Jenny Polm led four Chewelah players in
double-figures as ninth-ranked Chewelah beat Chimacum 78-31 in the
opening round of the Class 2A girls state tournament Wednesday.
Chewelah's
Jenny Polm (23) manages to get through Chimacum defenders
during the first half Wednesday. Polm finished with
a game-high 16 points.
Polm, who finished with a game-high 16 points, and
Jochelle Schatz, who had 10, each scored eight in the first half as the
Cougars (19-4) jumped out to a 22-5 lead after the first quarter and
never looked back.
Teammates Nikki Nelson and Jen Leick scored 12
points each for Chewelah. Leick pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds, and
Amanda Whitley added 10.
Caitlin Eldridge led the Cowboys (11-13) with 13
points.
Chimacum converted just 24.4 percent (11 of 45) of
its shots, while the Cougars made 50 percent (32 of 64).
Chimacum -- Bainbridge 0-3 1-2 1, Monroe 2-6 0-0 4, Garing 0-2 0-0
0, Friedrich 3-9 0-0 8, Worley 0-4 0-0 0, Eldridge 4-12 3-3 13, Arey
1-2 0-2 2, Colton 0-2 0-0 0, H. Gale 0-0 1-2 1, Bowe 0-4 0-1 0,
Morgensen 0-0 0-3 0, K. Gale 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 11-45 5-13 31.
3-point goals--Chi 4-10 (Eldridge 2-4, Friedrich 2-4, Colton 0-1,
Bowe 0-1), Che 4-8 (Monasmith 2-3, Nelson 1-1, Leick 1-1, Hoots 0-1,
Schatz 0-2). Rebounds--Chi 31 (Arey 5, K. Gale 5), Che 45 (Leick 11,
Whitley 10). Assists--Chi 7, Che 13 (Leick 3). Steals--Chi 5, Che 10
(Schanzenbach 2, Nelson 2). Blocked shots--Chi 0, Che 0. Fouled out --Smith.
Total fouls--Chi 13, Che 16. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--Chi
23, Che 14.
