Taylin Smith (0) and the Liberty Falcons fought Canby for their first appearance in a state tournament. (Photo by Taylor Balkom)
By René Ferrán | For The Oregonian / OregonLive
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The Class 6A women’s basketball playoffs continued on Friday with second-round action in the state. Here’s a match-by-match overview of everything that happened …
Earlier: Round 1 summary
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No 14 McMinnville 57, No 3 West Linn 53
McMinnville celebrated as it did in 1999, the last time the Grizzlies (18-8) qualified for the state tournament, while Kylee Arzner made two free throws in the closing seconds to top off a 31-point performance in career and seal a second round. road victory against Three Rivers champion West Linn (20-6).
Audrey Roden hit a three-pointer with 21 seconds left to lure the Lions in the 55-53, then forced a turnaround to recover the ball for a chance for a draw. Cami Fulcher missed a disputed lane shot and after the Grizzlies rebounded, Arzner put the finishing touches on victory.
“The girls played a lot of balance tonight,” said McMinnville coach Sean Coste. “Kylie had a very impressive game and our defense was great. We haven’t given up a ton of second hits and disrupted their attack. “
Arzner also caught six rebounds and Gretchen Sorenson had eight points on a 4: 5 shot. Roden led the Lions with 19 points and Aaronette Vonleh added 16 before committing a foul with 38 seconds remaining.
“McMinnville played with a lot of emotion, energy and heart tonight,” said Lions coach Brooke Cates.
No 6 South Salem 65, No 11 Benson 57
There will be a new class 6A state champion as Mountain Valley champion South Salem (22-4) took a 12 point lead and delayed a rally Benson (20-6) who saw the defending champion almost four points later before wobbling.
Gretchen Olsen and Delaney Keith scored three key points in the last two minutes, which helped the host Saxons survive and make it to the Chiles Center for the first time since 2016.
Hilary James led South Salem with 19 points. Olsen added 17, Keith was 14 and Victoria Stafford scored 10.
N ° 4 Liberty 52, n ° 13 Canby 42
Bella Hamel scored nine of her 13 points in the fourth quarter as Pacific Conference champion Liberty (23-3) canceled her 16th straight win to win her first appearance in a state tournament.
“I’m so proud of the girls,” said Falcons coach Melanie Wagoner. “They’ve done so much work, not only as young people, but also as freshmen playing at university, gaining confidence. They showed tonight that they deserve this. “
The host Falcons led 33-29 after three quarters before falling back on the stretch. Talia Kahakai-Wyatt added 11 points, Clara Robbins eight and Taylin Smith seven for Liberty.
Zoe Thompson scored a 14-point high for Canby (15-10) and Allie Mead had eight points.
# 7 Sheldon 47, # 10 West Salem 29
Aly Mirabile filled out the statistics sheet with a 17-point high, six rebounds, six assists and three interceptions, and Sheldon has led the line to win a fifth trip to the state tournament in the last six seasons while refusing West Salem its first berth.
Portland state signer Reilly Kelty, a 6-3 position who transferred from Cottage Grove over the summer, added 12 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks for the Irish host (22- 5), and Makayla Scurlock had 11 points and five rebounds.
Paige Alexander led the Titans (20-6) with 10 points.
No 1 Beaverton 56, No 17 St. Mary’s Academy 36
Beaverton (22-4) skipped a slow start on his field and steadily moved away to beat St. Mary’s Academy (16-11) and win a third straight trip to the Chiles Center.
The Beavers trailed 7-5 after a quarter before beating the Blues 19-7 in the second to take a 24-14 lead at halftime. Mary Kay Naro led a balanced Beaverton attack with 19 points, while Sydney Erikstrup added 13 and Laura Erikstrup 10.
Sofia Bell led the St. Mary’s Academy with 13 points. Abby Graham scored 11.
N ° 9 Southridge 51, n ° 8 Tualatin 38
University of Portland signatory McKelle Meek won another trip to his future home ground, leading Southridge (19-6) to fourth place in a row for a state tournament with 20 points as the Skyhawks won at Tualatin (19-7).
Kilyn Dawkins collected 10 points for Southridge, who led 26-17 at halftime.
Natalie Lathrop had a 13-point high for the Timberwolves, who have sought their first appearance in a state tournament in the past 11 years.
# 12 Mountainside 41, # 5 Oregon City 39
Cameron Brink returned from a five-game absence and had 13 points, 10 rebounds and a blocked shot on a potential three-point try from Tyra Bradford as the buzzer rang during the Mountainside Road win which sends the Mavericks (18-9) at the state tournament for the first time in school history.
The Pioneers (19-7) rallied from a 31-19 deficit in the third quarter to tie the game at 39-39 on Bradford’s free kick with 2:37 left, but Shaylee Gonzalez struck two free throws with 4.9 seconds to put Mountainside back on top. Bradford took the incoming pass and ran upstream, stopping at the top of the arc, but the Brink bound for Stanford backed away and pushed back as the time expired.
Katie Hathan and Mia Martineau scored 13 points each for Oregon City, which has sought its first place in a state tournament since 2017.
(Read the full story of the game here)
No 2 South Medford 70, No 15 Bend 34
South Medford (24-5) will be at the state tournament for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons when Toni Coleman scored 11 points in the Panthers 24-5 first leg in the first quarter, which fueled their home victory in the second round.
Bend (18-7) gave up at 33-21 at halftime, but Bella Pedrojetti made two three-point shots in a 15-2 run to open the second half as South Medford regained control.
Emma Schmerbach led the Panthers with 18 points, five rebounds and four interceptions. Kaili Chamberlin added 15 points, Pedrojetti scored 13 and Sierra Logue blocked four shots.
Kaycee Brown had 12 points for the Lava Bears before missing the second half due to a sprained ankle.
The Mountainside Mavericks will face Liberty next Wednesday at the Chiles Center. On the line? A place in the semi-finals of class 6A. (Photo by Taylor Balkom)
Wednesday’s quarter-finals
At the Chiles Center
(1) Beaverton against (9) Southridge
(4) Freedom against (12) Mountain side
(6) South Salem against (14) McMinnville
(2) South Medford against (7) Sheldon
Cameron Brink (left) and Ciera Ellington, 2018-19 Class 6A female basketball co-players. (Photo by Taylor Balkom)
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