Washington high school (WIAA) 4A/3A girls basketball tournament: Quarterfinal recaps, highlights, top performers

Eight round-of-eight games on the west court going on all day at the Tacoma Dome. High School On SI Washington will keep you updated

Just like in Class 3A, Lake Washington is a state contender in Class 4A, led by guard Ashley Uusitalo.

TACOMA, Wash. - The bright lights of the Tacoma Dome are on - and let's get ready for Day 2 of the WIAA Class 4A and 3A girls basketball championships.

High School On SI Washington will provide game recaps, video highlight and top performers throughout Thursday in quarterfinal round games.

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CLASS 3A (Bracket)

Thursday schedule (winners to semifinals)

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Ellalee Wortham got Stanwood off to a fast start in the first quarter, but after that it was all Garfield in the Class 3A girls quarterfinals. / Photo by Todd Milles

Garfield 52, Stanwood 30: The Spartans hit two 3-pointers in the opening moments, but missed all 12 of their other attempts from long-range as the Bulldogs cruised into the semifinals.

Despite entering the tournament as the 19th seed, the four-time defending champion Bulldogs are just two wins from a fifth consecutive championship.

“Being the 19th seed, I still believed in my that we were going to make it no mater what, no matter who was against us,” Garfield senior guard Jayda Lewis said. “I just stay composed and make sure my team was composed and we just take it one game at a time.”

Lewis scored 18 points to lead all scorers, finishing 7-for-11 from the field. She made five of her six shots and scored 13 points in the first half as Garfield built its lead.

Lewis rallied her team after the Spartans got off fast, and coach Roydell Smiley II switched some of the team’s defensive matchups. Both Lewis’ influence and Smiley’s minor adjustment seemed to energize the Bulldogs.

“Our energy was down, I could tell,” Lewis said. “After they hit those two 3s, I huddled us up and I was just like, ‘Let’s go out there and have fun and play our game. And that’s what we did.”

The Bulldogs led by as many as 24. They used a 17-1 run in the first half to take control of the game.

Now, they play No. 1 and undefeated Central Valley in the WIAA semifinals.

“We’re looking forward to it, obviously,” Lewis said. “But we still just have to watch our film, stay composed and play our game.”

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Top-ranked Central Valley survived a tough test from Kennewick in the Class 3A girls quarterfinals Thursday. / Photo by Todd Milles

Central Valley 45, Kennewick 37: The top-seeded Bears didn’t look the sharpest they have all season, scoring a season-low, but the result was the same as 24 previous times they’ve taken the court this season – a victory.

“I think we just had to get used to the hoops,” Central Valley senior guard Eden Sander said. “It’s definitely a new court and a new environment. I think we’re settled in and we’ll be good now – just getting some nerves out.”

The Lions (18-8) never let Central Valley run away with the game, but didn’t have enough to get over the hump late in the fourth quarter. Sander led the Bears with 24 points. Her baseline jumper with 1:22 to play in the fourth quarter gave them an eight-point lead and essentially ended Kennewick’s hopes of a late comeback.

“I was pretty happy with how my shots were going,” Sander said. “I was happy with my shots from the (free-throw) line. I think that’s the best I’ve ever shot from the line, so that was definitely good for me.”

Sander made eight of her free throws, including four in the final minute to ice the game for Central Valley.

Junior Rylee Bendewald led Kennewick with 12 points. Sophomore June Fiander added 10.

The Bears will face No. 19 Garfield, the four-time defending state champions, at 3:45 on Friday for a spot in the championship game.

“We have film tonight. We have film tomorrow,” Sander said. “We are so ready.”

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Willa Chinn, 20, scored 22 points for Lakeside of Seattle in a Class 3A girls basketball quarterfinal win over Seattle Prep. / Photo by Todd Milles

Lakeside of Seattle 47, Seattle Prep 40: After the Panthers had won its previous two meetings with Lakeside and ended its 14-game winning streak to start the season, the Lions got their revenge on the biggest stage.

“The Metro league is super competitive, so we love playing against them,” Lakeside senior guard Willa Chinn said. “They give us really good competition, but we were super ready to go today.”

Lakeside (24-4) punched its ticket to the semifinals behind the 22 points of Chinn, who scored 16 in the first half. Chinn also made all 10 of her free-throw attempts.

“I’m talking to my coaches a lot about coming out ready at the start of the game, looking for my offense and being aggressive,” Chinn said. “I’m surrounded with really good teammates, so they allow me to come out and create a lot.”

Senior Grace Renners led the Panthers with 19 points, but the rest of the team combined to score just 21 points.

“I think everyone was just working so hard (on defense),” Chinn said. “Prep is a good team, so we kind of had our work cut out for us. But I’m just super proud of the way everyone came out, getting at the shooters, helping, boxing out and rebounding.”.

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Bellevue hung around for a half, but No. 2 seed North Thurston won its 28th consecutive game in a Class 3A girls quarterfinal win over the Wolverines. / Photo by Todd Milles

North Thurston 63, Bellevue 50: The Rams won their 28th consecutive game, beating the Wolverines thanks to a 16-2 run in the second half.

North Thurston (28-1) found itself behind at halftime and for almost the entire third quarter thanks to a 23-3 run by the Wolverines (23-7). The run started in the second quarter with Bellevue scoring the final 14 points of the half and extended into the third quarter.

“We were just nervous,” senior guard Soraya Ogaldez said. “We had a good talk in the locker room to settle our nerves and go out and play our game like we know we’re supposed to.”

The Rams clawed their way back late in the third quarter. They took the lead when Ogaldez banked in a three from 30 feet to beat the third quarter buzzer.

“We just needed a bucket,” Ogaldez said. “I just had to step up and do my part for us to pull out with that win.”

They would never trail again.

Ogaldez led all scorers with 29 points, 21 of which came after halftime. Junior Shayla Corliss added 20.

“If she’s hot I give it to her. if I’m hot she gives it to me,” Ogaldez said. “She’s a great player, and I love playing with her. I’m glad she came to my team.”

Shayla’s sister, junior Sierra Cordis, added nine points. The sisters and Ogaldez combined for 58 of the Rams’ 63 points.

Sophomore Trinity Palmer-Wilson led Bellevue with 21 points.

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Friday semifinal schedule

19-seed Garfield (17-9) vs 1-seed Central Valley (25-0), 3:45 p.m.

6-seed Lakeside of Seattle (24-4) vs. 2-seed North Thurston (28-1), 5:30 p.m.

Weekend schedule

Semifinals Friday are at 3:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Championship Saturday is at 3 p.m.

TOP PERFORMERS

Soraya Ogaldez, North Thurston

29 points, 10-22 FGs, 8 rebounds

Eden Sander, Central Valley

24 points, 8-11 FGs, 7 rebounds

Willa Chinn, Lakeside of Seattle

22 points, 10-10 FTs

Grace Renners, Seattle Pre

19 points, 3 3-pointers

Jayda Lewis, Garfield

18 points, 7-11 FGs, 5 assists

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CLASS 4A (Bracket)

Thursday schedule (winners to semifinals)

Woodinville jumped out fast and never let up in a Class 4A girls regional win over Auburn. / Photo by Todd Milles

Woodinville 69, Auburn 45: After disappointing showings as the top seed and No. 2 seed respectively the past two years in the quarterfinals, the Falcons are back in the semifinals for the first time since winning the title in 2022.

“We’ve obviously had two times that we should’ve gone further than we did,” Wilkerson said. “But this year, we’re super excited to be back and ready to get after it.”

Woodinville scored the first 19 points of the game and never looked back, rolling over the Trojans. The Falcons led by as many as 26 points in the second half.

“It starts in the locker room getting ready and getting our minds right,” Wilkerson said. “When we were talking, it was just come out with intensity and run. I think that’s what we do best. That was kind of our mindset to start the game.”

Junior forward Jazlyn Wilkerson led the Falcons, with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Wilkerson shot 10-for-19 from the field and made four 3s.

“I give all the props to my teammates,” Wilkerson said. “I think they do their best to get me open, setting screens. I think it was just an all-around good win for our whole team.”

Sophomore guard Avery Hansen led the Trojans with 11 points.

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Kawehi Borden scored 22 points, and Sumer ended Camas' reign as Class 4A champion with a win in the WIAA quarterfinals Thursday. / Photo by Todd Milles

Sumner 61, Camas 47: Leading by a slim margin at halftime, the Papermakers took a Spartans' haymaker - a 26-4 run over the first 10 minutes of the second half - ahd saw their stint as reigning state champion end.

And now it is the Spartans, who lost to Camas in the 2024 state semifinals, that are moving on to the final four.

“I think we just got off to a rough start,” sophomore guard Kawehi Borden said. “I think we knew from the beginning that we had it. So, at halftime we just collected ourselves and came back, had each other’s backs and had better energy.”

Borden, one of the best players in the state in her class, scored 22 points to lead the Spartans. She shot 8-for-10 from the field and made all five of her free-throw attempts.

“When we needed her, she stepped up big,” Sumner girls coach Katie Hyppa said. “She’s done that a lot of times for us this year.”

Junior guard Madison Hughes scored just eight points, but six of them came off two clutch 3s she hit during the third quarter as the Spartans grew their lead. Just as important as anything Sumner did on the offensive end, was what it did on defense. Hughes had her hands all over that too, guarding Camas star senior point guard Keirra Thompson.

“In the first half, they were completely sagged off of her,” Hyppa said. “I think mentally, that kind of got to her. You could tell she was second guessing herself. I told her, ‘You’ve got to be confident. You’ve got to shoot the ball and if you don’t want to shoot the ball, you’ve got to attack the hoop. We need you to win this game.’ She hit two clutch 3s and that got her into a momentum defensively where she was guarding Thompson and came up huge for us.”

Hyppa had nothing but praise for Thompson, who helped the Papermakers win the state championship a year ago. They beat Sumner in the semifinals on the way to winning that championship.

“It’s no secret, she’s one of the best, if not the best point guard in the state,” Hyppa said. “She’s a very, very talented kid. We’ve faced her plenty of times over these last four years. I’m grateful she’s a senior, because she’s a heck of a player. That was one thing, coming into the game we knew we wanted to limit her touches.”

Sumner also doubled up Camas on the boards, grabbing 32 rebounds to just 16 for the Papermakers.

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Glacier Peak's improbable run through the Class 4A girls basketball tournament continued with a quarterfinal win over Chiawana. / Photo by Todd Milles

Glacier Peak 64, Chiawana 62 (OT): It's safe to say the Grizzlies are enjoying their role as tournament spoilers..

One day after knocking off No. 5 Union, the Grizzlies pulled off another upset, this time over No. 3 Chiawana, sending them to the semifinals.

“We just had to trust our coaches and trust each other and go with the gameplan” senior guard Rikki Miller said. “Even if they’re hitting a few shots, that’s going to happen. You can’t hold them to zero.”

Glacier Peak was Miller and fellow senior Brynna Pukis, who each had 18 points. Miller recorded all of her points from behind the three-point range. Pukis knocked down two 3-pointers and was a perfect 8-for-8 from the foul line, including two with 4.8 seconds left that secured the win for the Grizzlies.

“If one of us isn’t hitting, we know we can rely on the other one to pick it up,” Miller said. “And even other people too, because out whole team can shoot.”

Chiawana, which had its 23 game winning streak snapped, was led by senior forward Malia Rudd, who finished with 21. Senior Kaia Foster added 20 for the Riverhawks, who saw their 23-game winning streak end.

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Cheyenne Hull scored 27 points, and Davis of Yakima beat Lake Washington in the Class 4A girls quarterfinals Thursday. / Photo by Todd Milles

Davis of Yakima 71, Lake Washington 59: The Pirates used a strong second half, led by the all-around play of sophomore Cheyenne Hull, and the shooting of Isa Garcia to run away from the Kangaroos at the Tacoma Dome. Hull finished with 27 points, leading all scorers, and 10 rebounds.

“Cheyenne’s a big presence,” Garcia said. “You look at her, she’s big and she’s long. She’s been playing basketball since she was little, and obviously you can see that she’s come a long way. …She’s an all-around player and we really need her.”

Garcia had 20 points, including four 3-pointers.

“We knew what we could do,” Garcia said. “Slow the ball down and get ourselves ready. All we had to do was take it to the hole, shoot our shots and do what we do.”

Lake Washington was led by senior Paige Citron, who finished with 19 points. Junior Ashley Uusitalo added 18 for the Kangaroos.

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Friday semifinal schedule

4-seed Woodinville (25-4) vs. 8-seed Sumner (23-4), 7:15 p.m.

No. 13-seed Glacier Peak (21-7) vs. 1-seed Davis of Yakima (22-3), 9 p.m.

Weekend schedule

Semifinals Friday are at 7:15 p.m. and 9 p.m. Championship Saturday is at 7 p.m.

TOP PERFORMERS

Jazzy Wilkerson, Woodinville

27 points, 10-19 FGs, 11 rebounds

Cheyenne Hull, Davis of Yakima

27 points, 10-13 FGs, 10 rebounds

Kawehi Borden, Sumner

22 points, 8-10 FGs, 7 rebounds

Malia Ruud, Chiawana

21 points, 8-17 FGs, 10 rebounds

Brynna Pukis, Glacier Peak

18 points, 5 assists

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