Mele Rich had 12 points and 12 rebounds as
Steilacoom beat Chimacum 51-33 Thursday in the consolation bracket of
the Class 2A girls state tournament.
Darcelle Esmeralda added 11 points and nine
rebounds for the Sentinels (19-5), who took the lead for good early in
the first quarter and steadily pulled away.
Caitlin Eldridge scored 12 points and pulled down
eight rebounds to lead Chimacum, which was making its first state
basketball tournament appearance since 1977 and finished at 11-14.
Chimacum -- Bainbridge 0-4 0-0 0, Monroe 4-13 1-2 10, Garing 0-1
0-0 0, Friedrich 2-9 4-6 9, Worley 1-3 0-0 2, Eldridge 5-14 1-2 12,
Arey 0-5 1-2 1, Colton 0-1 0-0 0, H. Gale 0-0 0-0 0, Bowe 0-2 0-0 0,
Morgensen 0-0 0-0 0, K. Gale 0-6 0-2 0. Totals 12-58 7-14 33.