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Seattle Prep finished the 2019-20 season with an overall record of 20-8, despite their up and down season they’ve managed to put themselves in a position to advance from one game to the next. Lady Panthers trio of Molly Moffitt…
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Continue ReadingSeattle Prep finished the 2019-20 season with an overall record of 20-8, despite their up and down season they’ve managed to put themselves in a position to advance from one game to the next. Lady Panthers trio of Molly Moffitt Molly Moffitt 6'1" | SF Seattle Prep | 2021 State WA , Tamia Stricklin Tamia Stricklin 5'11" | SF Seattle Prep | 2021 State WA and Emily Petro are essential to the teams’ success.
Molly Moffitt Molly Moffitt 6'1" | SF Seattle Prep | 2021 State WA stands 6-foot-1 with such great size she is an all-around type of player, averaging 11.7 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game also 1.7 steals per game as well. Tamia Stricklin Tamia Stricklin 5'11" | SF Seattle Prep | 2021 State WA is a scorer, playmaker and has a great feel for the game. She leads the team in scoring at 14.8 points per game while averaging 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game as well, Stricklin standing 5-foot-11 is who they’ll need run the offense through. Emily Petro plays with great pace, makes open shots when called upon and quarterbacks the team throughout games.
Coming into this year’s state tournament Seattle Prep is ranked 10th coming off an 85-57 win against Juanita High School in the regionals, then followed that impressive victory up with a 43-36 win against Lincoln in the opening round.
Eastside Catholic is coming off an impressive season, winning Metro League and districts with a team filled with talented underclassmen. Eastside is filled with nothing but freshman and sophomores on their team and finished the 2019-20 season with an outstanding 27-1 record. Their core four of Malia Samuels Malia Samuels 5'7" | PG Garfield | 2023 State #46 Nation WA , ZaZa Walton, Miracle Sheppard and Imbie Jones Imbie Jones 6'2" | SF Garfield | 2023 State WA have stamped themselves for years to come in the 3A Metro League.
Samuels is Metro League MVP, Walton first-team, Sheppard second team and DPOY, Imbie Jones Imbie Jones 6'2" | SF Garfield | 2023 State WA third team. Coming into the state tournament following an 80-56 win against Kennewick, Lady Crusaders are ranked 1stand are looking forward to keeping their winning streak going with hopes of advancing to the semifinals tomorrow.