Class 4A state tournament – shooting stars
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Often times players and teams find shooting in the Tacoma Dome difficult because of the back drop. That doesn’t apply to everyone. Here are some of the best shooters from long distance in the Class 4A state tournament. Ava Schmidt…
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Continue ReadingOften times players and teams find shooting in the Tacoma Dome difficult because of the back drop. That doesn’t apply to everyone. Here are some of the best shooters from long distance in the Class 4A state tournament.
Why not start with the champions from Eastlake and their 6’2″ center. She hit 4-6 from three and finished with 29 points in a semi-final win over Kamiakin. She was 3-8 in the opening round win over Bellarmine Prep and hit 1-2 in the championship game. That’s an 8-16 performance from the tallest player on the floor for Eastlake in their run to the Class 4A title.
Another player around 6’0” tall, she made 10 threes in her four games in the Dome. She hit 6 of 13 in the quarterfinal loss with 18 points. Kamiakin battled back through the losers bracket to finish 6th place and she was a big reason why.
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Nicole Wertenberger
Nicole Wertenberger
She made at least two threes in all four games, going 9-20 for the tournament. She finished the tournament going 3-8 with 11 points in the trophy round. Kamiakin lost that one to Tahoma, finishing 6th place. She was 2-4 in the round of 12., 2-3 in the quarterfinals, and 2-5 in the semi finals loss to Eastlake.
Riley went 8-15 from long distance in three games, including a 5-9 effort in the championship game where she finished with 15 points in the loss to Eastlake. Her teammate, Sophie Buzzard Sophie Buzzard 5’9″ | SG Camas | 2025 State WA went 4-5 in the semi-final win over Tahoma and Keirra Thompson Keirra Thompson 5’6″ | PG Camas | 2025 State WA was 3-6 from long distance in the opener for Camas.
She led Tahoma in threes made, going 6-17 from long distance. Her best game was in the trophy round where she hit 4-5 from three and finished with 14 points to help Tahoma to a 3rd place finish. Teammate Amelie Sitterud Amelie Sitterud 6’0″ | SG Tahoma | 2023 State WA was 5-15 in three games in the tournament.
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Jazzlyn is another player in that 6’0″ range. She went 6-18 in Woodinville’s four games. She hit 3 of 4 from three with 14 points in the win over Emerald Ridge for 4th place Teammate Brooke Beresford Brooke Beresford 5’10” | SG Woodinville | 2023 State WA was 5-11 from long range for the tournament
Tami Gallo
Tami Gallo
She was 8-21 in three games for Emerald Ridge, including a 4-11 performance vs Bellarmine Prep in a loser out game which they won. That win sent them into the trophy round where they lost to Woodinville and finished 6th place.