at Wahkiakum (Feb. 2, 2011)

  The Timberwolves posted their biggest win of the year with a 53-49 win on the road in Cathlamet. The win guaranteed a district berth for Morton/White Pass.
 “This was my favorite game of the year so far,” coach Lauren Kanyer said. “The girls played pretty well all game. It was really nice to get a win down there.”
 The Timberwolves hit three first quarter three-pointers in taking a 15-13 lead after one. The game was tied at 27-27 at the break. Then Morton/White Pass hit three more long balls in the third quarter and they led 40-38 after three.
 After a five-minute scoring drought, freshman Darian Atkinson hit her fourth three-pointer of the game giving Morton/White Pass a 43-42 lead. The Mules took the lead on the next possession, before senior Nicole Anderson tied the game for the Timberwolves hitting one of two free throws.
 After a pair of Wahkiakum free throws (46-44 Mules), Morton/White Pass scored seven* of the next eight points taking a 51-47 lead.
 *Two of the baskets during the run were Ashley Kelly’s offensive rebound and putback with 2:43 to go and Chelbi Eveland’s foul line jumper that banked in as the shot clock ran down. Wahkiakum scored a basket with 21 seconds to go to draw within two points at 51-49. After a T-Wolves’ timeout, Anderson found herself with the ball and was fouled with 7.4 seconds to go. She missed both free throws, and the Mules blocked out everyone but Anderson who grabbed her third offensive rebound of the game, and was fouled again. With another try she calmly nailed both free throws for the final margin.
 “It was nice to see Nicole step up and hit those free throws,” Kanyer said. “She’s a senior and with a second chance she did what seniors are supposed to do in that situation.”
 Kelly and Atkinson (16 points each) and fellow freshman Whitney Elledge (eight points) combined to score 40 of the 53 points for Morton/White Pass.
 “Ashley, Darian and Whitney stepped up and played well for us,” Kanyer said. “They made big plays all game. When we needed a big basket one of those three would make it.”
Eveland scored six, Anderson three, and Kayla Reynolds and Madison McCoy two each. They hit 8 of 23 three-pointers for the game (.348) and 13 of 23 free throws (.565). They committed a season-low 10 turnovers for the game.
 The win was especially sweet for Kanyer who took an inexperienced group of Morton Huskies to Cathlamet two years ago and lost 88-23. The Mules scored 63 first half points and were trying to score 100.