Class 2B – Round of 12 preview
In this article:
The 2B girls state tournament might be top heavy with a handful of teams that are quite a bit more talented than the rest of the field. In the round of 12 on Wednesday, we will see who gets to…
Access all of Prep Girls Hoops
Continue reading this article and more.
Continue ReadingThe 2B girls state tournament might be top heavy with a handful of teams that are quite a bit more talented than the rest of the field. In the round of 12 on Wednesday, we will see who gets to face the likes of Colfax, Okanogan, Napavine, and Warden. Those top 4 seeds await the winners in the quarterfinals. Here is a closer look at the Wednesday match-ups. Adna and LaConner are still in the hunt, and might be the most likely of teams to take home a trophy.
11 Northwest Christian 6 LaConner
PLAYERS TO WATCH
LACONNER –
Ellie Marble
Ellie
Marble
6'0" | PF
LaConner | 2023
State
WA
,
Josie Harper
Josie
Harper
5'10" | CG
LaConner | 2023
State
WA
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN – Paisley Cox, Makenzie Ritchie, Leah Platt Leah Platt 5'9" | SF Nortthwest Christian | 2025 WA
OUTLOOK
LaConner should bounce back from a tough loss to Napavine in the regional round.
Ellie Marble
Ellie
Marble
6'0" | PF
LaConner | 2023
State
WA
should have a big game once again, and
Josie Harper
Josie
Harper
5'10" | CG
LaConner | 2023
State
WA
, both of whom are no strangers to playing in Spokane.This could set up a rematch of the first round of last year’s tournament with LaConner and Warden. A first round game that was between two title contenders.with Warden going on to win the game and the 2B title.
Prediction – LaConner 65-43
15 Upper Columbia 7 Rainier
PLAYERS TO WATCH
RAINIER –
Angelica Askey
Angelica
Askey
5'6" | PG
Rainier | 2025
State
WA
,
Brooklyn Swenson
Brooklyn
Swenson
5'3" | SF
Rainier | 2025
WA
,
Bryn Beckman
Bryn
Beckman
5'9" | CG
Rainer | 2025
State
WA
UPPER COLUMBIA – Sidney Folkenberg, Sasha Vaughan
OUTLOOK
Rainier ran into a tough Okanogan team in the regional round. Not only that,
Brooklyn Swenson
Brooklyn
Swenson
5'3" | SF
Rainier | 2025
WA
went down with an injury late in the game and I’m not sure if she will be able to go in this one. I still like Rainier, led by leading scorer and 1st team all Central 2B guard
Angelica Askey
Angelica
Askey
5'6" | PG
Rainier | 2025
State
WA
.
Prediction – Rainier 43-35
12 Raymond 5 Adna
PLAYERS TO WATCH
ADNA – Karlee Von Moos, Brooklyn Loose, Danika Hallom
RAYMOND – Karsyn Freeman Karsyn Freeman 5'8" | SG Raymond | 2025 State WA
OUTLOOK
These two teams already faced each other once this season with Adna winning in blowout fashion. They should take care of business again in this one and set up a rematch with Napavine in the quarterfinals. That will be the third meeting between those two teams, with Napavine winning both the first two. The last in the district championship game. That game was won on a last second shot by
Morgan Hamilton
Morgan
Hamilton
5'6" | SG
Napavine | 2023
WA
who shared Central 2B MVP honors with Karlee Von Moos.
Karsyn Freeman
Karsyn
Freeman
5'8" | SG
Raymond | 2025
State
WA
is a big time scorer for Raymond, but I see an Adna vs Napavine quarterfinal in the making.
Prediction – Adna 57-39
9 Liberty 8 Mabton
PLAYERS TO WATCH
MABTON – Esmeralda Sanchez,
Alana Zavala
Alana
Zavala
5'3" | PG
Mabton | 2026
WA
, Jezebel Ramirez
LIBERTY – Ella Denny, Devyn Cook, Grace Grumbly
OUTLOOK
Tough to call this one. Mabton doesn’t have a senior on the roster. Liberty is tournament tested but lost a lot of their production. I’m giving the young Mabton team the nod here. I think they have more overall talent.
Prediction – Mabton 47-39