Stanwood guard Ellalee Wortham, shown playing Cedarcrest earlier this season, scored 21 points as the Spartans defeated Lynnwood, 74-69, in the Class 3A state tournament Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome.
Stanwood guard Ellalee Wortham, shown playing Cedarcrest earlier this season, scored 21 points as the Spartans defeated Lynnwood, 74-69, in the Class 3A state tournament Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome.
Stanwood guard Ellalee Wortham scored 21 points as the Spartans defeated Lynnwood, 74-69, in the Class 3A state tournament Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome.
Stanwood (20-5), the No. 6 seed, advances to the tournament's final eight and will play No. 3-seeded Mead in a quarterfinal at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Both teams started hot Wednesday, particularly in a building that often results in cold shooting from the field.
The Spartans made six 3-pointers in the first quarter to take a 23-21 lead.
Stanwood's pressure defense in the second period led to several steals and several baskets as the Spartans increased their lead at halftime to 47-35.
Vivienne Berrett had 14 of her 16 points in the first half, Tatum Brager scored 11 points and Wortham and Grace Walker each had eight points.
Stout defense in the third quarter held the lead, and Stanwood increased its lead to 66-48 early in the fourth quarter on back-to-back 3-pointers by Wortham.
The Royals fought back and cut the lead to single digits late in the game, but the Spartans held on to advance.
Berrett had 10 rebounds, Brager added 13 points, Walker scored 12, Chloe Santeford scored 10 points, and Ava Depew had three steals.
Aniya Hooker scored a game-high 26 points for Lynnwood (17-7).
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