Recaps from Tuesday's opening round of the 6A girls basketball playoffs. The winners advance to Friday's round of 16.
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No. 1 Beaverton 80, No. 32 Glencoe 26: Beaverton scored 34 consecutive points to lead 36-4 at half and cruised to the win. Laura Erikstrup scored a game-high 17 points for the Beavers, who also got 15 points from Zoe Borter, 14 points from Sydney Erikstrup and 11 points from Mary Kay Naro.
No. 17 St. Mary's Academy 65, No. 16 Forest Grove 49: The Blues outscored Forest Grove 23-8 in the second quarter to lead 32-19 at half and rolled to the win. St. Mary's Academy had four players score in double figures, led by Sofia Bell (14) and Marley Johnson (13). Anna Eddy contributed five points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals for the Blues.
No. 9 Southridge 65, No. 24 Lakeridge 47: McKelle Meek scored 22 points and Maya Hoff added 12 points for the Skyhawks, whose pressure defense caused problems for the Pacers. Lakeridge got 14 points from freshman Keelie O'Hollaren.
No. 8 Tualatin 50, No. 25 Clackamas 40 (2 OT): The Timberwolves trailed 40-36 in the first overtime but scored the last 14 points to win in double-overtime. Clackamas focused its defense on Tualatin post Natalie Lathrop, but Sidney Dering stepped up with 18 points and Teagan Gaviola added 10 points off the bench. Sydney Benedict and Bella Garcia had 15 and 12 points, respectively, for the Cavaliers.
No. 5 Oregon City 61, No. 28 Newberg 35: Tyra Bradford had 16 points and six assists, Katie Kathan scored 10 points and Emmaly Welch added nine points and eight rebounds to lead the Pioneers past the Tigers. Oregon City clinched the game with a 17-1 run in the fourth quarter.
No. 12 Mountainside 54, No. 21. South Eugene 29: Halle Hageman and Carly Stone each scored 14 points for the Mavericks, who outscored the Axe 38-11 after trailing 18-16 at halftime. Mountainside played without standout senior forward Cameron Brink, who is nursing a sore ankle. Coach Glen Lee said Brink is “day to day.”
No. 13 Canby 43, No. 20 Jesuit 36: Nicole Mickelson scored a game-high 14 points for Canby, which led 22-21 at half, 31-25 after three quarters and went on a 6-0 run to start the fourth quarter to go up 37-25. Emma Sixta and Molly Block scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Crusaders.
No. 4 Liberty 68, No. 29. Westview 42: Bella Hamel scored Liberty's first 10 points, had 18 at half and finished with a game-high 24 points. Livia Knapp added 10 points for the Falcons, who led 36-20 at half. Westview got 16 points from Afton Keeney and 11 points from Alison Kanter.
No. 3 West Linn 61, No. 30 Grants Pass 17: Audrey Roden had 22 points and 10 steals and Aaronette Vonleh added 15 points and six rebounds to lead West Linn, which led 22-2 after one quarter and 36-4 at half. Emily Rund led Grants Pass with 11 points.
No. 14 McMinnville 51, No. 19 Barlow 35: Gretchen Sorenson scored 16 points for McMinnville, which opened a 30-12 lead in the second quarter and led by double digits the rest of the way. Barlow got 10 points from freshman Kennedie Shuler.
No. 11 Benson 71, No. 22 Central Catholic 63 (OT): Game story
No. 6 South Salem 83, No. 27. David Douglas 55: South Salem connected on 13 three-pointers, getting seven from Gretchen Olsen, who scored a game-high 27 points. Delaney Keith added 20 points for the Saxons, who led 44-26 at half.
No. 7 Sheldon 58, No. 26 Lincoln 33: Aly Mirabile had 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Reilly Kelty had nine points and nine rebounds and Beaux Bruegman had nine points and eight rebounds as the Irish stopped the Cardinals. Sheldon led 29-10 at half and 46-15 after three quarters. Bridget Winthrop had seven points for Lincoln.
No. 10. West Salem 67, No. 23. Sherwood 41: Paige Alexander set a school record with 14 assists and scored 15 points for the Titans, who also got 24 points and nine rebounds from Olivia Rudolph. West Salem led by 15 points at halftime and extended the advantage in the third quarter behind three three-pointers by Alexander.
No. 15 Bend 64, No. 18 Grant 51: Caitlin Wheeler scored 20 points and Kaycee Brown added 18 points as the Lava Bears held off the Generals. Grant cut a 12-point, third-quarter deficit to three points midway through the fourth quarter, but Brown made 6 of 8 free throws down the stretch to put the game away.
No. 2 South Medford 61, No. 31 Tigard 37: The Panthers raced to a 16-0 lead on their way to routing the Tigers. South Medford forced 20 turnovers in the first half to lead 40-17. Kaili Chamberlin made six three-pointers and finished with 28 points, six rebounds and five steals. Toni Coleman added 11 points for the Panthers.