WIAA Class 4A girls Hardwood Classic 2022: Quarterfinal live updates, highlights, photos, top performers, stats leaders
Here's a breakdown of each of the 4A girls state quarterfinal games, statistical leaders, top performers, highlights and photos, from Thursday's matchups.
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FINAL (OT): NO. 2 SUMNER 66, NO. 9 CAMAS 57
Photo by Vince Miller
Katie Hyppa looked at the vast sea of Sumner fans cheering behind her, then her team, which was in jeopardy of being upset by a hot-shooting Papermakers squad in its Tacoma Dome opener.
And she said they all better soak this moment in.
"It was neck and neck and I'm like, 'Enjoy this,'" Hyppa said. "You got our whole freaking town cheering for you right now. That's something kids dream about."
(Photos: Alyson Deaver leads No. 2 Sumner past No. 9 Camas in overtime in WIAA Class 4A quarterfinals)
And Sumner's dream season just continues with its first state victory in school history and first-ever trip to the state semifinals.
Despite the Spartans trailing almost the entire game, Jadey Parrott hit the game-tying free throw with 6.9 seconds remaining in regulation. Camas freshman Keirra Thompson had a runner at the buzzer that hit off the back rim.
WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE?
Without Reagan Jamison, who had scored a game-high 25 points with nine rebounds, for overtime (she fouled out with 2:03 left on an illegal screen), Camas was in trouble.
Sumner outscored Camas 9-0 in the extra period, with Alyson Deaver getting loose for a fastbreak bucket that would be the dagger. Deaver scored a team-high 20 points, with 16 of those coming in the first half.
"I knew going down that it was either going to go in or I was going to get fouled," Deaver said. "So I was just hoping for the best and I went hard to the hoop."
This was after Camas had shot the lights out from behind the 3-point line most of the game, making 7 of 10 in the first half. The Papermakers, who lost to Sumner 68-54 in the district tournament, led 55-51 before Jamison fouled out.
"I just kept telling the girls to keep chipping away," Hyppa said. "We have the experience, we have the mentality and I had 100 percent faith and confidence in them if it came down to the end.
"There were a couple of stretches in there when we got a little riled up and we got down by six or seven, but every time out I just said, 'Chip away. Let the game come to you.'"
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Alyson Deaver, Sumner
Deaver went gangbusters to start the game, scoring 16 points in the first half to help keep pace with Camas and its explosive offense. Deaver has Sumner looking like a dangerous state-title contender, despite having torn her ACL twice in her high school career.
The 6-foot-1 senior finished with 20 points, including the dagger in transition during the overtime period. She also had seven rebounds. Her twin sister, Catelyn Deaver, had nine points and 10 rebounds, while Kaylee Cooper had 17 points, including five 3-pointers.
Reagan Jamison, Camas
This team is going to be fun to watch in the coming years. Jamison, a 6-foot sophomore, was dynamic from in the paint and from beyond the arc, scoring a game-high 25 points with nine rebounds before she fouled out on an offensive foul with 2:03 to play.
She did that on 8-for-11 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers.
UP NEXT
Sumner advances to the 4A semifinals to face Pasco at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Tacoma Dome.
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"You saw our fans, we have the best fans in here," Sumner coach Katie Hyppa said. "At least on the girls side that I've seen. It means a lot. These kids have been playing together for a long time and there's no better place to play than in the Dome."
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FINAL: NO. 3 PASCO 37, NO. 4 LAKE STEVENS 35
It's not often Pasco girls basketball fans could see Mya Groce and Taija Mackey so bottled by an opposing defense and still say the Bulldogs win.
But nothing has to look pretty in the Tacoma Dome. You just have to survive.
And Groce and Mackey connected when it mattered most, with Groce finding her fellow senior for the go-ahead score with less than a minute to play as Pasco held on to advance to the 4A state semifinals.
"It feels so great," Mackey said. "It's such a great feeling to know we're still here and we get to move on."
WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE?
Pasco's Mireyah Lopez missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 4.5 seconds remaining and Lake Stevens had one last chance to win or tie.
Chloe Pattison charged up the court but didn't realize how much time was on the clock, putting up a layup attempt well after the final horn sounded as Pasco celebrated.
With Lake Stevens' size in the paint that was anchored by Eastern Washington University signees Cori Wilcox (6-foot-2) and Camille Jentzsch (6-foot-4), Groce and Mackey combined to make just 10 of 30 shots for the game.
They found other ways to impact, with Mackey finishing late to finish with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Groce used her deft playmaking and passing to finish with five assists, including hitting Lopez for a 3-pointer that gave Pasco a 30-27 lead late. Lopez scored 12 points.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Taija Mackey, Pasco
She had a tall task, going up against Lake Stevens' EWU-bound towers, but Mackey's go-ahead score in the final minute and key rebounds were the difference. She finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds on 8-for-18 shooting.
Chloe Pattison, Lake Stevens
Points were at a premium in this one. Lake Stevens' leading scorer, Chloe Pattison, didn't get the last-possession bucket, but still led the Vikings with 10 points and six rebounds. Cori Wilcox added eight points and 10 rebounds.
UP NEXT
Pasco advances to the 4A state semifinals to face No. 2 Sumner at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Tacoma Dome.
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FINAL: NO. 5 EASTLAKE 44, NO. 6 EMERALD RIDGE 43
Tatum Wood was in the fourth grade when she first remembers playing in the Eastlake High School girls basketball team's feeder program.
Then she was sitting in the Tacoma Dome stands as a seventh grader three years ago when the Wolves won the 4A state title.
Wood has been waiting for this moment and for the chance to hit big shots like she would in Thursday's state quarterfinals for a long, long time.
"I've been looking forward to this my whole life, basically," Wood said with a huge grin after her go-ahead bucket with 13 seconds remaining sent the Wolves to the 4A state semifinals.
But it was heartbreak for Emerald Ridge after senior Kali Haizlip took over in the fourth quarter to cut what was a 14-point deficit to start the period. The Jaguars, in their first trip to the Tacoma Dome in school history, stormed back to take the lead with 2:03 to play.
Haizlip, who scored a game-high 19 points, including 3-for-4 shooting from the 3-point line, fouled out in the final minute, leaving the Jaguars without their hot hand for their final possession.
Naomi Senato pulled up at the buzzer, but her shot landed off the back iron and out as Eastlake's student section erupted in cheer.
But it was Wood right before that who slipped to the basket on Eastlake's inbounds play, with standout junior post Eva Schmidt running as a decoy to the corner.
Wood hit the turnaround jumper after she had missed a pair of free throws the possession before with Eastlake trailing 43-42.
"I missed those free throws and I was like, 'Oh my God, that was a dagger,'" Wood said. "But the energy from my team was great. When I got that ball (underneath the hoop) I was like, 'I need to make this for my team, for everyone.' I was confident and shot it and it went in."
WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE?
Eastlake took a 38-24 lead entering the fourth quarter, and despite Emerald Ridge having answered each of the Wolves' previous runs, this seemed insurmountable.
Until it wasn't.
Emerald Ridge went on a 9-0 run fueled by Haizlip before 4A South Puget Sound League MVP Monique Carter hit Maya Barnett in transition for the go-ahead score, putting Emerald Ridge up 42-40 with 2:03 to play.
It was up to Eastlake coach Sara Goldie to corral her young team.
"I literally brought them in and said, 'You guys, it's 2-0 to start the game,'" Goldie said. "Because we haven't been here with this group we have to make things normal. We said that -- it's 2-0. Keep doing what you're going to do. Stay on the same page. You have to answer to make things normal again."
They did, with Eva Schmidt, who scored a team-high 16 points with seven rebounds, grabbed and offensive rebound and scored to tie it back up and stave off Emerald Ridge's momentum.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Tatum Wood, Eastlake
The sophomore hit the go-ahead bucket with 13 seconds to play off an inbounds pass to finish with 15 points, 10 rebounds. Her physical attacks to the basket opened up so much for the Wolves in their return trip to the 4A semifinals.
Kali Haizlip, Emerald Ridge
The Jaguars needed a spark and Haizlip provided. She was a nightmare matchup for the Wolves with her 5-foot-10 length and smooth 3-point shot. Her array of pull-up jumpers and big 3-pointers pulled Emerald Ridge back from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit.
Haizlip finished with a game-high 19 points on 8-for-15 shooting, including 3-for-4 from the 3-point line.
UP NEXT
Eastlake takes on Woodinville in the 4A semifinals on Friday at 3:45 p.m.
Emerald Ridge heads to the consolation bracket and will face Richland at 9 a.m.
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"She's just tough -- that kid is tough as nails," said Eastlake coach Sara Goldie of sophomore Tatum Wood's effort. "She will put her body on the line and she got beat up today. She's such a gritty, tough player that when you put her in a position like that (at the end of the game) she is going to get it done."
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NO. 1 WOODINVILLE 45, NO. 7 RICHLAND 33
For the top-ranked Falcons, standout senior guard Tatum Thompson said it best:
"It feels like home," she said of being back in the Tacoma Dome for the first time since Woodinville lost in the last 4A title game in 2020.
WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE?
Although, she wished a few more of Woodinville's shots would have found their home in the hoop in their quarterfinal win over the Bombers.
She scored 14 points with four assists, Jaecy Eggers scored 12 points with 13 rebounds, Veronica Sheffey added 10 points and eight rebounds and Brooke Beresford had nine points and 10 rebounds in Woodinville's balanced attack, though the Falcons made 16 of 50 shots (32 percent) for the game.
That's OK when you can complement it with suffocating defense. Woodinville held Richland to 12 of 49 shooting (24.5 percent) and outrebounded the Bombers 48-31.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Jaecy Eggers, Woodinville
Eggers, a 6-foot-2 sophomore, cleaned up for the Falcons in the paint in her Tacoma Dome debut, grabbing a game-high 13 rebounds to go with her 12 points. When shots weren't falling, hers from close range were, finishing 5-for-11 from the floor.
Kylee Fox, Richland
The 5-foot-11 junior scored 14 points with eight rebounds for the Bombers a day after she helped lead them over Sunnyside in the first round.
UP NEXT
Woodinville advances to the 4A semifinals to face Eastlake at 3:45 p.m. Friday.
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"Our coach always says offense puts people in the stands and defense wins championships," Thompson said of holding Richland to 24.5 percent shooting for the game. "So we're going to stick with that."
