Riley Sanz hit Kendall Mairs for the game-winning layup at the buzzer as the Camas girls basketball team completed a huge fourth-quarter comeback to beat Clackamas (Ore.) 70-68 in the semifinal of the Diamond Bracket of the Portland Holiday Classic.
Camas will play Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth, Calif., in the championship game at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Franklin High School.
Playing without standout wing Regan Jamison, who was out with an injury, Camas trailed 57-45 after three quarter to Clackamas, the No. 2 team in Oregon’s Class 6A.
But Addison Harris and Keirra Thompson spearheaded the Camas rally, giving the Papermakers a 66-65 lead in the final two minutes.
After Clackamas took a 68-66 lead on a 3-pointer with one minute to go, Thompson made two free throws to tie the game 68-68.
After Kendall Mairs drew a charge with 16 seconds, Camas had a chance to seal the win by feeding the ball inside to Harris. Double-teamed, Harris kicked the ball back out to Sanz, who found Mairs cutting to the basket for the winning shot.
“The team showed resilience, toughness and trust in each other to come back from 12 down in the fourth,” Camas coach Scott Thompson said. “Win or lose, I couldn’t be more proud of a team that continued to play hard and battle against such a great team. And to win it was the icing on the cake.
Harris finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Thompson added 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Parker Mairs scored 13 points, and Sanz added 10.
LASALLE (Ore.) 58, SKYVIEW 52 — Jordan Labrador-Hallett and Kaydence Stratton scored 13 points each as the Storm lost in the semifinals of the Sapphire Bracket of the Portland Holiday Classic.
Skyview will face South Salem or Lincoln of Portland at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Grant High for third place.
EMERALD RIDGE 57, UNION 51 — Brooklynn Haywood scored 27 points as the Titans concluded play in the Glacier Peak Top of the Peak Tournament with back-to-back loss.
Union fell 50-40 to Richland on Wednesday.
KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN 44, HOCKINSON 35 — Bridget Quinn had 12 points, 10 rebounds and three steals as King’s Way Christian won in a non-league game in Hockinson.
Kennady Broadbent added nine points, four steals and four rebounds for the Knights, who built a 31-16 halftime lead.
Izzy Hill added eight points and four rebounds for King’s Way, and Marantha Fusco had eight points.
Siena Brown led Hockinson with 11 point and Allie Seekins added 10 points.
It was Hockinson’s first game after losing out on playing in a tournament in Arizona because the team’s flight was canceled.
KELSO 45, AUBURN 16 — Lexi Grumbois hit five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points as Kelso wrapped up play at the T-Town Throwdown with a win.
“Our press really set the tone in the first quarter, and Lexi stepped up and had a great game,” Kelso coach Jennifer Hamilton said.
Bregan Ruhland scored 12 points, Emily Roe had nine rebounds and Madalynn Moe added seven steals.
JUANITA 69, WOODLAND 46 — Riley Stading scored 12 points and Sydney George added 10 as the Beavers lost at the T-Town Throwdown in Tacoma.
LANGLEY CHRISTIAN (B.C.) 50, WASHOUGAL 38 — The Panthers went cold late as Langley Christian went on 14-0 run in the second half to win at the Lynden Christmas Classic.
Chloe Johnson had 14 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals. Isabella Allbaugh added nine points and seven rebounds.
MARK MORRIS 49, MAZAMA (Ore.) 35 — The Monarchs used defensive pressure to force 17 turnovers and spark a big second half at the Vince Dulcich Tournament in Astoria, Ore.
Natalie Mejia had 18 points and eight rebounds for Mark Morris, who scored 36 second-half points after trailing 17-13 at halftime.
Madi Noel and Brooklyn Schlecht added 10 points and five assists each.
