Class1A girls roundup: Brewster reclaims state championship

YAKIMA — Tournament Most Valuable Player Jeni Boesel scored a game-high 27 points as Brewster dominated the championship game of the Class 1A girls state basketball tournament last night, defeating Tonasket 59-38 at the Yakima Valley SunDome.

Brewster (25-4) won its third girls title in four years after finishing second last season. Tonasket (23-5) earned its highest finish in state-tournament play.

"Give me the toughest bracket (in the tournament) every year, I don't care," said Brewster Coach Bryan Boesel. "You have to beat the best to win this thing, and we certainly had to do that."

"That's not too shabby," added Jeni Boesel, Bryan Boesel's niece, who sank three three-pointers and finished with a 10-for-17 shooting performance. "I'm very fortunate to have played with these girls for four years."

Boesel finished with 10 rebounds and three assists.

Tonasket had beaten Brewster twice earlier this season, knocking the Bears out of the No. 1 state ranking.

All-tournament team

The all-tournament team is voted on by select members of the media covering the tournament:

First team — Jeni Boesel, Brewster (MVP); Krissy Call, Tonasket; Alida Bower, Onalaska; Lisa Coate, Archbishop Murphy; Rachel Strand, King's. Second team — Lauren Coate, Archbishop Murphy; Kelsie Van Tine, Colfax; Kristin Watts, Colfax; Kaylan Crane, Brewster; Rudi Christian, Cle Elum; Jessica Clarkson, Tonasket; Christina Wikstrom, King's. Honorable mention — Brianne King, Coupeville; Jackie Spencer, Forest Ridge; Nicole Woods, Burbank.

Other games

King's 61, Onalaska 35 — Rachel Strand scored 16 points to lead four King's players in double figures as the top-ranked Knights claimed third place. King's bid for a state title was derailed by a Friday night semifinal loss, 68-52, to third-ranked Brewster.

Strand made 6 of 8 shots, including two three-pointers for King's (23-4). Christina Wikstrom added 14 points, Jen Galliher had 13 and Hayley Zevenbergen scored 10. Strand also had seven rebounds.

Alida Bower led the Loggers (19-9) with 23 points, hitting five three-pointers. She also had a team-high five rebounds.

Colfax 58, Cle Elum 39 — Kristin Watts scored 21 points and had nine rebounds as fifth-ranked Colfax (26-4) captured fourth place. Rudi Christian had 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists while Heather Lanphere scored 13 points for Cle Elum (19-8), which finished seventh.

Archbishop Murphy 46, Coupeville 36 — Lisa Coate had 19 points and 17 rebounds, leading fourth-ranked Archbishop Murphy (24-3) to fifth place. Coate scored 11 points in the first half as the Wildcats built a 23-19 lead at the break. Archbishop Murphy took control with an 8-2 third-quarter run and beat the 10th-ranked Wolves (20-8) for the fourth time this season.

Lauren Coate added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats. Carly Guillory had 10 points and nine rebounds for Coupeville.