, who signed to play for the University of Washington. "I had confidence last year, but a lot of it came during the game. Because of last year, I was confident tonight." This was the fifth meeting between the two teams and, this time, the familiarity bred ugliness - an intense, but slow-paced, low-scoring game. "I'm glad this was not on pay-per-view," University coach Mark Stinson quipped. "I don't think people would've gotten their money's worth." Still, what the game lacked in artistic value, it more than made up with drama. The two Spokane-area schools went toe to toe, with neither leading by more than three points until Lewis and Clark gained some separation midway through the fourth quarter. The most shocking aspect, however, was the play of Bjorklund, who'd been averaging more than 25 points a game, but had just six on 3-of-19 shooting and went 15 minutes, 31 seconds between her first and second baskets.
"I just took it at Angie," Redmon said of her former teammate with the Spokane Stars. "She was putting a lot of pressure on me, so I went at her. "If you want that trophy, you go out and get it." Just a little wisom that Katelan Redmon picked up along the way of a high-school career that blossomed into something rose-like.
Championship Box Score Lewis and Clark (39) - Katelan Redmon 18, Lyndi Seidensticker 10, Kiki January 5, Brittany Kennedy 4, Ula Tauala 2, Jeneva Anderson 0, Kelsey Baker 0, Sarah Kliewer 0, Cambrie Marks 0. University (34) - Kasey Jurich 10, Leah Archibald 7, Angie Bjorklund 6, Riki Schiermeister 5, Dara Zack 4, Dakota Schiermeister 2. Lewis and Clark 7-10-9-13--34 University 6-12-8-8--34 Rebounds: University 37 (Zack 15), Lewis and Clark 27 (Seidensticker 8); Assists: University 7 (Zack 3), Lewis and Clark 2; Blocks: Lewis and Clark 6 (Redmon 3), University 0; Steals: Lewis and Clark 8 (Kennedy 3), University 5 (Zack 3); Field-Goal Percentage: Lewis and Clark 35.6 percent, University 26.1; Three-Pointers: Lewis and Clark 3 (Seidensticker 2), University 1 (R. Schiermeister). All-Tournament Team First Team MVP: Courtney Vandersloot, Kentwood Angie Bjorklund, University Katelan Redmon, Lewis and Clark Shauneice Samms, Mount Tahoma Second Team Kristi Kingma, Jackson Lyndi Seidensticker, Lewis and Clark Dara Zack, University Jazmine Redmon, Mead Kelli Valentine, Mead Tournament Top Guns (through Thursday) Courtney Vandersloot, Kentwood, 35 points vs. Mead Courtney Vandersloot, Kentwood, 34, vs. Lewis and Clark Angie Bjorklund, University, 34 vs. Prairie Kristi Kingma, Jackson, 31 vs. Mead Mandy Saintz, Bothell, 27 vs. Courtney Vandersloot, Kentwood, 24, vs. Prairie Kristi Kingma, Jackson, 23 vs. Skyview Kelli Valentine, Mead, 23 vs. Jackson Ashlee Smith, Skyview, 21 vs. Jackson Ashley Corral, Prairie, 21 vs. Snohomish Jazmine Redmon, Mead, 21 vs. Roosevelt Courtney Vandersloot, Kentwood, 20 vs. Skyview RaNesha Pate, Mount Tahoma, 19 vs. Snohomish Dacotah Ettl, Central Kitsap, 19 vs. Puyallup Mary Ochiltree, Lake Stevens, 19 vs. Kentlake Shauneice Samms, Mount Tahoma, 19 vs. Lake Stevens Tournament Top Glass Cleaners (through Thursday) Shauneice Samms, Mount Tahoma, 23 rebounds vs. Bellarmine Dara Zack, University, 15 vs. Lewis and Clark Brittany Tri, Lake Stevens, 14 vs. Mount Tahoma Mackenzie Argens, Roosevelt, 13 vs. Central Kitsap Mandy Saintz, Bothell, 13 vs. Snohomish Brittany Eskridge, Jackson, 12, vs. Mead Dara Zack, University, 12 vs. Bothell Kelli Valentine, Mead, 11 vs. Kentwood Kami Clark, Mead, 11 vs. Snohomish Carrie Ojeda, Mount Tahoma, 11 vs. Jackson Darylynn Moss, Bothell, 10 vs. Kentlake Morganne Comstock, Kentlake, 10, vs. Lake Stevens Shauneice Samms, Mount Tahoma, 10 vs. Jackson Saturday's Results Fifth Place: Mount Tahoma 53, Jackson 50 Fourth: Mead 60, Snohomish 31 Third: Kentwood 63, Prairie 51 Championship: Lewis and Clark 39, University 34 Friday's Results Jackson 56, Puyallup 38 Mount Tahoma 73, Lake Stevens 59 Mead 71, Roosevelt 56 Snohomish 51, Bothell 38 Semi: Lewis and Clark 60, Kentwood 57 Semi: University 56, Prairie 47 Thursday's Results Puyallup 50, Central Kitsap 38 Jackson 59, Skyview 55 Mount Tahoma 69, Bellarmine Prep 52 Lake Stevens 51, Kentlake 34 Lewis and Clark 50, Roosevelt 43 Kentwood 70, Mead 60 Prairie 54, Snohomish 33 University 60, Bothell 22 Wednesday's Results Lewis and Clark 59, Puyallup 36 Roosevelt 61, Central Kitsap 27 Kentwood 58, Skyview 44 Mead 74, Jackson 59 Prairie 48, Bellarmine Prep 22 Snohomish 56, Mount Tahoma 48 Bothell 59, Kentlake 41 University 53, Lake Stevens 43 Click Here
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