Oniye Chibuogwu's 34 points and 14 rebounds led Shorecrest past Timberline 51-47.
From our news partner, The Seattle Times
MILL CREEK — Oniye Chibuogwu, a 5-foot-9 sophomore, was virtually unstoppable for the No. 8 Highlanders (20-4), who advanced to the Tacoma Dome for only the second time in school history.
Shorecrest's five seniors, who have played together since grade school, will try to improve on their 1-2 record at state in 2010.
Chibuogwu did anything and everything she pleased on the block, finishing with a career-high 34 points to go with 14 rebounds.
Shorecrest now moves to a State 3A quarterfinal game against Cleveland of Seattle (20-6) Thursday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome. The Shorecrest-Cleveland winner will play in a semifinal game at 7:15 p.m. Friday against the winner of another Thursday semifinal game between Kamiakin of Kennewick and Franklin of Seattle. The losers of the two games meet Friday at 12:15 p.m.
See the full 3A State tournament draw.
In the Saturday, Feb. 25, regional game, the Scots trailed 10-9 after the first quarter and took a 24-22 halftime lead before Timberline tied the game at 37-37 after three quarters, but Shorecrest outscored Timberline 14-10 in the final period.
Through 24 games, Brianne Lasconia leads the Scots with 417 points for an average of 17.4 points per game.
At Jackson High School, Mill Creek. Saturday, Feb. 25
Timberline 10 12 15 10 — 47
Shorecrest- 9 15 13 14 — 51
Shorecrest Scoring:
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