Jalise Chatman scored 23 points as the Ridgefield girls basketball team clinched a playoff berth with 51-37 win over Mark Morris on Friday at Ridgefield.
The win improved the Spudders (14-1) to 11-1 in the 2A Greater St. Helens League, a half-game behind Columbia River.
Ridgefield jumped out to a 29-21 lead at halftime and stretched its lead to 16 points after three quarters.
“It was an interesting game where I thought we did a good job of having Ridgefield play at our pace, but we just couldn’t hit the bottom of the net on some good looks,” Mark Morris coach Sean Atkins said.
Reese Johnston had 11 points, eight steals and seven rebounds for the Monarchs before fouling out early in the fourth quarter.
LA CENTER 42, KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN 31 — Jesse Tomberlin scored 15 points and Talia Wise added 10 as the Wildcats got a big win to stay in the hunt for a district playoff berth.
King’s Way Christian, playing without leading scorer Bridget Quinn, was led by Hannah Erwin with 11 points and eight steals. Addison Bagley added 10 points and nine rebounds.
SETON CATHOLIC 57, CASTLE ROCK 37 — Remy Jenniges scored 17 points and hit four 3-pointers as the Cougars clinched a playoff berth with 1A Trico League road win.
Riley Seymer added 16 points for the Cougars (12-4, 6-0 Trico), who jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter.
EVERGREEN 64, BATTLE GROUND 19 — Maya Calhoun scored 22 points and Kimora Ross added 17 as Evergreen won a non-league game at Battle Ground.
