HANFORD GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTES - March 9, 2008

The Hanford girls put the wraps on one of the most successful seasons in the program's history Saturday, beating West Valley 51-41 to capture third place at the 3A state basketball tournament at Bank of America Arena.

HANFORD GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTES - March 2, 2008

Regional Tournament Results

First Round, February 26th (Tuesday)

Winners to Regional Semi-finals, Losers out.

Game 1: Hanford 65, Mount Spokane 57

Game 2: West Valley-Yakima 45, Kennewick 26

Second Round, February 29nd (Friday)

Game 3: Kamiakin 41, Hanford 39 (Winner to State)

Game 4: West Valley-Yakima 55, East Valley-Spokane 45 (Winner to State)

Third Round, March 1st (Saturday)

Game 5: Kamiakin 51, West Valley-Yakima 43 (Championship Game)

Game 6: Hanford 64, East Valley-Spokane 44 (Winner to State)

District Tournament Results

First Round, February 19th (Tuesday)

Winners to Regional Tournament, Losers out.

Game 1: Kennewick 45, Eastmont 30

Game 2: Kamiakin 39, Southridge 36 (OT)

Second Round, February 22nd (Friday)

Game 3: West Valley-Yakima 44, Kennewick 41

Game 4: Kamiakin 50, Hanford 42

Third Round, February 23rd (Saturday)

Kamiakin 55, West Valley-Yakima 51 (OT) (District Championship)

Hanford 63, Kennewick 49 (Third-Fourth Seed Game)

CBL 3A Final Standings (2007-08)

League Overall
11-1 16-4 - Hanford
10-2 14-7 - West Valley-Yakima
6-6 10-10 - Kennewick
6-6 9-11 - Kamiakin
6-6 9-10 - Southridge
2-10 5-15 - Eastmont
1-11 1-19 - Sunnyside

HANFORD GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTES - FEBRUARY 16, 2008

GIRLS 3A STATE FINAL RANKINGS (AP)

School Record Points Last

1. Auburn Riverside (5) 18-3 68 1

2. Lakes (2) 18-0 65 2

3. Meadowdale 18-3 52 5

4. Kennedy 19-1 42 3

5. Issaquah 21-2 35 4

tie Capital 17-3 35 6

7. Bellevue 18-4 31 9

8. Seattle Prep 18-5 25 8

9. Hanford 16-4 13 7

tie Lakeside (Seattle) 17-4 13 10

CBL 3A Scoring Leaders

G Pts Avg.
20 318 15.9 - Brooke Randall, Eastmont
20 273 13.7 - Brittany Quick, Hanford
20 263 13.2 - Chelsey DePeel, Hanford
20 229 11.5 - Amanda Hall, Kennewick
19 214 11.3 - Heather Worley, Southridge
21 231 11.0 - Haley Curtis, West Valley-Yakima
20 215 10.8 - Kayla Rollinger, Sunnyside
19 204 10.7 - Julia Draney, Kennewick
21 221 10.5 - Katelin Sillery, West Valley-Yakima
19 186 9.8 - Erin Richardson, West Valley-Yakima
19 185 9.7 - Marcy Hjellum, Kamiakin
19 178 9.4 - Erica Colter, Southridge

HANFORD GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTES - JANUARY 24, 2008

Athlete of the Week for January 24, 2008

Girls Basketball

Chelsey DePeel, Senior

She had 17 points and three assists to spark a come back win against Southridge Friday night, then had 12 points in a win Saturday over Eastmont as the Falcons stayed a top the CBL 3A standings.

CBL 3A Scoring Leaders

G Pts Avg.
12 216 18.0 - Brooke Randall, Eastmont
13 178 13.7 - Brittany Quick, Hanford
13 168 12.9 - Chelsey DePeel, Hanford
13 159 12.2 - Amanda Hall, Kennewick
12 137 11.4 - Julie Draney, Kennewick
14 150 10.7 - Katelin Sillery, West Valley-Yakima
14 143 10.2 - Haley Curtis, West Valley-Yakima
12 120 10.0 - Jamie Lyons, Southridge
13 128 9.9 - Kayla Rollinger, Sunnyside
12 118 9.8 - Karinne Tuttle, Eastmont
13 123 9.5 - Sara Madrigal, Kennewick
12 111 9.3 - Reina Malito, Kennewick
13 120 9.2 - Marcy Hjellum, Kamiakin

HANFORD GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTES - DECEMBER 8, 2007

Athlete of the Week for December 6, 2007

Girls Basketball

Laura Hughes, Sophomore

She had 13 points and eight rebounds in a win Friday over Eisenhower, then had 20 points and 11 rebounds in a win Saturday over Richland.

PRE-SEASON GIRLS 3A RANKINGS - SEATTLE TIMES (November 27, 2007)

CLASS 3A

1. Auburn Riverside 27-2

Talented Ravens ready to rock 'n' roll and repeat

2. Issaquah 21-7

Alyssa Shoji (Santa Clara) gives Eagles a shot at it all

3. Seattle Prep 23-5

Panthers ride Candace Chambers (San Diego State) to trophy-land again

4. Meadowdale (Lynnwood) 26-2

With Eryn Jones (Portland State), Mavs should be marvelous again

5. Lakes (Lakewood) 18-6

Lancers looking good with Sarah Halasz (New Mexico) and possible transfer

6. Kennedy (Burien) 18-10

Addition of Seattle Prep transfer Yasmin Fuller makes JFK a contender

7. Hanford 12-8

With Brittany Quick, volleyball champs worthy of consideration

8. Newport (Bellevue) 10-11

Experienced Knights driven by last year's disappointment

9. Auburn 8-13

Trio of top-notch players put Trojans back on basketball map

10. Skyline (Sammamish) 23-5

Despite graduation losses, Spartans should spar with best again

Others — Auburn Mountainview, Bainbridge, Bellevue, Capital, Enumclaw, Frendale, Hazen, Holy Names, Hudson's Bay, Kamiakin, Kelso, Kennewick, Lakeside (Seattle), Lindbergh, Lynnwood, Mercer Island, Mount Vernon, Nathan Hale, West Valley (Yakima), White River.

CBL GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTES - NOVEMBER 26, 2007

With every team in the league returning at least five players from last year and only five of the 12 first- or second-team all-league selections graduating, the CBL 3A figures to be a deeper, better league than a year ago.

"Everybody's pretty well-balanced," said Eastmont coach Brent Darnell. "There's not that one standout stud like Lyndsey Martin. Every team has two or three decent kids."

Darnell was referring to last year's league MVP, who led Kamiakin to the league title and to within a win of its first state berth in eight years.

Despite graduating Martin, Kamiakin is rated as the favorite to win the league title again by returning four starters as well as getting sophomore G Jori Skorpik back from a knee injury that sidelined her last winter.

She'll join league defensive co-MVP Tina Miller in the backcourt, while honorable-mention all-league picks Stacey Smith and Marcy Hjellum return in the frontcourt.

"I think if we'd have had Jori last year, we would definitely have gone to state," said coach Tammy Hutchison. "She sees the floor very well, is an excellent ballhandler, an excellent passer. She makes a difference."

Hanford had a disappointing end to last year, losing three straight in the playoffs after finishing second in league play.

However, the Falcons looked good during summer ball and have the biggest team in the league, featuring three 6-footers -- including 6-2 senior Brittany Quick, a first-team all-leaguer last year who also is the All-Area MVP in volleyball after leading Hanford to the state title.

"The rest of the post crew is very good, too," said coach Evan Woodward. "We still want to run and keep the tempo up as much as we can, but that's going to depend on our defense. If we can be successful with our height defensively, we're going to run."

Kennewick was the surprise district champion, knocking off Hanford in the semifinals and West Valley in the finals. Though the Lions lost twice at regionals, they hope to carry the district success into this season.

They graduated only one starter (Brittany Perez) and got a pleasant surprise when sophomore PG Reina Malito returned -- she had transferred to Mead in the spring but came back to Kennewick this fall. Malito adds to a loaded backcourt along with junior Julia Draney, who shared Defensive MVP honors with Miller, and the Lions could get another boost if junior Courtney Perez's eligibility appeal is granted by the WIAA.

"We'll be guard-oriented," said coach Joe Harshman. "We just hope to get it together and hit our rhythm in conference play. The kids learned last year it's how you finish that matters."

West Valley's hopes took a hit during the summer when junior G Liz Tikriti, a first-team all-leaguer a year ago, suffered a season-ending knee injury. The Rams still have the pieces for a successful season, though, with a pair of 6-footers in juniors Erin Richardson and Katelin Sillery, and sophomore G Haley Curtis, who played a big role last year when Brittany Murillo went down with an injury.

Eastmont could be the surprise team of the year, led by a trio of juniors. The starting backcourt of Karinne Tuttle at the point (back from a torn ACL suffered midway through last season) and Brooke Randall at off-guard ranks among the league's best, and Madison Miller has the potential to be one of the league's best posts once she returns from a knee injury.

Southridge made the playoffs for the first time in seven years with a young crew that graduated only one senior.

The Suns are young again -- four sophomores are on the seven-player roster and only one senior -- but with four starters back, including promising guards Jamie Lyons and Heather Worley, they'll be dangerous.

"Our expectations are set higher," said coach Kristen Davis. "Jamie and Heather got through the freshman bumps and bruises. I think Jamie this year will step into a scoring role this year, and Heather is just a hustle player who does all the dirty work for us."

Sunnyside has a new coach in Eric Berg, the freshman coach the last three years who takes over a team that was winless last season.

The Grizzlies should be much improved with the Rollinger sisters (Kayla and Kelsey) in the paint and Alexis Ramos, a defensive standout who sat out last year after playing as a sophomore, joining a backcourt with Shana Zamarron at the point and Katie Wutzke at off-guard.

Predicted Order of Finish

1. Kamiakin

2. Hanford

3. Kennewick

4. West Valley

5. Eastmont

6. Southridge

7. Sunnyside

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