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BULLDOGS
Continued from page B-5
For the second half,
Bremerton switched
to a 2-3 zone, which
gave North Mason
trouble.
"We struggle shoot-
ing from the outside,
so when we come up to
a zone like that, we've
got to get to the shots
we do well," Hawkins
said.
Those shots are 15
foot shots from the
elbow and from the
paint.
"Nineteen feet, 20
feet from the bucket
... it's not what we do
best," Hawkins said.
He said once North
Mason got down by
10 or 11 points, the
Lady Bulldogs could
never get back into the
game.
"We talked about
our inability to get 50-
50 balls or loose balls
that are anybody's,"
Hawkins said. "We
only got about two of
those. We never came
up with that loose
ball. We weren't doing
a very good job of re-
bounding."
The Lady Bulldogs
shot 1-for-6 from the
free throw line, while
Bremerton hit ll-of-
13.
"We need to take it
to the basket more and
force teams to make
plays on us," Hawkins
said.
Nelson had eight
points for the Lady
Bulldogs. Senior Ali
Gibson and freshmen
Sydney Garrett and
Jadin Left made four
points each. Junior
Quincy Satran contrib-
uted with three points,
while freshman Lacey
Stark added two.
North Mason picked
up its game Friday to
defeat Port Townsend
42-34 at home.
"The game started
slow with both teams
missing their first four
or five shots," Hawkins
said. "Both teams were
sitting in zones and nei-
ther team was able ot
get any consistent of-
fense going."
Down 6-4 heading
into the second quar-
ter, North Mason found
its offensive rhythm to
go into halftime up 16-
12.
"Sydney Garrett,
Shumaker and Satran
all hit 3-pointers during
the quarter and we were
able to get the lead,"
Hawkins said.
Port Townsend got
within two points of the
Lady Bulldogs a few
times in the third quar-
ter, Hawkins said, but
they were never able to
tie the game or take the
lead.
"Defensively, it was
our best effort of the
year," Hawkins said.
The Lady Bulldogs
(1-14) play at 7 p.m. to-
morrow at home against
Olympic.
4th-quarter surge too little, too late
Olympia shuts down Shelton girls
basketball's offensive efforts
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com
Despite netting 19 points in
the fourth quarter of its game
Friday night, the Shelton girls'
basketball team couldn't come
home with the win.
Mount Tahoma defeated
Shelton 66-57 in Tacoma.
"This was a game we knew we
could win and looking at all of
our stats except free throws, we
should have," head coach Aaron
Leth said.
Shelton shot 13-for-37 from
the free-throw line.
"That's the one stat that hurt
us the most and is a big factor
why we didn't win," Leth said.
Aside from that, the Lady
Highclimbers shot higher than
50 percent from behind the
3-point line and played with a
field-goal percentage of 39.
"We can't let these chances
slip through our fingers if we are
trying to slip into the last spot
to (the 3A West Central District
III tournament)," Leth said.
According to narrowleague.
org, the Shelton girls are No. 5
in the 3A Narrows League. Leth
has-said the Lady Highclimbers
(2-5 in league) need to overcome
North Thurston (4-4 in league)
to reach districts.
Shelton led the first quarter
18-15, but fell behind in the sec-
ond, allowing Mount Tahoma
25 points. The Lady Highclimb-
ers went into the locker room at
halftime down 40-25.
"We talked at halftime about
attacking their press but at the
same time being patient," Leth
said. "Their defense in the half
court was not the strongest we
have seen and we were able to
get the Shots that we wanted."
Although Shelton responded
in the third quarter, Leth said
the team had a big hole to dig
out of.
"We were down by as many as
21 and the girls just stepped up,
led by senior Alyssa York and
her defense," Leth said.
York had four steals and
scored seven of her eight points
in the fourth quarter.
"Alyssa is a big part of our
defense because of her aggres-
sion and how fast she moves
her feet," Leth said, adding that
York had four fouls in the game.
Senior Taylor Stroud ran into
foul trouble as well, picking
up her fifth on a charging foul
about 2 minutes into the fourth
quarter.
"I was disappointed we had
lost (Stroud) for the rest of the
game, but very proud of the
fact that she was attacking the
hoop," Leth said. "Sometimes,
charging fouls are a 50/50 call."
Because of injuries on the
team, Leth brought up junior
varsity players freshman Mor-
gan Leach and sophomore Van-
essa Kennedy.
"They both played good de-
fense and were able to put in a
few points and grab some boards
for us," Leth said.
Senior Jordan Leach led the
Lady Highclimbers with 15
points, while senior Cheyenne
Overlin and junior Jessica John-
son scored 11 each.
York netted eight points,
while Stroud put up six.
Sophomore Aurora Gouley
contributed five points with ju-
nior Twana Machado and Ken-
nedy combining for five points.
Injuries and foul trouble
hampered the Lady Highclimb-
ers' efforts Jan. 22 at Olympia.
The girls lost 48-15.
"The Olympia game was a
tough game; I don't think we
were focused going into the
game," Leth said. "It's hard
when two of your point guards
are out with injury and one
(Stroud) is on the bench early in
the game because of foul trou-
ble."
He said the Lady Highclimb-
ers didn't shoot the ball well.
One bright spot from the
game was the team earning a
season record by shooting 85
percent from the free-throw line.
"We have to execute better on
the offensive end and be patient
enough to let the plays develop,"
Leth said.
Stroud led the team with six
points, while Kennedy scored
three.
Leach, Johnson and Overlin
scored two points each.
The Lady Highclimbers (3-
11) play next at 7 p.m. tomorrow
at North Thurston.
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