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Patch Preps Regional Wrap-Up: KingCo 3A/2A Girls Basketball
This is the first in a series of posts that will provide scores and highlights for 14 different high school leagues across Western Washington. Each week will feature a game of the week and a player of the week and we at Patch welcome any reader suggestion
Juanita continued its undefeated season despite a scare from Bellevue on Friday, while Lake Washington used a strong week to tie Mount Si for second place in the conference. Liberty also climbed into second place with tight victory over Mount Si on Wednesday and a blowout of Sammamish on Friday.
Game of the Week:
Liberty 39, Mount Si 36 – It wasn’t pretty, but Liberty put up a strong defensive effort against Mount Si, limiting the Cougars to single digit scoring-outputs in three quarters. Aspen Winegar led the Patriots with 12 points.
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Player of the Week:
– Hopkins averaged 20 ppg in three Lake Washington victories during the week. Hopkins scored 24 against Mercer Island on Wednesday before dropping 20 in a non-league match-up with Bonney Lake at the Assist for Life Women’s Basketball Classic on Saturday.
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Scores and Scoring Leaders:
Wednesday:
Lake Washington 58, Mercer Island 50…LW – Hunter Hopkins 24…MI – Hailey Gullstad 16
Bellevue 75, Sammamish 30…B – Shelby Fanning 16…S – Taylor Ferleman 13
Juanita 65, Interlake 34…J – MiKyla Jones 13…I – Margo Parker 9
Liberty 39, Mount Si 36…L – Aspen Winegar 12…MS – Jori Brown 9
Friday:
Juanita 54, Bellevue 48…J – Molly Grager 13…B – Natalie Anderson 13
Lake Washington 59, Interlake 43…LW – Melissa Wilson 19…I – Cate Mueller 14
Mount Si 66, Mercer Island 52…MS – Hailey Eddings 24…MI – Kris Brackman 14
Liberty 71, Sammamish 33…L – Danni Sjolander 24…S – Taylor Ferleman 20
Saturday:
Lake Washington 46, Bonney Lake 45…LW – Hunter Hopkins 27…BL – Carli Elwin 23