SB Live interviews: Halftime speech refocuses Todd Beamer girls in comeback bi-district title win over Union

PUYALLUP — Aaliyah Alexander made Union pay at the perfect time. Down seven, Todd Beamer exploded out of the halftime break on Alexander's lead and held off

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Feb 23, 2020

SB Live interviews: Halftime speech refocuses Todd Beamer girls in comeback bi-district title win over Union /

PUYALLUP — Aaliyah Alexander made Union pay at the perfect time.

Down seven, Todd Beamer exploded out of the halftime break on Alexander's lead and held off the Titans to claim the 4A West-Central Bi-District championship on Saturday afternoon at Puyallup High School.

Eight of Alexander's 22 points came in the third quarter, which she insists is no accident.

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"When we got into the locker room (at halftime), coaches really got on us about taking smart shots, making the defense work," Alexander said. "Once we got moving the ball around, driving to the basket, that's when we were able to come back."

Beamer (23-2) is the No. 2 team in the WIAA's RPI rankings, used to seed the state tournament, as of Saturday night. Union (19-5) slid to No. 7 ahead of the bracket release on Sunday.

Aaliyah Alexander, Todd Beamer

Mason Oberg, Union

Published Feb 23, 2020

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.