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Published March 2, 2008

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Shoreline Christian used a strong second quarter to pull away from Tacoma Baptist and held on to the lead in the second half for a fifth-place victory.

Shoreline Christian (23-3), up only two after the first quarter, turned up the pressure in the second, pressing and causing turnovers – 24 in the game – to take an 11-point lead into the half.

Tacoma Baptist, led by senior Erica Tuell's 3-point shooting (4 for 7), fought back to within four in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough for the Crusaders.

Shoreline Christian got an array of offensive scoring from all of its starters, including four who had nine or more points.

Tacoma Baptist, making its second state appearance and first since 1994, will take home a trophy for the first time, an eighth-place finish.

 Tacoma Baptist - Finley 4, Slifer 0, Shank 11, Wolf 0, Teobaldo 0, Tuell 12, Rea 4, Lyons 2, Wilson 4, Kliewer 1.

Shoreline Christian - Barrick 9, Novion 0, Daigneault 3, DeKoekkoek 12, A.Ott 9, Richards 0, Woods 14, Crichton 0.

It took the Warriors 11 tries to place at the state tournament, but they finally did so with a victory over the Mountain Lions for a fourth-place finish.

The Warriors rode the back of senior star Megan Spence all afternoon as she scored more than 60 percent of her team's points with 30. Spence had an exceptional tournament, averaging 24.5 points throughout the four games.

The Mountain Lions didn't go quietly as they climbed back from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game with 3 1/2 minutes left.

Sophomore Shelby Scott did everything she could for the Mountain Lions, scoring nine of her team-high 20 points in the fourth.

Junior Irene Moore hit some huge free throws for the Warriors at the end, going 5 for 6 from the line in the final minutes. She scored all seven of her points in the fourth quarter.

 King's West - Moore 7, Morris 4, Foley 3, Spence 30, Milleson 1, Mosey 3.

Liberty Bell - Bradshaw 3, Ferrill 0, Scott 20, Bourn 4, Campbell 8, Lundgren 3, Clements 3, Stahl 0, Kulsrud 2.

The Vikings got the win that mattered most. After losing to the Panthers twice during the regular season, they beat their league rivals 60-46 in the third-place game.

The Vikings came out of the gates with a 22-9 first-quarter lead.

The Panthers did their best to fight back, taking a short one-point lead in the third quarter. In the end, though, it was the Vikings, who won last year's championship, who played with the most composure down the stretch.

A big key to the Vikings' win was the defense they used against Panthers senior star Breanna Moody. Vikings head coach Fred Hendricks set up a box-and-one around Moody that shut her down all night. Moody, who was averaging 24 points in the state tournament coming in, finished the game with three.

The Vikings were led in the first half by junior Elena Belcher, who scored 14 of her 20 points in the first quarter, and by senior Sarah Petrino in the second half, scoring 10 of her 20 in the fourth quarter.

The Vikings hit 14 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter.

 White Pass (18-5) - Jet.Mullins 0, Rashoff 3, Eastman 5, Redmon 2, Jen.Mullins 4, Dotson 5, Moody 3, Elliot 15, Gillispie 9, Hall 0, Coleman 0, Anderson 0.

Mossyrock (18-6) - Petrino 20, Jones 0, Jacobson 6, Pomeroy 3, Belcher 20, Swayze 5, Eastman 0, Nelson 0, McCurry 2, Beairsto 4, Panuska 0, Hensch 0.

The Lightning turned up the heat in a pivotal second quarter, outscoring the Tigers 16-9 en route to the 2B title.

Seniors Jasmine Stohr, Megan Bonny, Alexis Bonny and freshman Savannah Bonny contributed 24 of the Lightnings' 28 first-half points. La Salle used a 6-0 run in the first two minutes of the second quarter to push its lead to 18-8 with 6:14 remaining in the second quarter. La Salle scored 18 points off turnovers in the first half.

La Salle continued its dominance over Napavine in the third quarter. The Lightning held Napavine to two free throws and no field goals in the quarter. La Salle outscored the Tigers 11-2 in the third.

Napavine went on an 8-2 run in the final 3:02 of the game, but it was too little, too late for the Tigers. Napavine had 11 second-half points, three points on free throws.

La Salle won the state title for the second time in three years. The Lightning were runners-up last year.

Stohr finished her prep career with a game-high 11 points and nine rebounds. Alexis Bonny had six points and nine rebounds for La Salle and Monica Schneider dished out five assists.

Sarah Hylton led the Tigers with six points and three rebounds. Tigers star Courtney May had a rough night, shooting 2 of 9 from the field for four points and two boards.

 La Salle (23-0) - Vickers 0, S.Bonny 10, Nichols 2, McCanna 4, A.Bonny 6, Schneider 0, Stohr 11, Chambard 0, M.Bonny 6, Blodgett 6, Adkins 0.

Napavine (22-2) - Goettelman 0, S.Hylton 6, Potter 2, Hamre 0, Morris 2, May 4, Erven 4, Moore 0, G.Hylton 4, Lantau 1, Brossard 5, Williams 0.