Following the Morton/White Pass girls' basketball team in their first year together.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
vs Pe Ell (Feb. 17, 2011 - district at Castle Rock)
In Castle Rock on Thursday Pe Ell ended the Timberwolves’ season with a 50-40 victory.
“This was a fun game to be a part of,” Kanyer said. “I thought it showed our improvements and helped the girls believe they can play at a higher level.”
Morton / White Pass struggled early in the game committing eight first quarter turnovers. They trailed 10-8 with 2:50 to go in the first quarter and then went scoreless for the next 7:40 as the Trojans scored 15 straight points to take a 25-8 lead. Pe Ell led 27-13 at the half and 34-23 after three quarters.
The Trojans led 42-31 after a pair of free throws with 3:40 remaining. Over the next two minutes and 49 seconds the Timberwolves outscored Pe Ell 9-1 to pull within three points (43-40) with just 51 seconds to go.
Morton / White Pass turned the ball on two of their final three possessions as the Trojans made a field goal and five of six free tosses for the final margin.
“We just needed a little more composure at the end of the game,” Kanyer said.
Atkinson made three three-pointers and led the T-Wolves with nine points. Eveland scored eight points, all in the second half, and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Mullins added a season-best seven points, Kelly (six assists) scored five, Elledge four, Reynolds three, with Jade Lundy and Bertucci getting two apiece. Morton/White Pass shot 41 percent in the second half (9 of 22).
“Darian played well making three 3s,” Kanyer said. “I was excited for Chelbi. She did an excellent job of finding their post players and blocking out. Jade also went in and made some things happen on offense and defense.”
Mullins and Anderson harassed Pe Ell’s leading scorer Sami Robinson into 2 of 18 shooting for the game.
The Timberwolves (8-15 overall, 3-11 league, 1-2 district) are done for the season and loses Nicole Anderson graduation.
“I was thankful for Nicole’s passion and efforts in leading this combination,” Kanyer said. “Overall, I was very proud of the girls and I’m excited for the future.”
“This was a fun game to be a part of,” Kanyer said. “I thought it showed our improvements and helped the girls believe they can play at a higher level.”
Morton / White Pass struggled early in the game committing eight first quarter turnovers. They trailed 10-8 with 2:50 to go in the first quarter and then went scoreless for the next 7:40 as the Trojans scored 15 straight points to take a 25-8 lead. Pe Ell led 27-13 at the half and 34-23 after three quarters.
The Trojans led 42-31 after a pair of free throws with 3:40 remaining. Over the next two minutes and 49 seconds the Timberwolves outscored Pe Ell 9-1 to pull within three points (43-40) with just 51 seconds to go.
Morton / White Pass turned the ball on two of their final three possessions as the Trojans made a field goal and five of six free tosses for the final margin.
“We just needed a little more composure at the end of the game,” Kanyer said.
Atkinson made three three-pointers and led the T-Wolves with nine points. Eveland scored eight points, all in the second half, and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Mullins added a season-best seven points, Kelly (six assists) scored five, Elledge four, Reynolds three, with Jade Lundy and Bertucci getting two apiece. Morton/White Pass shot 41 percent in the second half (9 of 22).
“Darian played well making three 3s,” Kanyer said. “I was excited for Chelbi. She did an excellent job of finding their post players and blocking out. Jade also went in and made some things happen on offense and defense.”
Mullins and Anderson harassed Pe Ell’s leading scorer Sami Robinson into 2 of 18 shooting for the game.
The Timberwolves (8-15 overall, 3-11 league, 1-2 district) are done for the season and loses Nicole Anderson graduation.
“I was thankful for Nicole’s passion and efforts in leading this combination,” Kanyer said. “Overall, I was very proud of the girls and I’m excited for the future.”
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
vs Northwest Christian (Feb.15, 2011 / district at Centralia)
In Centralia last Tuesday, Morton/White Pass won their first ever district game with a 49-40 victory over the Navigators from Northwest Christian.
"I was proud of the girls for getting a district win," coach Lauren Kanyer said. "We won because we believed in our team and that if we outworked them we would win."
The Timberwolves trailed 20-16 at the half, but outscored the Navigators 33-22 in the final two quarters for the nine-point win. They went 7 of 10 from the free throw line over the last 1:34 to hold off Northwest Christian.
Freshmen Ashley Kelly (20 points) and Whitney Elledge (15 pts) combined for 35 of the 49 points. Kelly tied her career-best in points which included a pair of three-pointers, 6 of 10 free tosses, six rebounds and three steals. Elledge also made a pair of long balls and converted 7 of 9 from the charity stripe. She handed out three assists and matched Chelbi Eveland with her five steals.
"Ashley did a great job the whole game being aggressive," Kanyer said. "I expect her and Whitney to play like that every game."
Jeanie Mullins scored four points, Darian Atkinson and Stefana Bertucci three each, and Maddy McCoy and Kayla Reynolds both added two. Eveland led Morton/White Pass with eight rebounds and Nicole Anderson grabbed five.
"We would not have won without Jeanie’s defense," Kanyer said. "She really stepped up her play at the right time."
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
vs Raymond (Feb.9, 2011 / district at Montesano)
Morton / White Pass played Raymond in their district opener and lost 49-26 to the Seagulls.
The Wolves led 6-4 after a quarter as Raymond missed their first 13 shots and 15 of their first 16. The shooting woes then moved down the court to the Morton/White Pass bench. After senior Nicole Anderson scored their sixth point on a rebound putback with 3:47 remaining in the first quarter, the Timberwolves went the next nine minutes and 12 seconds without a point until Ashley Kelly’s three-pointer. They turned the ball over 12 times during that span and missed all 10 field goal attempts.
"We really struggled during that stretch," coach Lauren Kanyer said. "We have to be a little more patient with the ball and make better decisions. I think we were nervous and we got a little tight."
Despite shooting just 16 percent in the first half (3 of 19) they trailed by just five points at the break (16-11).
Morton / White Pass scored just four points in the third quarter and committed 10 of their 30 turnovers.
Kelly finished with 12 points on 4 of 10 shooting (2 of 3 three-pointers) and nine rebounds in her district tournament debut. Fellow freshman Whitney Elledge and junior Chelbi Eveland (eight rebounds) each scored four points with Anderson and Darian Atkinson both putting in three. Ten of the 12 players for Morton/White Pass were making their first appearances in a district tournament game.
The Timberwolves outrebounded the Seagulls 43-38. Stefana Bertucci finished with six. They were 9 of 44 shooting for the game (.205).
"We’re not out of this tournament yet," Kanyer said. "We just need to play better."
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