[ t o u r n e y t o w n . c o m -- Nooksack Valley 42, Riverside 35]

Riverside -- Paul 1-8 0-1 2, Schnieder 2-5 0-0 6, Daines 1-2 0-0 2, Kettel 0-1 0-0 0, A. Shepherd 3-9 0-0 7, Hinkley 2-9 2-2 6, Rasmussen 0-0 0-0 0, Sturchio 1-1 0-0 2, Hartill 2-3 3-8 7, C. Shepherd 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 13-44 5-11 35.

Nooksack Valley -- Wilburn 2-7 0-0 4, Robinson 3-6 4-4 10, Ronnell 1-4 0-1 2, Jensen 2-8 0-0 4, Groen 0-2 0-0 0, Dykstra 5-11 3-8 13, Vermeulen 1-5 3-5 5, Handy 0-1 1-3 1, Handy 0-1 1-3 3. Totals 14-45 12-23 42.

Riverside

Nooksack Valley

3-point goals--R 4-24 (Schneider 2-5, C. Shepherd 1-3, A. Shepherd 1-4, Kettel 0-1, Hinkley 0-4, Paul 0-7), NV 0-4 (Ronnell 0-1, Groen 0-1, Wilburn 0-2). Rebounds--R 27 (Hartill 8, C. Shepherd 7), NV 36 (Dykstra 9). Assists--R 3, NV 6. Steals--R 4 (Schnieder 2, Hinkley 2), NV 9 (Dykstra 4, Robinson 3). Blocked shots--R 3, NV 0. Fouled out--Hinkley. Total fouls--R 19, NV 9. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--R 18, NV 13.

YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Devin Dykstra scored 13 points, and Nooksack Valley used an 18-0 run over the middle two quarters to beat ninth-ranked Riverside 42-35 in the Class 2A girls state tournament on Wednesday.

Dykstra also had a game-high nine rebounds for the Pioneers (17-6).

Trailing 15-6 after the first quarter, NV outscored Riverside 28-6 over the second and third periods. The Pioneers tied the game at 18-18 at the half on a jumper by Annette Handy and took their first lead on a layup by Nichole Jensen that made it 20-18 with 6:56 to play in the third. Riverside never rallied to tie the game.

Nooksack Valley pulled out to a 15-point lead, 34-19, late in the third quarter.

Abby Shepherd and Angela Hartill led the Rams (18-7) with seven points each. Hartill added eight rebounds.

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