This was one the Kentlake High girls basketball team desperately needed.<\/p>\n
It also was one the Falcons almost gave away at the end.<\/p>\n
Jessica Barnes poured in 13 points and Alyssa Simonson added 11 as Kentlake held off Kent-Meridian 47-45 at the ShoWare Center in the Les Schwab Kent Shootout.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe needed that just to stay in the playoff hunt,\u201d said Kentlake coach Scott Simmons.<\/p>\n
Indeed.<\/p>\n
However, a huge performance by Kent-Meridian forward Aubreyana Anderson almost wiped out the win for the Falcons (4-8, 5-11). Anderson, a junior, entered the day averaging a team-leading 11.1 points per game. Anderson dropped 20 points and 14 rebounds on the Falcons.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s an amazing performance,\u201d Simmons said.<\/p>\n
Kentlake led Kent-Meridian (0-13, 1-16) 27-12 at halftime. The Royals, however, didn\u2019t back down, eventually knotting the game 45-45 with 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, when Anderson delivered baseline runner off glass. Kentlake\u2019s Nicole Luce immediately responded on the other end, draining a 12-foot baseline jumper with 5.4 seconds remaining. The shot sealed the win for the Falcons.<\/p>\n
Simmons was glad Luce took the shot she did.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnywhere inside 15 feet, she\u2019s got a great shot,\u201d Simmons said. \u201cI\u2019m happy for her. She\u2019s a senior and one of the hardest workers on the team. And it should be good for her confidence to hit a shot like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex Witherspoon added 11 points for the Royals while Kariona Hicks chipped in nine rebounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nIt also was one the Falcons almost gave away at the end.
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