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We would like to thank the Best Western
Peppertree Inn in Auburn www.peppertreeauburn.com for being our sponsor hotel for our Riverside Invitational event. With the number of teams that we
have traveling from out of town, the Peppertree Inn has done a great job to make their stay enjoyable and affordable. Parents
and fans traveling with the team are encouraged to contact Khara at 253-887-7600 and mention that
you are in town for the Riverside Invitational to get a great room at a great rate.
Teams committed to the 2008 Riverside Invitational at Auburn Riverside HS on December 29-31,
2008
Auburn Riverside, WA (ESPN/HoopGurlz West Region #10, Finished 25-3 in 2008, Two Time Defending WA 3A State
Champs)
Jefferson,
OR (ESPN/HoopGurlz West Region #5, Finished 27-0 in 2008, Defending OR 5A State Champs) Jesuit, OR (ESPN/HoopGurlz West Region #13, Finished 15-12 in 2008, Advanced to 2nd Round of
the OR 6A State Tournament) Lakes, WA (Finished 24-2 in 2008, Placed 4th in WA 3A State Tournament)
Moses Lake, WA (Finished 24-6 in 2008, Placed 2nd in WA 4A State Tournament) Port Angeles, WA (Finished 15-5, League Co-Champs in 2008, Qualified
for District Playoffs)
Skyline,
WA (Finished 14-11 in 2008, Qualified for District Playoffs)
Snohomish, WA (Finished 21-7 in 2008, Placed 7th in WA 4A State Tournament)
South
Kitsap, WA (Finished in 2008)
Southridge,
OR (ESPN/HoopGurlz West Region #17, Finished 24-4 in 2008, Four Time Defending OR 6A State Champs) Sunset, OR (Finished 19-10 in 2008, Advanced to 4th Round of
the OR 6A State Tourney)
Monday, December 29th 4:30pm Jefferson (OR) 77 v Snohomish (WA) 83 2OT 6:00pm Moses Lake (WA) 66 v Lakes (WA) 33 7:30pm Jesuit (OR) 66 v Auburn Riverside (WA) 63
Tuesday, December 30th 12:30pm South Kitsap (WA) 33 v Skyline (WA) 36 2:00pm
Sunset (OR) 45 v Port Angeles (WA) 32 2:15pm
South Kitsap JV v Auburn Riverside JV (aux. gym) 4:00pm
Jefferson (OR) 80 v Moses Lake (WA) 83 5:30pm
Jesuit (OR) 40 v Snohomish (WA) 50 7:30pm
Southridge (OR) 39 v Auburn Riverside (WA) 57
Wednesday,
December 31st 10:30am Sunset (OR) 51 v South
Kitsap (WA) 41 11:30am Skyline JV v Auburn Riverside
JV (aux. gym) 12:00pm Jesuit (OR) 36 v Moses Lake
(WA) 45 1:30pm Port Angeles (WA)
42 v Skyline (WA) 59 3:30pm Southridge
(OR) 48 v Snohomish (WA) 42 5:00pm Jefferson
(OR) 70 v Auburn Riverside (WA) 59
2007 Riverside Invitational Summary Saturday, Dec 29 Games Gm 7 Moses Lake, WA 49 Mount Tahoma, WA 52 Moses Lake
(Sutherland 14, Loera 10, Montgomery 0, Hirz 2, Williamson 0, A. Noyes 6, Ballinger 0, C. Noyes 17) Mt. Tahoma (Hunter 2, Sorrell 2, Ojeda 16, Samms 18, Magali 3, Mamea 6, Johnson 3, Scott 2)
Moses Lake worked out to a early lead before Mount Tahoma's press caught them off guard. The Thunderbirds forced
a handful of turnovers in the first half with the press, but solid shooting when Moses Lake was able to break it gave the
Chiefs a 27-25 lead at halftime. Mount Tahoma's Shaunice Samms scored eight of her game-high 18 points in the third
quarter as the Thunderbirds opened up a 10-point lead. Junior Carrie Ojeda added 16 for Mount Tahoma. Moses Lake junior
Carly Noyes scored 17 points for the second consecutive game, including leading a 10-3 comeback attempt in the final minutes,
but the three by junior Jassity Mamea was enough to seal the win. Junior Kelly Sutherland added 14 points for the Chiefs.
Gm 8 Snohomish, WA 57 vs. Buena, CA 48 Snohomish (Guthrie
9, Lampman 8, Burns 15, Desmarias 3, Miller 0, Benson 14, Heard 2, Fairbanks 2, Scott 4) Buena (Mathis 7, Brooks
1, Padilla 6, Geske 16, Halpern 2, Barnes 0, Holcomb 13, Strang 3)
Junior Emily Guthrie led Snohomish to a 21-14
first quarter lead with eight of the team-high 15 points as the Panthers controlled the game's tempo for the majority
of the 32 minutes. Junior Katie Benson added 14 for the Panthers, who held Buena junior Samantha Strang to just three points. Buena was visibly tired after a physical, tough battle with Riverside Friday night, but gave a good effort in the fourth
quarter, pulling the game to within 10. Senior Mallory Geske led Buena with 16 and teammate Holly Holcomb added 13.
Gm 9 Jesuit, OR 50 vs. Lake Stevens, WA 66 (White Division Championship) Jesuit(Brands 5, Griffin 10, Nelson 9, Dixon 0, Wilkins 0, Munk 3, Marquard 0, White 15, Brenner
6, Wellington 2, Lowe 0) Lake Stevens (Ochiltree 25, Tri 7, Bostwick 4, Warbis 1, Goddard 2, Tate 0, Schumacher 0, Personius
19, Gallagher 8) Lake Stevens busted out a 2-3 zone in the second quarter that equalized play and let the Vikings work
on playing catch up after an early lead by Jesuit. Then the Vikings outscored the Crusaders 18-10 in the third and then
rolled in the fourth, outscoring Jesuit 23-12 to close the game and take the White Division championship. Senior Mary
Ochiltree, the White Division MVP, led her team with 25 points, while teammate Alona Personius added 19.
Gm 10 Sheldon, OR 48 vs. Auburn Riverside, WA 69 (Navy Division
Championship) Sheldon
(Ward 8, King 5, Girod 0, Gray 2, Steigleman 6, Pangilinan 1, Doe 3, Hauser 0, Ta. Brown 15, Anderson 2, Th. Brown 6) Auburn Riverside (Wetmore 17, Grad 24, Hagerty 2, Jenkins 0, Jackson 8, Wofford 0, Givens
8, Raiford 0, Cooper 6, Egwuatu 4)
Auburn
Riverside sailed out to a 21-6 lead at the end of the first quarter after a 13-0 run closed the final minutes. It was
the first time the Ravens came out strong to start the game since their first game at the Nike TOC. The Ravens
pressed and pressed during the game, allowing just 16 Sheldon points in the first half. Washington State-bound Katie
Grad led the charge with 24 points while sophomore Mercedes Wetmore added 17. Sheldon's All-State player Katie Stiegleman
was held to just 6 points. Nichole Jackson and Katie Grad applied incredible pressure to make her earn even just 6 points.
It didn't help having 6'0 senior post Theresa Brown foul out late in the 3rd with only 6 points. Give Coach
Luke Roth and his staff a lot of credit for half time adjustments as they gave Riverside all they could handle. Sheldon
junior Tami Brown finished the 4th quarter with 9 of her 15 to led the Irish.
Friday, Dec 28 Games Gm 3 Jesuit, OR 65 Mt. Tahoma, WA 55 Jesuit(Brands 4, Griffin 10, Nelson 6, Dixon 10, Munk 2, White 10, Brenner
15, Wellington 4, Lowe 4) Mt. Tahoma (Hunter 5, Sorrell 10, Ojeda 14, Samms 11, Mamea 7, Scott 6)
Game Notes:
Jesuit came out on fire hitting several shots from all over the floor. The 6'2 freshman post (Brenner) is an incredible
athlete. She looks and plays like a junior or maybe even a senior. She controlled a lot of inside play against
one of the best athetes in the state in Samms (Mt. Tahoma). Jesuit was in control most of the first half yet Mt. Tahoma
stayed close due to their full court pressure. Jesuit led at the half 29-27. In the 3rd, it was Jesuit opening
up a 10 point lead at 50-40. Both teams put up 15 points in the 4th to end the ball game at 65-55 in favor of Jesuit.
Gm 4 Lake Stevens, WA 59 Moses
Lake, WA 55 (2 OT) Lake Stevens (Ochiltree 16, Tri 5, Bostwick 4, Warbis 0, Goddard 0, Tate 4, Schumacher
0, Personius 3, Gallagher 27) Moses Lake (Sutherland 3, Loera 20, Padilla 0, Montgomery 0, Hirz 2, Brischle 0, Williamson
0, Morris 0, A. Noyes 8, Ballinger 5, C. Noyes 17, Kenner 0) Sacramento State-bound Karri Gallagher scored seven of her
game-high 27 points in the second overtime to carry Lake Stevens to the win. Moses Lake rallied back from a 19-point
deficit early in the third quarter to take a 46-45 lead in the fourth and tie the game at 50 at the end of regulation. Both teams scored just two points in the first overtime as junior Carly Noyes fouled out in the final minute. Lake Stevens
senior Mary Ochiltree fouled out to start the second overtime, leaving the game to her teammates. Freshman Jordan Loera
led the Chiefs with 20 points and Noyes scored 17. Ochiltree added 16 for the Vikings. Lake Stevens shot 11-of-30 from
the line in the game, although Gallagher hit the majority of them, going 9-of-12. Moses Lake was 6-of-17 from the line. As of haltime, Carly Noyes picked up 2 fouls in the 1st quarter and sat the rest of the half. Mary Ochiltree
is playing well. Lake Stevens is sitting in a zone and while Moses Lake cannot get anything going on offense.
Gm 5 Sheldon, OR 47 Snohomish,
WA 44 Snohomish (Guthrie 3, Schmitt 0, Lampman 16, Burns 4, Desmarias 0, Miller 0, Berg 0, Benson
13, Heard 4, Fairbanks 0, Scott 4) Sheldon (Ward 8, King 2, Girod 0, Gray 0, Stiegleman 9, Pangilinan 0, Doe 4, Hauser 2,
Ta. Brown 6, Anderson 0, Th. Brown 16) Sheldon took a one-point halftime lead into the third quarter and went on a 12-2
run to open the second half. The fourth-place 6A Oregon squad forced five consecutive turnovers by Snohomish during the
run, picking off passes and forcing mistakes. The Panthers didn't give up easy though, running the game to 44-all
with less than two minutes to go on a three by junior Emily Guthrie. On the next possession, senior Katie Stiegleman
hit a three of her own and what would be the final points of the game. Senior Theresa Brown led Sheldon with 16 points,
while junior Karley Lampman had 16 for Snohomish. Panther junior Katie Benson was the only other player in double digits with
13 points.
Gm 6 Buena, CA 60 vs. Auburn
Riverside, WA 74 Buena (Mathis 13, Brooks 2, Padilla 14, Geske 7, Halpern 4, Barnes 4, Holcomb 4, Strang
12) Auburn Riverside (Wetmore 13, Grad 13, Hagerty 5, Jenkins 11, Jackson 11, Wofford 4, Givens 3, Raiford 0, Cooper 4, Egwuatu
9)
Thursday, Dec 27 Games Gm 1 Jesuit, OR 54 Buena, CA 53 Jesuit (Griffin 8, Nelson 8, Dixon 8, Munk 4, White 20, Brenner 4, Lowe 2) Buena (Mathis 14, Brooks 4, Padilla 10,
Halpern 2, Barnes 4, Holcomb 4, Strang 14)
Game Notes: Buena came out with an uptempo style that caused Jesuit
a lot of trouble. Buena's 5'4 guard Amelia Mathis used speed and handles to give Buena a 27-15 lead at the half.
Mid way through the 3rd quarter Buena had a comfortable 19 point lead. Jesuit turned to it's full court press that
caused Buena some problems. The Crusaders, (Portland Oregon) started pushing the ball and creating steals for easy buckets.
Jesuit finally took their first lead with less than 20 seconds to go and held on for the win.
Gm 2 Sheldon, OR 50 Moses Lake, WA 47 Sheldon (Ward 5, King 8,
Stiegleman 24, Brown Ta 4, Anderson 2, Brown Th 7 Moses Lake(Sutherland 11, Loera 10, Noyes A 2, Rallinger
2, Noyes 22)
Game Notes: Both teams came out executing half court sets to start the game. Moses Lake had
6'5 Carly Noyes and a freshman PG in Jordan Loera while Sheldon had senior guard Katie Stiegleman and 6'0 post Theresa
Brown. Sheldon got the early lead 16-9 after one. The second quarter was Moses Lake outscoring Sheldon 14-5, giving up
only 2 field goals. Halftime score had Moses Lake up 23-21. In the 3rd quarter, Stiegleman caught fire
hitting 5 field goals for 11 points. Sheldon outscored Moses Lake 19-11 through the third. In the final quarter
of the game, Sheldon had a 10 point lead and was trimmed to 1 with a Loera lay-in. Sophomore PG Taylor Ward hit 2 huge
free throws in the last 30 seconds to get the 50-47 win for Sheldon.
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