MOUNTLAKE TERRACE – Daylee Hanson scored 16 points and Savanna Hanson, her older sister, added 10 as King’s routed Seattle Academy 70-26 in the 1A District 1/2 championship Saturday night at Mountlake Terrace High School.
Both teams had already qualified for next week’s regional round of the state tournament and will find out their next opponents after a draw at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Sunday night.
King’s (20-3 overall) jumped out to an early lead and continued to play well after halftime, outscoring the Cardinals 32-11 in the second half.
Ashley Osborn added 10 points for King’s (20-3 overall).
“We picked up the intensity as the game went along,” said King’s head coach Dan Taylor. “Our bench came off and we don’t miss a beat. We bring the same intensity and the same energy.”
The Knights completed a sweep at the 1A Bi-District tournament after the boys team defeated Seattle Academy 48-31 prior to the girls’ game. The two King’s teams have come together after the boys team was involved in a scary accident last Saturday night that saw its bus flip over.
“It made us forget about basketball for awhile, if that makes any sense,” Taylor said. “It was a great opportunity for us to bond with the boys. It was a great opportunity for us to get a life check – to just remind ourselves what life’s all about and get our priorities straight. … I don’t think it was a distraction at all. I think it was one of those times of adversity that makes you grow.”
At Mountlake Terrace H.S.
King’s17211616—70
Seattle Academy6965—26
King’s–Ashley Osborn 10, Casey Kispert 2, Maddie Nielsen 0, Kendall Adams 5, Kenzie Schwab 4, Marilyn Jones 5, Hannah Echelbarger 4, Daylee Hanson 16, Anna Parker 8, Abbi Echelbarger 2, Savanna Hanson 10, Audrey Friedline 4. Seattle Academy–Jillian Pendergast 1, Emma Conklin 0, Sarah Goh 3, Allie Morrison 14, Lexi Leff 2, Audrey Valentine 0, Madysen Dillman 0, Sophie True 0, Ellie Moseley 0, Michaela Smith-Simmons 6. 3-point goals–Osborn 2, H. Echelbarger 1, D. Hanson 2, S. Hanson 1, Goh 1. Records–King’s 20-3 overall. Seattle Academy 17-3.
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